Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
Every Friday, Murray Wood takes a look back at the week's news and decides who's hot... and who's not. This week's list ...
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Economic fallout from virus felt in gas lines in Venezuela
SAN CRISTOBAL, Venezuela - Nicols Maduro's government on Monday banned gasoline sales in two states as part of a broader lock-down to stem panic buying by Venezuelans accustomed to hoarding basic good...
Mar 16, 2020
Mexico's AMLO says he'll end public events when time's right
MEXICO CITY - President Andrs Manuel Lpez Obrador said Monday he will suspend his tours of the countryside and intimate, person-to-person interactions with large numbers of supporters when his coronav...
Mar 16, 2020
Puerto Rico cracks down on violators of coronavirus curfew
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Sirens blared across Puerto Rico's busiest beaches on Monday as police cleared hundreds of tourists from the U.S. territory's coast in a crackdown on people violating a newly i...
Mar 16, 2020
UN condemns peacekeeper killing in Central African Republic
TANZANIA, Tanzania - The U.N. Security Council and the secretary-general on Monday strongly condemned the killing of a U.N. peacekeeper in the Central African Republic during an attack by members of t...
Mar 16, 2020
With 3 more victories, Biden pulls further away from Sanders
WASHINGTON - Joe Biden swept to victory in Florida, Illinois and Arizona on Tuesday, increasingly pulling away with a Democratic presidential primary upended by the coronavirus and building pressure o...
Mar 16, 2020
Biden wins Washington primary, capturing 5 out of 6 states
WASHINGTON - Joe Biden has been declared the winner of last week's Democratic presidential primary in Washington state, giving him victories in five out of six states that voted March 10. After nearly...
Mar 16, 2020
US airlines seek billions in aid as outbreak cripples travel
U.S. airlines are asking the federal government for grants, loans and tax relief that could easily top $50 billion to help them recover from a sharp downturn in travel due to the new coronavirus. Airl...
Mar 16, 2020
Chinese company abandons $1.8B Arkansas paper mill plan
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - A Chinese company has abandoned its plan to build a massive paper mill in southwestern Arkansas that had already been delayed by trade tensions. Sun Paper told Gov. Asa Hutchinson ...
Mar 16, 2020
Amazon seeks to hire 100,000 to keep up with surge in orders
NEW YORK - Amazon said Monday that it needs to hire 100,000 people across the U.S. to keep up with a crush of orders as the coronavirus spreads and keeps more people at home, shopping online. The onli...
Mar 16, 2020
MLB delays opening day to mid-May at earliest due to virus
NEW YORK - Major League Baseball pushed back opening day until mid-May at the earliest on Monday because of the new coronavirus after the federal government recommended restricting events of more than...
Mar 16, 2020
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