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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 …
U of Rochester, ex-professors settle retaliation claims
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — The University of Rochester will pay $9.4 million to settle a lawsuit brought by nine former professors and students who said they faced retaliation after bringing sexual misconduct claims ag…
Deputies: Teen wrestling champ stops kidnapping of children
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — A 16-year-old wrestling champion helped stop a kidnapping and assault near Las Cruces, New Mexico, by pinning a man to the ground until deputies arrived, authorities said.
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Trump accuses GM of overpromising on breathing machines
DETROIT (AP) — President Donald Trump attacked General Motors Friday, alleging that the company promised to build thousands more breathing machines than it can deliver for coronavirus patients and that it wants too…
From Dhaka to Gaza: How do you socially distance in a crowd?
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Josna Begum lives with her son in a house with four other families in a slum in Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, the world’s most densely populated city. “Distancing is impossible for us,” she…
House passes $2.2T rescue package, rushes it to Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — Acting with unity and resolve unseen since the 9/11 attacks, the House of Representatives gave near-unanimous approval Friday to historic legislation designed to prevent the economy from collapsin…
The Latest: US coronavirus cases top 92,000, most in world
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As virus toll mounts in NY, more hospitals sought
NEW YORK (AP) — New York's battle to keep its hospitals from being overwhelmed by the coronavirus outbreak is entering a critical phase, as officials race to get hospitals built and supplies in place before medical…
N. Macedonia becomes NATO's 30th member, ending a long quest
BRUSSELS (AP) — North Macedonia on Friday officially became the 30th member of the NATO military alliance.
Italy has become the second country after the United States to surpass China in reported coronavirus cases
ROME (AP) — Italy has become the second country after the United States to surpass China in reported coronavirus cases.
The Latest: Italy overtakes China in coronavirus infections
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Italy is 2nd country to pass Chinese virus case total
LONDON (AP) — Deaths surged in Italy and Spain on Friday, troubling new outbreak sites bubbled in the United States, and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson became the first leader of a major country to test posit…
Canada to cover up to 75 percent of salaries for businesses
TORONTO (AP) — Canada is increasing a payroll subsidy to small- and medium-sized businesses to now cover up to 75 percent of salaries as the country braced for a shutdown that a top health official said will last m…
U of Illinois wants suit by slain scholar's estate dismissed
URBANA, Ill. (AP) — The University of Illinois is seeking the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by the estate of a slain visiting Chinese scholar against two social workers at a campus counseling center.