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Pete Hamill, legendary New York columnist, has died
NEW YORK - Pete Hamill, the self-taught, street-wise newspaper columnist whose love affair with New York inspired a colorful and uniquely influential journalistic career and produced several books of ...
Aug 05, 2020
Disney to release 'Mulan' on streaming service, for a price
"Mulan" is no longer headed for a major theatrical release. The Walt Disney Co. said Tuesday that it will debut its live-action blockbuster on its subscription streaming service, Disney+, on Sept. 4. ...
Aug 05, 2020
Five high schoolers named National Student Poets
NEW YORK - Five high school juniors, residing everywhere from Lake Worth, Florida, to Saratoga, California, have been named National Student Poets. A partnership between the Institute of Museum and Li...
Aug 05, 2020
Treausry announces increases in Treasury securities auctions
WASHINGTON - The Treasury Department will ramp up the size of the bonds and other securities it auctions across-the-board in the face of the unprecedented borrowing needs of the the U.S. government as...
Aug 05, 2020
Mourners honour Nobel laureate and peace advocate John Hume
LONDON - Mourners remembered activist John Hume on Wednesday, celebrating the visionary politician who devoted his life to peace and forged the agreement that ended violence in his native Northern Ire...
Aug 05, 2020
US trade deficit drops in June on record rise in exports
WASHINGTON - The U.S. trade deficit fell in June for the first time since February as exports posted a record increase, rising twice as fast as imports. The Commerce Department said Wednesday that the...
Aug 05, 2020
Survey: US companies cut back sharply on hiring in July
U.S. businesses sharply reduced hiring last month suggesting that the resurgent viral outbreak this summer slowed the economic recovery as many states closed parts of their economies again and consume...
Aug 05, 2020
'I didn't want to die': Beirut resident recalls moments of panic after blast
Rawane Al Zahed remembers running through her home to check on her family after she heard blasts rip through Beirut and felt the ground shake beneath her feet. Al Zahed, who has filed paperwork to joi...
Aug 05, 2020
Tropical storm Isaias makes its way through Quebec, with strong winds and rain
MONTREAL - Tropical storm Isaias is blowing through the southern part of Quebec, bringing with it strong winds and heavy rain and causing power outages that have left tens of thousands in th...
Aug 05, 2020
French president travelling to Lebanon after deadly explosion
PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron is travelling to Lebanon on Thursday to offer support for the troubled country after a massive, deadly explosion that has drawn global pledges of medical and h...
Aug 05, 2020