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An Illinois woman has been charged with battery after she became violent and made racist statements at a Home Depot when a fellow shopper asked her to put on a face mask.
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Germany's state of Saxony may allow events with more than 1,000 people from September - official

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Germany's eastern state of Saxony plans to allow events with more than 1,000 visitors from September 1, the state's health minister said on Tuesday. This could include football...
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Archive footage shows Texas A&M before women were allowed to enroll

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Just over half a century ago, Texas A&M University was restricted to white male students.
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The Finance 202: PPP data dump to fuel debate as lawmakers craft next coronavirus stimulus

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Businesses tied to the political elite got the small business loans.
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Floyd Mayweather's Promotion Among Sports Organizations to Receive PPP Loan

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Austria to investigate clubs for breaching testing rules

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VIENNA - The Austrian soccer league has started an investigation into the coronavirus testing procedures of all 16 second-division teams after three players from one club...
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Tom Hanks: Doing one's part to prevent coronavirus spread 'should be so simple'

16 minutes ago | NBC News

"Let's not confuse the fact, it's killing people," Hanks said of coronavirus. "You can argue what the numbers are... it's killing people."
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Carroll County snowball stands staying cool amid coronavirus pandemic

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Like many snowball stand owners and workers, the coronavirus pandemic has put a strain on business. But Uncle B's, along with several of their contemporaries, presses on.
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5 firms linked to Texas multimillionaire and Highland Capital founder James Dondero got approved for as much as $8 million in PPP loans

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Five entities linked to Texas multimillionaire James Dondero received approval for as much as $8.4 million from a government lending program meant to help small businesses...
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Novavax skyrockets after US government grants $1.6 billion for coronavirus vaccine creation

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Novavax shares spiked as much as 38% early Tuesday after receiving $1.6 billion in coronavirus vaccine funding from the US government. The award is the largest yet from...
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New rules: International students must leave US if classes go online

New federal guidelines say international students will be forced to leave the U.S. or transfer to another college if their schools offer classes entirely online this fall. Read more ...

Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms says she's contracted COVID-19

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NHL, players' union announce plan to resume play on Aug. 1

The National Hockey League and NHL Players' Association announced a tentative agreement Monday to return to play this season and extend their collective bargaining agreement by... Read more ...

Adviser to Russian Space Agency chief arrested on suspicion of passing...

The adviser to the head of Russia's space agency, Roscosmos, was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of treason. Formerly a journalist, Ivan Safronov was working at Roscosmos for... Read more ...

NFL superstar Patrick Mahomes lands biggest deal in sports history, report says

The report says Patrick Mahomes will become the highest-paid player not just in NFL history, but in sports history. Read more ...

A driver was killed after a fiery crash that split a car in two

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President Trump falsely accuses Bubba Wallace of 'hoax,' slams NASCAR over...

President Donald Trump blasted NASCAR for banning the Confederate flag and wrongly accused the sport's only Black driver, Bubba Wallace, of perpetrating “a hoax.” Read more ...

Colin Kaepernick, ESPN team up for documentary series on his life

The partnership will focus on telling scripted and unscripted stories that explore race, social injustice and the quest for equality. Read more ...

Woman charged with filing false report weeks after racist Central Park...

Amy Cooper drew widespread condemnation for calling 911 to report she was being threatened by “an African-American man” when bird watcher Christian Cooper appeared to keep his... Read more ...

Red Sox to open shortened 2020 season July 24 at Fenway Park

Major League Baseball is revealing each team's full slate Monday night, which has been shortened to 60 games due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more ...

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'I believe in white power': Woman becomes violent when asked to put on face mask in Home Depot