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July 3, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Police union contract extended, bargaining to continue

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Portland City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to extend bargaining over the next Portland Police Association contract for a year to increase public involvement in the negotiations.

July 3, 2020 12:03 a.m.

The Latest: South Korea has 63 newly confirmed virus cases

SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea has reported 63 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 as health authorities scramble to mobilize public health tools to the southwestern city of Gwangju, where more than 50 people were found sickened over the past week.

July 3, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Australia may offer safe haven to Hong Kong residents

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Thursday his government was considering an offer of safe haven to Hong Kong residents threatened by China’s move to impose a tough national security law on the semi-autonomous territory.

July 3, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Review: Paul Weller’s shiny ‘On Sunset’ a carnival of sounds

Paul Weller, “On Sunset” (Verve Forecast)

July 3, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Latvia bans Russian television channel RT

HELSINKI (AP) — The Baltic nation of Latvia has banned the state-controlled Russian television channel RT, saying that it is effectively controlled by a media figure who is under European Union sanctions.

July 3, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Oklahoma St finds 'no signs' of racism in football program

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma State’s athletic director said late Thursday an internal review had found “no sign or indication of racism” in the football program under coach Mike Gundy after a number of players raised concerns.

July 3, 2020 12:03 a.m.

New Mexico cases total 12,520 heading into holiday weekend

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico health officials on Thursday reported an additional 248 COVID-19 cases, bringing the statewide total of confirmed infections to 12,520.

July 2, 2020 8:03 p.m.

The Latest: South Korea has 63 newly confirmed virus cases

SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea has reported 63 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 as health authorities scramble to mobilize public health tools to the southwestern city of Gwangju, where more than 50 people were found sickened over the past week.

July 2, 2020 7:27 p.m.

Oklahoma St finds 'no signs' of racism in football program

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma State’s athletic director said late Thursday an internal review had found “no sign or indication of racism” in the football program under coach Mike Gundy after a number of players raised concerns.

July 2, 2020 7:27 p.m.

The Latest: North Korea's Kim urges 'maximum alert' on virus

SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un urged officials to maintain “maximum alert” against the coronavirus pandemic, criticizing unspecified complacencies in the country’s anti-virus campaign that he said risked “unimaginable and irretrievable crisis.”

July 2, 2020 7:03 p.m.

The Latest: China reports 5 new cases of coronavirus

BEIJING — China reported five newly confirmed cases of coronavirus, two of them in the capital Beijing and three brought from outside the country, according to the National Health Commission.

July 2, 2020 5:27 p.m.

The Latest: US: Airlines should consider capacity limits

U.S. officials said airlines should consider limiting capacity on planes to promote social distancing, but they are not considering making the airlines do it.

July 2, 2020 4:27 p.m.

The Latest: Kansas governor cites schools for mask order

TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas’ governor and its top public health official worry that the state won’t be able to reopen its K-12 schools for the new school year in August if it doesn’t reverse a recent surge in reported coronavirus cases.

July 2, 2020 4:27 p.m.

New Mexico cases total 12,520 heading into holiday weekend

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico health officials on Thursday reported an additional 248 COVID-19 cases, bringing the statewide total of confirmed infections to 12,520.

July 2, 2020 4:03 p.m.

The Latest: Chicago to require some travelers to quarantine

CHICAGO — People traveling to Chicago from 15 states with increasing numbers of confirmed cases of the coronavirus will have to quarantine for two weeks upon arrival or face possible fines, city officials announced Thursday.

July 2, 2020 3:27 p.m.

France and Germany push for cease-fires to tackle pandemic

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — France and Germany’s top diplomats urged stepped-up action Thursday to quickly implement a new U.N. Security Council resolution demanding cease-fires in major global conflicts to tackle the coronavirus pandemic.

July 2, 2020 3:03 p.m.

The Latest: Pence in Florida as new virus cases hit record

TAMPA, Fla. — Vice President Mike Pence met with Gov. Ron DeSantis to discuss the coronavirus situation on the same day Florida health officials reported a new single-day record total of 10,000 new cases.

July 2, 2020 2:27 p.m.

The Latest: Texas governor orders mask wearing in public

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered that face coverings must be worn in public across most of the state, a dramatic ramp up of the Republican’s efforts to control spiking numbers of confirmed coronavirus cases and hospitalizations.

July 2, 2020 2:03 p.m.

The Latest: Coronavirus outbreak hits Africa health workers

JOHANNESBURG — The World Health Organization says more than 6,000 health workers have been infected with the coronavirus in 38 countries across its Africa region since the pandemic began.

July 2, 2020 1:03 p.m.

Review: Paul Weller’s shiny ‘On Sunset’ a carnival of sounds

Paul Weller, “On Sunset” (Verve Forecast)