NEW YORK (AP) — Mookie Betts and all the players set to be free agents after the 2020 season would still get that chance if there is no baseball this year, part of a broad deal being negotiated by the commissioner’s office and the players’ association. If there’s no season because of the new coronavirus, […]
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US deaths top 1,000 as $2.2 trillion in virus aid approved
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. deaths from the coronavirus pandemic have topped 1,000, in another grim milestone for a global outbreak that is taking lives and wreaking havoc on economies and established routines of ordinary life. In a recognition of the scale of the threat, the U.S. Senate late Wednesday passed an unparalleled $2.2 trillion […]
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Loughlin, Giannulli: College bribery charges must be tossed
BOSTON (AP) — “Full House” Actress Lori Loughlin, her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, and other prominent parents urged a judge Wednesday to dismiss charges against them in the college admissions bribery case, accusing prosecutors of “extraordinary” misconduct. Defense attorneys for the famous couple and other parents still fighting the charges say the case cannot stand […]
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Henley, Tucker, Cyrus and others mourn the death of Rogers
Some reactions from the world of music and beyond to the passing of Kenny Rogers, who died Friday night at age 81. “In addition to his tremendous talent, Kenny was a generous and caring man, a wise mentor to so many of us. He loved his friends, his family, his fellow musicians and his fans, […]
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Congressional rescue talks churn as crisis deepens
WASHINGTON (AP) — Top-level negotiations between Congress and the White House churned late into the night over a now nearly $2 trillion economic rescue package, as the coronavirus crisis deepened, the nation shut down and the first U.S. senator tested positive for the disease. As President Donald Trump took to the podium in the White House briefing […]
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New US Ambassador to Palau accredited
President Tommy E. Remengesau Jr. yesterday March 23rd received and accredited His Excellency John Hennessey-Niland, the third resident Ambassador of the United States of America to the Republic of Palau. Ambassador Henessey-Niland in his remarks expressed his country’s commitment and support for Palau and pledged to make that relationship which he said was already “rock […]