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Tribal project farmers in Hot Springs protest fee increase amid diminishing water supply
Farmers in the Hot Springs area of Sanders County are protesting their third fee increase from the Flathead Indian…
Trump signs $2.2T stimulus after swift congressional votes
President Donald Trump has signed an unprecedented $2.2 trillion economic rescue package into law, after swift and near-unanimous action by Congress this week
Virus test results in minutes? Scientists question accuracy
MADRID (AP) — Some political leaders are hailing a potential breakthrough in the fight against COVID-19: simple pin-prick blood tests or nasal swabs that can d…
Hawaii telescope protesters leave camp due to virus concerns
HONOLULU (AP) — Opponents of the Thirty Meter Telescope project on Hawaii's Big Island have pulled out of their camp due to concerns over the spread of the cor…
For seniors, isolation changes life in varied, nuanced ways
One remembers the polio epidemic and the hardships of World War II. One is stoic about it all — because, he says, he's already “here past the welcome.” A third…
Ohio sets all-mail primary April 28; in-person voting off
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) —
For nursing homes, symptoms aren't enough to tell who's sick
SEATTLE (AP) — An investigation at a Seattle-area nursing home concluded that symptoms aren't enough to identify who is infected once the coronavirus enters a …
British Prime Minister Johnson tests positive for virus
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for the new coronavirus, the first leader of a major nation to contract COVID-19, but he…
North Carolina has another death as more local orders begin
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina health officials reported another death related to the new coronavirus Friday, as more local governments prepared to clamp down further on residents' movements.
From Dhaka to Gaza: How do you socially distance in a crowd?
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Josna Begum lives with her son in a house with four other families in a slum in Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, the world’s most densely…
EU tempers fray as virus hits lives, livelihoods, economies
As the coronavirus claims lives, ruins livelihoods and wreaks economic havoc, tensions are rising between European Union countries over how best to respond as …
Warm days being early-season wildfires to Crow Reservation
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Crow Agency firefighting officials on Friday banned open burning on the southeastern Montana reservation following a string of small, early-season wildfires.
Funeral held for North Carolina Rep. Maryann Black
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — A private funeral was held Friday for North Carolina state Rep. Maryann Black, who died this week at age 76.
Turkey moves migrants from Greek border amid virus pandemic
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish authorities have evacuated thousands of migrants who had been waiting at the border with Greece hoping to make their way into Europe, as a precaution amid the coronavirus pandemic, Tur…
Canada to cover up to 75 percent of salaries for businesses
TORONTO (AP) — The Canadian government is increasing a payroll subsidy to small- and medium-sized businesses to now cover up to 75 percent of salaries amid the pandemic.
Lincoln County man is first COVID-19 fatality in Montana
G. Scott Tomlin said he was not able to speak to his 77-year-old father, Jim Tomlin, in his final days, a reality that made the loss of his father to COVID-19 especially painful.