Tag: COVID-19 pandemic
FedEx posts profit as online shopping boom continues
NEW YORK — FedEx reported a nearly $2 billion profit in its most recent quarter, after reporting a loss the year before, helped by...
Gun violence tests limits of urban crime prevention groups
HARTFORD, Conn. — During a particularly violent week in Connecticut’s capital city, Andrew Woods was among a small number of anti-violence workers who rushed...
Salas leads Women’s PGA and sees brighter days post-pandemic
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Lizette Salas was in her happy place Thursday, and not just because she kept bogeys off her card at tough...
Spain to allow fans back into stadiums next season
MADRID — Spain will be closer to normal when it comes to allowing fans into stadiums next season, the government said Thursday.
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NBCUniversal celebrates opening of New Mexico studio
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Executives with NBCUniversal celebrated the opening of a new production facility in New Mexico on Thursday, as state and local officials...
Hamilton worries capacity crowd at British GP ‘premature’
Seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton voiced concern for fans visiting next month’s British Grand Prix, calling the decision to allow a full capacity...
Brazil scrambles to help the poor, while they barely hang on
RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro has asked supermarkets to lower prices of staple foods and his economy minister suggested homeless people...
NFL players who voluntarily opt out get no stipend this year
NFL players must decide by July 2 if they plan to opt out of playing this season due to COVID-19 concerns, though voluntary opt-outs...
Portugal in reverse as delta variant grips Lisbon, cases up
LISBON, Portugal — Two months after Portugal began to ease a prolonged lockdown, the Lisbon region is going into reverse due to a surge...
Tokyo shapes up to be No-Fun Olympics with many rules, tests
TOKYO — The Tokyo Olympics, already delayed by the pandemic, are not looking like much fun: Not for athletes. Not for fans. And not...