Hong Kong is bracing for what could be its biggest day of protests in months, with pro-democracy groups calling for a general strike against China’s latest moves to increase control of the city. Protests are planned for Wednesday near the Legislative Council building in central Hong Kong, where lawmakers plan to hold a hearing on […]
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Scared Americans desperate to travel are buying up ‘covid campers’
Some people are shelling out upwards of $100,000 so they can hit the road while staying away from everyone else.
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Twitter gives Trump a pass on unfounded ‘murder’ allegations
The husband of a woman who died accidentally in an office of then-GOP Rep. Joe Scarborough in 2001 is demanding that Twitter remove the president’s tweets suggesting Scarborough murdered her.
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The Latest: WHO warns of second peak, discourages swift return to normalcy
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic. WASHINGTON — The World Health Organization warned nations Tuesday against scaling back coronavirus restrictions too quickly, saying a premature push to return to normalcy could fuel a rapid acceleration of new cases. “We cannot make assumptions that just because the disease is on the way down now that it’s […]
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The Muppets are coming back with new show for Disney+
The Muppets Studio announced its first original series for Disney+ will be called “Muppets Now.”
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Trump lashes out at scientists whose findings contradict him
Twice this week, Trump has dismissed the findings of studies and suggested – without evidence – that their authors were motivated by politics.
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Trump slams mail-in balloting promoted by his own campaign
The president claimed without any evidence that mail-in ballots lead to ‘total election fraud.’
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National jazz competition for high school students goes virtual
High school bands from around the country traditionally head to Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City for a multi-day competition.
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Lori Loughlin, husband will both serve prison time for college scam
Actress Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, have agreed to plead guilty to charges in the college admissions bribery case.
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State prison inmates were paid nearly $200,000 in unemployment benefits
The corrections department says 53 inmates were paid an average of $3,750 each after their work-release jobs were halted to reduce the risk of spreading the coronaviorus.