All Stories from August 26, 2020 (Change date)
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Oil industry shuts platforms, rigs, refineries before stormAug 26, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The energy industry braced Wednesday for catastrophic storm surges and winds as Hurricane Laura cut a dangerous path toward the coastlines of Texas and L...
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The Latest: Pope says pandemic worsening social inequalitiesAug 26, 2020 7:00 am - VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis says that the pandemic has both '~'exposed and aggravated'' social inequalities. Francis said during his weekly audience Wednesday that disp...
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Clippers roll past Mavericks 154-111 to take 3-2 series leadAug 26, 2020 7:00 am - LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) - Paul George finally found his way. The All-Star guard scored 35 points and the Los Angeles Clippers rolled past the Dallas Mavericks 154-11...
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Indiana governor extends statewide mask order for 30 daysAug 26, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana's statewide face mask order will remain in place for another month as Gov. Eric Holcomb said Wednesday it was still needed to control the cor...
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In a shift, Belarus leader seeks to stem protests graduallyAug 26, 2020 7:00 am - MINSK, Belarus (AP) - When Belarusians filled the streets to protest what they called a fraudulent election that kept authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko in pow...
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Orders for big-ticket US manufactured goods jumped 11.2%Aug 26, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticket manufactured goods jumped 11.2% in July, the third consecutive monthly gain. The Commerce Department reported W...
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Forced sterilization policies in the US targeted minorities and those with disabilities '“ and lasted into the 21st centuryAug 26, 2020 7:00 am - (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Alexandra Minna Stern, University of Mi...
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Decades later, Sharpton still insists: No justice, no peaceAug 26, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The Rev. Al Sharpton sat quietly in his office in late July, watching the final funeral service for Rep. John Lewis on a wall-mounted television. Instead...
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Justice Department seeks data from 4 states in inquiry of whether state orders led to COVID-19 nursing home deathsAug 26, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Justice Department seeks data from 4 states in inquiry of whether state orders led to COVID-19 nursing home deaths. ...
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Notre Dame hikes security after quarantined students balkAug 26, 2020 7:00 am - SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - The University of Notre Dame has added security personnel at its COVID-19 quarantine and isolation sites after students were observed leaving the...