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Utah candidate and ex- envoy Huntsman says he has COVID-19

SALT LAKE CITY — Republican Utah gubernatorial candidate and former ambassador Jon Huntsman Jr. said Wednesday he has tested positive for COVID-19.

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‘We need help’: Small cities face fiscal calamity from virus

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Unfilled potholes, uncollected trash, un-mowed grass and, most significantly, fewer police on the street are some of what Allentown says it’s contemplating unless Washington...

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Feds seek $225M fine for pair who made a billion robocalls

The U.S. communications regulator on Tuesday proposed a $225 million fine, its largest ever, against two health insurance telemarketers for spamming people with 1 billion robocalls using fake...

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World leaders won’t gather at UN for first time in 75 years

UNITED NATIONS — The president of the U.N. General Assembly said Monday that world leaders will not be coming to New York for their annual gathering in late September for the first time in...

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Seattle council members protest after tear gas used on crowd

SEATTLE — Just days after Seattle's mayor and police chief promised a month-long moratorium on using a type of tear gas to disperse protesters, the department used it again during an...

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Criminals stealing unemployment benefits as claims surge

Criminals are seizing on a surge in job losses to steal unemployment benefits from Americans nationwide. This complicates an already tough situation for millions of financially strapped Americans...

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Government job losses are piling up, and it could get worse

Jobs with state and city governments are usually a source of stability in the U.S. economy, but the financial devastation wrought by the coronavirus pandemic has forced cuts that will reduce...

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Mexican families struggle to send virus victims back home

NEW YORK — When Crescencio Flores died of coronavirus in New York, his parents back in Mexico asked for one thing: that their son be sent home for burial.

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Chinese dissident Xu Zhiyong to be honored by PEN America

NEW YORK — Xu Zhiyong, a prominent Chinese activist and legal scholar detained by the government since earlier this year, is being honored by PEN America.

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West Point preps for graduation, some in class test positive

More than 15 members of West Point's graduating class tested positive for the coronavirus upon their return to the the U.S. Military Academy, which is preparing to host President Donald Trump for...

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Safety board asks helicopter makers to install ‘black boxes’

Federal safety investigators bypassed aviation regulators on Tuesday and urged leading helicopter manufacturers to install so-called black boxes that would help determine the cause of crashes such...

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VIRUS DIARY: He draws, and a world opens up for his mother

LONDON — I cannot draw. I am unable to sketch anything past the outlines of a simple flower or a house no one would want to live in. For my verbally delayed autistic 6-year-old son though,...

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Met Opera cuts season by 3 1/2 months, to shorten some shows

NEW YORK — The Metropolitan Opera season is getting shorter, along with some of its shows.

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Police cars burn, windows shatter as protests roil New York

NEW YORK — Street protests spiraled into New York City’s worst day of unrest in decades Saturday, as fires burned, windows got smashed and dangerous confrontations between demonstrators and...

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Locals take back tourist-free Waikiki during pandemic

HONOLULU — Growing up in Hawaii, Amber Lethem's family avoided Waikiki, the world-famous tourist mecca.

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No rodeo festival dashes Wyoming city’s hopes amid COVID-19

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The Just Dandy women's clothing store in downtown Cheyenne has endured fire, flooding, recessions and so far the coronavirus pandemic, but will this year's cancellation of...

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Questions on reopening New York’s economy baffle businesses

ALBANY, N.Y. — Some upstate New York business owners who made plans to reopen Friday as the state gradually loosens restrictions put in place during the coronavirus crisis remained close amid...

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Virus protection adds new wrinkle to Southwest heat relief

PHOENIX — Trying to stay safe during a global pandemic is hard enough, but people in Southwest desert cities like Phoenix and Las Vegas where temperatures can soar into the triple digits are...

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VIRUS DIARY: For boy with Down syndrome, new path of therapy

PHOENIX — The speech therapist held up a book of animals. Our 4-year-old looked curiously at her across the Zoom call screen.

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New drugs make headway against lung, prostate, colon cancers

Doctors are reporting success with newer drugs that control certain types of cancer better, reduce the risk it will come back and make treatment simpler and easier to bear.

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Cancer, coronavirus are a dangerous mix, new studies find

New research shows how dangerous the coronavirus is for current and former cancer patients. Those who developed COVID-19 were much more likely to die within a month than people without cancer who...

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In an early US coronavirus hot spot, business slowly reopens

NEW YORK — The suburbs north of New York City eased outbreak restrictions, and the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange opened for the first time in two months, as the state focused...

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Idaho State track athletes want transgender lawsuit tossed

BOISE, Idaho — Two female athletes at Idaho State University want a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit challenging a new state law banning transgender women from competing in women’s sports,...

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US new-home sales post slight gain in April

BALTIMORE — U.S. new home sales ticked up 0.6% in April, a surprising gain amid the coronavirus outbreak that hints at the relative health of potential buyers.

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California issues guidelines for church reopenings

LOS ANGELES — California churches can resume in-person services but worshippers will be limited to 100 people and they should wear masks, avoid sharing prayer books and skip the collection...

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Seniors get diplomas on racetracks, chairlifts amid virus

LAS VEGAS — Immediately after giving his valedictorian speech, high school senior Philip Root, still clad in his cap and gown, climbed into a borrowed race car and drove up to the finish line...

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Restrictions eased while virus deaths decline in New York

NEW YORK — New Yorkers experiencing cabin fever after two months of coronavirus quarantine received an unexpected reprieve when Gov. Andrew Cuomo eased the state's ban on gatherings in time...

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Judge demands ICE better explain why it won’t release kids

HOUSTON — A federal judge on Friday criticized the Trump administration's handling of detained immigrant children and families, ordering the government to give the court detailed information...

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Flooding forces evacuations in more Michigan communities

WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich. — More Central Michigan riverside residents evacuated their homes Friday after being overwhelmed by flooding from two failed dams that submerged communities further...

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Chicago Latinos see higher rates of COVID-19 infections

CHICAGO — When Erendira Martinez’s husband started feeling sick at the beginning of April, he brushed off his cough and told her it was nothing.

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NASA’s newest test pilots are veteran astronauts, friends

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The two astronauts who will test drive SpaceX’s brand new rocketship are classmates and friends, veteran spacefliers married to veteran spacefliers, and fathers of...

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US existing home sales plunge 17.8% in April

WASHINGTON — Sales of existing homes plunged 17.8% in April with the real estate market still in the grips of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Top educator taught Kansas preschoolers alongside retirees

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GOP rising star John James faces trouble at top of ticket

Michigan Senate candidate John James has been called a rising star of the Republican Party so many times it’s become a cliche.

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Little Richard laid to rest at Alabama alma mater

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Little Richard was remembered not just as a rock ‘n’ roll pioneer but a man of generosity and faith at a memorial service at his alma mater where he was laid to rest...

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Texas pushes for kids to return to normal during pandemic

AUSTIN, Texas — After months of home schooling and lost sports seasons, millions of Texas children may get a taste of a somewhat normal summer after all — if their parents go for it....

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Trump threatens funds for states easing voting in pandemic

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to hold up federal funds for two battleground states because they are trying to make it easier to vote during the coronavirus...

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Pandemic knocks out large sections of Hawaii’s economy

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New Jersey, other states, work to fight virus misinformation

TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey’s top homeland security official received nearly nonstop calls in early March from grocery chains, trucking companies and other logistics firms wanting to know if...

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Tourists, high-end shoppers slowly returning to Rodeo Drive

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — The Maseratis, the Rolls-Royces and the Mercedes-Benzes were back on Rodeo Drive on Tuesday — along with a few high-end buyers — as America's most fashionable shopping...

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Bronx ‘city within a city’ shaken by sickness, fear

NEW YORK — Tarhia Morton and her family were planning to party this year.

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Virus threat creates unease in Michigan summer tourism haven

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Clare Nagrant earns her living from tourism, so she's taken a beating during the coronavirus-imposed shutdown. A few months ago, she was juggling four jobs. Now she's...