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Judge Dismisses Suit Against Fox Over Trump Affair Story
A Manhattan judge has tossed out a defamation lawsuit against Fox News brought by the former Playboy model who took a $150,000 payoff to squelch her story of an affair with a prepresidency Donald Trump.
Inspections Found Nursing Home Lapses As COVID-19 Raged
Health inspectors found safety shortcomings at 77 New York nursing homes during the coronavirus pandemic, including basic infectioncontrol violations like failing to have staff wear masks or wash their hands, according to records and state officials.
Iowa Fines Beef Plant $957 After Huge Coronavirus Outbreak
Iowa regulators have issued their first citation to a meatpacking plant with a large coronavirus outbreak that sickened its workforce a $957 fine for a minor recordkeeping violation.
Slovak Conservatives Hope To Tighten Abortion Law, Rights Groups Protest
Christian lawmakers in Slovakia hope to win parliamentary approval for a tightening of abortion rules in a vote expected on Friday, part of a trend towards more socially conservative policies across parts of central Europe.
Missouri Crowds Amid Pandemic Prompt Real-life 'Footloose'
With bars and nightclubs limiting capacity and closing early in the St. Louis area due to the coronavirus pandemic, neighboring establishments in St. Charles are seeing so many large and unruly crowds that the city is taking a cue from the 1984 movie Foot...
Mexico Homicide Rate Remains High At 29 Per 100,000
Mexicos homicide rate remained at historically high levels of 29 killings per 100,000 inhabitants, according to the National Statistics Institute.
US Parents Delaying Preschool And Kindergarten Amid Pandemic
Claire Reagan was feeling overwhelmed as her oldest child's first day of kindergarten approached and with a baby on the way. The 5yearold boy has autism, and she worried he would struggle with juggling inperson and virtual learning, and that she wouldn't...
US to Achieve Herd Immunity by Fourth Quarter of 2021: McKinsey Report
McKinsey said in a report that herd immunity in the US could be reached as soon as the second quarter of 2021 if vaccines are highly effective and launched smoothly or if significant cross-immunity is discovered in the population.
Few Police Officers Who Cause Deaths Are Charged or Convicted
Even as tens of thousands of Americans protest police brutality and demand overhauls of law enforcement, a yawning gulf remains between the public perception of police violence and how it is treated in court.
UK Fraud Office Seizes Jewels, Rolex Watches Linked To Fugitive
A wanted fugitive whose brother was convicted of a role in a 50 million pound ($64 million) British mortgage scam has had opulent necklaces, gold, silver and diamondencrusted Rolex watches seized from a safe deposit box.
Nobel Winners To Get $110,000 Raise As Prize Money Increased
Dynamite inventor Alfred Nobel left around 31 million crowns, about 1.8 billion crowns in today's money according to the Foundation to fund the prizes, which have been awarded since 1901.
Trump Lauds Move By Kentucky Governor To Call Up National Guard
U.S. President Donald Trump welcomed a decision by Kentucky's governor to call in the National Guard after prosecutors cleared police officers of criminal charges in the death of Breonna Taylor, a Black medical worker killed in March.
Trump Says May Block Stricter FDA Guidelines For Covid-19 Vaccine
Donald Trump questioned why a vaccine would need to be delayed and said such a proposal by the FDA would appear to be politically-driven.
Saudis Warn U.N. Of Oil Spot In Shipping Lane Near Decaying Yemen Tanker
Saudi Arabia warned the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday that an "oil spot" had been seen in a shipping transit area 31 miles (50 km) west of a decaying tanker that is threatening to spill 1.1 million barrels of crude oil off the coast of Yemen.
Biden Urges Protests Be Peaceful After Prosecutors Clear Police Of Criminal Charges In Breonna Taylor Death
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden urged that protests be peaceful after prosecutors on Wednesday cleared police officers of criminal charges in the death of Breonna Taylor, a Black medical worker killed in March in her Louisville, Kentucky,...
Canada Will Spend Big To Combat Coronavirus, Says Now Is Not The Time For Austerity
Canada's Liberal government on Wednesday promised major new investments and policy initiatives to help the country recover from the coronavirus pandemic, saying "this is not the time for austerity".