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US Warns Nevada Governor About In-Person Worship Limits
The Trump administration is warning Nevada's Democratic governor that his plan for reopening the state during recovery from the coronavirus fails to treat religious and secular gatherings equally. In ...
May 26, 2020
NHL adopts 24-team playoff format if it can resume season
The NHL announced Tuesday it will abandon the rest of the regular season and go straight into the playoffs with 24 teams instead of 16 if it is able to resume play. Commissioner Gary Bettman said the ...
May 26, 2020
Georgia Governor Offers State As GOP Convention Host Amid Virus
WASHINGTON - Georgia's governor is offering his state and its "world-class facilities" as the host of the Republican National Convention - a day after President Donald Trump threatened to pull the con...
May 26, 2020
Bell Rings Again At New York Stock Exchange As Floor Reopens
NEW YORK - The trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange reopened for the first time in two months with New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo ringing the iconic bell, but the controlled chaos was more subdued...
May 26, 2020
NHL Plans Move To Small-Group Training As Phase 2 Of Return
TORONTO - The NHL hopes to have players back in team facilities soon — with plenty of precautions.The league, which paused its season on March 12 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, released a mem...
May 25, 2020
1st Deadlines For Laid-Off Workers To Get Health Insurance Approaching
WASHINGTON - Many laid-off workers who lost health insurance in the coronavirus shutdown soon face the first deadlines to qualify for fallback coverage under the Affordable Care Act. Taxpayer-subsidiz...
May 25, 2020
Efforts Underway To Get Food From US Farms To The Needy
OMAHA, Neb. - As food banks have struggled to meet soaring demand from people suddenly out of work because of the coronavirus pandemic, it has been especially troubling to see farmers have to bury pro...
May 25, 2020
China Demands US Withdraw Sanctions On Tech Suppliers
BEIJING - China demanded Monday that Washington withdraw export sanctions imposed on Chinese companies in the latest round of a worsening conflict over technology, security and human rights. The forei...
May 25, 2020
Vehicle Theft Spikes In COVID-19 Pandemic
LOS ANGELES - The coronavirus hasn't been kind to car owners. With more people than ever staying home to lessen the spread of COVID-19, their sedans, pickup trucks and SUVs are parked unattended on th...
May 25, 2020
Georgetown basketball coach and former Knicks star Patrick Ewing out of the hospital after testing positive for COVID-19
AP Heather Curtis WMAL.com MARYLAND (WMAL) – Georgetown University men's basketball coach and former Knicks star Patrick Ewing is out of the hospital. Ewing, 57, Tweeted last Friday that he test...
May 25, 2020
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