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July 29, 2020 10:27 a.m.

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.

July 29, 2020 8:27 a.m.

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.

July 29, 2020 6:03 a.m.

AP Entertainment Digest for Wednesday, July 29, 2020

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July 29, 2020 5:27 a.m.

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.

July 29, 2020 5:03 a.m.

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.

July 29, 2020 4:03 a.m.

AP News Digest 7 a.m.

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July 29, 2020 1:03 a.m.

AP News Digest 3:25 a.m.

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July 29, 2020 12:03 a.m.

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.

July 29, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Today in History

Today in History

July 29, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Review: Jon Land channels James Bond with new thriller

“Strong from the Heart,” by Jon Land (Forge)

July 29, 2020 12:03 a.m.

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.

July 29, 2020 12:03 a.m.

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.

July 29, 2020 12:03 a.m.

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.

July 29, 2020 12:03 a.m.

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.

July 29, 2020 12:03 a.m.

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

July 29, 2020 12:03 a.m.

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.

July 29, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Nomination surprises: 'The Mandalorian,' Quibi get Emmy love

NEW YORK (AP) — The Emmy Award nominations announced Tuesday included some snubs and surprises.

July 29, 2020 12:03 a.m.

'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.

July 29, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 2-8

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 2-8.

July 29, 2020 12:03 a.m.

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.