WHO Warns That 1st Wave of Pandemic Not Over, Dampens Hopes
As Brazil and India struggle with surging coronavirus cases, a top health expert is warning that...
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Worker Shortage Concerns Loom in Immigrant-Heavy Meatpacking
When Martha Kebede’s adult sons immigrated from Ethiopia and reunited with her in South Dakota this year, they had few work opportunities. Lacking English skills, the brothers took jobs at Smithfield Foods’ Sioux Falls pork...
Read MoreCongress Weighs Choice: ‘Go Big’ on Virus Aid or Hit ‘Pause’
Congress is at a crossroads in the coronavirus crisis, wrestling over whether to “go big,” as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wants for the next relief bill, or hit “pause,” as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell insists. It’s a...
Read MoreAtlanta Is Home to 2 Potential Contenders for Biden’s VP
Neither public rivals nor personal friends, Keisha Lance Bottoms and Stacey Abrams spent years climbing parallel ladders at Atlanta City Hall and the Georgia Capitol. They are now Georgia’s most influential African American...
Read MoreU.S. Faces a Memorial Day Like No Other; Greek Islands Reopen
Americans prepared to mark a Memorial Day like no other as the coronavirus pandemic upended traditional commemorations, while Greece sought to revive its crucial tourism sector by restoring ferry services to its popular Aegean...
Read MoreVirus Stalls Work to Keep Alive a Rare Rhino Subspecies
It’s not quite a case of coitus interruptus, but efforts to create a very special baby are definitely on hold. Blame the pandemic. Groundbreaking work to keep alive the nearly extinct northern white rhino subspecies —...
Read MoreIn His Final Days, Ahmaud Arbery’s Life Was at a Crossroads
He was at a crossroads, his life stretching out before him, his troubles largely behind him. He had enrolled at South Georgia Technical College, preparing to become an electrician, just like his uncles. But first, he decided, he...
Read MoreNASA Astronauts Go Back to the Future With Capsule Launch
It’s back to the future as NASA astronauts launch again from the U.S. — aboard a retro-style “Right Stuff” capsule. Make no mistake: This is not your father’s — or grandfather’s — capsule. SpaceX’s Dragon crew capsule outshines...
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Trump Threatens to Move RNC Without Assurances from Governor Cooper
President Donald Trump threatened Monday to pull the Republican National Convention out of North...
Read MoreN.C. Farmers Start Euthanizing 1.5M Chickens Amid Pandemic
Coronavirus outbreaks at meat processing plants are forcing North Carolina farmers to euthanize 1.5 million chickens, according to a state official. Assistant Agriculture Commissioner Joe Reardon told The News & Observer...
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