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Trump moves to allow commercial fishing in conservation area

BANGOR, Maine - President Donald Trump took action Friday to allow commercial fishing at a marine conservation area off the New England coast. "We are reopening the Northeast Canyons to commercial fis...

Jun 05, 2020

DC paints huge Black Lives Matter mural near White House

WASHINGTON - City workers and volunteers painted the words Black Lives Matter in enormous bright yellow letters on the street leading to the White House, a highly visible sign of the District of Colum...

Jun 05, 2020

Twitter disables Trump campaign's George Floyd video tribute

Twitter has blocked a Trump campaign video tribute to George Floyd over a copyright claim, in a move that adds to tensions between the social media platform and the U.S. president, one of its most wid...

Jun 05, 2020

Trump defies governor, heads to Maine where protesters await

GUILFORD, Maine - President Donald Trump's first trip to Maine as president was meant to showcase the administration's work to fight the coronavirus but it attracted hundreds of supporters and opponen...

Jun 05, 2020

UN agency: Iran violating all restrictions of nuclear deal

VIENNA - Iran has continued to increase its stockpiles of enriched uranium and remains in violation of its deal with world powers, the United Nations' atomic watchdog said Friday. The International At...

Jun 05, 2020

Unemployment rate falls to 13.3%, US adds 2.5 million jobs

WASHINGTON - The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 13.3% in May from 14.7%, and 2.5 million jobs were added - a surprisingly positive reading in the midst of a recession that has paralyzed the economy in...

Jun 05, 2020

A death in Nicaraguan baseball puts pandemic in public eye

MANAGUA, Nicaragua - As the new coronavirus spread and economies shut across Latin America, Nicaragua stayed open - schools, stores, concert halls and baseball stadiums, all operating uninterrupted on...

Jun 05, 2020

Trump hails jobs report, but unemployment rate still high

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump took a victory lap Friday morning after the government reported surprising job gains for last month, seizing on the data to predict that the worst of the coronaviru...

Jun 05, 2020

NYC calmer as Buffalo police draw ire for protester injury

NEW YORK - The latest night of protests in New York City sparked by the death of George Floyd at the hands of police was markedly calmer, while video of a police officer appearing to shove an elderly ...

Jun 05, 2020

US unemployment drops unexpectedly to a still-high 13.3%

WASHINGTON - The U.S. unemployment rate fell unexpectedly in May to 13.3% - still on par with what the nation witnessed during the Great Depression - as states loosened their coronavirus lockdowns and...

Jun 05, 2020