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U.S. relief checks begin arriving as economic damage piles up

WASHINGTON — Government relief checks began arriving in Americans’ bank accounts as the economic damage to the U.S.…

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Virus doesn’t care as students try to prepare for college

SANFORD, Fla. — Before the coronavirus slammed the gates on campus visits by prospective students, Serra Sowers had…

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Fostering pets takes off as coronavirus keeps Americans home

OMAHA, Neb. — The Simeon family was heading home to Omaha from a Smoky Mountains vacation when Kim…

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Tiger at NYC’s Bronx Zoo tests positive for coronavirus

NEW YORK — A tiger at the Bronx Zoo has tested positive for the new coronavirus, in what…

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Wyden presses treasury on access to Paycheck Protection Program

WASHINGTON — Oregon U.S. Senator Ron Wyden has urged the U.S. Department of the Treasury to do everything…

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Sports in brief

Olympics team in crisis DENVER — The postponement of the Tokyo Games has catapulted the sports organizations that…

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MLB uniform maker switches to producing medical masks, gowns

PHILADELPHIA — The Bryce Harper jersey that could have been worn this baseball season by the biggest Philadelphia…

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Trump signs $2.2T stimulus after swift congressional votes

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed an unprecedented $2.2 trillion economic rescue package into law Friday, after swift…

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Harlem Globetrotters’ great Curly Neal dies at 77

HOUSTON — Fred “Curly” Neal, the dribbling wizard who entertained millions with the Harlem Globetrotters for parts of…

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White House, Congress agree on $2 trillion virus rescue bill

WASHINGTON — The White House and Senate leaders of both parties announced agreement early Wednesday on an unprecedented…

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