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Restart or re-stop? Countries reopen amid second-wave fearsMay 11, 2020 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Plastic spacing barriers and millions of masks appeared on the streets of Europe's newly reopened cities Monday, as France and Belgium emerged from lockdown...
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Chicago priest appointed coadjutor of the Diocese of PeoriaMay 11, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Pope Francis announced Monday that he has named suburban Chicago priest Rev. Louis Tylka to be the coadjutor bishop of Peoria. As coadjutor bishop, Tylka ...
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Environmental groups to sue state over W.Va. coal fundMay 11, 2020 7:00 am - CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Environmental groups announced Monday that they plan to sue the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection over what they say is the a...
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The tooth fairy as an essential worker in a child's world of wonderMay 11, 2020 7:00 am - Eds: This story was supplied by The Conversation for AP customers. The Associated Press does not guarantee the content. Brandon Barker, Indiana Universit...
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Pandemic spurs Indiana YMCA camp to cancel all summer campsMay 11, 2020 7:00 am - BROOKSTON, Ind. (AP) - A northwestern Indiana YMCA camp that's been a summer destination for generations of children has canceled its summer camps for the first time in ...
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Indiana officials say most businesses abiding reopening planMay 11, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - As many restaurants resumed in-person dining and some hair salons began reopening around Indiana on Monday, state officials said most businesses have...
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Developer behind botched Chicago demolition faces new finesMay 11, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The suburban developer behind a botched smokestack implosion in Chicago faces a new $2,500 fine for allowing 'œsilty water'ť into the Chicago Sanitary and...
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Bradley University to resume on-campus instruction in AugustMay 11, 2020 7:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - Bradley University in central Illinois will resume on-campus instruction in the fall semester despite the continued presence of the coronavirus in th...
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Pritzker: Virus peak now mid-June, but he still eyes end of May for next reopening phaseMay 11, 2020 1:00 am - This story was corrected to clarify that Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Monday all regions *except* the Northeast one "are on pace" to move on to the next phase of reopenin...
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Top aide to Pritzker tests positive for COVID-19May 11, 2020 1:00 am - The COVID-19 pandemic has touched a member of Gov. J.B. Pritzker's senior staff who tested positive for the disease late last week, officials said Monday. The governor a...