Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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States work to keep meat plants open despite virus outbreaks
IOWA CITY, Iowa - Governors in the Midwest are working to keep large meatpacking plants operating despite coronavirus outbreaks that have sickened hundreds of workers and threaten to disrupt the natio...
Apr 20, 2020
Book on Chornobyl nuclear accident wins $5,000 prize
NEW YORK - Adam Higginbotham's "Midnight in Chornobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster" has won a $5,000 prize. Higginbotham has received the William E. Colby Award, given fo...
Apr 20, 2020
Lawyer: Yemen rebels free ex-minister, day after his arrest
SANAA, Yemen - Yemen's rebels released on Monday a former culture minister and writer who was a vocal critic of their rule, his lawyer said, a day after his arrest. The rebels, known as Houthis, storm...
Apr 20, 2020
WHO head warns worst of virus is still ahead
GENEVA - The World Health Organization chief warned Monday that "the worst is yet ahead of us" in the coronavirus outbreak, reviving the alarm just as many countries ease restrictive measures aimed at...
Apr 20, 2020
Some US producers, states reopening amid political pressure
SEATTLE - Boeing and at least one other U.S. heavy-equipment manufacturer resumed production and some states rolled out aggressive reopening plans Monday, despite nationwide concerns there is not enou...
Apr 20, 2020
Cuomo, Trump ready to meet after trading virus barbs, praise
WASHINGTON - Their back-and-forth during the coronavirus pandemic has included insults, sharply contrasting views on the role of the federal government and some moments of mutual admiration. Now Presi...
Apr 20, 2020
Asia Today: India, Singapore see record numbers of new cases
BANGKOK - India and Singapore announced their biggest single-day spikes in new coronavirus cases on Monday, as the crisis intensifies in parts of Asia. India's spike came after the government eased on...
Apr 20, 2020
`Handmaid's Tale,' Harry Potter on challenged books list
NEW YORK - Stories with gay and transgender themes, a spoof inspired by the family rabbit of Vice-President Mike Pence, and classics by J.K. Rowling and Margaret Atwood were among the books that recei...
Apr 20, 2020
N.C. farm rents out miniature donkey to crash video calls
INDIAN TRAIL, N.C. - A miniature donkey named Mambo is getting some online love in North Carolina, where a farm is getting in on the idea of having animals spice up tedious virtual meetings during the...
Apr 20, 2020
Elba and wife, recovering from coronavirus, to help others
Even though they only had mild symptoms, Idris Elba says he and his wife had their lives "turned around" after contracting the coronavirus, calling the experience "definitely scary and unsettling and ...
Apr 19, 2020
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