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Democrats: Judge extends Tennessee voting in storm-hit area

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A judge has extended voting hours in a Nashville-area county after four Democratic presidential candidates sued to keep Super Tuesday polls open after tornado damage there, a Democrat...

Mar 05, 2020

Virus ripples through travel, energy, financial markets

The economic affects of the coronavirus have preceded the spread of the virus itself, with financial markets swinging wildly, companies closing offices or asking employees work from home in affected a...

Mar 05, 2020

Winfrey reversed upcoming book selection after controversy

NEW YORK - Oprah Winfrey reversed her book club selection of Kate Elizabeth Russell's upcoming "My Dark Vanessa" after the novel was briefly the subject of online controversy, a spokeswoman confirmed ...

Mar 05, 2020

Review: 'First Cow,' a western fable of unpasteurized poetry

The American West is about as well-trod territory as there is in movies, but Kelly Reichardt keeps unearthing new treasures. Her latest excavation, "First Cow," is her most sublime yet. Like many of R...

Mar 05, 2020

With hand sanitizer nearby, Dubai Comic Con laughs at virus

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - As papier-mch hand grenades and plastic assault rifles barely caught the attention of security guards, a health official in Dubai wordlessly watched over an infrared came...

Mar 05, 2020

Tensions rise as US death toll from coronavirus reaches 9

SEATTLE - Tensions over how to contain the coronavirus escalated Tuesday in the United States as the death toll climbed to nine and lawmakers expressed doubts about the government's ability to ramp up...

Mar 05, 2020

Trump says he spoke to a Taliban leader, had 'good talk'

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump confirmed Tuesday that he spoke on the phone to a Taliban leader, making him the first U.S. president believed to have ever spoken directly with the militant group ...

Mar 05, 2020

Death toll from Tennessee tornadoes climbs to at least 24

NASHVILLE - Rescuers searched through shattered Tennessee neighbourhoods for bodies Tuesday, less than a day after tornadoes ripped across Nashville and other parts of the state as families slept. At ...

Mar 05, 2020

OPEC calls for big production cut, but will Russia agree?

VIENNA - The OPEC oil cartel is calling for a deep production cut to keep crude prices from falling further as disruption to global business from the coronavirus slashes demand from air travel and ind...

Mar 05, 2020

China's virus slowdown offers hope for global containment

The slowdown in coronavirus cases out of China offers a sliver of hope that the global outbreak can be controlled, but whether that can happen anytime soon without drastic measures remains to be seen,...

Mar 05, 2020