Politics

June 1, 2020
Hotels in Miami-Dade are reopening. There are rules that come with your stay

Looking for a getaway? Today is the first day Miami-Dade hotels and motels reopen to vacationers and staycationers. After a two-months shutdown, the Miami lodging industry has been preparing for...

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June 1, 2020
The shutdown hit the Florida Keys hard. What will it take to get back to business?

Tourism is the lifeblood of the Florida Keys. It pumps up jobs and tax dollars. Supports fishing, hotels, restaurants. So with more than five million people who visit Monroe County...

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June 1, 2020
2020 Watch: Will Tuesday clinch the nomination for Biden?

Presidential politics move fast. What we're watching heading into a new week on the 2020 campaign: Days to next set of primaries (Indiana, Maryland, Montana, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island,...

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June 1, 2020
Protests, vandalism lead to California curfews

National Guard soldiers deployed in Los Angeles and two other California cities to back up police forces trying to stop waves of violence, vandalism and arson amid passionate protests against...

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June 1, 2020
Will working from home become permanent? Answers from the experts

Mark Zuckerberg is moving Facebook toward a substantially remote workforce over the next decade, making changes permanent that began in the past few months. Within 10 years, Zuckerberg told The...

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June 1, 2020
The Latest: California closes all downtown state buildings

The Latest on the death in Minneapolis of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who pleaded for air as a white police officer pressed a knee on his neck: ___...

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June 1, 2020
Finland in pain as border closure blocks Russian tourists

Finns in the Nordic nation's eastern border region say they haven't seen anything like this since the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union. The closure of Finland's border with Russia...

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June 1, 2020
Primaries become test run for campaigning during coronavirus

Tuesday's primaries in eight states are the biggest test to date of campaigning during the coronavirus era, a way for parties to test-drive new ways of getting out the vote...

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June 1, 2020
UN forced to cut aid to Yemen, even as virus increases need

Aid organizations are making an urgent plea for funding to shore up their operations in war-torn Yemen, saying they have already been forced to stop some of their work even...

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June 1, 2020
Weekend Sports in Brief

BASEBALL NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball players ignored claims by clubs that they need to take additional pay cuts, instead proposing they receive a far higher percentage of...

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June 1, 2020
The Latest: India climbs to 7th biggest outbreak in world

The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can...

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June 1, 2020
AP FACT CHECK: Trump spars with Twitter on voting, protests

President Donald Trump and Twitter tangled over truth and consequences this past week as the social media giant flagged the president's tweets for spreading false information and potentially inciting violence....

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June 1, 2020
Officials see extremist groups, disinformation in protests

U.S. officials are seeking to determine whether extremist groups had infiltrated police brutality protests across the country and deliberately tipped largely peaceful demonstrations toward violence — and if foreign adversaries...

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June 1, 2020
Protests spark virus fears in US; South Korea sees new cases

Protests around the U.S. against police brutality have sparked fears of a further spread of the coronavirus, while South Korea is reporting a steady rise in cases around the capital...

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June 1, 2020
Protests spark virus fears in US; South Korea sees new cases

Protests around the U.S. against police brutality have sparked fears of a further spread of the coronavirus, while South Korea is reporting a steady rise in cases around the capital...

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June 1, 2020
Today in History

Today in History Today is Monday, June 1, the 153rd day of 2020. There are 213 days left in the year. Today's Highlights in History: On June 1, 1939, Lou...

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June 1, 2020
AP source: MLB players offer 114-game season, no more $ cuts

Major League Baseball players ignored claims by clubs that they need to take additional pay cuts, instead proposing they receive a far higher percentage of salaries and a commit to...

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June 1, 2020
Michael Jordan: “Truly pained and plain angry”

Michael Jordan is “deeply saddened, truly pained and plain angry.” With protesters taking to the streets across the United States again Sunday, Jordan released a statement on George Floyd and...

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June 1, 2020
Protests, looting continue, lead to more California curfews

National Guard soldiers patrolled Los Angeles streets and cities across California declared curfews Sunday to head off more violence after unruly demonstrators at earlier protests burned police cars, broke into...

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June 1, 2020
Protests, looting continue, lead to more California curfews

National Guard soldiers patrolled Los Angeles streets and cities across California declared curfews Sunday to head off more violence after unruly demonstrators at earlier protests burned police cars, broke into...

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June 1, 2020
MLS players agree to salary cuts, possible tournament

The Major League Soccer Players Association voted to approve economic concessions for this season, including across-the-board salary cuts, while also agreeing to play in a proposed summer tournament in Orlando,...

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June 1, 2020
MLS players agree to salary cuts, possible tournament

The Major League Soccer Players Association voted to approve economic concessions for this season, including across-the-board salary cuts, while also agreeing to play in a proposed summer tournament in Orlando,...

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June 1, 2020
Officials see extremist groups, disinformation in protests

U.S. officials sought to determine Sunday whether extremist groups had infiltrated police brutality protests across the country and deliberately tipped largely peaceful demonstrations toward violence — and if foreign adversaries...

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June 1, 2020
Officials see extremist groups, disinformation in protests

U.S. officials sought to determine Sunday whether extremist groups had infiltrated police brutality protests across the country and deliberately tipped largely peaceful demonstrations toward violence — and if foreign adversaries...

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May 31, 2020
Liga to resume with Real Madrid playing at training center

The Spanish league is resuming in less than two weeks with Real Madrid playing its games at the club's training center. Madrid will host Eibar on June 14 at the...

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May 31, 2020
Brown fires director of Employment Department over delays

Governor Kate Brown has fired the head of the Oregon Employment Department after long delays in delivering benefits to people who have lost jobs during the coronavirus outbreak. Brown said...

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May 31, 2020
Brown fires director of Employment Department over delays

Governor Kate Brown has fired the head of the Oregon Employment Department after long delays in delivering benefits to people who have lost jobs during the coronavirus outbreak. Brown said...

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May 31, 2020
Brown fires director of Employment Department over delays

Governor Kate Brown has fired the head of the Oregon Employment Department after long delays in delivering benefits to people who have lost jobs during the coronavirus outbreak. Brown said...

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May 31, 2020
Banks burn in San Diego suburb as protest turns violent

Neighboring banks and a sleek, modern office building were burned to the ground by protesters in a San Diego suburb that was roiled last week by the arrest of a...

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May 31, 2020
Nike and more giants of corporate wokeness SIDE with the rioters – but that won’t keep LOOTERS at bay

The global titans of corporate wokeness have sided with the mob. But virtue-signaling isn't going to stop their stores being looted, and isn't going to improve the lives of their...

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May 31, 2020
Unrest devastates a city’s landmark street of diversity

Along the miles-long Minneapolis street where more than a century of migrants have found their American footholds -- Germans, Swedes, Vietnamese, Somalis, Mexicans -- a new history can be traced....

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May 31, 2020
Unrest devastates a city’s landmark street of diversity

Along the miles-long Minneapolis street where more than a century of migrants have found their American footholds -- Germans, Swedes, Vietnamese, Somalis, Mexicans -- a new history can be traced....

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May 31, 2020
Analysis: Budget writing complicated by pandemic revenue dip

Mississippi tax collections were robust for the first several months of the budget year that started last July 1. Then the coronavirus pandemic struck, businesses were hobbled by government shutdown...

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May 31, 2020
Analysis: Budget writing complicated by pandemic revenue dip

Mississippi tax collections were robust for the first several months of the budget year that started last July 1. Then the coronavirus pandemic struck, businesses were hobbled by government shutdown...

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May 31, 2020
Faith leaders in dual roles guiding congregations and police

As an African American pastor who serves as a chaplain in the Minneapolis police precinct where the white officer charged with murdering George Floyd worked, the Rev. Charles Graham believes...

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May 31, 2020
Faith leaders in dual roles guiding congregations and police

As an African American pastor who serves as a chaplain in the Minneapolis police precinct where the white officer charged with murdering George Floyd worked, the Rev. Charles Graham believes...

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May 31, 2020
Nevada home to 246M-year-old fossil of pregnant ichthyosaur

Autumn was closing in fast on northern Nevada when Martin Sander took one last look around the excavation site in the Augusta Mountains 150 miles (241 kilometers) east of Reno....

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May 31, 2020
Average US gas price up 8 cents over 2 weeks to $2.05

The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline rose 8 cents over the past two weeks, to $2.05 per gallon. Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg of the Lundberg Survey says Sunday that...

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May 31, 2020
Target temporarily closing stores due to protest dangers

Target is temporarily closing 105 stores in 10 states after several were broken into during protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis last week. The company is closing...

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May 31, 2020
AMERICAN DIARY: To be black and a journalist at this moment

For many Americans, “space” means leaving the Earth's atmosphere and exploring the galaxy. They think of this weekend's SpaceX launch. Or going where no one has gone before on “Star...

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