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NY Philharmonic cancels fall season, moves up Geffen rebuild

NEW YORK - The New York Philharmonic cancelled its fall season because of the coronavirus pandemic and has moved up the start of Geffen Hall's reconstruction to take advantage of the orchestra's absen...

Jun 10, 2020

Fed to keep providing aid and sees no rate hike through 2022

WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve said Wednesday that it will keep buying bonds to maintain low borrowing rates and support a U.S. economy mired in a deep recession with high unemployment. And it said ...

Jun 10, 2020

AP Exclusive: Police officers' personal info leaked online

WASHINGTON - Personal information of police officers in departments nationwide is being leaked online amid tense interactions at demonstrations across the U.S. over the police custody death of George ...

Jun 10, 2020

British soap 'Emmerdale' leads in getting back to the set

LONDON - After weeks of shutdown, British soap opera "Emmerdale" is back in production, leading the way when it comes to resuming regular filming during the coronavirus era. New health and safety meth...

Jun 10, 2020

Ex-judge says push to dismiss Flynn case is 'abuse of power'

WASHINGTON - A former federal judge appointed to review the Justice Department's motion to dismiss criminal charges against ex-national security Michael Flynn has found that the government's request s...

Jun 10, 2020

After controversy, man convicted of killing officer paroled

RICHMOND, Va. - A man who served decades in prison for the killing of a Richmond police officer and whose parole grant sparked a still-ongoing investigation by Virginia's government watchdog agency ha...

Jun 10, 2020

Utah candidate and ex- envoy Huntsman says he has COVID-19

SALT LAKE CITY - Republican Utah gubernatorial candidate and former ambassador Jon Huntsman Jr. said Wednesday he has tested positive for COVID-19. Huntsman said he is experiencing "classic symptoms" ...

Jun 10, 2020

Minneapolis withdrawing from police union negotiations

MINNEAPOLIS - The Minneapolis Police Department will withdraw from police union contract negotiations, Chief Medaria Arradondo said Wednesday in announcing the first steps in what he said would be tra...

Jun 10, 2020

George Floyd's death is 'changing the world,' a brother says

WASHINGTON - Philonise Floyd, a brother of George Floyd, says he's testifying to Congress because he wants his brother's death to be "more than another name" on a growing list of those killed during i...

Jun 10, 2020

HBO Max removes 'Gone With the Wind,' will add context

NEW YORK - HBO Max has temporarily removed "Gone With the Wind" from its streaming library in order to add historical context to the 1939 film long criticized for romanticizing slavery and the Civil W...

Jun 10, 2020