Politics

May 5, 2020
England planning for 6N, autumn tests in October, November

England is working on the assumption its Six Nations campaign and quartet of autumn test matches can be played across October and November as the Rugby Football Union seeks to...

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May 5, 2020
Gulfstream lays off nearly 700 employees in Georgia

An aerospace company announced it laid off nearly 700 employees at its Georgia facility amid the coronavirus pandemic. Gulfstream, a company that makes business and military jets, laid off 699...

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May 5, 2020
The gender sleep gap? Wake me up when the nightmare of modern feminism is over

Men may be dying disproportionately from Covid-19, but apparently the really important issue is that males are ‘stealing' up to three hours of sleep from their weary female partners. When...

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May 5, 2020
Here are the five biggest residential sales in Miami-Dade for the week of April 26-May 2

Here are the biggest five residential sales in Miami-Dade for the week of April 19-25. The data was compiled by Condo.com and does not include off-market or new construction pre-sales....

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May 5, 2020
UK becomes virus epicenter of Europe; S Korea plays baseball

Britain reported the highest number of coronavirus deaths in Europe on Tuesday and infections rose sharply again in Russia, even as other nations made great strides in taming the virus....

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May 5, 2020
Here come COVID-19 tracing apps — and privacy tradeoffs

As governments around the world consider how to monitor new coronavirus outbreaks while reopening their societies, many are starting to bet on smartphone apps to help stanch the pandemic. But...

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May 5, 2020
Trotting thrives in Sweden during sports shutdown

Rikard Skoglund changes into his blue-and-white silks in his car, gathers his helmet and whip, then heads to the track for another evening of horse racing. Sweden's No. 1 horse...

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May 5, 2020
World shares climb on oil price gain, Wall Street rebound

Shares rose in Europe on Thursday, tracking gains in Asia and on Wall Street as oil prices jumped. Moves to reopen economies shut down to help curb the coronavirus pandemic...

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May 5, 2020
The Latest: Belgian players and fans engage in virtual wave

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ Belgian soccer players and their fans are engaging in a virtual wave to support health...

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May 5, 2020
Battered by coronavirus, LA’s legendary recording studios prep for a post-shutdown ‘resurgence’

In the six decades since the late recording legend and Disney sound engineer Salvador "Tutti" Camarata opened Sunset Sound Recorders in the heart of Hollywood, the studio has been continually...

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May 5, 2020
In french fry heartland, spring turns bitter as coronavirus cuts into global demand

For farmer Mike Pink, spring is supposed to be a time of hope, when he can survey a green field of young potato plants and anticipate the bounty to be...

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May 5, 2020
Asian shares advance following rebound on Wall Street

Shares advanced in Asia on Tuesday, lifted by a surge in oil prices and an overnight rebound on Wall Street thanks to a solid showing from big technology companies. Shares...

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May 5, 2020
Slavoj Zizek: Epidemics are like wars, they can drag on for YEARS

We should stop thinking that after a peak in the Covid-19 epidemic things will gradually return to normal. The crisis will drag on. But this doesn't mean the situation is...

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May 5, 2020
4 new cases in South Korea, China show work on containment

China and South Korea, which had early, intense outbreaks of the coronavirus, together reported only four new infections Tuesday and were slowly resuming public events after months of containment efforts....

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May 5, 2020
Monday Sports in Brief

NFL MIAMI (AP) — Don Shula, who won the most games of any NFL coach and led the Miami Dolphins to the only perfect season in league history, died Monday...

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May 5, 2020
Judge dismisses lawsuit over mail delivery

A federal judge says he can't deliver an opinion in a dispute over how mail is dispersed to Kentucky college students living in four Bowling Green apartment complexes. U.S. District...

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May 5, 2020
AP study: MLB average at around $4.4M for 5th year in row

Major League Baseball's average salary ahead of a postponed opening day remained at around $4.4 million for the fifth straight season, according to a study of contracts by The Associated...

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May 5, 2020
At senior home, staff stays put 24-7 to stop virus spread

As girls, Nadia Williams and her sister spent countless hours imagining their weddings. Now 30, Williams helped her younger sibling plan her big day, but when it came on Friday,...

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May 5, 2020
Coronavirus cuts ‘deep scars’ through meatpacking cities

As the coronavirus spread from the nation's meatpacking plants to the broader communities where they are located, it burned through a modest duplex in Waterloo, Iowa. In the downstairs unit...

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May 5, 2020
Asia Today: S Korea has low daily increase as sports resume

South Korea on Tuesday reported its lowest daily increase in coronavirus cases since Feb. 18, continuing a downward trend as the country restarts professional sports and prepares to reopen schools....

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May 5, 2020
South Beach park closes after 5 days. Is it a warning that reopening too fast may backfire?

Is South Florida reopening too quickly, and if so, could the newly regained freedom backfire? The region started to allow public access to parks, marinas and golf courses last week,...

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May 5, 2020
Florida governor orders investigation of unemployment system

Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday ordered an investigation into how the state ended up with a faulty unemployment website that he has previously described as a clunker. The...

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May 5, 2020
Viral sleuths needed to track California coronavirus cases

California's ambitious plan to double the current number of coronavirus tests is being paired with a massive campaign to track down every person who may become infected by each new...

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May 5, 2020
Called to order: Supreme Court holds 1st arguments by phone

They politely took turns speaking. Not a child, spouse or dog could be heard in the background. The conference call went long, but not by that much. And with that,...

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May 4, 2020
Amazon executive says he quit to protest employee firings

An Amazon executive said he quit his job at the online-retail giant to protest the firing of employees who spoke up about the conditions inside the company's warehouses and its...

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May 4, 2020
Mississippi set to ease some pandemic rules for restaurants

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said Monday that he will ease some of the restrictions that he imposed on restaurants and outdoor gatherings to slow the spread of the coronavirus, and...

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May 4, 2020
The U.S. travel industry unveiled guidelines for re-opening. Here’s what they are

The U.S. Travel Association, eager to relieve consumers' fears as COVID-19 restrictions begin to ease, submitted to the White House and state governors on Monday a 15-page report outlining health...

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May 4, 2020
Auditor: Favre received welfare money for no-show speeches

A nonprofit group caught up in an embezzlement scheme in Mississippi used federal welfare money to pay former NFL quarterback Brett Favre $1.1 million for multiple speaking engagements but Favre...

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May 4, 2020
Melonie Johnson to be new president of Borgata casino

The new leader of Atlantic City's Borgata casino is believed to be the resort's first African-American woman to serve as a casino president. Melonie Johnson, the current president of MGM...

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May 4, 2020
Texas tops 2 million unemployment claims during outbreak

Texas has passed the 2 million mark in unemployment claims filed since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, officials said Monday, when the number of new confirmed cases dipped below...

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May 4, 2020
California lawsuit alleges 2 companies inflated gas prices

California sued two multinational gasoline trading companies Monday, alleging they ran a scheme that jacked up prices at the pump from 2015 to late 2016. Democratic Attorney General Xavier Becerra...

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May 4, 2020
Miami-born Cesar Conde named chief of new NBCUniversal news division

Miami native Cesar Conde has been named chief of the newly-formed NBCUniversal News Group, part of a corporate reorganization at NBCUniversal announced Monday. Conde had been chairman of Telemundo and...

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May 4, 2020
Clippers owner Ballmer closes $400M deal to buy The Forum

Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer on Monday completed his purchase of The Forum from Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. for $400 million. Newly created Forum Entertainment LLC will continue...

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May 4, 2020
Lawmakers return for shortened session

Wearing face masks and sitting far apart, Alabama lawmakers on Monday resumed a legislative session that is being shortened because of coronavirus. Legislators had taken a nearly two month break...

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May 4, 2020
Tennis plans virus-related financial fund: 800 players, $6M

The governing bodies of tennis plan to announce as soon as this week they are launching a fund of more than $6 million aimed at lessening the financial effects of...

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May 4, 2020
NBC News chief Andy Lack out in corporate restructuring

NBC News chief Andy Lack is out following a corporate restructuring announced Monday that places Telemundo executive Cesar Conde in charge of NBC News, MSNBC and CNBC. Lack's departure was...

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May 4, 2020
Intel buys Moovit app for $900M to boost bet on robotic cars

Intel is buying transportation-planning service Moovit for $900 million as the world's largest computer chip maker moves further down the road in its effort to build self-driving cars. The deal...

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May 4, 2020
You can say the sex claim ain’t so, Joe, but it won’t work. Biden has lost his moral compass in his desperate bid to defeat Trump

The Democratic White House hopeful – plus his party and its media supporters – dismisses the allegations against him as utterly unfounded, in a nauseating display of hypocrisy. But the...

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May 4, 2020
Mayor says help coming as cases climb near Texas meat plants

A surge of coronavirus cases in the Texas Panhandle, a crucial region for the nation's beef supply, has federal officials sending help to Amarillo to try to control rising numbers...

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May 4, 2020
State: 3 nursing homes to open specific COVID-19 units

Authorities said Monday hree nursing homes in Western Washington will open coronavirus units to house people recovering from COVID-19 and help prevent its spread to other long-term care residents. The...

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