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US relief checks begin arriving as economic damage piles up
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, PAUL WISEMAN and KELLI KENNEDY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Government relief checks began arriving in Americans’ bank accounts as the economic damage to the U.S. from … Read More
Tired of ‘Frozen?’ Stream these less obvious kids movies
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Weeks of quarantine with kids have a way of burning through a movie collection. Even with the libraries of streaming … Read More
Warren becomes latest ex-presidential rival to back Biden
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Elizabeth Warren endorsed Joe Biden on Wednesday, the latest of the former vice president’s onetime White House rivals to back him as … Read More
China didn’t warn public of likely pandemic for 6 key days
By The Associated Press undefined In the six days after top Chinese officials secretly determined they likely were facing a pandemic from a new coronavirus, the city of Wuhan at … Read More
For meat plant workers, virus makes a hard job perilous
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Kulule Amosa’s husband earns $17.70 an hour at a South Dakota pork plant doing a job so physically demanding it … Read More
Independent musicians turn to social media to recoup wages
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press For Doug and Telisha Williams, becoming homeowners was a special challenge. The couple, married musicians who perform together as the Wild Ponies, had difficulty securing … Read More
Reopening could require thousands more public health workers
By CARLA K. JOHNSON and MIKE STOBBE Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Before stay-at-home orders are lifted, the nation’s public health agencies want to be ready to douse any new … Read More