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Leading in pandemic becomes part of audition for Biden's VP

Leading in pandemic becomes part of audition for Biden's VP

CHICAGO — California Sen. Kamala Harris is raising money for presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden while speaking out about the disproportionate number of African Americans with COVID-19. Minnesota Sen.
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US home construction collapsed 22.3% in March

US home construction collapsed 22.3% in March

WASHINGTON — U.S. home-building activity collapsed in March as the coronavirus spread, with housing starts tumbling 22.3% from a month ago.
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Saudi Arabia executes man who attacked Spanish performers

Saudi Arabia executes man who attacked Spanish performers

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia on Thursday executed a Yemeni man found guilty of attacking a Spanish dance troupe and wounding three people on stage before a stunned audience in the capital last year.
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Warren becomes latest ex-presidential rival to back Biden

Warren becomes latest ex-presidential rival to back Biden

WASHINGTON — Elizabeth Warren endorsed Joe Biden on Wednesday, the latest of the former vice-president ’s onetime White House rivals to back him as the Democratic Party moves to project unity against President Donald Trump going into the November ele
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Coronavirus: Hold music, noise wreck court hearing by phone

Coronavirus: Hold music, noise wreck court hearing by phone

ATLANTA — It was a court hearing gone awry in the time of the coronavirus: Legal arguments in a lawsuit over gun carry licenses were repeatedly interrupted by hold music, background noise and failures of the mute button.
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US relief checks begin arriving as economic damage piles up

US relief checks begin arriving as economic damage piles up

WASHINGTON — Government relief checks began arriving in Americans’ bank accounts as the economic damage to the U.S.
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Fed notes what most Americans see: A sharp economic downturn

Fed notes what most Americans see: A sharp economic downturn

WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve is noting what most Americans are already acutely aware of: Economic activity contracted sharply and abruptly cross all regions of the country in recent weeks as the country locked down to combat the coronavirus pande
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Apple rolls out cheaper iPhone as pandemic curbs spending

Apple rolls out cheaper iPhone as pandemic curbs spending

NEW YORK — Apple is releasing a new iPhone that will be vastly cheaper than the models it rolled out last fall when the economy was booming and the pandemic had yet to force people to rethink their spending.
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Rachael Ray tapes show from home, makes $4M virus donation

Rachael Ray tapes show from home, makes $4M virus donation

Rachael Ray had big plans for the quarantine break at her home in upstate New York. She envisioned “a Renaissance time," rereading the classics, resuming her Danish lessons and studying Italian. “I was going to get more serious about my painting.
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Former partners say Ayesha Curry has 'gutted' their value

Former partners say Ayesha Curry has 'gutted' their value

LOS ANGELES — A celebrity branding company on Wednesday sued Ayesha Curry, the food and lifestyle personality and wife of NBA star Stephen Curry, seeking more than $10 million for breach of contract.
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