They are cities defined by iconic sporting events. When Augusta comes up, one instantly thinks of the Masters. If Omaha is mentioned, it’s often in the same breath with the College World Series. It’s hard to imagine Louisville without the Kentucky Derby. In the coming weeks, The Associated Press will look at those cities and […]
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Hi. Welcome to On Politics, your guide to the day in national politics. I’m Lisa Lerer, your host. Sign up here to get On Politics in your inbox every weekday. In the end, the Democratic primary race finished as it started: with Joe Biden. While the former vice president wasn’t the first candidate in the
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GREENSBURG, Ind. — The coronavirus pandemic surged into Sean Durbin’s farm-speckled Indiana county much faster than most other parts of rural America, contributing to at least 10 deaths and dozens of serious illnesses. Decatur County and two other counties in southeast Indiana have among the highest per-capita infection rates in the country, topping the Seattle
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The “Good Morning America” family is grieving the loss of one of their own. Network hosts Robin Roberts, George Stephanopoulos and Michael Strahan gave emotional tributes to Tony Greer, a “talented” studio camera operator who passed away from complications due to coronavirus. “We know coronavirus has affected so many of you and it has claimed
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Image copyright PA Media Record numbers of people in the UK are looking for farming jobs, according to figures released by job search engines. Totaljobs said it has seen 50,000 searches for farming jobs in the last week alone. Steve Warnham of Totaljobs said workers “who have been temporarily displaced due to Covid-19 are now
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This article is part of our latest Artificial Intelligence special report, which focuses on how the technology continues to evolve and affect our lives. Processing food is an intimate act. Consider the hands-on skills it takes to determine if a strawberry is ripe enough for picking, a raw turkey sliding down a conveyor belt is
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LeBron James says he probably won’t feel any closure on the Los Angeles Lakers’ remarkable season unless the NBA is able to finish the 2019-20 campaign By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer April 9, 2020, 2:53 AM 4 min read 4 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article LOS ANGELES — Instead of
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The Bernie Sanders campaign was built on big promises. There was the promise of affordable health care, the promise of free college, the promise of a higher minimum wage. For voters who didn’t need, or want, those promises, he offered something else: That he alone could expand the electorate and win back voters who had
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The government is set to report another shocking level of unemployment claims Thursday even after nearly 10 million people applied for benefits in the previous two weeks because of business shutdowns from the coronavirus By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer April 9, 2020, 12:09 AM 4 min read WASHINGTON — The government is set to
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Image copyright EPA Image caption Dominic Raab has taken over some of Boris Johnson’s duties while he is in intensive care Being tough – or a fighter – is often said to be an asset when someone has a serious illness, such as coronavirus, but is this just a fantasy or can someone’s character make
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