Zoom meetings built chemistry for US Women’s Volleyball team
When the pandemic hit last March leading to a one year postponement of the Olympics and the inability of teams to practice and play...
Official dropped from Fiji Olympic team after positive test
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — An official due to travel to Tokyo with the Fiji Olympic team has been withdrawn after testing positive for COVID-19.
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Silver says NBA may have weathered pandemic well financially
PHOENIX — The NBA may emerge from the pandemic on better financial footing than it first anticipated, though Commissioner Adam Silver warned Tuesday that...
American Airlines saw big jump in travel over July 4 weekend
DALLAS — American Airlines says it carried nearly three times as many passengers over the July 4 weekend than it did over the holiday...
Olympics likely to open during COVID ‘state of emergency’
TOKYO — Surging COVID-19 cases in Tokyo have hit a two-month high that almost guarantees the Japanese government will declare a new state of...
In Uganda, disputes over bills mark chaotic COVID-19 care
KAMPALA, Uganda — Holding out for nearly $9,000 in unpaid medical bills, one hospital in Uganda allegedly refused to hand over the dead body...
US agency offers $307 million for rural water projects
OHKAY OWINGEH PUEBLO, N.M. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture will issue up to $307 million in grants and low-interest loans in an effort...
Canadian Football League-XFL end partnership talks
TORONTO — The Canadian Football League's partnership talks with the XFL have ended.
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California to pay victims of forced, coerced sterilizations
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California is poised to approve reparations up to $25,000 to victims who were among the thousands of people — some as...