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Virus accelerates in Italy; US urges citizens to avoid north

MILAN (AP) — Coronavirus infections in Italy rose 50% Sunday and the U.S. government issued its strongest travel warning...
20:13 1 March 2022
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Virus fears close down France’s famed Louvre Museum

PARIS (AP) — The spreading coronavirus epidemic shut down France’s Louvre Museum on Sunday, with workers who guard its ...
16:21 1 March 2022
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Buttigieg at crossroads after poor finish in South Carolina

RALEIGH, North Carolina (AP) — The window is closing for Pete Buttigieg’s longshot presidential campaign. His fourth-pla...
15:51 1 March 2022
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Analysis: Biden positions himself as leading moderate

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden bought himself time. It’s unclear how much. Biden’s victory in South Carolina on Saturday wa...
5:12 1 March 2022
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Outspoken gang critic LeBarón flees threat in Mexico for US

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A prominent member of a community of U.S.-Mexican dual citizens living in northern Mexico that was sh...
0:14 1 March 2022
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What’s happening: Virus fears hit Africa, markets, schools

PARIS (AP) — Amusement parks, sporting events, religious gatherings, reality TV shows, even schools. More and more of da...
22:49 28 February 2022
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Trump pushing for three-way arms control with Russia, China

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has informed Moscow that the U.S. is open to holding a summit with other perm...
22:44 28 February 2022
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Wash. state sees 1st virus death in US, declares emergency

The governor of Washington declared a state of emergency Saturday after a man died there of COVID-19, the first such rep...
22:17 28 February 2022
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America Ferrera to depart NBC comedy ‘Superstore’

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Superstore” is losing its manager — star America Ferrera says she’s departing the NBC sitcom after i...
21:56 28 February 2022
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Mexico confirms first 2 cases of coronavirus

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s assistant health secretary announced Friday that the country now has two confirmed cases of ...
21:26 28 February 2022
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The big crunch: For 2020 Dems, March is key in delegate race

WASHINGTON (AP) — March is crunch time for Democratic presidential candidates, with a nominee likely to emerge over the ...
20:54 28 February 2022
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Feds reject removal of 4 US Northwest dams in key report

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A long-awaited federal report out Friday rejected the idea of removing four hydroelectric dams on ...
20:02 28 February 2022
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US officials cite ‘balance’ as goal for Chaco oil plan

ALBUQUERQUE, N .M. (AP) — U.S. land managers on Friday made public a list of possible alternatives for managing developm...
19:06 28 February 2022
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Court halts Trump asylum policy, then suspends its own order

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A Trump administration immigration policy that requires asylum seekers to wait in Mexico while their ca...
14:27 28 February 2022
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US consumer spending slowed in January while incomes jumped

WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans pulled back on their spending in January, even as their incomes surged, a sign the economy w...
13:54 28 February 2022
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Market corrections: scary but also, in some cases, necessary

NEW YORK (AP) — After six days of being pounded by a virus-induced, global sell-off, U.S. markets hit a milestone this w...
13:27 28 February 2022
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Global stocks fall again on fear of virus impact on economy

Global stock markets plunged further Friday on spreading fears over the impact of the new coronavirus, with some indexes...
12:50 28 February 2022
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Pope tells scandal-marred Legion they still haven’t reformed

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has told the Legion of Christ religious order it still has a long road of reform ahead,...
12:37 28 February 2022
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Ski racing community starts to back away from toxic wax

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — At ski races across the United States, competitors are starting to abandon a type of wax many cou...
10:50 28 February 2022
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Asia stocks tumble on virus fears after Wall Street plunge

Asian stock markets plunged further Friday on spreading virus fears, deepening an global rout after Wall Street endured ...
6:16 28 February 2022
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China manufacturing plunges in February amid virus controls

BEIJING (AP) — China’s manufacturing plunged in February by an even wider margin than expected after efforts to contain ...
4:33 28 February 2022
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A Baltimore scandal ends as ex-mayor gets 3 years in prison

BALTIMORE (AP) — Yet another embarrassing chapter in Baltimore’s troubled history ended Thursday when the city’s ex-mayo...
2:55 28 February 2022
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Feds cite new evidence against former Mexico security chief

NEW YORK (AP) — New evidence against Mexico’s former top security official has been uncovered since he was charged with ...
21:35 27 February 2022
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Beyond Meat narrows 4Q loss as plant-based meat sales jump

Beyond Meat narrowed its losses in the fourth quarter as sales of its plant-based meat soared.The El Segundo, California...
21:35 27 February 2022
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Ben Affleck on the pain and catharsis of ‘The Way Back’

NEW YORK (AP) — Of the many stories that have stuck with Ben Affleck from his Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, one has esp...
21:30 27 February 2022
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AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s misplaced statistics on virus risks

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is painting a misleading portrait of the risks of the coronavirus, citing stati...
21:20 27 February 2022
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Sanders’ rise fuels Dems’ angst; Pelosi won’t intervene

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Bernie Sanders’ ascendancy as Democrats’ leading presidential hopeful fueled growing unease as la...
18:57 27 February 2022
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US pending home sales climbed 5.2% in January

WASHINGTON (AP) — There was a 5.2% jump in Americans signing contracts to buy homes in January from the previous month a...
15:01 27 February 2022
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Scars of violence haunt India’s capital after deadly riots

NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s hard-line Hindu nationalists watched anti-government protests centered in Muslim communities fo...
8:05 27 February 2022
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Labor union unveils $150M campaign to help defeat Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — One of the nation’s largest labor unions is unveiling plans to invest $150 million in a nationwide cam...
5:17 27 February 2022