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ByThe Associated PressAugust 23, 2020, 4:17 PM1 min readBATH, Maine — Production workers in Maine agree to new contract, end monthslong strike at 1 of US Navy’s biggest shipbuilders.Top StoriesProduction workers in Maine agree to new contract, end monthslong strike at 1 of US Navy’s biggest shipbuilders1 hour agoWhite House chief of staff argues secret…
A renewed focus on social justice in the wake of police killings of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd has seen sales soar at Black-owned bookstores around the country as customers seek out knowledge from their own communitiesBy CHEYANNE MUMPHREY Associated PressAugust 23, 2020, 3:56 PM4 min readPHOENIX — A renewed focus on social justice in…
Kamala Harris made history last week by becoming the first Black woman to be nominated to run for vice president on a major party’s ticketBy RUSSELL CONTRERAS Associated PressAugust 23, 2020, 4:10 PM3 min readRIO RANCHO, N.M. — Kamala Harris made history last week by becoming the first Black woman to be nominated to run…
More than 100,000 protesters demanding the resignation of Belarus’ authoritarian president rallied in the capital of Minsk, jamming a vast square and then marching through the cityBy YURAS KARMANAU Associated PressAugust 23, 2020, 4:32 PM3 min readMINSK, Belarus — More than 100,000 protesters demanding the resignation of Belarus’ authoritarian president rallied Sunday in a vast…
Sicily’s governor has ordered all migrants to be transferred from the island by Monday, part of a push-back by Italian regions alarmed by last week’s surge in COVID-19 casesBy FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated PressAugust 23, 2020, 3:55 PM4 min readROME — Sicily’s governor has ordered all migrant residences on the Italian island to be shut down…
In the year since Elijah McClain died after being stopped by police in suburban Denver on his way home from a store, the number of people calling for justice in his case has grown to millions of people around the worldBy COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated PressAugust 23, 2020, 4:55 PM5 min read In the year since…
Partygoers rushed to escape a police raid through a single door. August 23, 2020, 3:13 PM3 min read Thirteen people were killed in a stampede while trying to flee an illegal nightclub party in Peru raided by police on Saturday night, officials said. There were approximately 120 people at the Thomas Restobar nightclub in Los…
Jos Buttler takes a good diving catch to remove Mohammad Rizwan for 53 and end his 138-run partnership with Azhar Ali in the third Test between England and Pakistan in Southampton.FOLLOW LIVE: England v Pakistan, third Test – live text, radio & in-play clipsWATCH MORE: ‘Number 597’ – Anderson three wickets from 600th Test victimWatch…
Image caption A man was found seriously injured at a house in Jasmine Terrace and later died A 26-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the death of another man who was found seriously injured at a house in Aberdeen.Police were called to a property in the city’s Jasmine Terrace at about 10:00.The injured…
Image caption Hampshire Constabulary, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency and Marine Accident Investigation Branch are investigating A witness has described the “horrific” aftermath of a boat crash off Southampton in which a 15-year-old girl died.The teenager was among 12 people on board a rigid inflatable boat (RIB) when it hit a buoy near Netley, in…