• Tue, 04 Aug 2020

• Can you get the coronavirus from secondhand smoke?
• Massive explosion shakes Lebanon's capital Beirut
• Trump signs $3B-a-year plan to boost conservation, parks
• Tropical Storm Isaias drives wild weather up Interstate 95
• EU regulators investigating Google's plan to buy Fitbit
• Trump nursing home plan limits supply of free COVID-19 tests
• No masks, no distance: Pandemic wedding horrors for vendors
• Wave of evictions expected as moratoriums end in many states
• 'A line in the sand': Both sides dig in on virus relief bill
• Parents unhappy with school options assemble learning 'pods'
• Family tells AP: Iran abducted California man while in Dubai
• Ex-teacher hopes to free Belarus from president's iron fist
• 3 men rescued from Pacific island after writing SOS in sand
• Isaias downgraded to tropical storm over eastern N. Carolina
• Urgency to bear witness grows for last Hiroshima victims
• Irksome in Iceland, brusque in Britain? US envoys draw ire

• Mon, 03 Aug 2020

• The Latest: Mainland China, Hong Kong report fewer new cases
• Shops closed, beaches deserted as Isaias nears the Carolinas
• Smile more? Some critics see sexism in debate over Biden VP
• Gold in secret vault is traced to Hugo Chvez's former nurse
• QA: TikTok saga continues with Microsoft talks. Now what?
• Kids getting caught in crossfire as US gun violence surges
• St Louis series at Detroit off after positive Cards tests
• House panel calls new postal chief to explain mail delays
• Trump slams passage of Nevada bill to mail voters ballots
• Stocks rally worldwide, SP 500 back to within 3% of record
• 1st big Southern California wildfire of 2020 keeps on raging
• Prosecutor seeking Trump's taxes cites probe of his business
• Spain's former king leaving country amid financial scandal
• Afghan forces retake prison after deadly attack by IS group
• Trump fires TVA chair, cites hiring of foreign workers
• 2 teen lacrosse players score goal in fight against hunger
• Navy investigates video of dogs attacking Kaepernick fill-in
• Virus relief bill remains up in air as negotiations resume
• Judge starts new injunction barring Lee statue removal
• Parents struggle as schools reopen amid coronavirus surge
• As US milk sales rise amid pandemic, Got milk? ads return
• John Hume, who worked to end N. Ireland violence, dies at 83
• Report: Retired Pope Benedict XVI ill after visit to Germany
• Retail rout gains pace, Lord Taylor seeks bankruptcy
• Outbreak hits Norway cruise ship, could spread along coast
• Spain's new wave of infections hits the young, middle-aged
• Idaho hearing could offer new details in missing kids' case
• HSBC says net profit plunged 96% in 2Q as pandemic took hold

• Sun, 02 Aug 2020

• Microsoft confirms talks seeking to buy US arm of TikTok
• Isaias strengthens slightly as it crawls up Florida coast
• SpaceX capsule and NASA crew make 1st splashdown in 45 years
• Orphaned toddler grows up in shadow of massacre, coronavirus
• RNC: Decision on private Trump renomination vote not final
• El Paso marks Walmart shooting anniversary amid pandemic
• Annual Sturgis rally expecting 250K, stirring virus concerns
• As school begins amid virus, parents see few good options
• Marines halt search for 8 missing troops, all presumed dead
• Clock is ticking on Trump comeback as early voting nears
• India reports 55,000 virus cases, Florida faces storm
• Ginsburg waited 4 months to say her cancer had returned
• Wilford Brimley, 'Cocoon' and 'Natural' actor, dies at 85
• Ransomware feared as possible saboteur for November election
• Scientists study coronavirus outbreaks among minks in Europe
• Debate begins for who's first in line for COVID-19 vaccine
• Survivors of slain Ohio-based Marines mark grim anniversary
• Barron Trump's private school to stay closed for now
• Philippines virus cases top 100,000 in 'losing battle'
• Portland police declare unlawful assembly during protest
• Asia Today: Victoria state declares disaster, night curfew

• Sat, 01 Aug 2020

• Microsoft in advanced talks to buy TikTok's US business
• NASA astronauts aim for Florida coast to end SpaceX flight
• Isaias weakens; may strengthen on path to virus-hit Florida
• Dumba kneels, NHL puts focus on Black Lives Matter movement
• Negotiators report progress in coronavirus relief talks
• South Africa hits 500,000 confirmed cases, still not at peak
• Ruling renews fairness debate in Boston Marathon bomber case
• Virtual school: Teachers want to improve but training varies
• Another postponement rattles MLB; Brewers' Cain opts out
• AP Interview: Heat's Leonard stands for anthem, explains why
• Connie Culp, 1st US partial face transplant recipient, dies
• US Marshals put Fyre Festival merchandise up for auction
• Chicago homicides and shootings rise sharply in 2020
• Biden eyes major foreign policy shifts if he wins
• 'Rebuilding Paradise' looks at emotional toll of deadly fire
• Iran says it detains leader of California-based exile group
• Mexico No. 3 in virus deaths; storm could hinder US response
• Joe Biden nears final decision on running mate
• France starts testing travelers from 16 nations for virus
• No new positives for Marlins, Phils; 2B Isan Diaz opts out
• The Latest: Worker at Austria chancellery tests positive
• Thousands protest in Berlin against coronavirus restrictions
• Foreign threats loom ahead of US presidential election
• DC releases police footage from 2018 deaths of 3 Black men
• Oregon hopes for changes from ongoing Portland protests
• Change laws that shield police, Missouri prosecutor says
• Florida teen arrested as mastermind of Twitter hack

• Fri, 31 Jul 2020

• Marine vehicle deep under sea, complicating rescue search
• Students return to campus amid virus growth in some states
• US astronauts pack up for rare splashdown in SpaceX capsule
• Court overturns Boston Marathon bomber's death sentence
• Supreme Court won't halt challenged border wall projects
• Road trip? Quarantines mess with Americans' travel plans
• Joe Biden's search for a running mate enters final stretch
• Tech giants lead gains as SP 500 closes 4th winning month
• Fauci confident virus vaccine will get to Americans in 2021
• Despite virus threat, Black voters wary of voting by mail
• Portland, Oregon, protests relatively calm after US drawdown
• Alan Parker, director of Midnight Express, dies at 76
• US officials seek limits on habitat for imperiled species
• Virus rocks MLB: Cards-Brewers off; 2 St. Louis positives
• Some educators of color resist push for police-free schools
• Bahamas, Florida brace as new Hurricane Isaias bears down
• Rent's due, again: Monthly anxieties deepen as aid falls off
• Champagne losing its fizz as global pandemic clobbers sales
• The Latest: Dr. Fauci: Thousands signing up for virus trials
• Britain delays easing of lockdown as virus spread speeds up
• Delayed election results? Maybe, but not because of fraud
• Sleepy lions, empty bars, lost jobs: A world without tourism
• US consumer spending up 5.6%, but virus could stall gains
• Judge bans lawyers from identifying Epstein abuse victims
• Hong Kong postpones elections by a year, citing coronavirus
• Vietnam reports 1st ever virus death after renewed outbreak
• Eurozone economy suffers record drop during lockdown months
• Trump faces rare rebuke from GOP for floating election delay
• Final days of hajj and Eid festival impacted by coronavirus
• Virus testing turnaround times reveal wide disparity
• US, China consulate closures deal losses to both nations

• Thu, 30 Jul 2020

• Trump offers, Democrats reject fix for $600 jobless benefit
• John Lewis mourned as 'founding father' of better America
• Prosecutor: No charges for officer in Michael Brown's death
• Portland prepares for US agents to step back from protests
• Former GOP presidential hopeful Herman Cain dies of COVID-19
• Students, alumni clamor to take care of university's cows
• Amid the pandemic, Big Tech reports mixed earnings
• Philadelphia trash piles up as pandemic stymies its removal
• Record economic plunge, bleak jobs numbers reveal virus toll
• 2nd US virus surge hits plateau, but few experts celebrate
• Wisconsin governor orders masks statewide amid virus surge
• 'On our way to Mars': NASA rover will look for signs of life
• More seals means learning to live with sharks in New England
• In sprawling Capitol, leaders struggle to keep virus at bay
• Slaying at US judge's home raises concern about cyberthreats
• A virus cluster in France splits generations, raises fears
• Trump floats idea of election delay, a virtual impossibility
• Brazil first lady, another Cabinet minister infected
• Ominous whipped cream art comes to London's Trafalgar Square
• Stocks sink worldwide; Dow drops 500 points in early trading
• After 99 days of success, virus returns to haunt Vietnam
• Pilgrims pray on peak day of hajj in shadow of coronavirus
• Can the coronavirus spread through the air?
• Sarajevo's landmark hotel faces hard times amid pandemic
• House orders broad mask mandates after Gohmert gets virus
• The Latest: India reports another record coronavirus surge
• Trump vs. Biden: Where they stand on health, economy, more
• Lawmakers batter Big Tech CEOs, but don't land many blows
• Asia Today: 723 cases in Australia, closures in Vietnam

• Wed, 29 Jul 2020

• Senator, union leader: Postal Service considers downsizing
• Trump downplays West Texas energy worries, attacks Democrats
• Misinformation on coronavirus is proving highly contagious
• Gaps in federal oversight add to virus woes at vets homes
• US is expected to report a record-breaking economic plunge
• Federal court to review 'protest bans' in Portland arrests
• Malik B, founding member of The Roots, has died at 47
• Civil rights icon Lewis lauded as hero at Georgia Capitol
• Census head wasn't told about Trump district drawing order
• As virus aid talks stalemate, Trump scorns help for cities
• 2020's final Mars mission poised for blastoff from Florida
• 4 Big Tech CEOs take congressional heat on competition
• Guatemala burying dozens of unidentified COVID-19 dead
• Islamic holiday Eid comes as families grieve virus victims
• US agents to pull back in Portland but will stay on standby
• Fed sees dim economic outlook as virus squeezes economy
• Oregon governor says US agents will start leaving Portland
• US to bring 6,400 troops home from Germany, move 5,600 more
• Wall Street climbs ahead of Fed announcement, led by tech
• Iran launches underground ballistic missiles during exercise
• Can I get a job? Wife tries it all for nursing home reunion
• Holocaust survivors urge Facebook to remove denial posts
• Very different, symbolic hajj in Saudi Arabia amid virus
• Trump on his own yet again as he skips farewell to Lewis
• As crime surges on his watch, Trump warns of Biden's America
• Israeli artist takes aim at Netanyahu with life-size statue
• Asia Today: China, SKorea, Japan see upticks in virus cases
• The Latest: Japan's virus surge fills isolation facilities
• Fed wrestles with its next moves as virus stalls US economy

• Tue, 28 Jul 2020

• Kodak lands loan to bolster US-produced drug supply
• GOP's jobless benefit plan could mean delays, states warn
• States resist mask rules as Midwest virus uptick stirs alarm
• Trump administration won't accept new DACA applications
• Biden's notes: 'Do not hold grudges' against Kamala Harris
• Experts worry about errors if census schedule is sped up
• Trump defends disproved COVID-19 treatment
• Biden vows to fight racial inequality with economic agenda
• US officials: Russia behind spread of virus disinformation
• Masked mourners brave heat, virus fears to honor John Lewis
• Space Camp in danger of closing permanently due to pandemic
• MLB suspends Marlins' season through weekend amid outbreak
• Barr defends aggressive federal response to protests
• Barr, Park Police distance Trump from clearing of protesters
• Democrats, GOP far apart as virus aid talks intensify
• Scientists get closer to blood test for Alzheimer's disease
• 'Watchmen' leads charge for Emmy nominations relevance
• Struggling merchants, insurers battle over pandemic coverage
• The Latest: Teachers' union OKs striking if unsafe to return

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