The president cites a tropical storm in the forecast for the postponement of Saturday’s event in Portsmouth, but campaign officials had privately acknowledged fears about how many people would attend.
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Turkey’s president formally makes Hagia Sophia a mosque
Nationalist and conservative groups have long been yearning to hold prayers at Hagia Sophia, which they regard as part of the Muslim Ottoman legacy.
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Notre Dame Cathedral to be rebuilt as before — no modern twists
To stay historically accurate, the iconic church will again be built with potentially toxic lead.
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The Latest: Trump undercuts health experts – again – in debate over reopening schools
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world. WASHINGTON— The White House seating chart spoke volumes. When the president convened a roundtable this week on how to safely reopen schools with coronavirus cases rising, the seats surrounding him were filled with parents, teachers and top White House officials, including the […]
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CDC: No rewriting of guidelines for reopening schools
Despite President Trump’s sharp criticism, a top health official says federal guidelines for reopening schools are not being revised.
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Supreme Court says prosecutors, but not Congress, can get Trump tax records, for now
Two congressional committees subpoenaed the bank documents as part of their investigations into Trump and his businesses.
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1.3 million U.S. unemployment claims filed as layoffs continue
The persistently elevated level of layoffs are occurring as a spike in virus cases has forced six states to reverse their move to reopen businesses.
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The pandemic has stranded ships’ crews, some on land, some at sea
Stranded crews are within their rights to stop working, but many fear retaliation.
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The Latest: Mississippi seeing big virus outbreak in state legislature
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic around the U.S. and the world. JACKSON, Miss. — Packed elevators and crowded committee rooms. Legislators sitting shoulder-to-shoulder on the House and Senate floor. People standing close to each other and talking, sometimes leaning in to whisper, without a mask in sight. Those were common scenes at the Mississippi […]
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The Latest: New York hospitals released 6,300 virus patients to nursing homes
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world. NEW YORK — New York hospitals released more than 6,300 recovering coronavirus patients into nursing homes during the height of the pandemic under a controversial, now-scrapped policy, state officials said Monday, but they argued it was not to blame for one of […]