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Dallas salon owner jailed for defying coronavirus shutdown orderVideo

DALLAS — A Texas’ judge’s decision to jail a hair salon owner for defying restrictions meant to limit the spread of the coronavirus has drawn criticism from the governor and state attorney general. Shelley Luther was booked in the Dallas County jail on Tuesday afternoon following a video hearing during...
Ex-California lawmaker seeks prison term delay due to coronavirus

SAN DIEGO — Former California Rep. Duncan Hunter wants to push back the start of his prison term for stealing campaign funds until next year because of concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. Hunter’s lawyers and prosecutors filed a joint motion in federal court on Tuesday and were awaiting a ruling...
3 Russian doctors fall from hospital windows during pandemicVideo

MOSCOW — Two Russian doctors have died and another was seriously injured in falls from hospital windows after they reportedly came under pressure over working conditions in the coronavirus pandemic. The exact circumstances of the separate incidents in the last two weeks remain unclear and they are being investigated by...
Most new covid-19 patients in N.Y. not working, older: surveyVideo

NEW YORK — The great majority of people being newly hospitalized with the coronavirus in New York are either retired or unemployed and were avoiding public transit, according to a new state survey, the first such look at people still getting seriously ill despite six weeks of severe social distancing....
Harry and Meghan mark son’s 1st birthday with charity videoVideo

LONDON — The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have released a video of Meghan reading to their son as they mark Archie’s 1st birthday and promote a campaign to help children during the coronavirus pandemic. The video shows Meghan sitting with Archie on her lap and reading one of his...
NYC mayor: Other states may be reopening too quicklyVideo

NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said Wednesday that rising coronavirus infection rates outside of the New York metropolitan area should serve as a warning to other states not to reopen their economies too quickly. De Blasio said on CNN’s “New Day” that new data showing...
Spain to avert political crisis, extend virus lockdownVideo

MADRID — Spain’s left-wing coalition government appears to have averted throwing the country into a political crisis on top of the enormous challenge it already faces from a devastating coronavirus outbreak that has claimed more than 25,000 lives and severely damaged its economy. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is appearing before...
Woman killed by alligator in South Carolina was doing homeowner’s nails

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The woman attacked and killed by an alligator in a gated community along the South Carolina coast was visiting the homeowner to do her nails and was trying to touch the animal when it grabbed her, authorities said. After briefly getting away from the alligator Friday, the...
Fauci: Evidence shows virus originated in nature, not in Chinese lab

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told National Geographic it’s unlikely the coronavirus pandemic somehow started in a Chinese lab, despite suggestions to the contrary by President Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. “If you look at the evolution of the virus...
Justice Ginsburg in hospital with infection, court says

WASHINGTON — Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was hospitalized Tuesday with an infection caused by a gallstone, the Supreme Court said. The 87-year-old justice underwent non-surgical treatment for what the court described as acute cholecystitis, a benign gall bladder condition, at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Md. New from SCOTUS: Justice...
Trump says U.S. must reopen even if more get sick, die

President Trump declared Tuesday the U.S. must begin to reopen its economy immediately, even if it leads to more Americans falling sick and dying from the coronavirus. “Will some people be affected? Yes. Will some people be affected badly? Yes. But we have to get our country open, and we...
Judge restores N.Y. Democratic presidential primary

NEW YORK — The New York Democratic presidential primary must take place June 23 because canceling it would be unconstitutional, a judge ruled Tuesday. U.S. District Judge Analisa Torres in Manhattan ruled after hearing arguments a day earlier as lawyers for withdrawn presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Andrew Yang argued...
Stocks end higher on Wall Street even after late-day stumble

Stocks closed broadly higher on Wall Street on Tuesday as more countries relaxed restrictions on businesses, raising hopes for a recovery from the historic plunge that is sweeping the global economy. The S&P 500 rose 0.9% after losing about half of its early gains in a late-afternoon burst of selling....
West Virginia eases reopening plan to observe caseload

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia has scaled back its plan to lift coronavirus restrictions to gauge how current reopenings will effect the state’s caseload, officials said Tuesday. Republican Gov. Jim Justice has announced that the third week of his plan will begin next Monday with the opening of physical therapy...
Workers want virus protections before casinos reopen

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Casino workers across the country want their employers to provide them with protective equipment and adopt tough new cleaning and social distancing policies before the gambling halls reopen during the coronavirus outbreak. Union leaders and workers from casinos in Las Vegas, Atlantic City, New Orleans and...
Disney’s second-quarter profit sinks on pandemic woes

NEW YORK — Disney reported a steep decline in profit as many segments of its media and entertainment offerings have ground to a standstill during the coronavirus pandemic. Its second quarter profit dropped 91% to $475 million. Overall, the company said costs related to covid-19 cut Disney’s pretax profit by...

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