Politics

July 2, 2020
American and 4 other airlines reach loan agreements with US

American Airlines and four smaller carriers have reached agreement with the government for billions more in federal loans, a sign of the industry's desperate fight to survive a downturn in...

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July 2, 2020
Investor betting almost $500M on ‘big city club’ Hertha

While rivals are counting the cost of the coronavirus pandemic, German soccer club Hertha Berlin is dreaming big. And spending big. “If everyone plays a part and avoids big mistakes,...

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July 2, 2020
Police union contract extended, bargaining to continue

The Portland City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to extend bargaining over the next Portland Police Association contract for a year to increase public involvement in the negotiations. Negotiations over the...

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July 2, 2020
Fewer people are filing for unemployment in Florida. But economists aren’t feeling it

Even as the number of Floridians newly filing for unemployment benefits fell for the third-straight week—and even as the U.S. added a record number of jobs—economists continue to warn that...

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July 2, 2020
You’re already paying reparations, but the money’s not going to black America

In the wake of BLM riots, politicians, activists and opportunists are demanding the white man pay reparations for the evils of his slave-owning ancestors. But he's already paying, and it's...

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July 2, 2020
Tesla 2Q deliveries rise over 1Q despite factory shutdown

Tesla says it delivered more electric vehicles worldwide in the second quarter than it did in the first. The increase came even though coronavirus restrictions forced it to shut down...

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July 2, 2020
Virus ban gives tobacco illegal drug status in South Africa

The message was dropped into a WhatsApp group used by suburban moms in South Africa. Amid the grumblings over homeschooling during lockdown, one mom went off topic: “Does anyone know...

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July 2, 2020
Campaign to have Mia Khalifa’s porn videos taken offline does a disservice to the true meaning of ‘justice’

Ex-porn star Mia Khalifa has racked up 1.5 million signatures petitioning to have her movies deleted, claiming they will haunt her for life. But she owes her fandom to that...

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July 2, 2020
U.S., South Africa report new record coronavirus rises

The United States and South Africa have both reported record new daily coronavirus infections, with U.S. figures surpassing 50,000 cases a day for the first time, underlining the challenges still...

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July 2, 2020
Caitlin Johnstone: Why the US empire works so hard to control the international narrative about Russia

On a December 2010 episode of Fox News' Freedom Watch, John Bolton and the show's host Andrew Napolitano were debating about recent WikiLeaks publications, and naturally the subject of government...

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July 2, 2020
Why the US empire works so hard to control the international narrative about Russia

On a December 2010 episode of Fox News' Freedom Watch, John Bolton and the show's host Andrew Napolitano were debating about recent WikiLeaks publications, and naturally the subject of government...

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July 2, 2020
The South Florida office market is holding steady – for now. That may not last

The South Florida office market is holding steady, despite fears that that office might crater amid the work-from-home trend. Vacancy rates remained relatively unchanged in the second quarter 2020, according...

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July 2, 2020
5 Things to Know for Today

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. JOB SURGE EXPECTED IN JUNE REPORT Economists forecast that 3 million jobs...

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July 2, 2020
With beaches closed for 4th, South Florida’s hospitality industry absorbs another blow

Last July 4, Miami-Dade hotels were nearly full, with the occupancy rate reaching 90%, according to hospitality data firm STR. This year, with the area set to hold a muted...

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July 2, 2020
Landslide at Myanmar jade mine kills at least 50 people

A landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar killed 50 people Thursday, the central government said, though a local lawmaker said the toll was nearly twice as high. The...

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July 2, 2020
The Latest: Musicians ask UK govt to save live concerts

LONDON — Paul McCartney and Ed Sheeran are among more than 1,500 musicians asking the British government to step in and save the country's world-renowned live music scene from devastation...

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July 2, 2020
Some homeowners struggled to pay PACE improvement loans. The coronavirus made it harder

It wasn't until the work was done that Marcelino and Josefina Rodriguez said they learned the truth. They had been signed up for a roughly $45,000 PACE home improvement loan...

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July 2, 2020
New trade agreement means steep learning curve for auto industry

Imagine being asked to bake a cake but not being told what kind of cake you'll be baking and knowing you'll be judged on the results. You might know you...

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July 2, 2020
NASA ponies up funds for more Artemis boosters from Northrop Grumman

NASA has contracted with Northrop Grumman to start gathering the materials it would need to supply booster rockets for as many as six more Artemis lunar missions. The company is...

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July 2, 2020
Should JC Penney be split up or sold? Everything is still on the table as bankruptcy enters critical phase

Forty-five days into its Chapter 11 reorganization, J.C. Penney's bankruptcy can still go in a few different directions. All possibilities are still alive, including interest from three or four outside...

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July 2, 2020
Americans face 25% jump in power bills, adding to summer of woe

As the U.S. faces a blisteringly hot summer, millions of people already reeling from the coronavirus's economic fallout are about to face sharp increases in electric bills that may drive...

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July 2, 2020
Ford Motor Co. partners with Disney on Ford Bronco reveal

Disney will partner with Ford Motor Co. on the upcoming Ford Bronco reveal, the automaker confirmed Thursday. Ford will unveil the all-new SUV "across Disney's broadcast, cable, digital and streaming...

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July 2, 2020
Silverado edges out Ram in the truck wars as automakers report dismal overall sales

The Chevy Silverado is keeping the ever-encroaching Ram at bay in the ongoing truck wars, despite overall dismal industry auto sales in the second quarter due to the global coronavirus...

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July 2, 2020
Grindr’s new owners are straight. They say that’s OK

The international ownership saga of America's most popular gay dating app, Grindr, came to a close last month when a group of American investors took control of the West Hollywood...

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July 2, 2020
The newest entry on the pandemic hard-to-find list: pocket change

First, it was masks and gloves. Then it was toilet paper and hand sanitizer. Now it's coins. The pandemic has led to a number of nationwide shortages. Lately, signs are...

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July 2, 2020
The Covid SECOND WAVE is coming. I can’t wait for governments to BLAME it all on you, me and the rest of the p*ssed-off public

Amid clear signs of a resurgence in Covid-19, governments are easing lockdown restrictions. But don't you worry – they've found a way to make sure they can point the finger...

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July 2, 2020
Asian stocks follow Wall Street higher on vaccine hopes

Asian stock markets followed Wall Street higher Thursday as hopes for development of a coronavirus vaccine competed with concern about rising U.S. infections. Benchmarks in Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong and...

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July 2, 2020
The trans ideology of less than 1% of the UK population has bullied the other 99%. Here’s why I, as a real woman, reject it

We're repeatedly told that males, replete with penises and beards, can become the opposite sex simply by saying: “I am a woman.” This is simply wrong, dangerous and is stifling...

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July 2, 2020
Wednesday Sports in Brief

NFL The NFL will cut its preseason in half and push back the start of exhibition play so teams have more time to train following a virtual offseason made necessary...

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July 2, 2020
Watkins Glen open again, optimistic for NASCAR weekend

The roar is back at New York's Thunder Road. Three months after its opening day was canceled by the coronavirus pandemic, Watkins Glen International is hosting car clubs again as...

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July 2, 2020
Long-shut factory helps COVID-struck Afghans breathe free

Seven years ago, Najibullah Seddiqi closed his oxygen factory, frustrated with power cuts and with rampant corruption that kept him from getting contracts with hospitals. But as the coronavirus raced...

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July 2, 2020
California takes step back from reopening amid virus surge

It was a simple family get-together; a wedding gathering. About 30 people went out to dinner. Half came down with the coronavirus. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti recounted that anecdote...

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July 2, 2020
The Latest: India virus count tops 600,000 amid recent surge

NEW DELHI — The number of confirmed coronavirus infections in India has topped 600,000, with health authorities reporting 19,148 new cases in the past 24 hours. As of Thursday, India's...

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July 2, 2020
The Latest: Oklahoma athletics cutting $13.7M from budget

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ The Oklahoma athletics department has announced $13.7 million in budget cuts it blames on fallout...

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July 2, 2020
Asia Today: Cases rise in locked Australian suburbs, India

A coronavirus outbreak in Australia's second-largest city continued to grow Thursday and the Northern Territory detected its first case in three months. Northern Territory Health Minister Natasha Fyles said the...

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July 2, 2020
A predicted surge in US job growth for June might not last

U.S. employers likely rehired several million more workers in June, thereby reducing a Depression-level unemployment rate, but the most up-to-date data suggests that a resurgent coronavirus will limit further gains....

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July 2, 2020
Black businesses see increased sales amid racial reckoning

When Mahdi Hashemian was looking for a bicycle for his 7-year-old daughter Zeynab last week, the Cambridge, Massachusetts, resident decided to skip his local cycle shops in favor of a...

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July 2, 2020
Senate candidate’s campaign bus catches on fire in Alabama

U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Tuberville's campaign bus went up in flames Wednesday night on the side of a north Alabama interstate. The DeKalb County Sheriff's office posted on social media...

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July 2, 2020
MVP plaque presenters to discuss Landis’ name on MLB trophy

The baseball organization that presents the annual MVP awards will consider whether the name of former commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis should be pulled from future plaques. “The issue is being...

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July 2, 2020
Appeals court lifts restraint against Trump book publisher

A New York appeals court cleared the way Wednesday for a publisher to distribute a tell-all book by President Donald Trump's niece over the objections of the president's brother. The...

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