All Stories from April 8, 2020 (Change date)
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Police: Body of Kathleen Kennedy Townsend's grandson foundApr 08, 2020 7:00 am - ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Authorities recovered the body of a grandson of former Maryland Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend on Wednesday, two days after the body of the boy...
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Review: Alvarez returns with a stunning reflection on lossApr 08, 2020 7:00 am - 'œAfterlife,'ť by Julia Alvarez (Algonquin Books) I like to imagine fiction writers are a fairly collegial bunch when they're not dreaming up stories. But more than a fe...
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Rio samba schools start sewing scrubs in coronavirus effortApr 08, 2020 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Rio de Janeiro's samba schools usually spend the year furiously sewing costumes for the city's blowout Carnival celebration. Now, nimble fingers ar...
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Review: A splendid return in '~Hid from Our Eyes'Apr 08, 2020 7:00 am - 'œHid From Our Eyes'ť by Julia Spencer-Fleming (Minotaur) Julia Spencer-Fleming makes a triumphant return to her series about Episcopal priest Clare Fergusson and her po...
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Passover in isolation dampens holiday mood in IsraelApr 08, 2020 7:00 am - JERUSALEM (AP) - Each year, Patricia Sheetrit and her family gather with in-laws for the first night of Passover, bringing together some 20 people for the holiday's main...
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AP Interview: 'Lula' says Bolsonaro a disaster amid pandemicApr 08, 2020 7:00 am - SAO PAULO (AP) - In home isolation just months after his release from jail, Brazil's former leader Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said Wednesday that President Jair Bolsonar...
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DC fights to enforce distancing and braces for looming surgeApr 08, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Pick-up basketball games. Crowds gathering at an outdoor fish market. Family hikes along trails in Rock Creek Park. The warmer weather is bringing viol...
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Iran says US oil production must be known before OPEC+ callApr 08, 2020 7:00 am - TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran demanded on Wednesday that U.S. oil production levels must be known before an upcoming OPEC meeting with Russia and others seeking to boost glob...
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New York's virus toll tops 9/11, while Wuhan ends lockdownApr 08, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - As New York City faced one of its darkest days with the death toll from the coronavirus surging past 4,000 - more than the number killed on 9/11 - the Ch...
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This Date in BaseballApr 08, 2020 7:00 am - (April 9) 1913 - Ebbets Field opened in Brooklyn and Philadelphia defeated the Dodgers 1-0 before a crowd of 10,000. The stadium, which cost $750,000 to build, was named...