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‘Adapt or die’ -- Restaurants find ways to evolve amid virus
14:55 09/18
NEW YORK (AP) — When the coronavirus roared into New York, chef Anna Klinger wouldn’t let it put a fork in her restaurant. ...
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General News
Maine CDC warns of E. coli infection connected to store
14:30 10/19
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Patrons of a Maine store might be at risk of a foodborne illness because of an infected worker who handled food there for several weeks, the Maine Center for Disease Control and ...
General News
Vikings, Cook present NFL’s latest RB contract standoff
21:31 10/18
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Dalvin Cook logged off last week from virtual team activities with the Minnesota Vikings, no longer willing to participate until he has secured a new contract....
MLB
MLB thinks Manfred has framework with Clark, union stays mum
04:58 09/18
NEW YORK (AP) — After days of angry exchanges over money between Major League Baseball and the players’ association, Commissioner Rob Manfred started to doubt whether there would be a 2020 season and ...
General News
Summer Movie Calendar, from ‘Cruella’ to ‘The Suicide Squad’
13:30 05/19
A rundown of notable films coming out this summer:...
Lifestyle
10 things to be excited about at the movies this summer
13:04 05/19
After more than a year of uncertainty and ever-fluctuating release schedules, there will be a summer movie season. The blockbusters are back. The smell of popcorn is in the air....
General News
A guide to New York’s new rules on masks and distancing
11:34 05/19
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York eased its mask and social distancing mandates again on Wednesday, but people shouldn’t be throwing their face coverings in the garbage just yet....
Business
Sparse supply drives up home prices even as pandemic wanes
14:18 05/19
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Housing prices in Rhode Island are up compared to a year ago driven by shortages in supply and construction materials. ...
Business
Southwest says flights are more full and fares are rising
12:35 05/19
DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines said Wednesday that bookings are improving and leisure-travel fares for June are approaching pre-pandemic levels, further signs that the airline industry is recovering...
Business
Target’s profit surges as Americans cast restrictions aside
12:02 05/19
NEW YORK (AP) — Target’s sales and profits surged in the first quarter as Americans emerged from the pandemic eager to spend. ...
Business
ECB sees elevated risks to financial stability in Europe
11:31 05/19
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank says risks to the stability of companies, banks and financial markets remain “elevated” due to the uneven impact of the pandemic on the economy, war...
Asia Pacific
India sets global record for daily coronavirus deaths
11:03 05/19
NEW DELHI (AP) — India recorded the pandemic’s highest single-day death toll in the world on Wednesday, as coronavirus infections continued to spread through its vast rural areas with weak health syst...
Europe
German minister quits amid thesis plagiarism allegations
10:46 05/19
BERLIN (AP) — A prominent German government minister announced her resignation Wednesday as a long-running controversy over allegations of plagiarism in her doctoral thesis nears its conclusion....
Europe
Lando Norris signs multiyear extension with F1 team McLaren
10:14 05/19
WOKING, England (AP) — Lando Norris signed a multiyear contract extension with McLaren on Wednesday that will keep the 21-year-old driver with the Formula One team for the immediate future....
Business
Indian navy recovers 22 bodies from barge that sank in storm
09:47 05/19
NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian navy ships recovered 22 bodies of people who were aboard a barge that sank off Mumbai as a cyclone blew ashore this week, officials said Wednesday. ...
Europe
EXPLAINER: Spain’s migrant crisis in North Africa
08:29 05/19
About 8,000 people have streamed into the Spanish city of Ceuta from Morocco in the past two days in an unprecedented influx, most of them swimming around breakwaters and across the border to reach th...
Asia Pacific
Singapore chides Indian politician for false virus claims
08:07 05/19
SINGAPORE (AP) — Singapore criticized an Indian politician on Wednesday for making unfounded claims on social media that a new COVID-19 variant in Singapore was particularly harmful to children and co...
Europe
Focus on local: London pub emerges from lockdown with gusto
06:34 05/19
LONDON (AP) — “You come here often?”...
Canada
‘Long overdue’: Leafs, Canadiens meet again in playoffs
06:32 05/19
TORONTO (AP) — Frank Mahovlich can’t pick a side. Who can blame him?...
Sports
Play-in games conjure tourney feel for NBA coaches, players
06:31 05/19
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Boston coach Brad Stevens tapped into his experience coaching Butler to back-to-back NCAA championship games to prepare his Celtics....
Sports
Column: First rule of baseball is first basemen don’t pitch
06:25 05/19
Yermin Mercedes is hitting .346 with six home runs in his breakout rookie season, numbers that should win him praise from manager and everyone else rooting for the Chicago White Sox to make a run deep...
Sports
Laureano hits 2 HRs, then winning sac fly as A’s beat Astros
05:34 05/19
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — It’s only May, yet the Houston Astros and Oakland Athletics sure look like they might be fighting for the AL West over the next four months....
Business
AP Interview: Disinformation concerns mail voting expert
05:18 05/19
ATLANTA (AP) — Amber McReynolds, CEO of The National Vote at Home Institute, helped state and local election officials prepare for the record number of mailed ballots cast during last year’s president...
U.S. News
Navajo Nation surpasses Cherokee to become largest US tribe
05:09 05/19
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation has by far the largest land mass of any Native American tribe in the country. Now, it’s boasting the largest enrolled population, too....
Sports
Tuch scores twice, Vegas beats Wild to even playoff series
05:03 05/19
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Alex Tuch had two goals, including the tiebreaking score in the second period, as the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Minnesota Wild 3-1 on Tuesday night and tied the first-round playof...
Sports
LEADING OFF: Trout out, Kluber vs Rangers, Sox-Twins trouble
04:32 05/19
A look at what’s happening around the majors on Wednesday:...
Business
‘City in transition’: New York vies to turn page on pandemic
04:14 05/19
NEW YORK (AP) — More than a year after coronavirus shutdowns sent “the city that never sleeps” into a fitful slumber, New York could be wide awake again this summer....
Business
Can monthly cash payments cut child poverty by nearly half?
04:07 05/19
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The check won’t arrive until mid-July, but Katrina Peters already knows what she’ll do with her Child Tax Credit payments. The 20-year-old mother of three has applied to work ...
Europe
Sweden’s Ericsson Globe gets a new name: AVICII ARENA
04:01 05/19
NEW YORK (AP) — Avicii’s legacy will live on in Sweden — one of the country’s popular arenas is being renamed AVICII ARENA....
Sports
Hawks G Goodwin out for playoffs with respiratory condition
03:56 05/19
ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta Hawks backup guard Brandon Goodwin will miss the NBA playoffs after being diagnosed with a respiratory condition....
Sports
Tatum scores 50, Celtics beat Wizards 118-100 in play-in
03:41 05/19
BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 32 of his 50 points in the second half, and the Boston Celtics rallied to beat the Washington Wizards 118-100 in the play-in round on Tuesday night. ...