Politics

April 7, 2020
UEFA explores financial rule changes due to pandemic impact

UEFA is exploring changes to Financial Fair Play rules as clubs grapple with the sudden loss in revenue caused by the coronavirus pandemic abruptly halting competitions across Europe. The cost-control...

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April 7, 2020
Most coronavirus deaths in Missouri involving older people

Older people have been far more likely to die worldwide from the coronavirus, and statistics from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services show that Missouri is no exception....

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April 7, 2020
AP sources: MLB, union discuss playing all games in Arizona

Putting all 30 teams in the Phoenix area this season and playing in empty ballparks was among the ideas discussed Monday by Major League Baseball and the players' association. The...

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April 7, 2020
What happens when your recliner catches fire? It gets recalled along with the sofa

Supervisors and spouses are supposed to light a fire under your buns, not the chair or sofa in which you're sitting. That's why Southern Motion recalled about 2,300 Wireless Power...

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April 7, 2020
Black doctor jailed over $100 bill sues Charlotte, police

A doctor who was jailed overnight in North Carolina after being accused of paying for a beer at a concert with a counterfeit $100 bill is suing, saying she was...

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April 7, 2020
Missouri lawmakers return to Capitol for virus funding bill

Missouri lawmakers are taking extraordinary steps to return to the usually crowded state Capitol on Tuesday to pass an emergency coronavirus funding bill. The Capitol has been closed to everyone...

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April 7, 2020
Covid-19 has given BoJo the Michael Jackson effect – if he fights through this, he’ll have a much more sympathetic nation to lead

Having been taken into intensive care and possibly fighting for his life, Boris Johnson has seen his popularity boosted by Britain's love of the underdog. Politics operates in a shadowy...

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April 7, 2020
Spirit AeroSystems announces temporary layoffs

Thousands of Spirit AeroSystems employees in Wichita and other locations are being furloughed for three weeks without pay amid an outbreak of a novel coronavirus that has paralyzed air travel...

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April 7, 2020
Recent Kansas editorials

The Lawrence Journal-World, April 5 The Journal-World recently reported on a fun and elaborate yard sign that was placed in front of Lawrence Memorial Hospital, thanking the health care workers...

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April 7, 2020
Online grocery services struggle to meet spike in demand

A pandemic forcing everyone to stay home could be the perfect moment for online grocery services. In practice, they've been struggling to keep up with a surge in orders, highlighting...

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April 7, 2020
Chraibi: Financing, supply chain uncertainty present design-planning hurdles

Measures to contain the spread of coronavirus are still shifting by the day — and so are responses by investors, developers, builders, banks and buyers. To track the impact in...

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April 7, 2020
Here are the five biggest residential sales in Miami-Dade for the week of March 29-April 4

Here are the biggest five residential sales in Miami-Dade for the week of March 29-April 4. The data was compiled by Condo.com and does not include off-market or new construction...

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April 7, 2020
Miami condo associations try to limit visitor access. But what can they enforce?

Some condo associations in South Florida are encouraging residents to refrain from hosting visitors while others are cutting all visitor access. But how much power a condo association has may...

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April 7, 2020
WHO can we trust? Just when coronavirus gave the World Health Organization its moment to shine, it bottled it

The World Health Organization (WHO) has veered from downplaying Covid-19 to spreading global panic. What is the point of the body if it fails during the crisis it was born...

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April 7, 2020
Japan declares state of emergency, ramping up virus battle

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared a month-long state of emergency Tuesday for Tokyo and six other prefectures to ramp up defenses against the spread of the coronavirus as the...

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April 7, 2020
Has your business changed due to the coronavirus crisis? Here’s how to get the word out

Is your business open, but you've had a hard a time communicating with your customers? Have you changed your services and want to get the word out there? Are you...

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April 7, 2020
Our lockdown was supposed to protect the most vulnerable, the elderly, from Covid-19 – but we’re achieving precisely the opposite

Putting old people under virtual house arrest at home or in their care homes, denying them proper medical care, destroying the value of their pensions – how are these devastating...

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April 7, 2020
Coronavirus hit California’s cut-flower industry at the worst time

It happened this fast: Shoppers frightened by the novel coronavirus ransacked grocery stores. Store managers shifted staff to restock shelves. The floral booth went empty. California's cut-flower industry imploded. Sure,...

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April 7, 2020
Retail thought it was facing the apocalypse. Then came the coronavirus

As operator of one of the country's biggest liquidators, Bryant Riley has profited from what's been called the retail apocalypse – the destruction of shops and big chains largely because...

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April 7, 2020
Asian shares rise, echoing Wall St optimism on virus battle

Asian shares rose Tuesday, echoing the rally on Wall Street, amid a few glimmers of hope that the coronavirus pandemic could be slowing. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 gained 2.0% to...

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April 7, 2020
The Latest: SKorea considers guidelines for plasma treatment

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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April 7, 2020
Celebrities reveal new sides during virus, but face backlash

Portia de Rossi has been teaching herself how to cook during the coronavirus lockdown. It's been an eye-opening experience for the actress — and for her fans. She's cut herself...

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April 7, 2020
Hackers’ new target during pandemic: video conference calls

Ceri Weber had just begun to defend her dissertation when the chaos began: Echoes and voices interrupted her. Someone parroted her words. Then Britney Spears music came on, and someone...

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April 7, 2020
British virus crisis deepens, while New York sees positives

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson remained in intensive care Tuesday for treatment of his coronavirus illness, while authorities in New York hoped that a leveling off of deaths and new...

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April 7, 2020
Pandemic politics: Wisconsin primary moving forward

Wisconsin is asking hundreds of thousands of voters to ignore a stay-at-home order in the midst of a pandemic to participate in Tuesday's presidential primary election, becoming a test case...

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April 7, 2020
Financial hits pile up for colleges as some fight to survive

Colleges across the nation are scrambling to close deep budget holes and some have been pushed to the brink of collapse after the coronavirus outbreak triggered financial losses that could...

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April 7, 2020
Georgia Senate Appropriations Chairman Jack Hill has died

Georgia's lieutenant governor announced Monday that Republican state Sen. Jack Hill has died. Hill, of Reidsville, was the chairman of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee, which controls legislation involving how...

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April 7, 2020
Death in the slum: India holds its breath as coronavirus spreads to tightly-packed shanty town

A series of coronavirus deaths in India's biggest slum has panicked authorities and raised a difficult question: how can the government stop a virulent illness in the most vulnerable of...

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April 7, 2020
California court leaders suspend evictions amid pandemic

California judicial leaders on Monday adopted a statewide emergency order suspending evictions to help deal with the COVID-19 crisis that has crippled the court system. It was one of eleven...

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April 7, 2020
REI: Stores stay shut, workers furloughed, no pay for CEO

REI said Monday it would keep its 162 retail locations closed and furlough some of its roughly 14,000 employees without pay for 90 days as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to...

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April 7, 2020
US judge won’t block gun store closures in Los Angeles

A federal judge on Monday refused to block Los Angeles officials from shutting down gun stores as nonessential businesses during the coronavirus pandemic. It's at least the second time federal...

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April 7, 2020
Businesses wait for word, money after applying for SBA loans

Small business owners hoping for quick loans from the government were in a holding pattern Monday — waiting on their bank to either take their application or, if it did,...

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April 7, 2020
Congress, White House reach high for next virus bill

Congressional leaders are jolting ahead with another coronavirus rescue package as President Donald Trump indicated Monday that Americans will need more aid during the stark pandemic and economic shutdown. House...

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April 7, 2020
Nursing home patients trying unproven virus drug in Texas

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says about 30 nursing home residents near Houston who tested positive for the coronavirus are receiving treatment with an anti-malaria drug not yet officially approved for...

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April 6, 2020
Silver says he does not expect any NBA decisions until May

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver does not expect any decisions to be made until at least May about the possible resumption of the 2019-20 season, saying the coronavirus pandemic simply makes...

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April 6, 2020
Hundreds on board the Coral Princess still don’t know when — or if — they’re going home

Hundreds of passengers and crew remained stuck on the Coral Princess cruise ship at PortMiami Monday with little information about when they will be getting off. Meanwhile, the circumstances surrounding...

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April 6, 2020
After virus fades, service industries may be changed forever

For years, personal trainer Amanda Tikalsky didn't have to worry much about her job. The U.S. economy's record-breaking 11-year expansion offered security to service workers like her. Then came the...

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April 6, 2020
LA Rams hope to run ball by committee without Todd Gurley

The Los Angeles Rams' unceremonious release of Todd Gurley left an enormous hole in the middle of their offense. Coach Sean McVay and general manager Les Snead don't believe they...

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April 6, 2020
Federal Reserve announces support for small business lending program

The Federal Reserve is contemplating creating a quasi-government entity — similar to Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac — to speed up a program designed to provide emergency loans to small...

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April 6, 2020
The Seven “C’s” Of Leadership During The Coronavirus Crisis

Miami Herbert Business School Dean John Quelch lays out how leaders in business need to respond to the ongoing coronavirus crisis. … Click to Continue »

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