All Stories from May 2, 2020 (Change date)
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COVID-19 brings challenges for Muslim inmates during RamadanMay 02, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The convergence of a global pandemic and the holiest month in the Muslim calendar has created new barriers for Muslims in custody who seek to observe thei...
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Thousands of hungry people line up for food in South AfricaMay 02, 2020 7:00 am - OLIEVENHOUTBOS, South Africa (AP) - Thousands of people stood in line for hours on Saturday in a South African township waiting for handouts of food. The scene has repe...
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Soccer training goes on at Cologne despite positive testsMay 02, 2020 7:00 am - COLOGNE, Germany (AP) - Cologne's players are continuing to train despite the three positive tests for coronavirus at the club that have unsettled the German soccer leag...
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Saudi Arabia eyes more moves in time of pandemic, oil woesMay 02, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A beleaguered Saudi Arabia is taking modest steps to improve its human rights record as it tries to navigate the coronavirus pandemic and the fallout f...
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U. of Illinois trustees to vote on intimate relations policyMay 02, 2020 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - A proposed policy at the University of Illinois would prohibit faculty and staff from having intimate relations with undergraduates and anyone they s...
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Metra reduces service as ridership plummets during crisisMay 02, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The number of Metra trains rolling in and out of Chicago every day is about to drop dramatically. According to the Chicago Tribune, the commuter rail agen...
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Air travel wanes, but bodies still fly to Israel for burialMay 02, 2020 7:00 am - TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - Air travel to Israel has come to a near standstill due to coronavirus restrictions, but one type of voyage still endures: the final journey of Je...
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Misery of Italy's migrants grows not from virus but lockdownMay 02, 2020 7:00 am - CASTEL VOLTURNO, Italy (AP) - They are known as 'Ε“the invisibles": Undocumented African migrants who, even before the coronavirus outbreak plunged Italy into crisis, bar...
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Chiefs sign former first-round pick Charlton to help defenseMay 02, 2020 7:00 am - KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The Kansas City Chiefs have agreed to a contract with defensive end Taco Charlton, adding a former first-round pick who flamed out in Dallas and ...
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Sudan moves to criminalize female genital mutilationMay 02, 2020 7:00 am - CAIRO (AP) - Sudanese officials said Saturday they are working to criminalize the widespread practice of female genital mutilation after the transitional government appr...