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Montana lawmakers push for reauthorizing Keystone XL
President Joe Biden canceled the long-disputed pipeline project in one of many executive orders on his first day i…
Review: In 'Slay the Dragon,' a gerrymandering investigation
Feeling beaten down by the news? Why not watch a documentary on gerrymandering to cheer you up?
Outbreak prompts push to close Wichita abortion clinic
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Wichita-area official wants to temporarily close an abortion clinic to curb the spread of the coronavirus that has sickened residents an…
Almost half of U.S. foreign-born in past decade had college
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Almost half of the foreign-born who moved to the U.S. in the past decade were college-educated, a level of education greatly exceeding imm…
VIRUS DIARY: The world seemed small and accessible. No more.
WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time in years, we’ve put our suitcases away. Flights have been canceled. The shared Google calendar where we tracked each other…
Urgent question from small businesses: When will aid arrive?
NEW YORK (AP) — When will the money arrive?
2 Rhode Island courthouses close in response to virus
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Two courthouses in Rhode Island are being closed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the state's Chief Justice said Tuesday.
US consumer confidence sinks as virus begins having impact
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer confidence tumbled this month to its lowest level in nearly three years as the impact of the coronavirus on the economy began t…
US consumer confidence drops sharply in March as virus starts to have impact
WASHINGTON (AP) — US consumer confidence drops sharply in March as virus starts to have impact.
Fed steps in once again to try to smooth out lending markets
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve is intervening once again to try to smooth out the world's lending markets, this time by lending dollars to other central banks in exchange for Treasurys.
China's Huawei warns more US pressure may spur retaliation
BEIJING (AP) — Huawei’s chairman warned Tuesday that more U.S. moves to increase pressure on the Chinese tech giant might trigger retaliation by Beijing that c…
White House turns to statistical models for virus forecast
WASHINGTON (AP) — Like forecasters tracking a megastorm, White House officials are relying on statistical models to help predict the impact of the coronavirus …
Trump declares disaster as Wolf shuts schools indefinitely
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The president declared a major disaster in Pennsylvania on Monday night, capping off a day that saw nearly 700 new cases as Gov. Tom Wol…
Hundreds of stranded Americans leave Nepal amid lockdown
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Hundreds of stranded Americans left Nepal on a repatriation flight Tuesday, days after a complete lockdown was imposed in the Himalayan…
Crammed in filthy cells, political prisoners fear infection
CAIRO (AP) — Reza Khandan got the word from friends locked away in Iran’s most feared prison, Evin. A prisoner and a guard in their cell block had been removed…
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White House projects 100K to 240K US deaths from virus