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2020 Latest: Postal Service told to sweep processing centres

WASHINGTON - The Latest on the presidential campaign (all times local): 3:35 p.m. A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has ordered the U.S. Postal Service to perform twice daily sweeps of processing c...

Nov 05, 2020

Fed signals readiness to do more for economy as virus rages

WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve kept its benchmark interest rate at a record low near zero Thursday and signalled its readiness to do more if needed to support an economy under threat from a worsenin...

Nov 05, 2020

James Corden, Lea Salonga return to happier theatrical days

NEW YORK - James Corden may not be allowed in a theatre these days but there's still a way to laugh with him onstage. Lea Salonga isn't permitted to sing to a crowd right now but there's still a way t...

Nov 05, 2020

Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine's kidnapper is sentenced to 24 years

NEW YORK - A man convicted in the kidnapping of rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine was sentenced to 24 years in prison Wednesday by a judge who cited his leadership role in a gang active nationwide. U.S. District...

Nov 05, 2020

COVID-19: 'The Bitter End' for nation's live music venues?

NEW ORLEANS - The venerable New Orleans funk band Galactic purchased the historic music club Tipitina's in late November 2018 and, according to bassist Robert Mercurio, was making a go of it. "It's a ...

Nov 05, 2020

UK extends wage support scheme until March amid new lockdown

LONDON - The British government and the Bank of England joined forces Thursday to provide further support to an economy that is set for a difficult winter following the imposition of new coronavirus l...

Nov 05, 2020

Judge rejects moving trial of ex-officers in Floyd's death

MINNEAPOLIS - A judge on Thursday rejected defence requests to move the trial of four former Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd's death, and also ordered that all four will be tried t...

Nov 05, 2020

How two blind brothers became Two Blind Brothers for a cause

NEW YORK - Would you buy something you can't see? That's the question posed by two New York brothers who've lost much of their vision to a rare degenerative eye disorder and have dedicated their lives...

Nov 05, 2020

US productivity increases 4.9% in third quarter

WASHINGTON - U.S. productivity increased between July and September but at a slower pace than in the previous quarter. Productivity advanced 4.9% in the third quarter, following an even larger 10.6% s...

Nov 05, 2020

751,000 seek US jobless benefits as virus hobbles economy

WASHINGTON - The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell slightly last week to 751,000, a still-historically high level that shows that many employers keep cutting jobs in the face of t...

Nov 05, 2020