All Stories from June 16, 2020 (Change date)
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Hong Kong leader urges people not to 'demonize' security lawJun 16, 2020 7:00 am - HONG KONG (AP) - Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said Tuesday that she hopes opponents of a new national security law being imposed by China do not 'œdemonize and stigmatize...
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Thailand to spend $707 million to boost domestic tourismJun 16, 2020 7:00 am - BANGKOK (AP) - Thailand's Cabinet on Tuesday approved three projects with a combined budget of more than 22 billion baht ($707 million) to help the country's reeling tou...
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McDonald's worldwide sales improve as stores reopen globallyJun 16, 2020 7:00 am - McDonald's sales are gradually improving as more of its restaurants reopen worldwide. The Chicago-based fast food giant said Tuesday that its global same-store sales - o...
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Man arrested in shooting during Albuquerque statue protestJun 16, 2020 7:00 am - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - A 31-year-old man has been arrested in a shooting that happened as protesters in Albuquerque, New Mexico, tried to tear down a bronze statue of ...
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Austria: man fined for farting 'with full intent' at policeJun 16, 2020 7:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - A man in Vienna has been fined 500 euros ($565) for breaking wind loudly in front of police - a move that the Austrian capital's police force was at pains ...
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Businesses, colleges plead with Trump to preserve work visasJun 16, 2020 7:00 am - BOSTON (AP) - Gregory Minott came to the U.S. from his native Jamaica more than two decades ago on a student visa and was able to carve out a career in architecture than...
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World Trade Organization: Saudis facilitated sports piracyJun 16, 2020 7:00 am - Saudi Arabia facilitated sports broadcasting piracy by blocking moves to shut it down, the World Trade Organization said in a ruling Tuesday that throws new doubts on th...
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Stranded seafarers could stop work, disrupting world tradeJun 16, 2020 7:00 am - ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Merchant ship crew members stranded at sea for months due to coronavirus-related travel restrictions could now start refusing to further extend the...
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Report documents nearly 2,000 Reconstruction-era lynchingsJun 16, 2020 7:00 am - An organization that founded the nation's first memorial to lynching victims announced Tuesday that it has documented thousands of additional killings of black people du...
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Coaches, players make best of NFL's 1st virtual offseasonJun 16, 2020 7:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Turns out there's only so much that can be done virtually. Six teams decided to end their offseason programs even with the NFL allowing two more ...