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June 19, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Georgia jobless rate falls in May as some return to work

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's jobless rate fell to 9.7% in May from 12.6% in April as nearly 150,000 workers reported being back on the job.

June 19, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Proof of life: Photos emerge of stolen Van Gogh painting

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch art sleuth has received “proof-of-life” photos of a Vincent van Gogh painting

June 19, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Tuesday Sports in Brief

NBA

June 19, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Klobuchar urges Biden to pick nonwhite woman as running mate

CHICAGO (AP) — Amy Klobuchar says she is dropping out of the running to be vice president and urging Democrat Joe Biden to select a woman of color instead.

June 19, 2020 12:03 a.m.

How major US stock indexes fared Thursday

U.S. stock indexes closed mostly higher Thursday as caution about rising coronavirus infections in hotspots around the world put a damper on hopes for a coming economic recovery.

June 19, 2020 12:03 a.m.

After 100-day wait, English soccer returns and takes a knee

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Players kneeled in support of the Black Lives Matter movement and victims of the coronavirus were remembered as the Premier League made a somber return on Wednesday from a 100-day shutdown that deprived England of its national sport.

June 19, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Rashford back to the day job after activism during pandemic

He used his profile to help raise $25 million for charity, shame the British government over its policy for school lunches, and become one of the most popular and admired people in the country during the coronavirus pandemic.

June 19, 2020 12:03 a.m.

'30 Rock' cast reuniting to tout new NBC, cable schedules

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, Tracy Morgan and other “30 Rock” stars are reuniting for a corporate cause: to promote the shows and stars that will be part of the new season for NBC and its NBCUniversal cable siblings.

June 19, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Jason Mraz to give earnings from new album to social justice

NEW YORK (AP) — Jason Mraz has a new album coming out and he wants everyone to buy it and love it. But he's not going to make a penny on it.

June 19, 2020 12:03 a.m.

'Hamilton,' 'Phantom' will be off London stages until 2021

LONDON (AP) — Some of London’s biggest West End shows, including “Hamilton” and “The Phantom of the Opera,” won’t reopen until next year, producers announced Wednesday, as arts bodies warned that Britain faces a “cultural catastrophe” because of the coronavirus pandemic.

June 19, 2020 12:03 a.m.

`That 70s Show' actor Danny Masterson charged in 3 rapes

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “That ’70s Show” actor Danny Masterson was charged with the rapes of three women in the early 2000s, Los Angeles prosecutors said Wednesday, the culmination of a three-year investigation that resulted in a rare arrest of a famous Hollywood figure in the #MeToo era.

June 19, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Tokyo gov seeks 2nd term, says Japan unprepared for pandemic

TOKYO (AP) — Japan may have contained its coronavirus outbreaks for now but the country needs better crisis management and a digital transformation to prepare for future shocks, Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike said.

June 19, 2020 12:03 a.m.

The Latest: 32 positive virus tests for Superdome workers

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:

June 19, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Persistently high layoffs suggest a slow US economic rebound

WASHINGTON (AP) — Three months after the viral outbreak shut down businesses across the country, U.S. employers are still shedding jobs at a heavy rate, a trend that points to a slow and prolonged recovery from the recession.

June 19, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Singapore opens gyms, dining out as China outbreak steadies

SINGAPORE (AP) — Singaporeans can wine and dine at restaurants, work out at the gym and socialize with no more than five people at a time as of Friday, when the city-state removed most of its pandemic lockdown restrictions.

June 19, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Italy survey finds irritability, anxiety in locked-down kids

ROME (AP) — A survey conducted in Italy on the psychological impact of coronavirus lockdowns on children has quantified what many parents observed during weeks cooped up at home: kids were more irritable, had trouble sleeping and for some of the youngest, wept inconsolably and regressed developmentally.

June 19, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Donations to fight virus, injustice could sustain charities

SEATTLE (AP) — A recession is expected to curtail Americans' generosity following a record year for charitable donations, but the recent wave of money dedicated to fighting the coronavirus and racial inequality in the U.S. is offering a beacon of hope for nonprofits in 2020.

June 19, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Bill to reopen N.C. bowling alleys, rinks head to Cooper

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina legislators sent another bill on Thursday to Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper designed to overturn parts of his executive order for

June 19, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Bolton critique of Trump could define tell-all book battles

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House