Protesters pour into Michigan Capitol calling for end of state of emergency
Protesters at the Michigan Capitol on Thursday jammed inside the building where the lawmakers were meeting, demanding an end to the state’s…
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Officials removing bodies from ‘overwhelmed’ Brooklyn funeral home
Officials were back at a Brooklyn funeral home Thursday, removing bodies that weren’t properly cared for inside the home, a law enforcement…
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Over 2,100 Indians want to be evacuated from the US. But until India’s lockdown lifts, they’re stranded
Sureshbabu Muthupandi, a green card holder who has lived in the United States for more than 24 years, refuses to let his family in south India…
Continue Reading Over 2,100 Indians want to be evacuated from the US. But until India’s lockdown lifts, they’re stranded
Sureshbabu Muthupandi, a green card holder who has lived in the United States for more than 24 years, refuses to let his family in south India…
Continue Reading Over 2,100 Indians want to be evacuated from the US. But until India’s lockdown lifts, they’re stranded
Sureshbabu Muthupandi, a green card holder who has lived in the United States for more than 24 years, refuses to let his family in south India…
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Mexico’s economy plunges deeper into recession
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s economic activity dropped 1.6% in the first quarter compared to the final three months of 2019, plunging the country…
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Trump outlines initiatives to protect nursing homes as virus outbreaks persist
WASHINGTON,DC — President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a proclamation to make May ‘Older American’s Month,’ and outlined steps his…
Continue Reading NASCAR heads back to the racetrack May 17
NASCAR drivers will back on the track in mid-May, making up for lost time by taking part in two Cup races within days of each other. After a…
Continue Reading NASCAR heads back to the racetrack May 17
NASCAR drivers will back on the track in mid-May, making up for lost time by taking part in two Cup races within days of each other. After a…
Continue Reading USA Gymnastics suspends coach Maggie Haney for 8 years
USA Gymnastics has suspended New Jersey gymnastics coach Maggie Haney — once the coach of Olympic champion Laurie Hernandez — for eight…
Continue Reading USA Gymnastics suspends coach Maggie Haney for 8 years
USA Gymnastics has suspended New Jersey gymnastics coach Maggie Haney — once the coach of Olympic champion Laurie Hernandez — for eight…
Continue Reading Here’s how the major sports leagues are responding to the coronavirus
One of the many facets of life put on hold by the coronavirus pandemic are, to the anguish of many fans, sports. Days of obsessing over beloved teams…
Continue Reading ‘Anybody who says they’re not scared during this is lying to you.’ A day in the life of paramedics in a pandemic
The man lay unconscious in the back of the ambulance, parked in front of the nursing home on the Passaic River. Another life slipping away before the…
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‘Anybody who says they’re not scared during this is lying to you.’ A day in the life of paramedics in a pandemic
The man lay unconscious in the back of the ambulance, parked in front of the nursing home on the Passaic River. Another life slipping away before the…
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Stocks gain nearly 13% for month despite grim economic, virus news
NEW YORK, NY — A crush of dismal data about the economy helped send markets lower Thursday, a meek ending to a historic, juggernaut month for…
Continue Reading Roger Goodell memo announces NFL staff furloughs and salary cuts
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has announced staff furloughs, salary reductions and cuts in the NFL’s pension plan in a memo sent to the league…
Continue Reading New York City’s subway trains will stop overnight for disinfecting, governor says
New York City will soon stop subway trains for four hours overnight so workers can disinfect them during the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Andrew Cuomo…
Continue Reading New York City’s subway trains will stop overnight for disinfecting, governor says
New York City will soon stop subway trains for four hours overnight so workers can disinfect them during the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Andrew Cuomo…
Continue Reading This teacher paid his students’ utility bills with his stimulus check. He’s not the only one donating the money
Teacher Kent Chambers says he’s fortunate to still be able to work during the coronavirus pandemic, so when he and his wife received their…
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Pence wears face mask at ventilator plant tour after criticism for Mayo Clinic visit
KOKOMO, Indiana — This time, he wore a mask. Vice President Mike Pence donned a face covering Thursday as he toured a General Motors/Ventec…
Continue Reading Up to 60 bodies found in four trucks outside Brooklyn funeral home
Four trucks containing as many as 60 bodies have been discovered outside a Brooklyn funeral home after someone reported fluids dripping from the…
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Up to 60 bodies found in four trucks outside Brooklyn funeral home
Four trucks containing as many as 60 bodies have been discovered outside a Brooklyn funeral home after someone reported fluids dripping from the…
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Colleges are facing a cash crunch and it could alter campus life
The coronavirus crisis is hitting every college in the United States, university leaders say, and will likely continue well beyond the fall semester.…
Continue Reading Colleges are facing a cash crunch and it could alter campus life
The coronavirus crisis is hitting every college in the United States, university leaders say, and will likely continue well beyond the fall semester.…
Continue Reading Remdesivir drug shows promise — but it is far from a coronavirus cure
The study showing that the experimental drug remdesivir might help Covid-19 patients recover more quickly is positively good news. Shortly afterward,…
Continue Reading Remdesivir drug shows promise — but it is far from a coronavirus cure
The study showing that the experimental drug remdesivir might help Covid-19 patients recover more quickly is positively good news. Shortly afterward,…
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WHO investigating reported increase in deaths in Kano, Nigeria, governor says
The World Health Organization and health officials in the northern Nigerian state of Kano have launched a probe into reports of increases in unusual…
Continue Reading A 30-pound piece of the moon is up for sale
A piece of the moon that’s bigger than the rocks Apollo astronauts brought back to Earth is up for sale at the famed Christie’s auction…
Continue Reading Should someone have to die so others can savor a steak?
Should someone have to die so others can savor a steak? Stark inequalities in US society are being laid bare by the coronavirus pandemic, after…
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