Year: 2020
5 things to know for August 5: Beirut, coronavirus, election, airlines, Taiwan
Yes, members of Congress are still trying to see eye to eye on a new stimulus agreement. They’re hoping to reach a decision by next week, but…
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Trump’s demand that the US get a cut of TikTok’s sale could set a dangerous precedent
TikTok is up for grabs. But while the popular short-form video app likely won’t lack for suitors, President Donald Trump says the US government…
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Megan Rapinoe says ‘we all have a responsibility to make the world a better place’
Megan Rapinoe has always been about goals, both the scoring and achieving of them. On the football field, the 35-year-old forward has plundered them…
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South Korean authorities encourage men to marry foreign women. But their brides often become victims of abuse
Trinh met her murderer through a matchmaker. She was 29 years old and her future husband was in his 50s, court documents show. She only spoke…
Continue Reading How ‘gym rat’ Brooks Koepka is bucking golf’s trends
“He loves working out; He’s a gym rat; He hits the ball a mile,” are some of the ways Brooks Koepka has been characterized by a…
Continue Reading India’s Narendra Modi lays foundation stone at divisive Ayodhya temple despite rise in coronavirus cases
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has laid a foundation stone for the construction of a Hindu temple at a holy site that’s been at the center…
Continue Reading Tiger Woods confident of adding to major tally at PGA Championship
Asked if he could win the PGA Championship, golf’s first major of the calendar year amid a disrupted season, a smiling Tiger Woods had a simple…
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Rafa Nadal will not defend US Open title in New York
Citing the “complicated” nature of the world under the pandemic, Rafael Nadal has opted not to defend his US Open title later this month…
Continue Reading Satellite imagery reveals new penguin colonies in Antarctica
Satellite imaging has revealed that there are nearly 20% more emperor penguin colonies in Antarctica than previously thought. However, while the…
Continue Reading US health chief to make most senior visit to Taiwan in decades
United States Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar will lead a delegation to Taiwan, his office announced Tuesday, in a high-level trip that…
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1 of 6 teens arrested in Las Cruces drug murder is identified as he turns 18
UPDATE, Sept. 16, 2021: One of a half-dozen teens arrested last year in a deadly Las Cruces shooting tied to drugs was publicly identified on…
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Dona Ana County Sheriff’s vehicle overturns during crash, deputy hurt
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A Dona Ana County Sheriff’s cruiser overturned after a crash at an intersection late Tuesday night, injuring a deputy. A…
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Young El Paso entrepreneurs create a spicy candy business give back to the community
EL PASO, Texas– Two young El Paso siblings decided to put their two favorite things together to create their own small business: Mexican candies and…
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El Paso officials raise concerns over businesses flouting compliance with virus mandates
EL PASO, Texas – A top city official said some El Paso businesses refuse to cooperate with city compliance officers and other businesses are afraid…
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Operation Warp Speed adviser says media criticism slows coronavirus fight
Critical media reporting about Operation Warp Speed, the federal government’s effort to speed development of drugs, vaccines and other measures…
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Proposals to disclose Covid-19 infections in businesses, public facilities fail during El Paso council meeting
Editor’s note: This story was updated to include more specific information on each vote. EL PASO, Texas — El Paso City Council rejected several…
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SWAT standoff in central El Paso ends as wanted man surrenders while carrying baby
EL PASO, Texas — A SWAT standoff with a wanted fugitive believed to be armed and barricaded in central El Paso ended with the man walking out of an…
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El Paso County Jail has 1st inmate death due to Covid-19
EL PASO, Texas — A 59-year-old inmate at the El Paso County Jail has died of Covid-19, Sheriff Richard Wiles told El Paso Matters on Tuesday. It is…
Continue Reading NYC party boat owners arrested after their cruise was busted with more than 170 guests on board
A riverboat party attended by more than 170 people in New York over the weekend violated state and city emergency orders, according to the New York…
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3 arrested in murder of beloved Texas ice cream man
AUSTIN, Texas — Three people have been arrested for the murder of a beloved ice-cream vendor in Austin, according to ABC affiliate KXXV. Austin…
Continue Reading Chad Daybell case can proceed to trial, judge rules
An Idaho judge ruled Tuesday that the case against Chad Daybell, the stepfather of two children whose remains were found on his property, can proceed…
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We Build the Wall’s Kris Kobach loses Republican U.S. Senate primary in Kansas
TOPEKA, Kansas — Kansas Republicans have nominated Rep. Roger Marshall for the U.S. Senate instead of polarizing conservative Kris Kobach of…
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Judge bars Otero County commissioner who leads ‘Cowboys for Trump’ from son over posts, masks
OTERO COUNTY, New Mexico — A state district judge has barred the leader of the New Mexico group Cowboys for Trump from seeing his son over social…
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Three men rescued from raging creek
Click here for updates on this story Monroe County, PA (WNEP) — Three men had to be lifted more than 50 feet above…
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Fort Hood soldier drowns; 4th from base dead in months
BELTON, Texas — U.S. Army officials said Tuesday that a Fort Hood soldier drowned at the same lake near the Texas base where another soldier’s…
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Texas man accused of threatening Fort Hood mass shooting freed on bond
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — A Texas man accused of threatening a mass shooting at Fort Hood in retaliation for the slaying of a Fort Hood soldier has been…
Continue Reading After 2 years of waiting, boy on autism spectrum finally gets his service dog
Click here for updates on this story Lincoln Park, NJ (WCBS) — A New Jersey mother’s appeal to get her son a service…
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Covid-19 is more widespread than ever in the US, even hitting Americans living on islands
Coronavirus is more widespread in the US than ever before, prompting White House coronavirus response coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx to say over the…
Continue Reading Victim of police dog attack suffering from several injuries, lawyer says
Click here for updates on this story Hendersonville, NC (WLOS) — Hendersonville police say they are reviewing and…
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