EXPLAINER: Brexit ends Britons' right to live and work in EU
EXPLAINER: Brexit ends Britons' right to live and work in EU
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LONDON (AP) - So far, the large majority of British and EU citizens have not felt the realities of Brexit. Though the U.K. left the European Union on Jan. 31, it follows the bloc’s rules until the end of this year as part of a transition period to the new .
Lockdowns likely to be extended as California hospitals fill
Lockdowns likely to be extended as California hospitals fill
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - California is expected Tuesday to extend strict stay-at-home orders in areas where intensive care units are running out of beds, after Gov. Gavin Newsom warned residents to brace for the effect of a surge upon surge upon surge of coronaviru
'Surge on top of a surge' to challenge California hospitals
'Surge on top of a surge' to challenge California hospitals
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - As coronavirus hospitalizations stabilize in parts of California, patients continue to overwhelm hospitals in a large swath of the state and Gov. Gavin Newsom warned Californians Monday to brace for the effect of a surge upon surge upon sur
Lawsuit to ban bear baiting in Idaho, Wyoming can continue
Lawsuit to ban bear baiting in Idaho, Wyoming can continue
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BOISE, Idaho (AP) - A federal judge for the second time has rejected a Trump administration request to dismiss a lawsuit filed by environmental groups seeking to ban using bait to hunt black bears in national forests in Idaho and Wyoming. The groups say allow
Southwest pulls threat of furloughs after relief bill signed
Southwest pulls threat of furloughs after relief bill signed
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DALLAS (AP) - Southwest Airlines is lifting the threat of furloughs or pay cuts for thousands of workers now that U.S. airlines will get up to $15 billion more in taxpayer aid contained in the coronavirus-relief bill. American and United Airlines, which toget
Las Vegas airport recorded 1.8M passengers in November
Las Vegas airport recorded 1.8M passengers in November
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LAS VEGAS (AP) - More than 1.8 million travelers passed through the Las Vegas airport in November, a slight drop from October and less than half the pre-pandemic traffic the airport saw a year earlier. McCarran International Airport reported Monday that numbe
SC native tries to increase diversity in camping, outdoors
SC native tries to increase diversity in camping, outdoors
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Earl Hunter used to live pretty close to Sesquicentennial State Park. He has memories from growing up of visiting the park with family, but he never knew “Sesqui” had a campground. There wasn’t really a reason to know. His family
Wall Street opens higher after Trump signs $900B aid package
Wall Street opens higher after Trump signs $900B aid package
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BEIJING (AP) - Wall Street is opening higher after President Donald Trump signed a $900 billion economic aid package, helping to reduce uncertainty as governments re-impose travel and business curbs in response to a new coronavirus variant. Markets in Europe
Vermont Health Department urges testing after gatherings
Vermont Health Department urges testing after gatherings
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MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - The Vermont Health Department is urging anyone who gathered with people outside their households over the holidays to get tested for the virus that causes COVID-19 seven days after the get-together. And those who hosted out-of-state vi
Navajo Nation reports 122 new COVID-19 cases, 10 more deaths
Navajo Nation reports 122 new COVID-19 cases, 10 more deaths
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WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) - The Navajo Nation has reported 122 new coronavirus cases and 10 more deaths. The latest figures released Sunday by the Navajo Department of Health bring the total number of cases on the reservation that extends into Arizona, New Mexi
Asian stocks advance after Trump signs $900B aid package
Asian stocks advance after Trump signs $900B aid package
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BEIJING (AP) - Asian stock markets rose Monday after President Donald Trump signed a $900 billion economic aid package, helping to reduce uncertainty as governments re-impose travel and business curbs in response to a new coronavirus variant. Shanghai, Tokyo
Arkansas coronavirus hospitalizations close to record high
Arkansas coronavirus hospitalizations close to record high
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Coronavirus hospitalizations in Arkansas rose Sunday to near their recent record high, as state health officials reported more than 900 news cases of COVID-19 and 41 more deaths linked to the disease. The Arkansas Department of Healt
Florida's 2020 dominated by virus, economy and election
Florida's 2020 dominated by virus, economy and election
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - No one knows how the coronavirus arrived in Florida as 2020 dawned. Maybe a Super Bowl visitor brought it before the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers in early February. Maybe a business traveler returning from A
Pandemic threatens sandhill crane viewing season in Nebraska
Pandemic threatens sandhill crane viewing season in Nebraska
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KEARNEY, Neb. (AP) - Officials in central Nebraska are worried that next spring's sandhill crane viewing season will be disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic just like this year's was and hurt the area's economy. The annual migration of sandhill cranes acros
Collins, Feinstein women's history museum bill passes
Collins, Feinstein women's history museum bill passes
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AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - The U.S. Senate has passed a proposal to establish a museum honoring the history of American women that was proposed by senators from Maine and California. Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine and Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of Ca
Elk fed amid concern about spread of chronic wasting disease
Elk fed amid concern about spread of chronic wasting disease
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JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) - Wildlife managers are forging into uncharted territory as they keep feeding elk in the southern Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem while knowing that concentrating thousands of animals on feed will likely exacerbate the spread of the fatal chr
At 78, a Memphis sculptor sees his work headed to museums
At 78, a Memphis sculptor sees his work headed to museums
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The artist Luther Hampton sits at a table next to the bar at B.B. King’s Blues Club on Beale, drawing his own face on the sketch book in front of him. When someone sits down across from him, after an exchange of pleasantries, he asks f
Pandemic hits Utah tourism industry hard
Pandemic hits Utah tourism industry hard
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ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) - Springtime hit Bryce Canyon with a cold shoulder. In what is typically the coldest of Utah’s five national parks, warming weather usually blossoms with opportunities for adventure and exponential economic growth as people flock to th
Vermont's Fairbanks Museum moving forward on $2.5M expansion
Vermont's Fairbanks Museum moving forward on $2.5M expansion
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ST. JOHNBURY, Vt. (AP) - Vermont’s Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium is another step closer to the first major expansion on the historic St. Johnsbury building dedicated to natural sciences. The Museum Trustees voted earlier this month to move forward with
Texas coronavirus hospitalizations fall but remain near peak
Texas coronavirus hospitalizations fall but remain near peak
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DALLAS (AP) - Coronavirus hospitalizations in Texas fell Saturday but continued to hover near their summer peak, as state health officials reported more than 2,500 new cases of COVID-19 and 13 deaths linked to the disease. The state health department reporte
Arkansas coronavirus hospitalizations fall but remain high
Arkansas coronavirus hospitalizations fall but remain high
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Coronavirus hospitalizations in Arkansas fell Saturday but remained near their recent record high, as state health officials reported more than 700 news cases of COVID-19 and three more deaths linked to the disease. The Arkansas Depar
The Latest: Tokyo confirms record-high 949 new virus cases
The Latest: Tokyo confirms record-high 949 new virus cases
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TOKYO - Tokyo has confirmed 949 new cases of the coronavirus, a new high for the Japanese capital, as the country struggles with an upsurge that is spreading nationwide. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government said Saturday that the additional cases bring the prefe
Workers left downtown Orlando. Will they ever come back?
Workers left downtown Orlando. Will they ever come back?
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - For one of Orlando’s barbecue kings, a lunch spot in a downtown tower next to City Hall was an easy sell: the smokey aromas lured crowds of hungry office workers every day from their cubicles to the 4 Rivers’ outpost on the south end
The Latest: Beijing residents told to stay put for holidays
The Latest: Beijing residents told to stay put for holidays
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BEIJING - China's capital has urged residents not to leave the city during the upcoming Lunar New Year holidays, implementing fresh restrictions after several coronavirus infections last week. Two domestic cases were reported on Friday, a convenience store w
School's weather balloon captures stunning footage of Earth
School's weather balloon captures stunning footage of Earth
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ALEXANDRIA, La. (AP) - Up, up and away! On Dec. 4, Father Taylor Reynolds and his eighth grade physical science students at St. Frances Cabrini School cheered as they watched a weather balloon they launched quickly float away in the clouds. The balloon carrie
Indianapolis houses homeless in hotels amid pandemic winter
Indianapolis houses homeless in hotels amid pandemic winter
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Making sure that Indianapolis residents experiencing homelessness can escape the cold at night looks different this winter. Hotels are being called on to handle overflow caused by social distancing in shelters. Every year, Wheeler Mission
Former bed and breakfast in Georgia houses women in recovery
Former bed and breakfast in Georgia houses women in recovery
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GAINESVILLE, Ga. (AP) - New life has been breathed into the former Whitworth Inn in Flowery Branch. What was once a bed and breakfast is now a home where women struggling with addiction can seek long-term recovery. Lightway Recovery opened officially in Augu
Coronavirus hospitalizations in Arkansas remain high
Coronavirus hospitalizations in Arkansas remain high
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Coronavirus hospitalizations in Arkansas hovered near their recent record high Friday, even amid holiday gatherings and travel that health officials have warned are likely to further spread the virus. State health officials reported t
Texas coronavirus hospitalizations approach summer peak
Texas coronavirus hospitalizations approach summer peak
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DALLAS (AP) - Coronavirus hospitalizations in Texas on Friday approached a peak hit as the pandemic surged over the summer, even amid holiday gatherings and travel that health officials have warned are likely to further spread the virus. The state health depa
A pandemic Christmas: Churches shut, borders complicated
A pandemic Christmas: Churches shut, borders complicated
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ROME (AP) - Curfews, quarantines and even border closings complicated Christmas celebrations Friday for countless people around the globe, but ingenuity, determination and imagination helped keep the day special for many. Pope Francis delivered his Christma
South Africa's virus variant drives holiday surge of cases
South Africa's virus variant drives holiday surge of cases
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JOHANNESBURG (AP) - South Africa's normally joyful and lively Christmas celebrations have been dampened by the spike in new cases and deaths driven by the country's variant of COVID-19. A record number of 14,305 news cases have been confirmed in the past 24 h
No cafes, no tourists: Virus empties streets of old Athens
No cafes, no tourists: Virus empties streets of old Athens
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ATHENS, Greece (AP) - It’s been a while since visitors to Greece sought out souvenirs in Athens’ oldest neighborhood. The winding streets of Plaka, laid out long before the city imported a grid system, are lined with closed stores behind aluminum shutters
Virus magnifies the solitude for the elderly at Christmas
Virus magnifies the solitude for the elderly at Christmas
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Rosa Otero prepares her dinner for another nightly meal in solitude. This pandemic Christmas Eve has turned what should be a preciously scarce moment to spend time with her family into yet another daily instalment of her life as a widow who lives alone. Oter
US to require negative COVID-19 test from UK travelers
US to require negative COVID-19 test from UK travelers
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ATLANTA (AP) - The United States will require airline passengers from Britain to get a negative COVID-19 test before their flight, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced late Thursday. The U.S. is the latest country to announce new travel re
The Latest: US requires UK passengers to get negative test
The Latest: US requires UK passengers to get negative test
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ATLANTA - The United States will require airline passengers from Britain to get a negative COVID-19 test before their flight. The U.S. is the latest country to announce new travel restrictions because of a new variant of the coronavirus that is spreading in
US to require negative COVID-19 test for air travelers from the United Kingdom
US to require negative COVID-19 test for air travelers from the United Kingdom
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ATLANTA (AP) - US to require negative COVID-19 test for air travelers from the United Kingdom.
Britain and European Union reach post-Brexit trade agreement
Britain and European Union reach post-Brexit trade agreement
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Britain and the European Union reached a last-minute trade agreement Thursday, paving the way for an end to more than four years of turmoil that has surrounded United Kingdom's decision to leave the EU — a departure slated to be finalized at year's end
Navajo Nation reports 157 new COVID-19 cases, no new deaths
Navajo Nation reports 157 new COVID-19 cases, no new deaths
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WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) - The Navajo Nation has reported 157 new coronavirus cases but no additional related deaths. The latest figures reported Wednesday by the Navajo Department of Health bring the total number of cases on the reservation that extends into
UK air travelers to Newark will need negative COVID-19 test
UK air travelers to Newark will need negative COVID-19 test
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TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Beginning next week, United Airlines travelers to Newark Liberty International Airport from the United Kingdom will have to show a negative COVID-19 test. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and United Airlines announced Thursday that the restri
Alabama death toll from COVID-10 climbs above 4,670
Alabama death toll from COVID-10 climbs above 4,670
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Deaths linked to COVID-19 climbed above 4,670 in Alabama ahead of Christmas, which health experts fear will lead to even more illness and misery because of holiday travel and family gatherings. With the state adding more than 4,000 ne
