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At UN, Trump raps China for virus as US deaths top 200,000
World
September 23, 2020
At UN, Trump raps China for virus as US deaths top 200,000
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump urged world leaders to hold China accountable for the spread of the coronavirus, in…
Israel is winning on the world stage, but losing the plot at home
Features/Interviews
September 23, 2020
Israel is winning on the world stage, but losing the plot at home
Jerusalem (CNN) – Last week’s signing ceremony on the south lawn of the White House, as Israel, the United Arab…
Late-stage study of first single-shot vaccine begins in US
World
September 23, 2020
Late-stage study of first single-shot vaccine begins in US
Johnson & Johnson is beginning a huge final study to try to prove if a single-dose COVID-19 vaccine can protect…
‘Bidin’ his time’: Joe Biden battles being chronically late
World
September 23, 2020
‘Bidin’ his time’: Joe Biden battles being chronically late
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Joe Biden was running late. Again. On a recent Friday, he’d already apologized for the delayed…
Few resources, old-growth forest allowed for fire’s growth
World
September 23, 2020
Few resources, old-growth forest allowed for fire’s growth
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A lack of firefighting resources in the hours after it was sparked allowed a fast-moving wildfire…
‘Unfathomable’: US death toll from coronavirus hits 200,000
World
September 23, 2020
‘Unfathomable’: US death toll from coronavirus hits 200,000
The US death toll from the coronavirus topped 200,000 Tuesday, by far the highest in the world, hitting the once-unimaginable…
Black voters in Detroit key for Biden, but are they engaged?
World
September 22, 2020
Black voters in Detroit key for Biden, but are they engaged?
DETROIT (AP) — Wendy Caldwell-Liddell is tired of waiting for change in Detroit. The nation’s largest Black-majority city has been…
Amid China’s bumpy rise, Xi faces delicate moment at UN
World
September 22, 2020
Amid China’s bumpy rise, Xi faces delicate moment at UN
TOKYO (AP) — The descriptions that China’s state media rolled out ahead of leader Xi Jinping’s speech Tuesday at the…
Tropical Storm Beta makes landfall, brings flooding to Texas
World
September 22, 2020
Tropical Storm Beta makes landfall, brings flooding to Texas
HOUSTON (AP) — Storm surge and rainfall combined Tuesday to bring more flooding along the Texas coast after Tropical Storm…
Trump to name Supreme Court pick by Saturday as Democratic hopes of blocking nomination dim
World
September 22, 2020
Trump to name Supreme Court pick by Saturday as Democratic hopes of blocking nomination dim
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump raced on Monday to cement a conservative majority on the US Supreme Court before…