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Bahrain temporarily stops Dubai, Sharjah flights over virus
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The tiny island nation of Bahrain suspended flights on Tuesday to the world's busiest airport for international travel in Dubai over fears about the spread of the new vir...
Feb 24, 2020
Steve Ross, founder of New England Holocaust Memorial, dies
Steve Ross, a Holocaust survivor who founded the New England Holocaust Memorial and spent decades searching for a soldier who helped him at a concentration camp in 1945, died Monday, Boston Mayor Mart...
Feb 24, 2020
Forest fire near I-80, Appalachian Trail mostly contained
HARDWICK TOWNSHIP, N.J. - A forest fire burning through a popular hiking area that is crossed by the Appalachian Trail and a major interstate highway was about 80% contained by Monday afternoon, New J...
Feb 24, 2020
White House unveils $2.5B emergency coronavirus plan
WASHINGTON - The White House on Monday sent lawmakers an urgent $2.5 billion plan to address the deadly coronavirus outbreak, whose rapid spread and threat to the global economy rocked financial marke...
Feb 24, 2020
New virus has infected over 80,000 people globally
A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 80,000 people globally. The World Health Organization has named the illness COVID-19, referring to its origin late last year and the coronav...
Feb 24, 2020
Crackdown on immigrants who use public benefits takes effect
PHOENIX - Pastor Antonio Velasquez says that before the Trump administration announced a crackdown on immigrants using government social services, people lined up before sunrise outside a state office...
Feb 24, 2020
Greece: Clashes on islands over new migrant camps
LESBOS, Greece - Clashes have broken out overnight on the Greek islands of Lesbos and Chios, where residents tried to prevent the arrival of riot police and excavating machines to be used to build mig...
Feb 24, 2020
As Bernie Sanders surges, Texas liberals take their own shot
SAN ANTONIO - Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren endorsed her, Texas' largest labour union is on her side andshe surpassed $1 millionin donors. Jessica Cisneros, who at 26 would become the youngest m...
Feb 24, 2020
One clear message from Democrats: We want big change
WASHINGTON - Democrats' desire for dramatic political change has emerged as a driving force in the party's presidential primary battle, one that extends beyond the progressive wing and presents challe...
Feb 24, 2020
In SC, Buttigieg faces black voters wary of a gay candidate
CONWAY, S.C. - South Carolina state Sen. Gerald Malloy is fine with a gay presidential candidate like Pete Buttigieg. His older male relatives are not - and that may be the defining challenge of Butti...
Feb 24, 2020
