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German economy plunged 10% during 2nd quarter amid pandemic

FRANKFURT - Germany's economy took a massive hit during the pandemic shutdowns, shrinking by 10.1% per cent during the April-June period from the previous quarter, the official statistics agency said ...

Jul 30, 2020

Randy Rainbow memoir to be released in late 2021

NEW YORK - Randy Rainbow's first book is very much about Randy Rainbow. St. Martin's Press announced Wednesday that Rainbow's memoir "Playing With Myself" is scheduled for release late in 2021. The Em...

Jul 29, 2020

Epstein's ex-girlfriend tries late bid to seal testimony

NEW YORK - A British socialite charged with recruiting three girls for Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse made a last-minute bid Wednesday to stop the public release of her 2016 testimony in a civil ca...

Jul 29, 2020

US is expected to report a record-breaking economic plunge

WASHINGTON - Having endured what was surely a record-shattering slump last quarter, the U.S. economy faces a dim outlook as a resurgent coronavirus intensifies doubts about any sustained recovery the ...

Jul 29, 2020

The Latest: Lawmakers cite internal Facebook documents

WASHINGTON - The Latest on testimony in Congress by the CEOs of Facebook, Apple, Amazon and Google (all times local): 2:45 p.m. Facebook internal company documents are being deployed against CEO Mark ...

Jul 29, 2020

Fed sees dim economic outlook as virus squeezes economy

WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve is expressing concern that the viral outbreak will act as a drag on the economy and hiring in coming months and that it plans to keep its benchmark short-term interest...

Jul 29, 2020

More Americans signed contracts to buy homes in June

SILVER SPRING, Md. - The number of Americans signing contracts to buy homes rose for the second straight month after a devastating spring freeze brought on by the coronavirus outbreak. The National As...

Jul 29, 2020

Burns outlines 8 projects; PBS launches documentary service

NEW YORK - What do Ernest Hemingway, Muhammad Ali, Benjamin Franklin and Leonardo da Vinci have in common? All are getting the Ken Burns treatment in the next few years. The PBS documentarian said Tue...

Jul 29, 2020

Pharrell, Beastie Boys, RZA, halftime show score Emmy nods

NEW YORK - Grammy-winners including Pharrell Williams, the Beastie Boys and Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor have a chance of winning their first-ever honours at the Emmy Awards, where Jennifer Lopez and...

Jul 29, 2020

Officials: US is bringing 6,400 troops home from Germany

WASHINGTON - Spurred on by President Donald Trump's demand to pull troops out of Germany, the U.S. will bring about 6,400 forces home and shift about 5,400 to other countries in Europe, U.S. defence o...

Jul 29, 2020