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(Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) — SeaWorld and Walt Disney World will reopen in Orlando, Florida, in June and July after months of inactivity because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to plans a city task force approved Wednesday. The proposals will now be sent to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for final approval. The plan calls for SeaWorld…
As precursors to possible nuclear war go, fistfights and stone throwing aren’t exactly the first things that come to mind. But along India and China’s long, contested border, that’s exactly what has been happening for the past month, prompting President Trump on Wednesday to offer to mediate what he called a “now raging dispute” between…
(NEW YORK) — Larry Kramer, the playwright whose angry voice and pen raised theatergoers’ consciousness about AIDS and roused thousands to militant protests in the early years of the epidemic, has died at 84. Bill Goldstein, a writer who was working on a biography of Kramer, confirmed the news to The Associated Press. Kramer’s husband,…
Industries from tech to heavy industry are trying to figure out how to get back to business with COVID-19 still a threatMay 27, 2020, 2:54 PM4 min read The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. Following are developments Wednesday related to the national and global response,…
Officials say a Florida homeowner fatally shot a Georgia man who broke through his glass front door and attacked a woman insideMay 27, 2020, 2:53 PM2 min readPANAMA CITY, Fla. — A Florida homeowner fatally shot a visitor from Georgia who broke through is front door and began beating a woman inside, sheriff’s officials said.…
Country singer Kip Moore was used to traveling the world to surf, rock climb or hike, but lately he’s been isolating himself in a remote lodge in eastern KentuckyBy KRISTIN M. HALL AP Entertainment WriterMay 27, 2020, 2:22 PM3 min readNASHVILLE, Tenn. — When country singer Kip Moore wasn’t performing, he was traveling the world…
A group of Copenhagen residents has sued the Danish government over legislation that authorized dismantling neighborhoods designated as “ghettos.”By DAVID KEYTON Associated PressMay 27, 2020, 2:20 PM2 min readStockholm — A group of Copenhagen residents sued the Danish government Wednesday over legislation that authorized dismantling neighborhoods designated as “ghettos,” arguing that the measures discriminate on…
Mitsubishi is recalling nearly 223,000 vehicles in Canada and 22 cold-weather U.S. states because suspension parts can rust, detach and cause drivers to lose controlMay 27, 2020, 2:21 PM1 min readDETROIT — Mitsubishi is recalling nearly 223,000 vehicles in Canada and cold-weather U.S. states because parts of the suspension can rust, detach and cause drivers…
NBC ‘Tonight’ show host Jimmy Fallon apologized via Twitter for using blackface to impersonate comic Chris Rock in a 20-year-old ‘Saturday Night Live’ skitMay 27, 2020, 3:08 PM2 min readNEW YORK — NBC “Tonight” show host Jimmy Fallon has apologized for doing an impersonation of fellow comic Chris Rock while in blackface during a 2000…
A man matching the description of a fugitive college student wanted in the killings of two people in Connecticut was seen in northeastern Pennsylvania, but an hours-long search overnight came up emptyMay 27, 2020, 2:12 PM2 min readHARTFORD, Conn. — A man matching the description of a fugitive college student wanted in the killings of…