All Stories from June 29, 2020 (Change date)
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Gilead's $2,340 price for coronavirus drug draws criticismJun 29, 2020 7:00 am - The maker of a drug shown to shorten recovery time for severely ill COVID-19 patients says it will charge $2,340 for a typical treatment course for people covered by gov...
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Venezuela's Maduro orders EU envoy to leave after sanctionsJun 29, 2020 7:00 am - CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro ordered the European Union's ambassador to leave the country on Monday hours after the bloc that's pushing...
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Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commoditiesJun 29, 2020 7:00 am - Benchmark U.S. crude oil for August delivery rose $1.21 to settle at $39.70 a barrel Monday. Brent crude oil for August delivery rose 69 cents to $41.71 a barrel. Wholes...
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China cuts Uighur births with IUDs, abortion, sterilizationJun 29, 2020 7:00 am - The Chinese government is taking draconian measures to slash birth rates among Uighurs and other minorities as part of a sweeping campaign to curb its Muslim population,...
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Images of brutality against Black people spur racial traumaJun 29, 2020 7:00 am - Since Wanda Johnson's son was shot and killed by a police officer in Oakland, California, 11 years ago, she has watched video after video of similar encounters between B...
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1,200 extra Chicago cops to be deployed over July 4 weekendJun 29, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago's police superintendent said Monday that he plans to flood the city's streets with additional officers during the long July 4 weekend in an effort...
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Netflix series to dramatize Kaepernick's path to activismJun 29, 2020 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Colin Kaepernick is joining with Emmy-winning filmmaker Ava DuVernay on a Netflix drama series about the teenage roots of the former NFL player's acti...
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Supreme Court refuses to block upcoming federal executionsJun 29, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Monday refused to block the execution of four federal prison inmates who are scheduled to be put to death in July and August. The ...
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Worsening drought forces state of emergency in Puerto RicoJun 29, 2020 7:00 am - SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Puerto Rico's governor on Monday declared a state of emergency as a worsening drought creeps across the U.S. territory amid a coronavirus pa...
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Patriots owner's prostitution case heads to appellate courtJun 29, 2020 7:00 am - FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Prosecutors charging New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft with twice buying sex from massage parlor prostitutes will attempt to save thei...