Politics

March 30, 2020
USA Rugby filing for bankruptcy amid coronavirus shutdown

USA Rugby has decided to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy because its financial woes have been exacerbated by the coronavirus shutdown. In financial strife since 2018, USA Rugby's recent attempt...

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March 30, 2020
Study: Social distancing seems to be helping in King County

Public health officials and researchers said Monday social distancing appears to be helping slow the spread of COVID-19 in the Seattle area, where many of the first U.S. deaths occurred,...

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March 30, 2020
Florida couple among hundreds stuck on cruise still at sea. ‘We are very discouraged.’

A two-week March cruise around the southern tip of South America seemed like a great idea to empty-nesters Laura Gabaroni Huergo and her husband Juan, 48-year-old South Florida natives who...

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March 30, 2020
NCAA to give spring sport athletes extra year of eligibility

The NCAA will permit spring sport athletes who had their seasons shortened by the coronavirus outbreak to have an additional year of eligibility. The NCAA Division I Council voted Monday...

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March 30, 2020
Florida couple tells their story from inside stranded cruise ship

Juan Huergo and Laura Gabaroni Huergo, South Florida natives, were on the Holland America Zaandam cruise ship, which has been stranded at sea due to coronavirus. Some healthy passengers, including...

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March 30, 2020
Zaandam cruise ship heads for Florida as passengers test positive for coronavirus

The Zaandam cruise ship, on which four passengers died from COVID-19, was traveling to Florida on March 30 after passing through the Panama Canal with its sister ship, the Rotterdam,...

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March 30, 2020
The Latest: Cubs’ Schwarber feeds police, firefighters, EMTs

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ Cubs slugger Kyle Schwarber is donating meals to first responders in Chicago for their efforts...

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March 30, 2020
Cruise crew board charter flights from Miami to Manila, Bali amid coronavirus crisis

Healthy crew members who have been stuck on the coronavirus-stricken Costa Favolosa and Costa Magica cruise ships since mid-March finally touched land in Miami Monday on their way to their...

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March 30, 2020
Gray hair, don’t care: Cuts and color lead to home travails

Sister love playing out in a living-room hair trim. A botched home dye job with a silver lining. Stylists shipping out kits of personalized color with promises to talk their...

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March 30, 2020
How dire projections, grim images dashed Trump’s Easter plan

The two doctors spread out their charts on the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office. The projections were grim: Even if the U.S. were to continue to do what it...

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March 30, 2020
Democratic lawmakers call for racial data in virus testing

Democratic lawmakers are calling out an apparent lack of racial data that they say is needed to monitor and address disparities in the national response to the coronavirus outbreak. In...

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March 30, 2020
Some Instacart, Amazon workers strike as jobs get riskier

Some Instacart and Amazon warehouse workers walked off the job Monday demanding greater safeguards against the coronavirus, even as both companies are speed-hiring hundreds of thousands of new workers to...

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March 30, 2020
Feds refuse again to list bi-state grouse along state line

Two years after a U.S. judge ordered the Trump administration to reconsider its refusal to protect sage grouse populations along the California-Nevada line, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has...

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March 30, 2020
New Trump mileage standards to gut Obama climate effort

President Donald Trump is poised to roll back ambitious Obama-era vehicle mileage standards and raise the ceiling on damaging fossil fuel emissions for years to come, gutting one of the...

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March 30, 2020
Reid promotes probe, re-vote over post-ballot changes to CBA

Free agent safety Eric Reid wants the NFL's new collective bargaining agreement invalidated over language added following ratification of the pact earlier this month. He is calling for an investigation...

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March 30, 2020
Anthem executive becomes next Blue Cross NC president, CEO

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina is hiring an executive from a major Blue Cross insurer in multiple states as its next president and CEO, the company announced...

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March 30, 2020
How a chance reunion led to Nipsey Hussle’s death

Ermias Asghedom and Eric Holder both grew up in the same Los Angeles neighborhood, were both part of the gang known as the Rollin' 60s, and were both aspiring rappers....

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March 30, 2020
How major US stock indexes fared Monday

Stocks closed higher again on Wall Street Monday, led by health care stocks, bringing the market's surge over the past week to 17%. The S&P 500 rose more than 3%...

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March 30, 2020
Why Donald Trump should uncage the Tiger King, Joe Exotic

The mentally-disturbed star of the super successful Netflix show has been abused by those keen to cash in. We need to stop this happening ever again. Until a week ago,...

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March 30, 2020
Job cuts keep coming, flight crews may become medical staff

The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. Following are developments on Monday related to the global economy, the work place and...

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March 30, 2020
The Latest: Soccer agent organises donation of 150,000 masks

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ Soccer agent Jorge Mendes is donating more than 150,000 masks to a Portuguese hospital with...

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March 30, 2020
New Trump mileage standards to gut Obama climate effort

President Donald Trump is expected to relax ambitious Obama-era vehicle mileage standards and raise the ceiling on damaging fossil fuel emissions for years to come, gutting one of the United...

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March 30, 2020
Urgent question from small businesses: When will aid arrive?

When will the money arrive? That's the urgent question for small business owners who have been devastated by the coronavirus outbreak. They're awaiting help from the $2 trillion rescue package...

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March 30, 2020
Belarus’ gamble: Lukashenko ignores Covid-19 warnings as the rest of Europe panics

With most of Europe gripped by Covid-19 panic and in lockdown mode, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko sees no cause for alarm — and life has gone on as normal. But...

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March 30, 2020
Mississippi mayor closes child care centers to fight virus

A Mississippi mayor ordered child care centers in his city to close Monday for at least a week to slow the spread of the new coronavirus, setting a stricter standard...

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March 30, 2020
Human life must trump economics in a pandemic. THIS is why China is succeeding in war on Covid-19 and US is on path to disaster

China's outperformance of the US in both the 2008 crisis and the Covid-19 outbreak will see a geopolitical shift in Beijing's favor. The longer the US continues with its disastrous...

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March 30, 2020
Yellowstone slaughters wild bison to shrink park’s herds

Yellowstone National Park is done capturing wild bison for the year after rounding up almost 550 of the wild animals and sending most to slaughter as part of a population...

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March 30, 2020
Trump defends extending virus guidelines as spread continues

Siding with public health experts' dire projections, President Donald Trump on Monday defended his decision to extend restrictive social distancing guidelines through the end of April, while bracing the nation...

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March 30, 2020
Tampa Bay Times changes print schedule, announces furloughs

One of Florida's largest newspapers announced Monday that it would temporarily change its print frequency to two days a week. The Tampa Bay Times, which is based in St. Petersburg,...

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March 30, 2020
Miami-Dade halts construction inspections after COVID-19 spreads at permit center

After most of its permitting staff went into self-isolation because of multiple coronavirus cases within their ranks, Miami-Dade is suspending construction inspections and telling builders to hire their own engineers...

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March 30, 2020
The Action-Men of politics, Trump, Johnson & Modi, are enjoying soaring popularity ratings, while others are floundering

Decisive action over Covid-19 has led to soaring approval ratings for populist leaders, in sharp contrast to the fortunes of other heads of state. But will it lead to them...

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March 30, 2020
Scammers use COVID-19 stimulus package to target Floridians

Congress recently passed a $2 trillion economic rescue bill to help Americans during the COVID-19 crisis. It includes individual payments and expanded unemployment coverage. Scammers use this opportunity to steal...

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March 30, 2020
Conditions for companies that get virus aid: Room for abuse?

A $500 billion federal aid package for companies and governments hurt by the coronavirus includes rules aimed at ensuring that the money is used in ways that would help sustain...

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March 30, 2020
How will we vote? Outbreak revives debate on mail-in ballots

As the coronavirus pandemic knocks primary election after primary election off schedule, Democrats argue the outbreak shows the country needs to move toward one of their longtime goals — widespread...

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March 30, 2020
Grains mostly lower, livestock lower.

Grain futures were mostly lower Monday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for May delivery declined 17.40 cents at $5.66 a bushel; May corn fell 4.40...

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March 30, 2020
Rent strike idea gaining steam during coronavirus crisis

With millions of people suddenly out of work and rent due at the first of the month, some tenants are vowing to go on a rent strike until the coronavirus...

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March 30, 2020
Dem leader 12th Missouri COVID-19 death; case growth slows

The death of a Democratic Party leader in western Missouri who died after contracting COVID-19 pushed the number of coronavirus-related deaths in the state to 12 and the total confirmed...

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March 30, 2020
Pennsylvania prison inmates quarantined in cells over virus

Inmates throughout the Pennsylvania state prison system will largely be confined to their cells to prevent an outbreak of COVID-19 after one tested positive for the disease, the state Department...

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March 30, 2020
Macy’s to furlough majority of its 130,000 workers

Macy's will furlough a majority of its 130,000 workers with its stores dark. The company on Monday said it is transitioning to an ‘'absolute minimum workforce" needed to maintain basic...

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March 30, 2020
Carnival, MSC join Royal Caribbean in extending cruise cancellations amid COVID-19 pandemic

Carnival Cruise Line and MSC Cruises said Monday the companies won't go back to cruising until May 12 and May 30, respectively, a full month later than previously announced. All...

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