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Tesla tries to assure workers there’s no big virus outbreak
DETROIT – Tesla is trying to assure its 55,000 employees that there hasn’t been a…
Maine keeping restrictions on visitors from MA, RI
PORTLAND, Maine – Maine plans to maintain travel restrictions on residents of Massachusetts and Rhode…
Report: Chicago’s ex-top cop drove impaired, lied to public
CHICAGO – An inspector general’s report concluded Thursday that former Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson…
African nation blasts ‘inequality crisis’ in virus testing
JOHANNESBURG – Central African Republic’s health minister is blasting the “big inequality crisis” in coronavirus…
Axe-wielding man attacks Greek tax office staff, 3 badly hurt
THESSALONIKI, Greece – A man wielding an axe and shouting “this is what you deserve”…
PBO flags high borrowing, ‘unusual’ losses at Crown corporations in report
OTTAWA – Parliament’s budget watchdog says parliamentarians should probe details about steep losses at Crown…
South Africa’s virus epicenter shifts away from Cape Town
CAPE TOWN, South Africa – Health officials in South Africa decided Thursday to reduce the…
Minister: No investors for Lebanon’s ailing power sector
BEIRUT – Lebanon’s worsening economic crisis, which culminated with the tiny nation defaulting on its…
Clashes resume on volatile Armenian-Azerbaijani border
YEREVAN, Armenia – Fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces flared up again Thursday on the…
USA Today: Navarro’s anti-Fauci column didn’t meet standards
NEW YORK – USA Today says that a column that the newspaper solicited and published…
Bangladeshi hospital owner arrested over fake virus tests
DHAKA, Bangladesh – Security officials in Bangladesh have arrested the owner of two hospitals that…
Dershowitz as law group’s keynote speaker faces backlash
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The selection of famed trial attorney Alan Dershowitz to deliver the keynote…
Vatican says bishops should report sex abuse to police
VATICAN CITY – The Vatican told bishops around the world on Thursday they should report…
Black UK protester statue removed from pedestal in Bristol
BRISTOL, England – Officials in the English city of Bristol on Thursday removed a statue…
Ottawa’s emergency benefits program becomes a flashpoint as businesses reopen
TORONTO – Canada’s emergency response benefits have become a flashpoint, as employers seek to recall…
Cirque du Soleil shareholders terminate offer after deal with creditors
MONTREAL – The Cirque du Soleil’s shareholders terminated their takeover bid after the insolvent entertainment…
California man gets 5 years in prison for art fraud scheme
MIAMI – A California man was sentenced Wednesday to five years in federal prison for…
Used to playing through aches and illness, NHLers know COVID-19 is different
Dave Tippett remembers keeping injuries from trainers on numerous occasions during his playing days. A…
Review: Pianist Christian Sands’ ‘Be Water’ flows freely
Christian Sands, “Be Water” (Mack Avenue) The metaphor suggested by the title of Christian Sands’…
As Israel virus cases surge, government weighs new lockdown
TEL AVIV, Israel – Israel’s prime minister said Thursday he is meeting with senior officials…
Space station power upgrades nearly finished after spacewalk
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Spacewalking astronauts completed their part of a three-year power upgrade to…
Review: U.D.O. brings out big guns with German military band
U.D.O., “We Are One” (AFM) Everything about this album is intimidating, including the growling, nether-worldly…
Resist comparing Canada, U.S. on Indigenous rights, say experts, activists
WASHINGTON – One of the oldest professional football teams in the United States is finally…
Wolfpack won’t play in Toronto this season due to travel and other restrictions
TORONTO – The Toronto Wolfpack will start and finish the 2020 Super League season in…