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Most US states fall short of recommended testing levels
WASHINGTON - As businesses reopened Friday in more of the U.S., an overwhelming majority of states still fall short of the COVID-19 testing levels that public health experts say are necessary to safel...
May 15, 2020
Industrial production plunges unprecedented 11.2% in April
WASHINGTON - American industry suffered the most severe plunge on record last month with factories, mines and utilities battered by the coronavirus pandemic. The Federal Reserve said Friday that its i...
May 15, 2020
Stopped cold: 'Frozen' musical on Broadway not to reopen
NEW YORK - The big budget musical "Frozen" will not reopen when Broadway theatres restart, marking the first time an established show has been felled by the coronavirus pandemic. The Disney show opene...
May 15, 2020
Had enough of 'Contagion'? Here are some warm blanket movies
When many were rushing to rewatch "Contagion," the eerily prophetic 2011 Steven Soderbergh film about the outbreak of an easily transmitted virus, I was searching for more comforting escapes. I reache...
May 15, 2020
'Eurovision that never was' has fans pining for golden times
BRUSSELS - Over its many years, the Eurovision Song Contest has come to be a sign of the times. So it is perhaps fitting that, in coronavirus times, nothing will be happening on Saturday at the schedu...
May 15, 2020
German economy shrinks 2.2% in 1st quarter as virus hits
BERLIN - The German economy shrank by 2.2% in the first quarter compared with the previous three-month period as shutdowns in the country and beyond started to bite, official data showed Friday. The f...
May 15, 2020
Germany in recession as economy shrinks 2.2% in 1st quarter
BERLIN - The German economy shrank by 2.2% in the first quarter compared with the previous three-month period as shutdowns in the country and beyond started to bite, official data showed Friday. That ...
May 15, 2020
Outside US, top scientists steer debate away from politics
ATHENS, Greece - President Donald Trump is never far from a public spat with his government's top expert on the pandemic, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the most recent flare-up occurring this week over the pace ...
May 15, 2020
Online graduations still bring stars to the virtual lectern
This year's college graduates won't get to take their triumphant walk across the stage. They won't get to toss their caps amid a sea of classmates. Instead, they have to settle for online ceremonies w...
May 15, 2020
Tokyo Olympic CEO: Games next year may not be 'conventional'
TOKYO - Almost two months after the Tokyo Olympics were postponed, organizing committee CEO Toshiro Muto said Friday he still could not give an estimate of how much the one-year delay will cost. Figur...
May 15, 2020
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