Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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Statisticians join criticism against Census Bureau hires
ORLANDO, Fla. - The world's largest statisticians group added to a chorus of criticism against the hiring this week of two men to top positions at the U.S. Census Bureau, saying their appointments con...
Jun 26, 2020
Amazon looks to self-driving future by acquiring Zoox
NEW YORK - Amazon said Friday that it is buying self-driving technology company Zoox, which is developing an autonomous vehicle for a ride-hailing service that people would request on their phones. Se...
Jun 26, 2020
Animal cruelty tip leads to caged toddler, drugs, guns
PARIS, Tenn. - Three people are facing a multitude of charges after police found a caged toddler in a filthy Tennessee mobile home that also contained dogs, rodents and snakes, authorities said Friday...
Jun 26, 2020
Texas shuts down bars as hospitalizations surpass 5,000
AUSTIN, Texas - Republican Gov. Greg Abbott shut down bars in Texas again on Friday and scaled back restaurant dining, the most dramatic reversals yet as confirmed coronavirus cases surge to record le...
Jun 26, 2020
US consumer spending up 8.2%, partly erasing record plunge
WASHINGTON - American consumers increased their spending by a record 8.2% in May, partly erasing huge plunges the previous two months, against the backdrop of an economy that's likely shrinking by its...
Jun 26, 2020
Police not treating Glasgow stabbings as terrorism
LONDON - A male suspect stabbed and wounded a police officer before he was shot dead in Glasgow on Friday. Authorities are not treating the incident that left five other men wounded as terrorism, Scot...
Jun 26, 2020
Country music reckons with racial stereotypes and its future
NASHVILLE - When country singer Rissi Palmer was working on her debut album, she wanted a song like Gretchen Wilson's "Redneck Woman," a song that would introduce her and tell her story to fans. On he...
Jun 26, 2020
Kop joy: Liverpool fans flood Anfield, 1st title in 30 years
LIVERPOOL, England - The sun had just set over Anfield - and on a 30-year wait to be champions of England again - when the fireworks started to explode into the twilight. A signal went out across Mers...
Jun 25, 2020
Oregon county rescinds racial profiling mask exception
NEWPORT, Ore. - A coastal county in Oregon has rescinded a face mask policy that made exceptions for people of colour worried about racial profiling after a backlash spurred by an article in the New Y...
Jun 25, 2020
Kop joy: Liverpool fans flood Anfield, 1st title in 30 years
LIVERPOOL, England - The sun had just set over Anfield - and on a 30-year wait to be champions of England again - when the fireworks started to explode into the twilight. A signal went out across Mers...
Jun 25, 2020
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