EU to offer Turkey aid, trade help despite rights concerns
<p>BRUSSELS — European Union leaders are set Thursday to provide new incentives to Turkey to improve cooperation on migration and trade despite democratic backsliding...
Bolsonaro under fire as Brazil hits 300,000 virus deaths
SAO PAULO — Mere miles from Brazil’s presidential palace, the bodies of COVID-19 victims were laid on floors of hospitals whose morgues were overflowing....
Caesars puts pandemic losses at $2B, wants insurers to pay
LAS VEGAS — Casino giant Caesars Entertainment Inc. is putting its losses because of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020 at more than $2 billion,...
Faceoff between Hanyu and Chen easily goes to Olympic champ
<p>STOCKHOLM, Sweden — The faceoff between Yuzuru Hanyu and Nathan Chen was no contest.</p>
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Slovak coalition party completes withdrawal from government
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — A party in Slovakia’s ruling coalition completed its withdrawal from the government on Thursday amid a political crisis triggered by a...
FDA panel rejects Pfizer’s arthritis drug as too risky
<p>U.S. health advisers sharply criticized an experimental arthritis drug Thursday, saying that it was too risky, even with limits on its use.</p>
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EXPLAINER: California’s net neutrality law springs to life
More than three years ago, Trump-era regulators killed federal net neutrality regulations designed to prevent AT&T, Comcast, Verizon and other major internet providers from...
Poland records new record virus high as hard lockdown looms
<p>WARSAW, Poland — Poland recorded a record high number of new daily coronavirus infections for the second day in a row on Thursday as...
Can I take painkillers before or after a COVID-19 vaccine?
Can I take painkillers before or after a COVID-19 vaccine?
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‘Godzilla vs. Kong’; A heavyweight bout with a light touch
<p>LOS ANGELES — The original 1950s Godzilla movies stomped into theaters carrying a metaphor about nuclear destruction. Two years ago, “Godzilla: King of the...