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FBI arrests Energy Department employee on charge of trying to support Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Department of Energy electrical engineer has been arrested on charges of providing support to …
The Latest: Italy reports 760 more deaths from virus
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Democrats delay nominating convention until week of Aug. 17
The Democratic National Committee is delaying its presidential nominating convention until the week of Aug. 17 after prospective nominee Joe Biden said he didn't think it would be possible to hold it in mid-July be…
The Latest: Trudeau: Supplies for Canada diverted to U.S.
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The Latest: D.C. reports 67 new cases of COVID-19
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Stocks rise as a bounce in oil prices lifts energy sector
NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street pushed higher Thursday after a surge in oil prices helped resuscitate beaten-down energy stocks. The gains helped overshadow another report showing the coronavirus outbreak is forcing a …
Iran's parliament speaker tests positive, is in quarantine
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s parliament speaker Ali Larijani has contracted the coronavirus, the highest-ranking official among several senior government figures to catch the disease, as several top Israeli officials…
Outbreak: bankruptcies, layoffs, quiet skies and empty rails
The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. Following are developments on Thursday related to the global economy, the work place and the spread of the virus.
The Latest: FBI task force finds large supply of PPE
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Stocks climb as soaring oil prices resuscitate energy stocks
NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street pushed higher Thursday after a surge in oil prices helped resuscitate beaten-down energy stocks. The gains helped overshadow another report showing the coronavirus outbreak is forcing a …
Iran's parliament says speaker Ali Larijani has tested positive for the new coronavirus and is in quarantine
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's parliament says speaker Ali Larijani has tested positive for the new coronavirus and is in quarantine.
The Latest: Dairy plants dumping unused milk as demand dries
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South African cops storm Cape Town church to expel migrants
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African police wearing riot gear forced their way into a church in central Cape Town on Thursday to remove hundreds of foreign migrants who had been sheltering there for months.
Oil soars, lifting stocks, on hopes for a price war truce
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks jumped and the price of oil rocketed higher Thursday after President Donald Trump said he expects Saudi Arabia and Russia to cut production of oil, dialing down a price war that had helped se…