Australia announces bid to win back tourists
When we do go outside again, what will it be like? Over the May 16-17 weekend, Tourism Australia — the country’s national travel…
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Senior CDC official rebukes White House trade adviser’s criticism as tensions escalate over reopening strategy
A senior official from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday offered a pointed rebuke of White House trade adviser Peter…
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‘I can’t send money back home’: How a lifeline for the world’s poorest is being cut off due to Covid-19
For more than four years, Saiful Islam sent about half of the money he made as a construction worker in Bahrain back to his aging parents in…
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Don’t bet against America, says Fed chief on ’60 Minutes’
The US economy is going through an unprecedented recession and a recovery will take time. Even so, you don’t want to bet against…
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A person who was Covid-19 positive attended a church service and exposed 180 people, officials say
A person who later learned they were positive for Covid-19 attended a California religious service on Mother’s Day, exposing 180 other people…
Continue Reading Nearly half of a Michigan high school’s valedictorians since 2014 have come from the same family
Following in her siblings’ footsteps, Amelia Corne graduates from a Michigan high school this month as the valedictorian. She’ll be the…
Continue Reading Facebook launched its Bitmoji-like Avatars. Here’s how to make yours
Say goodbye to the days of only being able to express your emotions through the generic sad, happy, angry or thumbs up emojis on Facebook. Facebook…
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Firing State Dept Inspector General may be a crime
When President Donald Trump fired State Department Inspector General Steve Linick late Friday night, he continued an audacious campaign to exact…
Continue Reading Meet Dr. Moose: Virginia Tech awards one of its therapy dogs an honorary doctorate degree
Like most universities, Virginia Tech’s College of Veterinary Medicine celebrated the class of 2020 with an online commencement ceremony. But…
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Meet Dr. Moose: Virginia Tech awards one of its therapy dogs an honorary doctorate degree
Like most universities, Virginia Tech’s College of Veterinary Medicine celebrated the class of 2020 with an online commencement ceremony. But…
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Hundreds of letters tell the story of a war hero
Click here for updates on this story Lackawanna County, PA (WNEP) — For the past five years, hundreds of letters,…
Continue Reading Convenience store employees held hostage
Click here for updates on this story Wildes-Barre Township, PA (WNEP) — Wilkes Barre Township Police responded to the…
Continue Reading Missouri man who maintained innocence to be executed Tuesday
Click here for updates on this story St. Louis, MO (KCTV) — There has been breaking news on Sunday night in the case of…
Continue Reading 2 people swim to shore after single-engine plane crashes into river
Click here for updates on this story Cascade Locks, OR (KPTV) — A single-engine airplane crashed into the Columbia…
Continue Reading Deputies: Grandmother, man charged after child fatally shoots herself while playing with pistol
Click here for updates on this story Bartow County, GA (WGCL) — The Bartow County Sheriff’s Office charged two…
Continue Reading Quadriplegic teen gets special birthday parade during quarantine
Click here for updates on this story Woodstock, GA (WGCL) — A Cherokee County teenager, who’s lucky to even be here…
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Trump to travel to Michigan this week
President Donald Trump is expected to travel to Michigan to visit a Ford manufacturing plant, a White House spokesman and Ford both confirmed to CNN.…
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While Obama calls out ‘so-called grown-ups,’ Trump administration takes a victory lap
Barack Obama’s harsh criticism of the Trump administration’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic this weekend brought renewed scrutiny…
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6th day in a row of El Paso virus death as fatality total hits 47
EL PASO, Texas — For a sixth-straight day, El Paso County saw death resulting from coronavirus. Health officials on Sunday reported one new death…
Continue Reading Lynn Shelton, ‘Little Fires Everywhere’ director, dies at 54
Director Lynn Shelton, known for the films “Humpday” and “Your Sister’s Sister” and the series “Little Fires…
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Health officials double down on the dangers of mass gatherings as states reopen more venues
Just as more Americans are allowed to visit beaches, attend church indoors or eat inside a restaurant, health officials say gathering in large groups…
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Health officials double down on the dangers of mass gatherings as states reopen more venues
Just as more Americans are allowed to visit beaches, attend church indoors or eat inside a restaurant, health officials say gathering in large groups…
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Hope Solo says she is ‘crushed’ after her dog died of gunshot wounds
Former US goalkeeper Hope Solo said she is “brokenhearted” after her dog died from a gunshot wound this weekend. Conan, a Doberman,…
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Azar lays part of blame for Covid-19 death toll on state of Americans’ health
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar on Sunday suggested that the underlying health conditions of Americans, in particular in minority…
Continue Reading Snoop Dogg uses ‘Frozen’ to encourage people to ‘let it go’ — and Idina Menzel responds
No matter his fame and notoriety, rapper Snoop Dogg proved that he’s just like the rest of us — he, too, sometimes needs to jam out to…
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Nearly 100 new virus cases in New Mexico, a dozen in Doña Ana County, as some restrictions are eased
SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico health officials confirmed nearly 100 new coronavirus infections on Sunday amid an easing of restrictions -…
Continue Reading Love hurts: Man allegedly used alias to steal $9k from girlfriend before disappearing
Click here for updates on this story Papillion, NE (WOWT) — Online dating bought two people together in the…
Continue Reading Business introduces “Corona Window” to serve customers safely
Click here for updates on this story Joy, IL (WQAD) — Restaurants and other businesses across the globe have been…
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Texas has 785 new virus cases, 31 more deaths as meatpacking industry fuels outbreak
DALLAS, Texas — Another 785 Texas residents have tested positive for Covid-19 and there have been 31 more deaths linked to the novel coronavirus,…
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Michael Jordan’s signature Air Jordan shoes from 1985 sell for record-breaking price, Sotheby’s says
A pair of Michael Jordan‘s game-worn shoes from 1985 sold for more than three times the estimated auction price on Sunday, breaking the world…
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