All Stories from August 19, 2020 (Change date)
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Pritzker touts U of I saliva test as possible 'game changer'Aug 19, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Gov. J.B. Pritzker touted a University of Illinois saliva test on Wednesday as a potential 'œgame changer" in the fight against COVID-19. The test, which...
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Douglas' statue to be removed from Illinois Capitol lawnAug 19, 2020 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A statute of Stephen A. Douglas, a senator from Illinois whose national reputation in the mid-19th Century was built on the idea that each new U...
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Iowa officials say 2nd person injured in boat crash has diedAug 19, 2020 7:00 am - LeCLAIRE, Iowa (AP) - A second person has died from injuries he received in an eastern Iowa boat crash on the Mississippi River, Iowa officials said Wednesday. Craig Ver...
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Global leaders condemn Mali coup amid worry about extremistsAug 19, 2020 7:00 am - BAMAKO, Mali (AP) - African and Western leaders condemned on Wednesday the junta that forced Mali's president from power, warning the coup was a deep setback for the Wes...
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Smith inches closer to comeback 21 months since breaking legAug 19, 2020 7:00 am - ASHBURN, Va. (AP) - After breaking the tibia and fibula in his right leg, undergoing 17 surgeries to repair them and surviving a life-threatening infection, Alex Smith i...
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Wizards GM Tommy Sheppard says coach Scott Brooks to returnAug 19, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Washington Wizards general manager Tommy Sheppard said coach Scott Brooks will be back in 2020-21, the last season in his five-year contract. 'œHe's a ...
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Pharmacists can give childhood shots, U.S. officials sayAug 19, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Pharmacists in all 50 states are now allowed to give childhood vaccinations under a new directive aimed at preventing future outbreaks of measles and oth...
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Philadelphia looks to clinch series against Montreal in game 5Aug 19, 2020 7:00 am - Montreal Canadiens (31-31-9, fifth in the Atlantic Division during the regular season) vs. Philadelphia Flyers (41-21-7, second in the Metropolitan Division during the r...
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Red Sox snap 9-game skid, Devers HR in 6-3 win over PhilsAug 19, 2020 7:00 am - BOSTON (AP) - Stuck in a nine-game skid, the Boston Red Sox quickly seemed to be heading toward loss No. 10. Especially after rookie Kyle Hart issued a pair of four-pitc...
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How COVID-19 gives cover to press crackdowns the world overAug 19, 2020 7:00 am - Governments around the world are taking advantage of the coronavirus pandemic to justify - or to divert attention from -crackdowns on press freedom. Media tycoon Jimmy ...