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'How many of us will be left?' Catholic nuns face loss, pain

Communities of Catholic nuns are absorbing devastating losses from outbreaks of the coronavirus

DATE: April 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Amazon union organizers deflated as vote tilts against them

Amazon is heading into the final stretch of a union push in Bessemer, Alabama with a sizeable lead over labor organizers

DATE: April 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Ecuador, Peru to elect presidents amid strengthened pandemic

A surging pandemic that has brought new lockdown measures has pushed the upcoming elections to the background for many weary voters in the neighboring South American nations of Ecuador and Peru

DATE: April 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

A year after COVID-19 superspreader, family finds closure

It’s been over a year since a choir practice in Washington state sickened 53 people and killed two, becoming one of the first known COVID-19 superspreader events in the United States

DATE: April 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Policy changes help drive US migrant crossings to new highs

Complex forces are driving an increase in the number of migrant families and unaccompanied children coming to the U.S. Many say President Joe Biden's positions on immigration, whether real or rumored, have influenced their decisions

DATE: April 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

St. Vincent to evacuate thousands under volcano threat

Empty cruise ships were scheduled to arrive in the eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent to help transport thousands of people who evacuated their homes under the fiery glow of La Soufriere volcano that officials said could erupt at any moment

DATE: April 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Slain South Carolina doctor wrote of faith, life's fragility

Authorities are trying to figure out why former NFL player Phillip Adams shot and killed a prominent South Carolina doctor, three of his family members and a repairman before taking his own life

DATE: April 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Expert: Lack of oxygen killed George Floyd, not drugs

A medical expert says George Floyd died from a lack of oxygen that damaged his brain and caused his heart to stop

DATE: April 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Police: Employee kills 1, wounds 5 at Texas cabinet business

Authorities say a man opened fire at a Texas cabinet-making company where he worked, killing one person and wounding five others before shooting and wounding a state trooper before his arrest

DATE: April 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Kim compares North Korea's economic woes to 1990s famine

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for waging what he called another arduous march to fight severe economic difficulties, for the first time comparing them to a 1990s famine that killed hundreds of thousands

DATE: April 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Japan to raise virus steps in Tokyo, 3 months ahead of Games

Japan is set to strengthen anti-virus measures in Tokyo on Friday to curb the rapid spread of a more contagious coronavirus variant just three months before the Olympics begin in the capital where most people are not yet vaccinated

DATE: April 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Winning numbers drawn in 'Pick 3 Evening' game

Winning numbers drawn in 'Pick 3 Evening' game

DATE: April 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

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