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LGBTQ Pride at 50: Focus shifts amid pandemic, racial unrest

SCRANTON, Pa. - LGBTQ Pride is turning 50 this year a little short on its signature fanfare, after the coronavirus pandemic drove it to the internet and after calls for racial equality sparked by the ...

Jun 25, 2020

Police overhaul dims, but House Democrats push ahead on vote

WASHINGTON - With a policing overhaul stalled in the Senate, House Democrats are returning to Washington for a daylong debate and vote on their sweeping proposal to address the global outcry over the ...

Jun 25, 2020

US GDP fell at 5.0% rate in Q1; worse is likely on the way

WASHINGTON - The U.S. economy shrank at a 5.0% rate in the first quarter with a much worse decline expected in the current three-month economic period because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Commerce...

Jun 25, 2020

Thiem apologizes for playing in Djokovic's tennis event

VIENNA - Third-ranked tennis player Dominic Thiem apologized Thursday for taking part in an exhibition series hosted by Novak Djokovic in which four players tested positive for the coronavirus. Thiem ...

Jun 25, 2020

Pakistan to ground 150 pilots for cheating to get licenses

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's state-run airline said Thursday it will ground 150 pilots, accusing them of obtaining licenses by having others take exams for them after a probe into last month's crash that ki...

Jun 25, 2020

Congo announces end to 2nd deadliest Ebola outbreak ever

BENI, Congo - Eastern Congo has marked an official end to the second deadliest Ebola outbreak in history that killed 2,280 people over nearly two years as armed groups and community mistrust undermine...

Jun 25, 2020

Vote to extend Putin's rule faces little protest in Russia

MOSCOW - They've offered prizes ranging from gift certificates to cars and apartments. They've put up billboards and enlisted celebrities to urge a "yes" vote. They've encouraged state-run businesses ...

Jun 25, 2020

Indonesia's passes 50,000 cases as business resumes

JAKARTA, Indonesia - The number of coronavirus infections in Indonesia has surpassed 50,000 as the government allows businesses to reopen amid increasing economic pressure. A government task force say...

Jun 25, 2020

Mongolian People's Party retains strong parliament majority

ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia - The Mongolian People's Party retained a strong parliamentary majority, preliminary election results showed Thursday, as the U.S.-allied nation sandwiched between Russia and Chi...

Jun 24, 2020

California voters to decide fate of affirmative action ban

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California's 1996 ban on affirmative action policies will be tested at ballot box in November as voters will decide whether governments and public colleges and universities can co...

Jun 24, 2020