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October 6, 2020 8:06 a.m.

Fed's Powell: Lack of further stimulus imperils recovery

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warned Tuesday that a tentative recovery from the pandemic recession could falter unless the federal government supplies additional economic support.

October 6, 2020 8:06 a.m.

The Latest: Trump diagnosis proves testing alone not enough

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s coronavirus diagnosis proved that testing alone wasn’t enough to protect him.

October 6, 2020 7:27 a.m.

Medical supply chain shortages led to deadly consequences

Despite decades of warnings about the fragility of the supply lines that brought protective gear from overseas factories to America’s health care workers, the U.S. was unprepared for the coronavirus pandemic and failed to react quickly. With the death toll at over 210,000 and rising, the collapse of medical supply chains continues to cost lives.

October 6, 2020 7:27 a.m.

US medical supply chains failed, and COVID deaths followed

Nurse Sandra Oldfield’s patient didn’t have the usual symptoms of COVID-19 — yet. But then he tested positive for the virus, and it was clear that Oldfield — a veteran, 53-year-old caregiver — had been exposed.

October 6, 2020 7:06 a.m.

'Dune' ditches 2020, while AMC commits to staying open

The 2020 theatrical release calendar is getting even slimmer in the wake of the announcement that

October 6, 2020 7:06 a.m.

Cocktails get the home treatment in several new books

Cocktails are having a moment, and because of the pandemic, that moment is happening most often at home.

October 6, 2020 7:06 a.m.

US stocks drift in early trading a day after a broad rally

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are drifting between small gains and losses in early trading on Wall Street a day after a broad rally. The S&P 500 was little changed in the first few minutes after the opening bell, while weakness in technology stocks pulled the Nasdaq slightly lower. Traders will be looking ahead to a speech later Tuesday by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, and they’ll be hoping for progress in talks between the White House and Congress on delivering more help for an economy badly bruised by coronavirus shutdowns. The price of crude oil rose and overseas markets made modest gains.

October 6, 2020 7:06 a.m.

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October 6, 2020 6:06 a.m.

AP Entertainment Digest for Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020

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October 6, 2020 5:27 a.m.

The Latest: WH nixes FDA guidelines on vaccine approval

WASHINGTON -- The White House has blocked new Food and Drug Administration guidelines on bringing potential vaccines for COVID-19 to market that likely would have prevented their approval before the Nov. 3 election.

October 6, 2020 5:06 a.m.

Stocks edge up as Trump leaves hospital, stimulus in focus

Stocks mostly rose on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump returned to the White House to complete his recovery from the coronavirus, though uncertainty remained over prospects for fresh economic stimulus.

October 6, 2020 4:07 a.m.

3 scientists win Nobel physics prize for black hole research

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday for establishing the all-too-weird reality of black holes — the straight-out-of-science-fiction cosmic monsters that suck up light and time and will eventually swallow us, too.

October 6, 2020 4:03 a.m.

The Latest: 15 vaccine clinical trials underway in Africa

JOHANNESBURG — Fifteen clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccines are underway across the African continent, according to a comment published in the journal Nature by Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

October 6, 2020 3:33 a.m.

AP News in Brief at 6:04 a.m. EDT

Trump, still infectious, back at White House — without mask

October 6, 2020 3:03 a.m.

The Latest: Italy weighing mandatory mask wearing outdoors

ROME — Italy’s health minister says the government is examining a proposal to make masks mandatory outdoors as the country enters a difficult phase of living alongside COVID-19, with the number of infections growing steadily for the last nine weeks.

October 6, 2020 2:27 a.m.

World shares mixed on uncertainty over stimulus, Trump

Stocks wavered Tuesday on uncertainty over prospects for fresh economic stimulus and over President Donald Trump’s return to the White House to complete his recovery from the coronavirus.

October 6, 2020 1 a.m.

Second public hearing to be announced on proposed landfill fee increases

Grant County commissioners will vote on a proposal to raise the fees charged to dump garbage at the Grant County landfill. The proposal was the subject of a public hearing Tuesday.

October 6, 2020 1 a.m.

Quincy man sentenced to four months for sawed-off shotgun

A Quincy man has been sentenced to four months in jail after a sawed-off shotgun was located in a vehicle he was driving after a 2019 traffic stop and arrest.

October 6, 2020 1 a.m.

Quincy man sentenced to 15 months

A Quincy man was sentenced to 15 months in prison after pleading guilty in a case involving his ex-girlfriend.

October 6, 2020 12:06 a.m.

Man United signs Cavani, Arsenal adds Partey on deadline day

Manchester United's search for a striker ended with the signing of veteran free agent striker Edinson Cavani, while Arsenal secured midfielder Thomas Partey from Atlético Madrid before the summer transfer window closed on Monday.