All Stories from July 6, 2020 (Change date)
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Waste-watching: Sewage can help track pandemic virus trendsJul 06, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK - One county in Utah beat back a spike of pandemic virus infections in the spring, and another saw its rate jump. Both trends showed up in their sewage. Yes, se...
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Theater union OKs 2 plans to return to post-virus live showsJul 06, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The national labor union representing stage actors and managers has given the go-ahead for two Massachusetts theaters to resume theatrical performances, ...
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Supreme Court upholds cellphone robocall banJul 06, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Monday upheld a 1991 law that bars robocalls to cellphones. The case, argued by telephone in May because of the coronavirus pandem...
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Australia to shut state border as Melbourne infections surgeJul 06, 2020 7:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Australian authorities were preparing to close the border between the country's two largest states, as the country's second-largest city, Mel...
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Amid pandemic, fewer students seek federal aid for collegeJul 06, 2020 7:00 am - The number of high school seniors applying for U.S. federal college aid plunged in the weeks following the sudden closure of school buildings this spring - a time when s...
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Uber buys Postmates, ups delivery game in $2.65 billion dealJul 06, 2020 7:00 am - SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) - Uber has widened its reach in the fiercely competitive delivery market by acquiring Postmates in a $2.65 billion all-stock deal, the company sa...
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Maxwell moved to NY for Epstein-related sex abuse chargesJul 06, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Jeffrey Epstein's longtime confidante Ghislaine Maxwell was transferred Monday to a New York City jail plagued by coronavirus concerns and other problems...
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Trump sideswipes NASCAR, Wallace over flag and nooseJul 06, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - NASCAR's layered relationship with President Donald Trump took a sharp turn Monday when Trump took a sideswipe at the racing organization for banning t...
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Coast Guard alters training for incoming class due to virusJul 06, 2020 7:00 am - NEW LONDON, Conn. (AP) - There will be nobody screaming in the face of 18-year-old Ellie Hiigel when she arrives Wednesday for training in advance of her first year at t...
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Austria: bachelor party ends with snake-bitten tongueJul 06, 2020 7:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - A German man's bachelor party in the Austrian Alps ended with a snake bite on the tongue and a trip to a hospital. The Austria Press Agency reported Monday...