Tampa-Cuba ties frayed under Trump, Now, it’s Biden’s turn
Tampa-Cuba ties frayed under Trump, Now, it’s Biden’s turn
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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Before Fidel Castro, before Communism, Tampa residents jokingly said their city was Cuba’s northern-most province due to the ties they shared. Cuban immigrants helped found Ybor City. Cuban tobacco was rolled in Tampa cigar factories. Tam
Community fights to save Thibodaux teacher from deportation
Community fights to save Thibodaux teacher from deportation
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THIBODAUX, La. (AP) - When Thibodaux teacher Djibril Coulibaly didn’t show up to school last month, his friends and family feared the worst. They later learned he had been taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, was transported to
Bush family's Texas home eyed for national park designation
Bush family's Texas home eyed for national park designation
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DALLAS (AP) - The Texas house where former U.S. President George W. Bush spent his childhood is under study for possible designation as a national park, the National Park Service said Friday. In a statement, the service said it has scheduled a Jan. 26 virtua
MATCHDAY: Man U looks to bounce back in FA Cup
MATCHDAY: Man U looks to bounce back in FA Cup
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A look at what’s happening around European soccer on Saturday: ENGLAND Manchester United will look to bounce back from the disappointment of losing in the League Cup semifinals to Manchester City on Wednesday by beating second-tier Watford in the FA Cup thi
Back to the bubble: G League season will be played at Disney
Back to the bubble: G League season will be played at Disney
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The G League will crown its 2021 champion in a bubble, just as the NBA did last season. Plans were announced Friday for the G League season, which will be condensed and played at the Walt Disney World resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Teams have been give
United joins rivals in dropping emotional-support animals
United joins rivals in dropping emotional-support animals
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CHICAGO (AP) - United Airlines is joining other major U.S. carriers in no longer allowing emotional-support animals to fly for free. United said Friday that starting Monday, it will no longer let passengers book travel for companion animals. For people who bo
U.S. tops 4,000 daily deaths from coronavirus for 1st time
U.S. tops 4,000 daily deaths from coronavirus for 1st time
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ORANGE, Calif. (AP) - The U.S. has topped 4,000 daily deaths from the coronavirus for the first time, breaking a record set just one day earlier, with the surge being driven in several Sun Belt states that experienced spikes over the summer. The tally from Jo
Cruise companies postpone Alaska trips amid virus guidelines
Cruise companies postpone Alaska trips amid virus guidelines
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Holland America and Princess Cruises announced pauses on planned sailings in Alaskan waters in response to health guidelines established since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The cruise operators said Wednesday that trips scheduled to op
Hawaii House speaker plans to push for state travel rules
Hawaii House speaker plans to push for state travel rules
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HONOLULU (AP) - Hawaii House Speaker Scott Saiki plans to introduce legislation to establish statewide COVID-19 travel rules to reduce confusion for residents and tourists. The Democratic speaker said he also likely would introduce legislation to lower the pe
Tourism leads to less pessimistic tax forecast for Hawaii
Tourism leads to less pessimistic tax forecast for Hawaii
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HONOLULU (AP) - Hawaii's Council on Revenues on Thursday offered a less pessimistic outlook for state tax revenue for the current fiscal year given the way the tourism industry has recovered under the state's COVID-19 testing program for travelers. The counc
Nominations on for Michigan's barn preservation contest
Nominations on for Michigan's barn preservation contest
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GLEN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) - The Grand Traverse region has won top honors 10 times in the statewide barn preservation contest in northwestern Michigan, including the Brunson Barn. Concerned about the barn, Michigan resident Eric Wink noticed some of the barn's su
Brazilian women head to Argentina to avoid abortion ban
Brazilian women head to Argentina to avoid abortion ban
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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - With her 21st birthday fast approaching, Sara left the home she shares with her mother for her first trip on a plane. She didn’t tell her family the real reason she’d taken out a loan for 5,000 Brazilian reais ($1,000). Two days lat
Tonto National Forest trying to discourage large gathering
Tonto National Forest trying to discourage large gathering
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MESA. Ariz. (AP) - Tonto National Forest officials are trying to discourage the annual January informal gathering known as the Christmas Tree Burn that has attracted thousands of people in the past. Forest officials said Wednesday that Arizona's COVID-19 rest
Trump supporters, other passengers clash on American Airlines flight
Trump supporters, other passengers clash on American Airlines flight
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DALLAS — Supporters of President Donald Trump got into a angry shouting match with other passengers on a Washington-bound American Airlines plane after they projected a «Trump 2020» logo on the cabin ceiling and walls. The Trump supporters s
Busch Gardens Williamsburg to open during winter months
Busch Gardens Williamsburg to open during winter months
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Busch Gardens Williamsburg is keeping its gates open during the winter for the first time since it opened 45 years ago, park officials said. The popular theme park is looking at ways to rethink its operations by hosting smaller limited c
Caribbean hotelier Gordon «Butch» Stewart dies at 79
Caribbean hotelier Gordon «Butch» Stewart dies at 79
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Gordon “Butch” Stewart, a Jamaican hotelier who founded Sandals Resorts International, has died. He was 79. The Kingston-born businessman who enjoyed playing dominoes and began selling freshly caught fish at age 12 owned at le
Kauai expects slow economic recovery after tourism resumes
Kauai expects slow economic recovery after tourism resumes
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HONOLULU (AP) - The island of Kauai plans to reopen to tourists after a halt forced by the coronavirus, but the economic recovery in the vital tourism industry could be slow. Kauai had opted out of the state program that allows trans-Pacific visitors if they
Rare coins found on Outer Banks to be displayed at museum
Rare coins found on Outer Banks to be displayed at museum
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HATTERAS VILLAGE, N.C. (AP) - A museum in North Carolina plans to exhibit a collection of coins that were found on the Outer Banks. The coins date as far back 221 BC and originated in places as far away as Spain and Egypt. The Virginian-Pilot reported Monday
Pandemic haunts new year as virus growth outpaces vaccines
Pandemic haunts new year as virus growth outpaces vaccines
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LONDON (AP) - Despite growing vaccine access, January is looking grim around the globe as the virus resurges and reshapes itself from Britain to Japan to California, filling hospitals and threatening livelihoods anew as governments lock down businesses and ra
EXPLAINER: Why the smallest state has a big virus challenge
EXPLAINER: Why the smallest state has a big virus challenge
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - For a few days in December, Rhode Island was one of the worst places on the planet when it came to new cases of COVID-19 per capita. Hospitals hit capacity as the rate of new cases topped the nation, nearly double the rate in neighbori
The Latest: Moderna says Israel approved its virus vaccine
The Latest: Moderna says Israel approved its virus vaccine
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JERUSALEM - American biotech company Moderna says Israel has approved its COVID-19 vaccine, but the announcement comes as the country faces a rapidly growing outbreak of the disease. Moderna said in a statement Tuesday that the Israeli Health Ministry authori
AP PHOTOS: Pandemic empties blue-hued Moroccan tourist town
AP PHOTOS: Pandemic empties blue-hued Moroccan tourist town
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CHEFCHAOUEN, Morocco (AP) - When COVID-19 hit Morocco, the mountainous town of Chefchaouen was one of the few that registered no cases. The picturesque town, its facades painted in distinctive hues of blue, shut its small population off from the world, and ke
Asia Today: Thailand counts more virus cases, limits travel
Asia Today: Thailand counts more virus cases, limits travel
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BANGKOK (AP) - Thailand reported 527 new coronavirus cases, most of them migrant workers who already were isolated, and the government said it was tightening movements of people around the country. Thailand has been struggling with a sudden virus surge after
The Latest: Thailand ups restrictions amid virus outbreak
The Latest: Thailand ups restrictions amid virus outbreak
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BANGKOK - Thailand's government says it is tightening restrictions aimed at stopping the spread of the coronavirus as the country logged another 527 new cases. Officials said Tuesday that foreign migrant workers accounted for 439 of the new infections, while
Asia Today: Virus cluster brings new measures for China city
Asia Today: Virus cluster brings new measures for China city
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BEIJING (AP) - China has designated parts of Hebei province near Beijing as a coronavirus high danger zone after 14 new cases of COVID-19 were found. Eleven of those cases were in Shijiazuang city, where some events for the 2022 Winter Olympics will be held
Alberta leader reverses course, punishes for pandemic travel
Alberta leader reverses course, punishes for pandemic travel
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TORONTO (AP) - Alberta’s premier has reversed course and is now punishing members of his government for vacationing outside Canada despite government guidelines urging people to avoid nonessential travel during the pandemic. Premier Jason Kenney said Monda
Some GOP lawmakers demand that colleagues return to work
Some GOP lawmakers demand that colleagues return to work
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AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - A group of Republican lawmakers plans to travel to the Maine Statehouse on Tuesday to call on their colleagues to return to session. Republicans protested in the summer and fall when the Legislature failed to reach a consensus for recon
California's COVID-19 numbers grow with hospitals swamped
California's COVID-19 numbers grow with hospitals swamped
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - California’s coronavirus death toll has topped 26,500 and confirmed cases have neared 2.4 million since the pandemic began, health officials said. The state’s swamped hospitals held 20,690 COVID-19 patients, including more than 4,500 i
UK watchdog investigates Ryanair's 'jab & go' ad
UK watchdog investigates Ryanair's 'jab & go' ad
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LONDON (AP) - Britain's advertising watchdog has launched an investigation into budget carrier Ryanair, after receiving 1,600 complaints about an ad that suggested consumers should “jab & go.’’ The Advertising and Standards Authority said Monday that so
Mozambique's jihadists force Total to suspend gas project
Mozambique's jihadists force Total to suspend gas project
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JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Mozambique's jihadist violence has forced the French energy firm Total to suspend work at its multibillion-dollar liquefied natural gas project in the country's northern Cabo Delgado province. After the rebels’ Jan. 1 attack on Quitunda
Virus concerns prompt postponement of snowmobile festival
Virus concerns prompt postponement of snowmobile festival
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GAYLORD, Mich. (AP) - An event that draws snowmobile enthusiasts to northern Michigan has been postponed due to concerns over the COVID-19 virus. The Michigan Snowmobile Festival has been moved to February 2022, according to the Gaylord Area Convention & Tour
Lava spatters, flows inside crater of Hawaii volcano
Lava spatters, flows inside crater of Hawaii volcano
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HONOLULU (AP) - Lava spattered and flowed over the weekend inside the crater of a Hawaii volcano that began erupting in December. The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said the lava is confined to the summit crater of Kilauea, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser reporte
Malaysia coroner rules out others in French-Irish teen death
Malaysia coroner rules out others in French-Irish teen death
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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - A Malaysian coroner ruled Monday the death of a French-Irish teen, whose body was found near a Malaysian jungle resort where she vanished while on holiday, was most likely a misadventure that didn't involve other people. Coroner
Militants attack bus in central Syria, killing 9
Militants attack bus in central Syria, killing 9
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DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - Militants ambushed buses traveling down a highway in central Syria late Sunday, killing nine people, including a 13-year-old girl, state media reported. The ambush is the second this week to target buses traveling between government-con
Texas reports new record high for COVID-19 hospitalizations
Texas reports new record high for COVID-19 hospitalizations
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DALLAS (AP) - Texas hit a new record high for COVID-19 hospitalizations Sunday, as a surge in the disease caused by the novel coronavirus continued to strain state medical resources following holiday travel and gatherings. State health officials reported 12,5
Arkansas reports record coronavirus hospitalizations
Arkansas reports record coronavirus hospitalizations
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Coronavirus hospitalizations in Arkansas have again set a new record high, as the pandemic's strains medical resources across the state. There were 1,216 people in Arkansas hospitals with confirmed cases of COVID-19 Saturday, state he
Prelate blocked for months by Belarus resigns Minsk post
Prelate blocked for months by Belarus resigns Minsk post
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VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis on Sunday accepted the resignation of Minsk’ archbishop who had been blocked for months by Belarusian authorities from returning to his homeland after criticizing a crackdown on anti-government protesters there. Monsignor Ta
Britons flying home to Spain caught in post-Brexit red tape
Britons flying home to Spain caught in post-Brexit red tape
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MADRID (AP) - Blame COVID-19 travel restrictions or Brexit but whatever the cause, some British citizens trying to return to their homes in Spain this weekend have been barred from boarding flights. Airlines are refusing documents that before Brexit had been
Nebraska company sees surge in ventilation equipment sales
Nebraska company sees surge in ventilation equipment sales
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CORTLAND, Neb. (AP) - A Cortland business has found success selling ventilation equipment to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Company co-founder Jeff Zvolanek said Industrial Maid is having one of its best months in the last 16 years thanks to increased awarene
Asia Today: Australian states reimpose travel restrictions
Asia Today: Australian states reimpose travel restrictions
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SYDNEY (AP) - More Australian states and territories are reimposing travel restrictions to prevent the coronavirus spreading from new outbreaks in New South Wales and Victoria states. The Australian Capital Territory has shut out non-residents who have been
