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Led by NBA, athletes again put focus on racial justice
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - NBA players didn't come to Disney solely for a restart. They also wanted social reform. The Milwaukee Bucks showed how far they're willing to go to get it by opting not to pla...
Aug 27, 2020
Fed: Rates to stay ultra-low even after inflation picks up
WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve announced a significant change Thursday in how it manages interest rates by saying it plans to keep rates near zero even after inflation has exceeded the Fed's 2% targ...
Aug 27, 2020
Pandemic has brought Canada together, pushed Americans apart, poll suggests
WASHINGTON - Canadians believe the COVID-19 crisis has brought their country together, while Americans blame the pandemic for worsening their cultural and political divide, a new international pu...
Aug 27, 2020
More Americans sign contracts to buy homes in July
SILVER SPRING, Md. - More Americans signed contracts to buy homes in July, suggesting the current hot housing market could continue in the fall. The National Association of Realtors said Thursday that...
Aug 27, 2020
Artsy Edinburgh, laid low by the virus, hopes for recovery
EDINBURGH, Scotland - Francesca Moody is spending August the way she always does: in darkened rooms in Edinburgh, watching some of the best new theatre and comedy the world has to offer. All that's mi...
Aug 27, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Aug. 27
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. EDT on Aug. 27, 2020: There are 126,417 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 61,945 confirmed (including 5,747 deaths, 54,...
Aug 27, 2020
Champagne pushes reform in Beirut meeting with Lebanese president
OTTAWA - Canada's foreign minister pushed for Lebanon's president to pursue economic and political reforms as he expressed Canadian solidarity with the embattled Lebanese people. Foreign Affairs Minis...
Aug 27, 2020
Kenosha protests peaceful after night of chaos and shootings
KENOSHA, Wis. - Protests in Kenosha over the police shooting of a Black man, Jacob Blake, were mostly peaceful following the arrest of a 17-year-old police admirer accused of killing two people and wo...
Aug 27, 2020
Many students in Quebec head back to school today amid COVID-19 worries
MONTREAL - Thousands of Quebec schoolchildren are heading back to class today, putting the provincial government's controversial back-to-school plan to the test. As Montreal's French-language sch...
Aug 27, 2020
More than 1 million Americans applied for jobless benefits
WASHINGTON - Just over 1 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, a sign that the coronavirus outbreak continues to threaten jobs even as the housing market, auto sales and other...
Aug 27, 2020