AP Lifestyles Digest

Here is the AP Lifestyles digest for the week of Oct. 26.

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German officials agree on partial lockdown to curb virus

BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel says German officials have agreed to a four-week shutdown of restaurants, bars, cinemas, theaters and other leisure facilities in a bid to curb a sharp rise in coronavirus inf…

UK-Iranian dual national held in Tehran summoned to court

LONDON (AP) — The husband of a British-Iranian woman detained in Iran for more than four years said Wednesday that she has been summoned to a new court hearing and warned she will be sent back to prison.

Breonna Taylor grand jurors: Officers deserved more charges

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky man who served on the Breonna Taylor grand jury said they felt police actions on the night of her death were “criminal” but grand jurors were not given the chance to explore charge…

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Gun-wielding St. Louis couple seek prosecutor's removal

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The attorney for a St. Louis couple facing felony charges for waving guns at racial injustice protesters who marched near their home asked a judge Wednesday to remove the city's top prosecutor and …

60 charged in $300M phone scam targeting elderly victims

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Sixty people have been charged in a widespread magazine telemarketing scam that authorities say netted $300 million from more than 150,000 elderly and vulnerable people nationwide, the U.S. attor…

Stock rout deepens; S&P 500 drops nearly 3%, Dow down 800

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks around the world are tumbling Wednesday on worries the worsening pandemic will mean more restrictions on businesses and drag down the economy.

Lockdowns, business rollbacks threatened amid surging virus

The alarming surge in coronavirus cases in Europe and the U.S. is wiping out months of progress against the scourge on two continents, prompting new business restrictions, raising the threat of another round of lar…

104-year-old rents chopper for northern Denmark family visit

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — What is a 104-year-old woman to do if she wants to visit family members but can't sit in a car for a long period of time?

France ends search after Channel capsize kills family of 4

PARIS (AP) — French rescuers on Wednesday abandoned the hunt for survivors from a boat carrying migrants that capsized while trying to cross the English Channel to Britain, leaving at least four people dead.

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With no visitors, Jerusalem citadel undergoes major facelift

JERUSALEM (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic may be keeping tourists away from Jerusalem's ancient citadel, but it has created a rare opportunity for the site to launch a massive restoration and conservation project.