Politics

July 14, 2020
Charlotte mayor would support limits on evening booze sales

The mayor of North Carolina's largest city said she would support banning alcohol sales after 10 p.m. in an effort to combat the spread of the coronavirus. The Charlotte Observer...

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July 14, 2020
Ponzi scheme convict wants prison release due to pandemic

A Mississippi man sentenced to nearly 20 years only nine months ago for running a $100 million Ponzi scheme is hoping a federal judge will order his release from prison...

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July 14, 2020
Borgata to reopen July 26, last of Atlantic City’s 9 casinos

The Borgata casino will reopen on July 26, the last of Atlantic City's nine gambling resorts to resume operating amid the coronavirus outbreak. The casino will host an invitation-only “soft...

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July 14, 2020
Introducing Kanye Derangement Syndrome: Chance the Rapper asks why Joe Biden would be better than Yeezy… and the left goes crazy

Chance the Rapper triggered liberals by asking: Why would Biden make a better president than Kanye West? It's a legitimate question, but the vitriolic response suggests honest debate has fallen...

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July 14, 2020
Banned Olympic medalist now charged for false evidence

Olympic race walk silver medalist Maria Guadalupe Gonzalez lost her appeal against a four-year ban for doping and faced new charges on Tuesday for using false evidence. The Athletics Integrity...

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July 14, 2020
UK to exclude Huawei from role in high-speed phone network

Britain's government on Tuesday backtracked on plans to give Chinese telecommunications company Huawei a limited role in the U.K.'s new high-speed mobile phone network in a decision with broad implications...

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July 14, 2020
UK to exclude Huawei from role in high-speed phone network

Britain's government on Tuesday backtracked on plans to give Chinese telecommunications company Huawei a limited role in the U.K.'s new high-speed mobile phone network in a decision with broad implications...

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July 14, 2020
UK to exclude Huawei from role in high-speed phone network

Britain's government on Tuesday backtracked on plans to give Chinese telecommunications company Huawei a limited role in the U.K.'s new high-speed mobile phone network in a decision with broad implications...

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July 14, 2020
“Growth has stalled” …. surging infections hit Delta

Delta Air Lines lost $5.7 billion during a brutal three-month stretch in which air travel collapsed because of the coronavirus pandemic, and a hoped-for recovery has been delayed by a...

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July 14, 2020
Developer: Wellness is a must for new condo development in South Florida

Measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus continue to shift — and so do responses by investors, developers, builders, banks and buyers. To track the impact, RE|source Miami is...

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July 14, 2020
UK demands the public wear face coverings in shops

Britain's government will demand people wear face coverings in shops as it seeks to clarify its message after weeks of prevarication amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Health Secretary Matt Hancock is...

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July 14, 2020
Demand for robot cooks rises as kitchens combat COVID-19

Robots that can cook - from flipping burgers to baking bread - are in growing demand as virus-wary kitchens try to put some distance between workers and customers. Starting this...

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July 14, 2020
Steel processing plant to open Kentucky facility

A steel processing company plans to open a facility in Kentucky that will level and cut steel for customers in the Ohio Valley region, officials said. Chicago-based Feralloy Corp. will...

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July 14, 2020
Delta posts quarterly loss, 17,000 employees sign up for buyouts and early retirements

Delta Air Lines had a $5.7 billion net loss for the second quarter and is cutting its workforce through buyouts and early retirements. More than 17,000 employees have signed up...

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July 14, 2020
Wife of Quicken Loans executive sues rival over raunchy text messages

In the cutthroat world of mortgage lenders, rivalry among competitors can get nasty – real nasty. Just ask Theresa Niemiec, the wife of a Quicken Loans executive who claims her...

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July 14, 2020
GM gets OK to make N95 face masks: Where they’ll be used

After months of waiting, General Motors received certification to start making N95 face masks at its facility in Warren, Mich. The approval comes as cases of coronavirus are escalating in...

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July 14, 2020
3M, MIT team up to develop quicker, cheaper COVID-19 test

A collaboration between 3M and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology could lead to a faster, cheaper way to detect COVID-19 – one with results measured in minutes rather than days....

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July 14, 2020
Coronavirus: Black and Latinx women in California have lost work at three times the rate of white men

Leah Taylor loved her job as a bartender at Oakland International Airport. The pay was great, and she got to be a counselor and confidant for travelers scared of flying...

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July 14, 2020
GM to call up hundreds of laid-off workers to meet production demand at key truck plants

General Motors Co. has a problem with absenteeism at its vital truck plants just when it needs every single body it can get on the assembly line. GM is working...

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July 14, 2020
‘Return to work’ COVID antibody testing comes with warning

Doctors say employers should not use COVID-19 antibody tests to decide whether employees are safe to return to work, yet such testing is being promoted by lab companies and hospitals...

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July 14, 2020
Quibi wins round in mobile technology fight with rival

After months of scrutiny from outsiders over its business, Hollywood streaming service Quibi on Monday got some legal relief. Tech rival Eko had accused Quibi of infringing on a patent...

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July 14, 2020
There’s no reprieve from the haters on holiday for right-wing activist Tommy Robinson. But should there be?

Footage of British extreme right-winger Tommy Robinson being accosted on holiday prompted debate about whether such a divisive figure was entitled to privacy in his down time. Can there be...

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July 14, 2020
Pandemic poster boy Rishi Sunak is being tipped to succeed BoJo. Are British people ready to vote for a BAME prime minister?

After spending billions of pounds bailing out a decimated economy, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak is being talked about as the UK's next PM. Is it time for the...

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July 14, 2020
Column: What’s in a Name? Stubborn Snyder About to Find Out

Try and think of a more deserving guy in all of sports than Dan Snyder to get his name-change plans caught in a vise. Go ahead, we'll wait. In the...

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July 14, 2020
Quarantine loopholes bring fresh efforts to fight outbreaks

An Australian state is toughening its punishment for anyone caught violating coronavirus quarantines, including jailing rulebreakers for up to six months — a warning that follows rising virus cases worldwide...

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July 14, 2020
Amazon unveils shopping cart that knows what you’re buying

Amazon has a new cure for long supermarket lines: a smart shopping cart. The cart, which Amazon unveiled on Tuesday, uses cameras, sensors and a scale to automatically detect what...

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July 14, 2020
Asia shares drop on jitters over virus, China-US friction

Shares fell in Asia on Tuesday as skepticism set in about the recent upward momentum in global markets given rising confirmed coronavirus cases and percolating tensions between the U.S. and...

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July 14, 2020
Global vaccine plan may allow rich countries to buy more

Politicians and public health leaders have publicly committed to equitably sharing any coronavirus vaccine that works, but the top global initiative to make that happen may allow rich countries to...

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July 14, 2020
The Latest: India’s virus cases jump by another 28,000

India's number of coronavirus cases jumped by another 28,000 on Tuesday and are fast approaching 1 million. The 28,498 cases reported in the past 24 hours took the national total...

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July 14, 2020
Sailors fighting to save burning San Diego warship

Hundreds of sailors are fighting to save a Navy warship ravaged by fire while the military prepares for the worst: The USS Bonhomme Richard going down in flames, and its...

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July 14, 2020
Governor shuts bars, dining as virus hits California hard

As the coronavirus swept California with renewed ferocity, the governor once again closed bars, inside dining and, for much of the state, gyms, indoor church services and hair and nail...

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July 14, 2020
Indian leader’s virus fund won’t disclose donors, payments

Bejon Misra responded quickly to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appeal in March for donations to a new fund to strengthen the country's fight against the coronavirus. The next day,...

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July 14, 2020
White House turns on Fauci as Trump minimizes virus spike

With U.S. virus cases spiking and the death toll mounting, the White House is working to undercut its most trusted coronavirus expert, playing down the danger as President Donald Trump...

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July 14, 2020
Small businesses around the world struggle to survive

Hour after hour in the dark, Chander Shekhar's mind raced ahead to morning. More than three months had dragged by since the coronavirus forced Shekhar to shut down his business...

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July 14, 2020
Judge rules Mary Trump can publicize book about her uncle

Mary Trump can talk about the highly critical book she wrote about her uncle, President Donald Trump, over the objections of the president's brother, a judge ruled Monday as he...

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July 14, 2020
Judge rules Mary Trump can publicize book about her uncle

Mary Trump can talk about the highly critical book she wrote about her uncle, President Donald Trump, over the objections of the president's brother, a judge ruled Monday as he...

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July 14, 2020
Judge rules Mary Trump can publicize book about her uncle

Mary Trump can talk about the highly critical book she wrote about her uncle, President Donald Trump, over the objections of the president's brother, a judge ruled Monday as he...

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July 14, 2020
North Dakota urges court to halt Dakota Access line shutdown

North Dakota is urging a federal appeals court to block a judge's order to shut down the Dakota Access Pipeline. North Dakota Solicitor General Matt Sagsveen filed a document Monday...

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July 13, 2020
2 biggest California districts say school will start online

The Los Angeles and San Diego school districts, the two largest in California with a combined K-12 student population of about 720,000, announced Monday they won't bring students back to...

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July 13, 2020
Nursing home operator will settle fraud claims for $16.7M

A Los Angeles company that runs 27 nursing homes has agreed to pay $16.7 million to settle allegations of Medicare fraud, the U.S. attorney's office announced Monday. Longwood Management Corp....

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