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July 24, 2020 12:03 a.m.

AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT

Extra unemployment aid expires as virus threatens new states

July 24, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Inslee shuts indoor service at bars, restricts indoor dining

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said Thursday he is tightening restrictions throughout the state in restaurants and bars, for weddings and funerals, and at gyms in a further effort to stem a surge in COVID-19 cases.

July 23, 2020 9:03 p.m.

The Latest: S Korea baseball, soccer fans to return to games

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea will allow baseball fans to return to the stands beginning Sunday under a phased process planned by health authorities to bring back spectators in professional sports amid the COVID-19 epidemic.

July 23, 2020 8:03 p.m.

The Latest: Troops to help Australia state in virus tracing

MELBOURNE, Australia — The premier of Australia’s COVID-19 hot spot, Victoria state, says the military will be used to bolster contact-tracing efforts.

July 23, 2020 7:27 p.m.

The Latest: Coronavirus clusters still popping up in China

BEIJING — Chinese officials have reported two confirmed coronavirus cases in a northeastern province as China continues to see infection clusters develop even though it has largely contained the virus in most of the country.

July 23, 2020 7:03 p.m.

John Lewis funeral to be held at Atlanta's Ebenezer Baptist

ATLANTA (AP) — The funeral for the late civil rights icon and congressman John Lewis will be held Thursday at Atlanta’s historic Ebenezer Baptist Church, which the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. once led.

July 23, 2020 6:03 p.m.

The Latest: Arizona won't make schools reopen in mid-August

PHOENIX — Arizona’s governor says public schools won’t be required to reopen for in-person learning as expected in mid-August as the coronavirus pandemic continues at a high level.

July 23, 2020 5:03 p.m.

The Latest: Some CA counties set fines for virus violations

LOS ANGELES — California counties are stepping up enforcement of public health orders as hospitalizations and positive tests for the coronavirus skyrocket in many parts of the state.

July 23, 2020 4:03 p.m.

The Latest: Washington state tightens rules on indoor venues

SEATTLE — Washington’s governor is tightening restrictions throughout the state in restaurants and bars, for weddings and funerals, and at gyms in a further effort to stem a surge in coronavirus infections.

July 23, 2020 3:03 p.m.

Inslee shuts indoor service at bars, restricts indoor dining

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said Thursday he is tightening restrictions throughout the state in restaurants and bars, for weddings and funerals, and at gyms in a further effort to stem a surge in COVID-19 cases.

July 23, 2020 1:03 p.m.

State lawmakers don masks, return to work; face protesters

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut lawmakers returned to the state Capitol on Thursday for the first time since March, greeted by hundreds of shouting protesters, to vote on police accountability, absentee ballot and health care reforms, during a surreal session of the House of Representatives where members donned face masks and voted by computer, sequestered in their legislative offices.

July 23, 2020 11:03 a.m.

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July 23, 2020 10:27 a.m.

Vivian remembered as courageous, humble Civil Rights warrior

ATLANTA (AP) — The nation paid its final respects Thursday to the Rev. C.T. Vivian, a pioneer of the Civil Rights Movement who helped end segregation across the South and left an abiding imprint on U.S. history.

July 23, 2020 4:27 a.m.

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July 23, 2020 2:27 a.m.

Thai serial killer cremated after decades as museum display

NONTHABURI, Thailand (AP) — For decades, some Thai parents warned their naughty children that if they didn’t behave, Si Ouey would come eat their livers.

July 23, 2020 1:03 a.m.

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July 23, 2020 12:03 a.m.

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Trump calls off Florida segment of GOP National Convention

July 23, 2020 12:03 a.m.

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Trump calls off Florida segment of GOP National Convention

July 23, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Mississippi politico, civil rights figure Charles Evers dies

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Charles Evers, who led an eclectic life as a civil rights leader, onetime purveyor of illegal liquor in Chicago, history-making Black mayor in deeply segregated Mississippi and contrarian with connections to prominent national Democrats and Republicans, died Wednesday. He was 97.

July 23, 2020 12:03 a.m.

'Just got to suck it up:' Masks mandatory in Australian city

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — There were few bare faces among rush-hour commuters in Australia’s second-largest city on Thursday morning as Melbourne residents were largely complying with a new law making face coverings compulsory.