USA Select team loses 3 players over virus-related concerns
LAS VEGAS — The USA Select Team will be without three players for the remainder of Olympic training camp for coronavirus-related reasons, though there...
First lady Jill Biden to attend National Spelling Bee
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Finalists in the Scripps National Spelling Bee will get a visit from one of the nation's most prominent educators:...
Queen Elizabeth II visits set of TV soap ‘Coronation Street’
LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II has visited the set of “Coronation Street” to mark the long-running television soap's 60th birthday.
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Biden relaunches council of governors with bipartisan group
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Thursday will relaunch the council of governors, an advisory board of governors and a number of key Cabinet...
At many companies, changes from COVID-19 are now permanent
NEW YORK — The vending machine outside Pinch Spice Market dispensing packets of herbs and seasonings isn’t a sales gimmick — it helped cater...
Condie overcomes back surgery to reach Olympic rings
SALT LAKE CITY — Kyra Condie lay on the operating table as doctors broke her back and put it back together.
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World Bank estimates cost of rebuilding Gaza at $485M
JERUSALEM — Rebuilding Gaza after the latest devastating war between Israel and the territory's militant Hamas rulers will cost up to $485 million, the...
Earnings boom is expected a year after pandemic-driven skid
LOS ANGELES — Wall Street is gearing up for a slew of blockbuster earnings over the next few weeks as companies issue their results...
Japan to declare virus emergency lasting through Olympics
TOKYO — Japan is set to place Tokyo under a state of emergency that would last through the Olympics, fearing an ongoing COVID-19 surge...
Debate over eating meat gets heated in Spanish politics
MADRID — The amount of meat that Spaniards eat has rattled the unity of Spain's governing coalition.
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