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JBS shuts down Minnesota pork plant hit by COVID-19 outbreak

MINNEAPOLIS - JBS USA said it is temporarily shutting down its big pork processing plant in southwestern Minnesota because of an outbreak of COVID-19 among workers, the latest closure of a major U.S. ...

Apr 20, 2020

Book on Chornobyl nuclear accident wins $5,000 prize

NEW YORK - Adam Higginbotham's "Midnight in Chornobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster" has won a $5,000 prize. Higginbotham has received the William E. Colby Award, given fo...

Apr 20, 2020

Lockdowns ease worldwide, but political heat rises in US

COPENHAGEN - Tattoo parlours and hair salons in Denmark. Beaches in Australia. Bookstores in Germany. Countries around the world that have seen coronavirus infections flatten out began easing their lo...

Apr 20, 2020

Asia Today: India, Singapore see record numbers of new cases

BANGKOK - India and Singapore announced their biggest single-day spikes in new coronavirus cases on Monday, as the crisis intensifies in parts of Asia. India's spike came after the government eased on...

Apr 20, 2020

White House to hold call with governors on testing supplies

WASHINGTON - After insisting it was up to governors to ramp up coronavirus testing in their states, the Trump administration is finally acknowledging their pleas for help. Vice-President Mike Pence wi...

Apr 20, 2020

N.C. farm rents out miniature donkey to crash video calls

INDIAN TRAIL, N.C. - A miniature donkey named Mambo is getting some online love in North Carolina, where a farm is getting in on the idea of having animals spice up tedious virtual meetings during the...

Apr 20, 2020

`Handmaid's Tale,' Harry Potter on challenged books list

NEW YORK - Stories with gay and transgender themes, a spoof inspired by the family rabbit of Vice-President Mike Pence, and classics by J.K. Rowling and Margaret Atwood were among the books that recei...

Apr 20, 2020

Miami police disperse crowd by David Guetta's relief concert

MIAMI - Police said they dispersed crowds violating social distancing guidelines during David Guetta's coronavirus relief concert in Miami. There were no arrests made when police broke up groups on th...

Apr 20, 2020

Elba and wife, recovering from coronavirus, to help others

Even though they only had mild symptoms, Idris Elba says he and his wife had their lives "turned around" after contracting the coronavirus, calling the experience "definitely scary and unsettling and ...

Apr 19, 2020

Babyface-Teddy Riley battle fizzles on Instagram Live

NEW YORK - The much-hyped battle between Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds and Teddy Riley was derailed by audio issues, forcing the R&B producers to postpone the Instagram Live event. More than 400,000 tu...

Apr 19, 2020