Tag: COVID-19 pandemic
England defenders keep 5 clean sheets after facing setbacks
LONDON — Five games, no goals conceded.
England’s defense at the...
People along the US-Canadian border await word of reopening
BURLINGTON, Vt. — In a normal, pre-COVID-19 summer, scores of pleasure boats are anchored in Lake Champlain off the Burlington waterfront by July 4,...
American teen aims for gold in new Olympic canoe sprint race
Sometime before she races across Tokyo Bay, American teenager Nevin Harrison will likely paddle her canoe to a quiet spot and have a good...
Tropical Storm Elsa nears Cuba amid fears of flooding
HAVANA — Cuba prepared to evacuate people along the island’s southern region on Sunday amid fears that Tropical Storm Elsa could unleash heavy flooding...
Biden sees virus ‘independence,’ but COVID takes no holiday
WASHINGTON — After nearly six months in office, grappling with a pandemic every step of that way, President Joe Biden was determined to party.
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LGBTQ youth of faith pray, bond at ‘Beloved Arise’ group
Jessika Sessoms grew up in a conservative Black evangelical family, attended Christian schools and often heard that being gay was an abomination, until she...
UAE rebuffs plan by OPEC, allies to extend production pact
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The United Arab Emirates on Sunday pushed back against a plan by the OPEC oil cartel and allied producing...
Maui mayor asks airlines for fewer tourists amid travel boom
HONOLULU — For nearly a year, Maui residents had their tropical oasis virtually to themselves.
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Tragedy casts pall over July Fourth holiday in South Florida
The Fourth of July holiday was marked with somber tones in South Florida, where a collapsed building has left at least 24 dead and...
A Cannes (sans kisses) to reawaken our romance with movies
The Palais des Festivals, the central hub of the Cannes Film Festival, a massive bulwark of filmmaker-named halls and pristine movie screens, is...