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The White House appears keen to endorse a temporary extension of a $600 per week supplemental unemployment benefit as the popular boost to both the economy and family budgets is about to expireBy ANDREW TAYLOR and LISA MASCARO Associated PressJuly 31, 2020, 3:59 PM3 min readWASHINGTON — The White House appears keen to endorse a…
HAVANA — Eusebio Leal Spengler, who oversaw the transformation of crumbling Old Havana to an immaculately restored colonial tourist attraction, becoming the de-facto mayor of the historic city center and one of the nation’s most prominent public intellectuals, has died. He was 77. He had been fighting cancer. Leal and his restoration efforts became so…
Rhode Island mistakenly sent more than 175 tax refund checks signed by Walt Disney and Mickey MouseJuly 31, 2020, 3:41 PM1 min readPROVIDENCE, R.I. — Rhode Island mistakenly sent more than 175 tax refund checks signed by Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse, rather than the state treasurer and controller. The Rhode Island Division of Taxation…
An overzealous University of Alabama football fan who poisoned landmark oak trees at archrival Auburn University has diedJuly 31, 2020, 4:15 PM2 min readOPELIKA, Ala. — Harvey Updyke, the overzealous University of Alabama football fan who poisoned landmark oak trees at archrival Auburn University and went to jail after bragging about it on a radio…
Spain’s national weather agency says several parts of the country have set record temperatures during a heatwaveJuly 31, 2020, 3:38 PM2 min readMADRID — As parts of Spain set record temperatures during a heatwave, people in Britain sweltered and flocked to beaches Friday on the country’s hottest day so far this year. San Sebastian on…
EDINBURGH, Ind. — U.S. Rep. Greg Pence is coming under criticism for allowing the sale of objects with racist depictions of African Americans at a sprawling antiques mall he co-owns — and the issue has taken on particular significance as the Republican defends his congressional seat in Indiana amid a national reckoning on race. The…
A lawsuit filed on behalf of those who were injured or who had property damaged in a fatal Kentucky pipeline explosion alleges the operator failed to maintain and repair the lineJuly 31, 2020, 4:00 PM2 min readDANVILLE, Ky. — A lawsuit filed on behalf of those who were injured or who had property damaged in…
Authorities say a convicted felon on parole has been charged with attempted murder in the shooting of three Chicago officers outside a police stationBy KATHLEEN FOODY Associated PressJuly 31, 2020, 4:04 PM2 min readCHICAGO — A convicted felon on parole has been charged with attempted murder in the shooting of three Chicago police officers outside…
ByThe Associated PressJuly 31, 2020, 3:22 PM1 min readCHICAGO — Convicted felon on parole charged with attempted murder in shooting of 3 Chicago police officers outside station.Top StoriesConvicted felon on parole charged with attempted murder in shooting of 3 Chicago police officers outside station1 hour agoNearly two-thirds of Americans disapprove of Trump’s handling of crises:…
Image copyright PA Media Sir Alan Parker, the acclaimed British director of such films as Fame, Evita and Bugsy Malone, has died aged 76.His many other credits include Midnight Express, Mississippi Burning, The Commitments, Angela’s Ashes and Birdy.A founding member of the Directors Guild of Great Britain, he was also chairman of the UK Film…