ROME (AP) – The failure of the United States to contain the spread of the coronavirus has been met with astonishment and alarm in Europe, as the most powerful country in the world is approaching a world record of 5 million confirmed infections. Perhaps nowhere outside the US is America’s …
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Trump remained largely on the sidelines during the administration’s negotiations with congressional leaders, leaving the talks to his side to Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin. Trump’s embrace of executive actions to restrict Congress runs in stark contrast to his criticism of former President Barack Obama’s …
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NEW YORK (AP) – Alcohol-based sanitizers may help spread the coronavirus, but drinking the products turned out to be fatal to four people in two states. Health officials reported this week that 15 adults were poisoned in May and June in Arizona and New Mexico after drinking sanitizer. In addition …
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ATLANTA (AP) – Returning her job should have been a relief for Leesa Huddleston. A kitchen worker at an Indiana casino, Huddleston returned in June after a three-month furlough caused by the coronavirus. She felt fortunate to no longer be among the roughly 30 million Americans who remain unemployed and …
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LOS ANGELES (AP) – The coronavirus pandemic forced people to stay put, but it gave sharks a travel pass and scientists a rare opportunity. Ocean spots removed from fishing boats and other intrusions by quarantines of COVID-19 saw increased and even unusual behavior of marine life – and Discovery Channel’s …
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