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Mexico President Heads To Washington For Meeting With Trump
MEXICO CITY - For his first foreign trip as president, Mexico's Andrs Manuel Lpez Obrador travels to Washington Tuesday to meet with President Donald Trump. The visit, coming just four months before U...
Jul 07, 2020
Biden Wants US To Produce More Of Its Own Pandemic Supplies
WASHINGTON - Joe Biden is promising to shift production of medical equipment and other key pandemic-fighting products "back to U.S. soil," creating jobs and bolstering a domestic supply chain he says ...
Jul 07, 2020
Hiring Soared In May As Mass Layoffs Eased
WASHINGTON - The job market took a big step toward healing in May, though plenty of damage remains, as a record level of hiring followed record layoffs in March and April. The Labor Department reporte...
Jul 07, 2020
NHL, Players Announce Labor Deal, Plan To Resume Play On Aug. 1
The NHL is in position to resume playing in less than a month - with 24 teams in action, all in Canada - and could be on the verge of enjoying labor peace through 2026. The National Hockey League and ...
Jul 07, 2020
Brazil’s President Bolsonaro Tests Positive For COVID-19
RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro says he has tested positive for COVID-19 after months of downplaying the virus' severity. Bolsonaro confirmed the test results while wearing a mask a...
Jul 07, 2020
Nationals Announce 2020 Schedule
Maria Leaf WMAL.com While the Coronavirus remains a concern, the Washington Nationals have announced the abbreviated season schedule. Opening Day will take place against the New York Yankees at Nats P...
Jul 06, 2020
Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms contracts COVID-19
ATLANTA (AP) - Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced Monday that she had tested positive for COVID-19. "COVID-19 has literally hit home. I have had NO symptoms and have tested positive," Bottom...
Jul 06, 2020
NHL, union announce plan to resume play on Aug. 1
The National Hockey League and NHL Players' Association have reached a tentative agreement to return to play this season and extend their collective bargaining agreement. The four-year extension of th...
Jul 06, 2020
Trump Criticizes Redskins, Indians For Weighing Name Changes
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Monday criticized a pair of sports teams that are considering name changes in the wake of a national reckoning over racial injustice and inequality.Trump tweeted...
Jul 06, 2020
Tell-All Book By Trump Niece To Be Released Next Week
NEW YORK - A tell-all book by President Donald Trump's niece that has been the subject of a legal battle will be released next week.Publisher Simon & Schuster cited "high interest and extraordinar...
Jul 06, 2020
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