Tag: COVID-19 pandemic
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...
National Spelling Bee win could be footnote to hoops career
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The biographical blurbs about competitors in the Scripps National Spelling Bee include a litany of other interests, from sports...
As New York salutes health workers, Missouri fights a surge
New York threw a ticker-tape parade Wednesday for the health care workers and others who helped the city get through the darkest days of...
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WELLINGTON, New Zealand — An official due to travel to Tokyo with the Fiji Olympic team has been withdrawn after testing positive for COVID-19.
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Have a seat: Patio furniture shortage tells US economic tale
COCKEYSVILLE, Maryland — People used to go to Valley View Farms to buy five tomato plants and end up with $5,000 in patio furniture.
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Amtrak plan to replace dozens of aging trains: cost $7.3B
DETROIT — Amtrak plans to spend $7.3 billion to replace 83 passenger trains, some nearly a half-century old, though much of the funding must...
Police, Fire – July 7
FranklinBurglary1580 block of Franklin Place Court: A woman reported at 10:51 a.m. Monday that an unknown person stole a bracelet from a coffee mug...
EU upbeat over economic growth, concerned about inflation
BRUSSELS — European Union economies are set to rebound by their highest rates in decades as coronavirus restrictions ease, but still face risks posed...
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...