Politics

July 1, 2020
11 bedrooms, two kitchens and 360 views. Tech millionaires’ penthouse priced at $17M

David Centner is a Miami success story. A graduate of Miami Central High and Wharton, Centner became a serial tech entrepreneur who sold his last company, Highway Toll Administration, for...

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July 1, 2020
Merrick Park draws new rental project. Is Coral Gables the new nexus for seniors?

In an age of urban retirees, Coral Gables may be South Florida's new seniors' haven. Developers are banking on it. Orlando-based multifamily developer ZOM Living is planning a 196-unit senior...

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July 1, 2020
Museum or mosque? Turkey debates iconic Hagia Sofia’s status

In its more than 1,400-year existence, the majestic domed structure of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul has served as the Byzantine Empire's main cathedral, a mosque under the Ottoman Empire and...

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July 1, 2020
Fiscal year in N.C. begins with 30 new laws, higher DMV fees

Be prepared to pay more in North Carolina for your driver's license, your vehicle registration or copy of your driving record. As mandated by state law, the Division of Motor...

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July 1, 2020
Slavoj Zizek: Politically correct white people who practise self-contempt are contributing NOTHING in the fight to end racism

Smashing up monuments and disowning the past isn't the way to address racism and show respect to black people. Feeling guilty patronizes the victims and achieves little. It was widely...

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July 1, 2020
Michael Hiltzik: Arizona’s rules for rationing healthcare in the COVID-19 pandemic should terrify you

You may think that the coronavirus and COVID-19, the disease it causes, are frightening enough. But Arizona has just activated a rulebook for rationing hospital care that is truly terrifying....

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July 1, 2020
Minneapolis Fed finds small businesses take deepest cuts to sales from pandemic shutdowns

The pandemic has dealt a particularly large blow to smaller businesses, to women and minority-owned businesses, and to sectors such as entertainment, lodging and retail. Those are some of the...

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July 1, 2020
New NAFTA takes effect amid carmaker COVID-19 recovery

The replacement for the North American Free Trade Agreement takes effect today, July 1, meaning automakers have to begin grappling with a new set of trade rules as they try...

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July 1, 2020
Scientists say Trump’s order limiting foreign workers will hurt labs, stifle American ingenuity

For the last two years, Washington University postdoctoral fellow Wei Qian, of China, has been researching a rare fatal childhood genetic disorder with no highly effective therapy. Now he's scrambling...

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July 1, 2020
Tesla CEO Musk wrong about coronavirus testing: UC Berkeley expert

Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who has called stay-at home orders fascist and defied local officials over re-opening his Fremont electric car factory, was incorrect when he tweeted that high rates...

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July 1, 2020
Asian shares up after Wall St closes best quarter since 1998

Asian shares were mostly higher Wednesday after Wall Street capped its best quarter since 1998, shrugging off continued signs of global economic damage from the coronavirus pandemic. Japan's benchmark Nikkei...

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July 1, 2020
Russian vote extending Putin’s rule until 2036 nears end

Russian President Vladimir Putin's main political project of the year — a constitutional vote that would allow him to extend his rule until 2036 — is set to wrap up...

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July 1, 2020
Tuesday Sports in Brief

MLB NEW YORK (AP) — Trying to find out the status of a baseball player coming back from an ankle injury definitely will be easier than learning whether someone tested...

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July 1, 2020
Russia has come a long way since 1993; Putin’s constitutional changes reflect the needs of a revitalized state

Russia's ‘super-presidential' 1993 Constitution was forged in blood after violent upheaval, at a time when the country was on its knees. It is logical that it would be revisited when...

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July 1, 2020
The Latest: Thailand eases restrictions, reopens schools

BANGKOK — Thailand has further eased COVID-19 restrictions, allowing the reopening of schools and high-risk entertainment venues such as pubs and massage parlors that had been shut since mid-March. It...

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July 1, 2020
Lebanon’s plea to skeptical expats: Come visit, bring cash

With Beirut's airport partially reopening from a three-month virus shutdown, the government is hoping thousands of Lebanese expatriates will return for the summer — and bring dollars desperately needed to...

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July 1, 2020
Lebanon’s plea to skeptical expats: Come visit, bring cash

With Beirut's airport partially reopening from a three-month virus shutdown, the government is hoping thousands of Lebanese expatriates will return for the summer — and bring dollars desperately needed to...

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July 1, 2020
Interfaith group: No Buddhist or Hindu statues in nightclubs

America's nightclubs are largely closed because of the coronavirus pandemic, but that isn't stopping an interfaith coalition from launching a campaign to stop what organizers call the “disrespectful” use of...

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July 1, 2020
Oklahoma voters narrowly approve Medicaid expansion

Oklahoma voters narrowly decided on Tuesday to expand Medicaid health insurance to tens of thousands low-income residents, becoming the first state to amend its Constitution to do so. With 100%...

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July 1, 2020
Report: Boeing fell short in disclosing key changes to Max

A government report says Boeing did not give regulators documents about changes it made in a key system blamed in two deadly crashes of its 737 Max jet, and that...

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July 1, 2020
Hollowed out public health system faces more cuts amid virus

The U.S. public health system has been starved for decades and lacks the resources to confront the worst health crisis in a century. Marshaled against a virus that has sickened...

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July 1, 2020
Dems: Nursing home virus effort ‘chronicle of deadly delay’

The Trump administration was slow to comprehend the scale of COVID-19's impact on nursing homes and a disjointed federal response has only compounded the devastating toll, according to a report...

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July 1, 2020
Analysis: What Trump leaves unspoken carries consequences

President Donald Trump seems to rarely leave a thought unspoken. Of late, though, it is increasingly clear there are things Trump won't say — and they are tied to the...

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July 1, 2020
Miami-Dade restaurants must close dining areas after midnight, mayor says

With the number of coronavirus cases surpassing 35,000 on Monday in Miami-Dade County on Monday, Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez announced late Tuesday he would sign a measure that would close...

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July 1, 2020
Weinstein reaches tentative $19M deal with accusers

Harvey Weinstein and his former studio's board have reached a nearly $19 million settlement with dozens of his sexual misconduct accusers, New York state's attorney general and lawyers in a...

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July 1, 2020
After security law’s passage, Hong Kong marks China rule

Hong Kong's leader strongly endorsed the new security law China's central government is imposing on the semi-autonomous territory in her speech marking Wednesday's anniversary of its handover from colonial Britain....

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July 1, 2020
Audit: California nursing board faked docs on investigations

The California board that regulates the nursing industry falsified its records to make it appear it was properly investigating allegations made against the state's nurses, including serious complaints such as...

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July 1, 2020
Southern California-Las Vegas rail to be built along I-15

A plan to build a high-speed train between Southern California and Las Vegas got a boost Tuesday after the rail company in charge of the project received permission to build...

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June 30, 2020
Baseball’s minor leagues cancel 2020 seasons

Baseball's minor leagues canceled their seasons Tuesday because of the coronavirus pandemic, and the head of their governing body said more than half of the 160 teams were in danger...

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June 30, 2020
Wage hike, driving privileges, civics addressed in new laws

New Illinois state laws dictating minimum wage, certain driving offenses and LGBTQ history education in public schools will take effect Wednesday. Low-wage workers statewide will see a salary increase for...

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June 30, 2020
Kentucky hires firm to help process jobless claims backlog

Looking to end a backlog of unemployment claims filed this spring, Gov. Andy Beshear said the state has hired an outside company to shore up staffing to process the requests...

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June 30, 2020
Facebook bans violent ‘boogaloo’ groups, not the term itself

Facebook has banned an extremist anti-government network loosely associated with the broader “boogaloo” movement, a slang term supporters use to refer to a second Civil War or a collapse of...

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June 30, 2020
California border region agrees to backpedal on reopening

A farming region on California's border with Mexico has sent hundreds of patients to hospitals outside the area, an official said Tuesday, as its leaders accepted Gov. Gavin Newsom's recommendation...

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June 30, 2020
Kemp signs Georgia’s $25.9 billion budget

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed a $25.9 billion budget Tuesday, one day before the start of the new fiscal year. The budget promises sharp cuts but avoids unpaid employee furloughs...

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June 30, 2020
For third time this month, Fox News leads all networks

Mention prime-time television stars in other ages, and you'd think of Jerry Seinfeld, Mark Harmon or Jennifer Aniston. Now it's Sean Hannity and Tucker Carlson. Fox News Channel was the...

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June 30, 2020
Fugitive now in China sentenced in ‘birth tourism’ scheme

A fugitive who pleaded guilty to a visa fraud scheme in which Chinese women gave birth in California so their children would be U.S. citizens has been formally sentenced. Chao...

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June 30, 2020
COVID-19 outbreak on Royal Caribbean ship delays homecoming for Trinidadian crew

Nearly 300 Trinidadians disembarked Royal Caribbean's Enchantment of the Seas cruise ship Tuesday after three and a half months stuck at sea. But they won't be going home just yet....

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June 30, 2020
Missouri governor cuts $450M from new budget

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Tuesday cut hundreds of millions of dollars from the state budget as revenues continue to tank because of the coronavirus pandemic. Parson signed the budget...

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June 30, 2020
More than 1,300 baggage handlers and ground crew laid off across Florida airports

More than 1,300 baggage handlers and ground crew employed were laid off last week across Florida's major airports. In Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notice (WARN) filings with the Florida Department...

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June 30, 2020
Carl Reiner, beloved creator of ‘Dick Van Dyke Show,’ dies

Carl Reiner, the ingenious and versatile writer, actor and director who broke through as a “second banana” to Sid Caesar and rose to comedy's front ranks as creator of “The...

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