Politics

August 30, 2020
The teachings of Marx are the best hope for UK’s beaten-up working class

Karl Marx believed that creativity and toil should be equally distributed through society. This would be a good blueprint for broken Britain to follow, as it faces a recession that...

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August 30, 2020
More than 800 lose jobs at Universal Orlando hotels

Hotels at the Universal Orlando Resort announced more than 800 employees will be losing their jobs as the Florida theme park industry continues to be devastated by the pandemic. The...

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August 30, 2020
Musicians hit hard by the virus, find ways to keep going

The bar and restaurant industry seemingly took the most direct hit of the coronavirus outbreak's financial impact, leaving many bartenders and servers without jobs. But with it, came another less...

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August 30, 2020
The Latest: India sees new record jump, eases restrictions

NEW DELHI — India has registered a record new 78,761 coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, the worst single-day spike in the world, as the government continues to further...

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August 30, 2020
A look at the story of Cairo, Illinois’ Magnolia Manor

Charles A. Galigher, and his wife, Adelia Lippit Galigher, moved to Cairo in the 1850s from Zanesville, Ohio, on the prospect of a risky business venture. Together with Mrs. Galigher's...

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August 30, 2020
COVID-19 exacerbates job woes for veterans, military spouses

The unemployment rate for veterans was 2.9% when 2019 came to a close. Now, as the COVID-19 pandemic upends the U.S. economy, that figure has more than tripled, leaving nearly...

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August 30, 2020
From Greece to NASA to Columbus

“Just a minute,” Daisy Poros said as she answered the knock on her door, trying to turn off her alarm. When her efforts failed, the alarms began to sound, a...

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August 30, 2020
Walker sharp in Blue Jays debut, a 5-0 win over Orioles

Taijuan Walker pitched six shutout innings in his Toronto debut and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Cavan Biggio each hit two-run singles as the Blue Jays beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-0...

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August 30, 2020
Asia Today: Seoul enforces limits on diners, shuts gyms

South Korea has reported 299 new cases of the coronavirus as officials placed limits on dining at restaurants and closed fitness centers and after-school academies in the greater capital area...

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August 30, 2020
Classical agency Columbia Artists says it will shut down

Columbia Artists Management Inc., one of the leading agencies representing classical music performers, says it is shutting down. A statement emailed Saturday to CAMI artists said the agency is closing...

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August 29, 2020
California acts to increase diversity on corporate boards

California moved closer Saturday to a first-in-the-nation law requiring corporate boards to include racial or sexual minorities, expanding on a new law that sets a similar requirement for including women...

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August 29, 2020
‘Safe’ v. ‘unsafe’ gatherings? In Dems’ Covid HYPOCRISY land, it all depends on whether the event will help get Joe Biden elected

Democrat hypocrisy over which large gatherings are deemed dangerous in the era of Covid-19 reached new heights when a US senator went berserk over Thursday's Republican National Convention festivities at...

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August 29, 2020
‘A time to pick up:’ Hurricane-hurt Louisiana begins cleanup

Residents in southwestern Louisiana embarked Saturday on the epic task of clearing away felled trees, ripped-off roofs and downed power lines after Hurricane Laura tore through parts of the state....

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August 29, 2020
Missouri cancels practice to stand up to racial inequality

Football players from Missouri have joined other college athletes in a push to end racial injustice by canceling a practice to protest the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin....

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August 29, 2020
Falcons’ Blank supports social reform but hopes games go on

Arthur Blank's support of the movement to bring attention to social injustice has been celebrated by his Atlanta Falcons players. Blank just hopes the Falcons can continue those efforts without...

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August 29, 2020
Zuckerberg says Facebook erred in not removing militia post

Facebook made a mistake in not removing a militia group's page earlier this week that called for armed civilians to enter Kenosha, Wisconsin, amid violent protests after police shot Jacob...

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August 29, 2020
Coronacoping: Cooking at home is a ‘thing’ again

Fiction writer Sherrie Flick had an inkling there might be shortages of her favorite cooking and baking supplies when Pittsburgh shut down during the start of COVID-19. For the first...

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August 29, 2020
Belarus cracks down on journalists, 2 AP staff deported

Belarus, shaken by three weeks of massive protests against its authoritarian president, on Saturday cracked down hard on the news media, deporting some foreign journalists reporting in the country and...

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August 29, 2020
German chemical firm to hire 30 in $70M expansion in Georgia

A German chemical company plans to invest $70 million and hire 30 new employees at a south Georgia plant to make chemicals to coat seeds. BASF SE said it will...

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August 29, 2020
Woman sentenced to prison in tax refund, student loan scams

A Florida woman who stole identity information of more than 2,300 people has been sentenced to three years in prison and ordered to pay nearly $340,000 in restitution to the...

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August 29, 2020
California salon owner booked for weeks as she reopens again

During the pandemic, Corinne Lam and her stylist husband saw the income from their San Diego hair salon slashed by two-thirds while they struggled with unpaid medical bills and an...

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August 29, 2020
Kamala Harris to launch Hispanic outreach program in Miami-Dade, focused on small business

Sen. Kamala Harris is hosting the launch of a national voter outreach program for the Joe Biden campaign with Hispanic small business owners on Saturday, her first virtual Florida event...

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August 29, 2020
Wheel Base: COVID-19 driving more business to Owensboro RV

In less than 10 years, Owensboro RV has grown from selling pre-owned campers out of a small cubicle to a sprawling complex, at 3810 W. Parrish Ave. The business was...

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August 29, 2020
2 Kansas doctors but differing COVID-19 takes in Senate race

U.S. Rep. Roger Marshall's audience of about 40 people packed a banquet room in a Kansas City-area bistro. No one wore a mask during his lunchtime remarks about the coronavirus....

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August 29, 2020
Man sentenced to four years in prison for bank fraud scheme

A man just released from incarceration has been sentenced to more than four years in prison for launching a bank fraud scheme to buy cars from North Carolina dealerships, federal...

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August 29, 2020
Ready, set, go! Virtual Boston Marathon is about to be run

Missing: Boston's raucous crowds and smiles for miles. Still there, sort of: Wellesley College's iconic “scream tunnel” and the thunderous cheers along the finish line on Boylston Street. The 124th...

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August 29, 2020
Illinois family’s bison farm becomes a thriving business

Raising bison started as a hobby for an Illinois man, but as the herd began to grow, it became a thriving family business. Terry Lieb bought his first bison in...

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August 29, 2020
Democrats have directly encouraged violence on the streets. Winding it back isn’t going to be easy

Protests and riots have spiraled out of control in the US. However, these aren't spontaneous demonstrations. Instead they're egged on by Democrats, who seem hell-bent on burning America to the...

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August 29, 2020
AP FACT CHECK: Is US great again or dystopian? GOP says both

The Republican National Convention begged this question: Why are President Donald Trump's most fervent supporters describing the state of his union as a hellscape? It was perhaps the central paradox...

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August 29, 2020
Wayne Dupree: Joe Biden’s embrace of Cardi B is shameless & immoral, but it shows that we on the Right have lost the culture war

The 77 year-old Democrat is happy associating with a rapper who revels in women being whores and hypersexualized objects. But does he even know what her latest hit, WAP, stands...

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August 29, 2020
UAE formally ends Israel boycott amid US-brokered deal

The ruler of the United Arab Emirates issued a decree Saturday formally ending the country's boycott of Israel amid a U.S.-brokered deal to normalize relations between the two countries. The...

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August 29, 2020
Census, like Post Office, politicized in election year

The postal service isn't the only staid federal agency to be drawn into a political battle in 2020. Unlike the department charged with delivering mail, however, the U.S. Census Bureau...

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August 29, 2020
Special session possible to renew industrial incentives

Two of Alabama's major industrial incentive acts that the state used to lure businesses will expire later this year without legislative action, raising the possibility that lawmakers could be called...

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August 29, 2020
Here is the plan to recover from the worst tourism crisis in Miami history

Miami's tourism marketing bureau has a plan to lure travelers back to South Florida but says it is short on funds to execute it. The Greater Miami Convention and Visitors...

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August 29, 2020
Asia Today: Cases still rise in SKorea, Malaysia stays shut

South Korea has reported 323 new cases of the coronavirus as health officials prepare to tighten distancing restrictions in the greater capital area. The 16th consecutive day of triple-digit jumps...

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August 29, 2020
Warren Buffett’s advice: 7 top pieces of wisdom for investing success

Warren Buffett is known as one of the best investors of all time, and he's amassed a multi-billion dollar fortune investing through his company Berkshire Hathaway. But he's not only...

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August 29, 2020
AP Exchange: ‘Bonanza’ ranch at Tahoe sold for record $38M

In early August, history, classic television and a whole lot of beach mingled to create a milestone in Lake Tahoe real estate. That's when a 31-acre (12.5-hectare) estate in Zephyr...

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August 29, 2020
Taxes on ‘non-essential’ foods won’t prevent obesity – but they will hurt poorer people

After the UK government published its new obesity strategy, a leading think tank has suggested drastic measures to reduce childhood obesity. Such ‘nanny state' nonsense only hits personal freedom and...

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August 29, 2020
Taxes on ‘non-essential’ foods won’t prevent obesity – but they will hurt poorer people

After the UK government published its new obesity strategy, a leading think tank has suggested drastic measures to reduce childhood obesity. Such ‘nanny state' nonsense only hits personal freedom and...

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August 29, 2020
2 men charged with stealing $3M in coronavirus relief funds

Two South Florida men used fake and stolen identities to steal over $3 million in coronavirus relief funds, authorities said. Jean Fleuridor, 41, of Weston, and Hasan Brown, 44, of...

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