All Stories from May 21, 2020 (Change date)
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Asia Today: Australia lets woman travel to see dying sisterMay 21, 2020 7:00 am - BANGKOK (AP) - A New Zealand woman has been reunited with her dying sister in Australia after gaining an exemption from pandemic travel restrictions on compassionate gro...
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Ex-Green Beret nabbed in exec's escape has lived on the edgeMay 21, 2020 7:00 am - Decades before a security camera caught Michael Taylor coming off a jet that was carrying one of the world's most-wanted fugitives, the former Green Beret had a hard-ear...
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VIRUS DIARY: When you prefer it anyway, staying in isn't badMay 21, 2020 7:00 am - PHOENIX (AP) - Like you, I've been locked away at home for two months. But for me, not much has changed. It's true that I don't go the grocery store in person like I use...
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Top educator taught Kansas preschoolers alongside retireesMay 21, 2020 7:00 am - MISSION, Kan. (AP) - Teacher Tabatha Rosproy's preschool class met inside a nursing and retirement home in rural Kansas, forming a bond with residents that continued eve...
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Locusts, COVID-19, flooding pose 'triple threat' in AfricaMay 21, 2020 7:00 am - KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - Locusts, COVID-19 and deadly flooding pose a 'œtriple threat'ť to millions of people across East Africa, officials warned Thursday, while the Worl...
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Greece: Police break up huge counterfeit tobacco factoryMay 21, 2020 7:00 am - THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) - Police in Greece said Thursday they have seized 21 tons of illegally imported tobacco at warehouses near Athens, allegedly used to make count...
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'~Very unprepared:' DEA shakeup followed mounting criticismMay 21, 2020 7:00 am - MIAMI (AP) - It's an agency with a critical mission of keeping American streets safe from narcotics. But in recent years, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has ne...
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Grains mixed,livestock mixed.May 21, 2020 7:00 am - \CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were mixed Thursday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for July delivery gained 3 cents at $5.03 a bushel; May corn fell...
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Pritzker activates Guard to help prepare for floodingMay 21, 2020 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Gov. J.B. Pritzker has activated nearly 60 Illinois National Guard soldiers and ordered additional steps by the state to prepare for projected f...
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Review: '~The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes' deliversMay 21, 2020 7:00 am - 'œThe Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes,'ť by Suzanne Collins (Scholastic) It's been 10 years since 'œMockingjay,'ť the third book in the 'œHunger Games'ť series, was publi...