WASHINGTON (AP) – The coronavirus recession hit fast and violently. Now, with the U.S. economy still five months later in the grip of the outbreak, the recovery looks fit and uneven – and painfully slow. The latest evidence came Thursday, when the government reported that the number of workers applying …
Read More »Reds broadcaster Thom Brennaman uses anti-gay slur on air
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Reds broadcaster Thom Brennaman used an anti-gay slur on the air during Cincinnati’s game Wednesday night and later left the broadcast after apologizing. Brennaman used the slur moments after the Fox Sports Ohio feed recovered from a commercial break before reaching the top of the …
Read More »Trail of bubbles leads scientists to new detection of coronavirus
A doctor who checks comatose COVID-19 patients for signs of a stroke, instead stumbles upon a new indication of how the virus can damage the lungs – thanks to a test that used small air bubbles and a robot. Dr. Alexandra Reynolds, a neurologist at New York’s Mount Sinai Health …
Read More »Government can not get priority for vaccine, bad needs help
VATICAN CITY (AP) – Pope Francis warned on Wednesday against any chance that rich people would be given priority over a coronavirus vaccine. “The pandemic is in crisis. You do not get the same result – better or worse, ‘Francis said, adding improvised remarks to his planned speech to his …
Read More »Bucks, Lakers stunned in playoff openers
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) – At first it was Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks, unable to claim what was one of the best defenses in the league. Then came LeBron James and the Lakers, who sounded 3-pointers from the edge to deliver a constant sound in a mostly empty …
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