Politics

July 28, 2020
Nike drops plans for manufacturing plant near Phoenix

Nike said Tuesday it's withdrawing plans to make soles for its Nike Air shoes in a Phoenix suburb because of the coronavirus pandemic. The company had planned to invest $184...

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July 28, 2020
Patrick Mahomes becoming part owner of Kansas City Royals

Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes is joining the ownership group of the Kansas City Royals. The Royals announced the addition of Mahomes, the star quarterback who led the Kansas City...

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July 28, 2020
Kentucky making election plans amid ongoing virus outbreak

Kentucky's Republican secretary of state said Tuesday he'll press to make more polling places available and count ballots faster in the November general election than in last month's primary. Secretary...

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July 28, 2020
Portland protest groups sue US over tear gas, rubber bullets

Two groups protesting U.S. agents sent to Portland by President Donald Trump to tamp down demonstrations outside a federal courthouse have sued the Department of Homeland Security, alleging it violated...

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July 28, 2020
California sues over Trump order on congressional maps

California on Tuesday became the latest state to sue President Donald Trump over his executive order excluding people in the U.S. illegally from being counted when congressional districts are redrawn...

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July 28, 2020
DeSantis considers nursing home visits as death toll rises

Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he's thinking about opening up nursing homes and assisted living facilities to visitation after months of touting his efforts to protect what he says...

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July 28, 2020
Space Camp in danger of closing permanently due to pandemic

Space Camp, an educational program attended by nearly 1 million people, including a dozen who went on to become astronauts or cosmonauts, said Tuesday it's in danger of closing without...

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July 28, 2020
Buffett’s firm buys another $400M of Bank of America stock

Warren Buffett's company has purchased another $400 million of Bank of America stock less than a week after buying roughly $800 million of the bank's stock. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. said...

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July 28, 2020
Buffett’s firm buys another $400M of Bank of America stock

Warren Buffett's company has purchased another $400 million of Bank of America stock less than a week after buying roughly $800 million of the bank's stock. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. said...

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July 28, 2020
Unions sue USDA over faster chicken plant production speeds

The union representing workers at chicken processing plants in six states sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Tuesday, saying its policy of allowing companies to slaughter birds more quickly...

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July 28, 2020
Unions sue USDA over faster chicken plant production speeds

The union representing workers at chicken processing plants in six states sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Tuesday, saying its policy of allowing companies to slaughter birds more quickly...

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July 28, 2020
Fat chance! Nannying Bojo’s plans to get Britain eating healthily and exercising are doomed to failure

Newly slimline Boris Johnson wants Brits to lose weight and has revealed plans to crack down on the sale of sweets and junk food TV ads. But he's fighting a...

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July 28, 2020
Evansville adds 2 former Butler players to Lickliter’s staff

Evansville coach Todd Lickliter has hired two former players — Brandon Crone and Thomas Jackson — to be assistant coaches. Both played for Lickliter during his six-year stint as the...

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July 28, 2020
Scientists get closer to blood test for Alzheimer’s disease

An experimental blood test was highly accurate at distinguishing people with Alzheimer's disease from those without it in several studies, boosting hopes that there soon may be a simple way...

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July 28, 2020
Democrats, GOP far apart as virus aid talks intensify

Negotiations launched, the differences over the next coronavirus aid package are vast, a gulf between Democrats' $3 trillion proposal and Republicans $1 trillion counteroffer, with millions of Americans' jobless benefits,...

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July 28, 2020
Washington kills 1 member of wolf pack preying on cattle

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has killed one of the three members of an endangered wolf pack in the northeastern corner of the state in an attempt to...

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July 28, 2020
Federal judge: Oklahoma tribal gaming accords renewed Jan. 1

A federal judge ruled Tuesday that Oklahoma's tribal gaming compacts automatically renewed on Jan. 1, handing a victory to the tribes who sued Gov. Kevin Stitt to renew them. U.S....

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July 28, 2020
Man City ‘strongly condemned’ for obstructing case by court

Manchester City obstructed the investigation into its finances that led to the club being fined €10 million ($12 million), the Court of Arbitration for Sport said in a ruling published...

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July 28, 2020
Mexican businesses struggling in pandemic with little help

Mexican business owners are trying to cling to life — often unsuccessfully — in an economic recession profoundly deepened by the COVID-19 pandemic and with almost no assistance from the...

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July 28, 2020
Struggling merchants, insurers battle over pandemic coverage

Restaurants, bars and other merchants struggling to stay afloat during the coronavirus pandemic are desperately reaching out for a lifeline from insurers that in turn contend they are being miscast...

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July 28, 2020
Lawsuit seeks $150M in ComEd refunds after bribery scheme

A class-action lawsuit seeks $150 million in refunds from ComEd for customer rate increases and other benefits the utility received from Illinois as part of an alleged bribery scheme. The...

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July 28, 2020
Report: Nearly 900 Honolulu businesses shut down by pandemic

An economic report found nearly 900 Honolulu businesses have closed temporarily or permanently since the beginning of March because of the coronavirus pandemic. The second-quarter Yelp Economic Average report considered...

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July 28, 2020
Volunteers came to the rescue as virus raged in Kyrgyzstan

When his mother began deteriorating from the coronavirus two weeks ago, Bektour Iskender knew that hospitals in Kyrgyzstan's capital, Bishkek, were full. So he turned to Twitter for advice. He...

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July 28, 2020
4 states added to Chicago quarantine order to curb virus

People traveling from Missouri, Wisconsin, Nebraska and North Dakota to Chicago will have to quarantine for two weeks upon arrival or face possible fines starting Friday. Chicago officials issued the...

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July 28, 2020
Nearly 3,000 South Florida businesses closed due to the pandemic – some forever

Not every business is listed on the consumer review site Yelp. But of the many South Florida businesses that are, COVID-19 has claimed nearly 3,000. A total of 2,991 businesses...

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July 28, 2020
Grains mixed, livestock mixed

Grain futures were mixed on Tuesday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Sept. delivery lost 10.80 cents at $5.2240 a bushel; Sept. corn fell 5.20...

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July 28, 2020
Wayne Dupree: NFL star is a hero for saying he won’t kneel for the National Anthem and ‘screw anybody who has a problem with that’

Pittsburgh Steelers defensive end Stephon Tuitt, 27, should be celebrated for rejecting the Left's messages of disrespect and divisiveness and for standing up for what is right. Many of you...

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July 28, 2020
We need a fair trial for Ghislaine Maxwell, but won’t get one unless her alleged victims keep their mouths shut

Sex beast Jeffrey Epstein's ex is due her day in court next year. That's a long time to wait, and until then it's important her accusers rein in the media...

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July 28, 2020
Alaska spaceport plans rocket launch after virus slowdown

A rocket will be sent into space from Alaska next week with more launches later after the launch schedule was delayed because of the coronavirus. The Pacific Spaceport Complex in...

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July 28, 2020
Former CBS digital chief takes top job at Tinder

The one-time chief of digital media at CBS is the new CEO of Tinder. Jim Lanzone will take over for current CEO Elie Seidman on Monday, according to Match Group,...

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July 28, 2020
Altria expands sales of heated-cigarette as revenue slides

Marlboro-maker Altria said Tuesday that cigarette sales continued to decline in its last quarter as the company pushed to expand sales of an alternative heated-tobacco product. The Richmond, Virginia-based company...

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July 28, 2020
Where’s the outrage over Britain providing training on ‘how to be a better despot’ for some of the world’s dodgiest regimes?

New evidence shows that the UK is hosting intelligence training for some of the world's most oppressive regimes, which have been involved in numerous atrocities. Why is it not being...

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July 28, 2020
Elon Musk’s ‘jokey’ tweets about Bolivian coup show elite’s total lack of human empathy

Last week, billionaire big brain Elon Musk appeared to give a nod to the Bolivian coup, as critics pointed out his possible gains from the uprising. “We will coup whoever...

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July 28, 2020
Cosmetology students, hairstylists describe a race divide

After repeatedly being denied service by high-end salons because her hair was perceived as “too difficult” to style, Kanessa Alexander took an unusual step. She opened a shop of her...

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July 28, 2020
Remington seeks bankruptcy for 2nd time in as many years

Remington Arms, weighed down by lawsuits and retail sales restrictions following the Sandy Hook school massacre, is seeking bankruptcy protection for the second time in as many years. In a...

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July 28, 2020
Sales tax for bus service will go to Seattle November ballot

Seattle voters will be asked to approve a sales tax increase to pay for bus service, as the coronavirus pandemic forces transit budget cutbacks. The Seattle City Council Monday voted...

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July 28, 2020
This is a critical point in US history. We’ve entered a dangerous, chilling period that could lead to a race or civil war

American democracy is in peril. Russiagate, Stormy Daniels, a politically motivated impeachment… the repeated coups d'états to try to remove an elected president, all show that Democrats will stop at...

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July 28, 2020
Ex-FBI agent Strzok due out with book about Trump, Russia

Former FBI counterintelligence agent Peter Strzok, who played a key role in the Russia investigation but whose pejorative text messages about Donald Trump during the 2016 campaign made him a...

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July 28, 2020
The world must wake up to and resist the ‘New Cold War’ because US actions against China endanger all of HUMANITY

The US' aggressive acts against China and its attempts to launch a new Cold War aren't just an issue of Washington-Beijing bilateral relations, they threaten all of humanity. It is...

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July 28, 2020
Cosmetology students, hairstylists describe a race divide

After repeatedly being denied service by high-end salons because her hair was perceived as “too difficult” to style, Kanessa Alexander took an unusual step. She opened a shop of her...

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