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AP News Digest 2 p.m.
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Americans stuck in Africa trying to bring adopted kids home
Stranded in Nigeria for months, a Colorado couple had a rare chance to catch an evacuation flight to the U.S. recently during the coronavirus outbreak. But they refused because they would have had to leave behind their adopted daughter, who has yet to get a U.S. visa.
Man charged in fatal shooting of Indianapolis police officer
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A man was formally charged with murder Tuesday in the
Ukrainian officials: Fires out near Chernobyl nuclear plant
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian emergency officials said Tuesday they have extinguished forest fires in the radiation-contaminated area near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, but acknowledged that grass was still smoldering in some areas.
Top evangelicals urge release of some detainees during virus
NEW YORK (AP) — Nine leaders at evangelical Christian organizations are urging the Trump administration to release people from immigration detention facilities “who do not pose a threat to public safety" during the coronavirus pandemic, particularly those who are elderly or otherwise at higher risk for contracting COVID-19.
Virus Outbreak, ADVISORY
Governors in the United States are starting to map out plans for reopening their economies as world leaders battling the coronavirus pin hopes on tests, technology and a coordinated approach to ease tight restrictions on movement that have slowed the outbreak but strangled the global marketplace. Coalitions of governors from coast-to-coast are coordinating reopenings, even though President Donald Trump defiantly insisted that he has “absolute power” on deciding when and how to loosen restrictions in the country. As governments grapple with when and how to reopen their countries for business, the International Monetary Fund projected that the world economy will suffer its worst year since the Great Depression in the 1930s and shrink by an estimated 3% this year.
AP News Digest 7:15 am
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AP News in Brief at 6:09 a.m. EDT
Detained immigrants plead for masks, protection from virus
Forest fires rage near Chernobyl nuclear plant
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Forest fires raged Tuesday in the contaminated area near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, but officials insisted there is no radiation threat.
North Korea fires barrage of missiles from ground and air
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A barrage of North Korean missiles fired from the ground and fighter jets splashed down on the waters off the country’s east coast on Tuesday, South Korea’s military said, a show of force on the eve of a key state anniversary in the North and parliamentary elections in the rival South.
AP News Digest 3 am
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Traffic drop from stay-at-home orders imperils road funding
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — America’s roads are a lot less congested, due to coronavirus shutdowns that have kept millions of commuters, shoppers and vacationers parked at their homes.
A rare intervention by the US helped seal crucial OPEC deal
NEW YORK (AP) — As demand for fuel plummeted worldwide and the oil industry faced a devastating drop in oil prices, the U.S. took the rare move of stepping into negotiations involving the member countries of OPEC and non-members such as Russia and Mexico, an alliance called OPEC+.
'Absolute chaos' as businesses try to tap into rescue funds
NEW YORK (AP) — Desperate small business owners who hoped for a quick government lifeline to help them survive the coronavirus crisis are still without funds, instead battling red tape, wary banks and swamped computer systems.
AP Explains: India scrambles to curb virus after late start
NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended the world’s largest coronavirus lockdown on Tuesday to head off the epidemic's peak, with officials racing to make up for lost time as the caseload crossed 10,000.
Churches sue California governor over antivirus orders
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Three Southern California churches that want to keep their doors open during the coronavirus outbreak sued Gov. Gavin Newsom and other officials on Monday, arguing that social distancing orders violate the First Amendment right to freedom of religion and assembly.
Business Highlights
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Disney World furloughing 43,000 more workers due to virus
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Walt Disney World plans to stop paying wages to 43,000 workers in about a week while allowing them to keep their benefits for up to a year in what is the largest wave of furloughs since the theme park resort closed in mid-March because of the new
Disney World workers take aim at Florida's jobless system
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Some of the 43,000 workers whose unions reached a deal with Walt Disney World over the weekend on temporary furloughs that allow them to keep their benefits aren't going quietly. They staged stay-at-home protests Monday aimed not at their employer but Florida's beleaguered unemployment system.
New Trump panel to explore path to reopening US economy
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday he's enlisting advisers from business, the medical field and elected office to join a new council that will help shape his plans to reopen the coronavirus-battered economy.