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SWITZERLAND FIRST TO USE APPLE-GOOGLE CORONAVIRUS CONTACT TRACING APP

Apple and Google inked a historic partnership a few weeks ago, to develop a common standard for apps that can allow governments to...

TROPICAL STORM BERTHA FORMS NEAR SOUTH CAROLINA

Bertha is churning off the Southeast coast and is expected to bring gusty winds and heavy rain to parts of the Carolinas and Virginia...

HERE COME THE LOCUSTS-INDIA PREPARES TO DO BATTLE WITH CROP-MUNCHING PESTS

Indian authorities are helping farmers mount a pesticide spraying campaign to fight the swarms of desert locusts which have already...

AS LOCKDOWN ORDERS LIFT, CAN CITIES PREVENT A TRAFFIC CATASTROPHE?

As businesses reopen, many city dwellers worry about the risks of public transit. Cities are trying to figure out how to safeguard...

TWO BOB BAFFERT-TRAINED HORSES, INCLUDING BELMONT CONTENDER, FAIL DRUG TESTS

LOS ANGELES - Two horses from the barn of two-time Triple Crown-winning trainer Bob Baffert have tested positive for a banned substance,...

REPORTS: 2 HORSES TRAINED BY BOB BAFFERT FAIL DRUG TESTS

GEORGIA GOV. BRIAN KEMP OFFERS HIS STATE TO HOST THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION INSTEAD OF NORTH CAROLINA FOLLOWING TRUMP COMPLAINTS

Following President Donald Trump's threats to ditch North Carolina as the host of the Republican National Convention , Georgia Gov....

WAUKESHA COMPANY DEVELOPS SOCIAL DISTANCING ALARM

A Waukesha company has developed a social distancing alarm that would allow businesses to monitor their employees, detecting if other...

A 13-YEAR-OLD JUST GRADUATED WITH 4 ASSOCIATE'S DEGREES

Jack is studying toward a bachelor's degree this fall and plans to major in history.

ON EVE OF HISTORIC REMOTE VOTES IN THE HOUSE, REPUBLICANS SUE TO BLOCK THE MOVE

More than 20 Republicans will sue in federal court to stop proxy voting in the House during the pandemic. Democrats approved the measure...

HAIR SALON POSTS SIGN SAYING TYSON FOODS' EMPLOYEES NOT ALLOWED INSIDE BECAUSE OF PLANT OUTBREAK

“It wasn't to dishonor or disrespect them at all, but when they had 570 out of 2,200 employees test positive, it just raised a red...

TWITTER BOWS TO OUTRAGE MOB, ‘FACT-CHECKS' TRUMP TWEETS ABOUT MAIL-IN BALLOTS

For the first time ever, Twitter has tagged tweets by US President Donald Trump with a link to their ‘fact check,' based on a collection...

NHL ANNOUNCES PLANS TO RESUME PLAY

After the NHL was stopped due to the pandemic, the league has detailed plans to resume play when possible.

DOW LEAPS 530 POINTS AS HOPES FOR A SMOOTH REOPENING GAIN TRACTION

US stocks surged through Tuesday trading as investors' optimism toward economic reopenings overshadowed flaring US-China tensions. The...

‘COMPLETELY AND UTTERLY MESSED UP': VIDEO OF FATAL ARREST SHOWS MPD OFFICER KNEELING ON MAN'S NECK FOR AT LEAST 7 MINUTES

MINNEAPOLIS - The FBI has been called to investigate after a man died Monday night in south Minneapolis after an encounter with police. In...

PENTAGON WATCHDOG WHO WAS DEMOTED AS PART OF TRUMP'S OVERSIGHT PURGE ABRUPTLY RESIGNS

Glenn Fine, the Pentagon's principal deputy inspector general, abruptly resigned from his post on Tuesday, CNN reported. President...

MINNEAPOLIS POLICE OFFICER WHO ‘KILLED' GEORGE FLOYD IS REPORTEDLY IDENTIFIED

The name of the police officer in Minneapolis who was seen on a viral video apparently kneeling on a Black man's neck until he died...

WIDOWER OF LATE JOE SCARBOROUGH STAFFER SEEKS REMOVAL OF TRUMP TWEETS PROMOTING BASELESS CONSPIRACY THEORY

NEW JERSEY TO ALLOW SCHOOLS TO HAVE IN-PERSON GRADUATIONS THIS SUMMER

New Jersey will allow schools to host outdoor in-person graduation ceremonies this summer, Gov. Phil Murphy announced Tuesday. “Beginning...

WHEN RETURNING TO YOUR JOB MEANS A CUT IN PAY

For more than two out of three unemployed workers, jobless benefits exceed their old pay, researchers say. That can raise awkward questions...