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Pandemic will alter Communion rituals for many U.S. Christians 
NEW YORK — Holy Communion will have a different look when in-person worship services resume at the end of May in the Catholic Diocese of Knoxville, Tenn: The wafers signifying the body of Christ will be placed in the hands of parishioners by priests and deacons wearing face masks and...
EasyJet reveals 'sophisticated' hack of customer details
LONDON — U.K.-based budget airline easyJet said Tuesday that “highly sophisticated” hackers accessed the email addresses and travel details of approximately 9 million customers. It also said that following a “forensic” investigation, it found that the credit card details of only 2,208 people were accessed and that those affected have...
Company's bumper tables help social distancing at restaurants 
OCEAN CITY, Md. — A company in Baltimore has created bumper tables designed to allow people to practice social distancing while eating and talking in outdoor settings amid the coronavirus pandemic. The inflated tube tables created by Revolution Event Design & Production were debuted at Fish Tales, a restaurant in...
Walmart's online sales surge 74% amid coronavirus 
NEW YORK — Walmart became a lifeline to millions of people as the coronavirus spread and its profit and sales surged during the first quarter, topping almost all expectations. Online sales jumped 74%, fueled by a rush on canned foods, paper towels and other supplies as people sheltered in place....
Wendy Williams pauses talk show because of health condition
Wendy Williams is taking a break from her daytime talk show to receive treatment for a previously announced health condition. Williams has has been experiencing fatigue because of symptoms from Graves’ disease, a spokesperson for “The Wendy Williams Show” said Monday. As a precautionary measure, the spokesperson said, Williams is...
Ken Osmond, Eddie Haskell on 'Leave It to Beaver,' dies
Ken Osmond, who on TV’s “Leave It to Beaver,” played two-faced teenage scoundrel Eddie Haskell, a role so memorable it left him typecast and led to a second career as a police officer, died Monday. Osmond died in Los Angeles at age 76, his family said. No cause was given....
Trump points to good news as restaurant owners tell of fears 
WASHINGTON — Restaurant owners gave President Donald Trump a sobering accounting of the widespread damage the coronavirus pandemic has dealt their industry and asked him to adjust a loan program for small businesses to address their concerns. The president put a hopeful spin on the situation, saying encouraging news on...
Column: NASCAR managed small miracle in problem-free return 
DARLINGTON, S.C. — The odds were against NASCAR flawlessly executing its reopening plan, which was a potential standard-setting moment for other professional leagues to follow in this new normal of sports. No plan is ever perfect and all the assistance from outside health officials couldn’t protect NASCAR from the obvious...
LeBron James: 'Definitely not giving up on the season' 
LeBron James reiterated Monday he is hopeful the NBA season can resume, with the caveat that the health and well-being of players won’t be jeopardized by a return to play. The Los Angeles Lakers star, speaking on the Uninterrupted platform’s “WRTS: After Party” show that was released Monday, said it...
Sen. Lindsey Graham plans vote to subpoena Russia probe officials
WASHINGTON — Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham is scheduling a vote that would allow him to subpoena more than 50 current and former officials who were involved in the Justice Department’s investigation of Russian involvement in the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign, as President Donald Trump and his allies have...
California gov.: Pro sports without fans possible in June 
LOS ANGELES — California Gov. Gavin Newsom thinks pro sports could be back playing in his state — without fans — in early June. The Democratic governor said during a news conference Monday that the state is making good progress against the coronavirus, posting a 7.5% decline in hospitalizations over...
Florida's 2 biggest counties hesitantly start to reopen 
MIAMI — Florida’s two biggest counties joined the rest of the state on Monday in reopening nonessential businesses and restaurants after widespread coronavirus closures, but areas popular among visitors maintained restrictions as a precaution. Miami Beach and the city of Miami were delaying opening retail, hair salons and barbershops until...
Who got what? Details scant on small-business relief effort 
WASHINGTON — A small, overlooked federal agency is shouldering a massive relief effort for the nation’s small businesses and their workers left reeling by the pandemic. The Small Business Administration has committed to auditing every sizable emergency loan it approves. But six weeks after the $600 billion-plus program was launched,...
Deputies: Man kills 3 family members, then himself in South Carolina
ST. MATTHEWS, S.C. — A man shot and killed three members of his family and then killed himself after an argument in their South Carolina home, authorities said. Two children escaped from the home in St. Matthews during the shooting around 7 p.m. Sunday, Calhoun County Sheriff Thomas Summers said....
California relaxes some county criteria for reopening 
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a dramatic relaxation Monday of health standards to reopen the state, a move that could allow nearly every county to proceed more quickly, and he offered the possibility of pro sports returning — without fans — by early June. The announcement marked a significant...
NFL making changes to expand Rooney Rule 
The NFL is amending the Rooney Rule to require more interviews of minority candidates for head coaching and coordinator positions, two people familiar with the decision told the Associated Press. Reacting to a lack of diversity progress in hirings for those jobs, the league will require teams to interview at...
Texas continues swift reopening, including return of sports 
AUSTIN — Republican Gov. Greg Abbott gave permission Monday to reopen practically every facet of daily life in Texas, including bars and child daycare centers, lifting most full lockdown orders as the state continues one of the nation’s swiftest reboots from coronavirus restrictions. Abbott’s sweeping new orders, which he described...
Ohio Gov. Mike Dewine: 'Have fun, but keep that distance' at bars
COLUMBUS — Ohio will begin cracking down on social distancing at bars after photos showed plenty of customers standing and drinking on crowded patios during the first weekend restaurants and taverns were allowed to reopen, Gov. Mike DeWine said Monday. Police officers and health investigators will be making safety checks...
Chiefs' Tyreek Hill completes year-long reclamation of himself 
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The steady stream of nurses filing out of St. Luke’s Hospital for close to an hour finally was slowing down, which was altogether fortunate, because the young man with thighs like tree trunks was running out of food to give them. It may have been the...
Devils goalie Schneider says players are becoming more concerned as pause lingers 
Veteran New Jersey Devils goaltender Cory Schneider said Monday a growing number of players are concerned the NHL will announce a “drop-dead” deadline for returning to play as the coronavirus pandemic lingers with summer coming up fast. The 34-year-old Schneider said some Devils are apprehensive because the NHL has said...
Feds urge 'extreme caution' for reopening nursing homes
NEW YORK — Federal authorities are urging governors to use “extreme caution” in deciding when to resume visits at nursing homes, saying it shouldn’t come before all residents and staff have tested negative for the coronavirus for at least 28 days. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ criteria for...
Gov. Tom Wolf: Pocono Raceway may have to resume races without fans 
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf said Monday that NASCAR can hold its races at Pocono Raceway in late June if the coronavirus situation improves in the area, though the races might have to go off without fans. Pocono Raceway is in Monroe County, which is under Wolf’s strictest...
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio named acting chair of intelligence panel
WASHINGTON — Florida Sen. Marco Rubio will temporarily become chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Republican leaders announced Monday, taking charge of the panel at a time of turnover and tension in the nation’s intelligence community. Rubio will replace North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr, who said last week that he...
Trump says he's taking hydroxychloroquine in case he gets coronavirus 
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said he is taking a malaria drug to protect against the coronavirus, despite warnings from his own government that it should only be administered for covid-19 in a hospital or research setting due to potentially fatal side effects. Trump told reporters Monday he has been...
Over 180 people exposed to coronavirus at California church
SAN FRANCISCO — More than 180 people in a rural Northern California county were asked to self-quarantine when they were exposed to the coronavirus during a Mother’s Day church service attended by an infected person, health officials said. The infected person received their positive covid-19 diagnosis the day after they...


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