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For the NBA, it's time to play, kneel and demand change
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Miami center Bam Adebayo did not know Breonna Taylor. He never heard of the woman who worked as an emergency room technician and had designs on becoming a nurse, a homeowner, a wife, a mother. Never knew anything about her.
US names new Arctic envoy in push to expand reach in region
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Wednesday named a special envoy for the Arctic, filling a post that had been vacant for more than three years as the administration seeks a greater role in the region and tries to blunt growing Russian and Chinese influence there.
AP Entertainment Digest for Wednesday, July 29, 2020
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Ex-Indiana Gov. Kernan, who was a Vietnam POW, dies at 74
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Former Indiana Gov. Joe Kernan, a Vietnam prisoner of war who entered politics and was thrust into the state’s top office when his predecessor suffered a deadly stroke, died Wednesday at age 74.
Plant closings send GM to 2Q loss, but signs of improvement
DETROIT (AP) — Even though General Motors was able to reopen its U.S. factories for the last half of the second quarter, the company still lost $806 million from April through June.
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Puerto Rico, other islands brace for likely tropical storm
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A weather system heading for the eastern Caribbean was predicted to develop into a tropical storm on Wednesday as forecasters warned Puerto Rico and other islands to prepare for the possibility of dangerous heavy rains and strong winds.
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Review: Jon Land channels James Bond with new thriller
“Strong from the Heart,” by Jon Land (Forge)
Early in pandemic, frantic doctors traded tips across oceans
Amid the chaos of the pandemic’s early days, doctors who faced the first coronavirus onslaught reached across oceans and language barriers in an unprecedented effort to advise colleagues trying to save lives in the dark.
Workers praise Disney virus safety, but will visitors come?
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Every week, it seems, Kaila Barker, her husband and their five children change their minds about whether to travel from their home in Connecticut to Florida's Walt Disney World as planned in September.
Whitmer opposes making schools offer in-person classes
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was unreceptive Tuesday to Republican-passed legislation that would require public schools to offer in-person instruction to students in kindergarten through fifth grade amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Campaigns bring dueling messages to Pennsylvania this week
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence will make another law-and-order-themed pitch in the presidential battleground of Pennsylvania, as former Vice President Joe Biden's campaign delivered its own message of how schools should be reopened during the coronavirus pandemic.
Partial list of Emmy nominees in top categories
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Partial list of nominees for the annual prime-time Emmy Awards, announced Tuesday by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. For the complete list, visit
Pandemic hurts sales, profit for Pfizer amid restructuring
FAIRLESS HILLS, Pa. (AP) — Pfizer Inc. reported a 32% plunge in second-quarter profit, mainly due to the global coronavirus pandemic limiting marketing of and new prescriptions for its medicines, even as the drugmaker races to develop a vaccine.
Nomination surprises: 'The Mandalorian,' Quibi get Emmy love
NEW YORK (AP) — The Emmy Award nominations announced Tuesday included some snubs and surprises.
'Watchmen' leads charge for Emmy nominations relevance
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Watchmen,” cloaked in superhero mythology and grounded in real-world racism, received a leading 26 nominations Tuesday for the prime-time Emmy Awards.
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Actor John Saxon dies; 'Enter the Dragon' among many roles
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) — Actor John Saxon, a versatile actor with a lengthy and prolific career who starred with Bruce Lee in “Enter the Dragon” and appeared in several “Nightmare on Elm Street” movies, has died at his home in Tennessee, according to the Hollywood Reporter. He was 83.