WASHINGTON — The first federal inmate in 17 years is set to be put to death on Monday, barring a last-minute stay, after a federal appeals court ruled on Sunday that the Justice Department could carry out the execution as planned. Daniel Lewis Lee, 47, was sentenced to death decades ago for his part in …
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And they’re off — to a government bailout! Five of New York’s state-created horse-racing bookie offices with its Off-Track Betting Corporation are raking in millions of dollars apiece in federal loans meant to keep small businesses afloat[1] amid the coronavirus, The Post has learned — and critics are crying foul. The regional OTBs of Nassau …
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Over 4.4 million Spaniards in two northern regions have voted in regional elections Sunday amid tight security measures to avoid more outbreaks of the coronavirus By ÁLVARO BARRIENTOS and JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press July 12, 2020, 9:44 PM 3 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article ORDIZIA, Spain — Over 4.4 million Spaniards …
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The giant new “Black Lives Matter” sign in front of Trump Tower has become a flashpoint for protesters clashing over the statement.[1] On Saturday — just two days after Mayor Bill de Blasio was jeered[2] as he helped paint the large yellow mural — there were further ugly confrontations as dozens of “All Lives Matter” …
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Tom Brady’s company got one. Mayweather Promotions, the advertising agency founded by the boxing champion Floyd Mayweather, did too. And the Los Angeles Lakers, the eighth-richest sports franchise in the world, got one[1] before returning it. They were beneficiaries of the loans from the federal Paycheck Protection Program created to provide relief for struggling businesses …
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GENEVA — The World Health Organization has reported another record in the increase in the number of confirmed coronavirus cases over a 24-hour period, at over 230,000. The U.N. health agency said Sunday the United States again topped the list among countries, with more than 66,000 cases recorded. The figures don’t necessarily account for delays …
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WASHINGTON — In his two newest campaign advertisements, Gov. Steve Bullock of Montana portrays himself as a health care savior, featuring local nurses who say his expansion of public health insurance rescued Montanans and their hospitals. Steve Daines, the first-term Republican senator whom Mr. Bullock is trying to unseat, has his own ad, accusing the …
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I work for a private school and was placed on furlough in mid-March. Prior to collecting unemployment, the school required us to use all of our accumulated sick time (I had seven weeks). This was termed legal, but doesn’t seem fair since we had nothing to do with closing, and now with the fall reopening …
Here’s what you need to know: Image President Trump at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., on Saturday.Credit…Erin Scott for The New York Times Amid growing calls for masks, Trump wears one publicly for the first time. President Trump on Saturday wore a mask in public for the first time, after repeated …
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BUDAPEST, Hungary — Countries in Eastern Europe are facing rising waves of coronavirus[1] infections, leading to new restrictive measures such as the mandatory use of face masks in Croatia and travel bans or quarantines to be imposed by Hungary. Hungarian authorities said Sunday that they would put countries in three categories — red, yellow and …
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