All Stories from May 8, 2020 (Change date)
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Troubled Zimbabwe hopes for some relief in tobacco salesMay 08, 2020 7:00 am - HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) - Adjust Saidi, a foreman at a farm outside Zimbabwe's capital, Harare, paced through rows of tobacco plants. Desperate to complete the harvest and...
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Ex-ABA commish Mike Storen, dad of Hannah Storm, dies at 84May 08, 2020 7:00 am - Mike Storen, a former ABA commissioner and multisport marketing whiz and the father of ESPN broadcaster Hannah Storm, died Thursday. He was 84. Storm said her father die...
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Study: WeChat content outside China used for censorshipMay 08, 2020 7:00 am - BOSTON (AP) - Documents and images shared by users outside China on WeChat, the country's most popular social media platform, are being monitored and cataloged for use i...
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Nearly 1 in 5 US kids are obese, according to latest dataMay 08, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Nearly 1 in 5 U.S. kids are obese, according to the latest national data. The news is disappointing, given that programs across the country have for year...
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UN chief says pandemic is unleashing a `tsunami of hate'May 08, 2020 7:00 am - UNITED NATIONS (AP) - U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Friday the coronavirus pandemic keeps unleashing 'œa tsunami of hate and xenophobia, scapegoating and ...
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Virus restrictions reimposed amid patchwork re-openingsMay 08, 2020 7:00 am - As coronavirus-induced economic pain grew around the world, some U.S. states moved forward Friday with plans to reopen their economies, while European countries held mut...
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UN: Live animal markets shouldn't be closed despite virusMay 08, 2020 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The World Health Organization said Friday that although a market in the Chinese city of Wuhan selling live animals likely played a significant role in the ...
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Grains mostly higher,livestock lower.May 08, 2020 7:00 am - \CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were mostly higher Friday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for July delivery fell 12 cents at $5.19 a bushel; May corn...
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Kenyans protest house demolitions amid virus restrictionsMay 08, 2020 7:00 am - NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Hundreds of protesters in Kenya blocked one of Nairobi's major highways with burning tires to protest government demolitions of the homes of more t...
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Chinese FA proposes pay cuts up to 50% for players, coachesMay 08, 2020 7:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - Players and coaches in the Chinese Super League could have salaries cut by up to 50% to help clubs manage losses from the coronavirus pandemic. The head o...