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Congress in standoff on virus aid, but first checks coming

Congress in standoff on virus aid, but first checks coming

WASHINGTON — Congress is rushing headlong into a conflict over the next coronavirus aid package as the White House wants to pump $250 billion into a small business fund but opposes Democrats' proposal to tack on billions for protective gear, food sta
Kobe Bryant's latest book to debut atop bestseller list

Kobe Bryant's latest book to debut atop bestseller list

Kobe Bryant is back atop the bestseller lists, days after the late Los Angeles Lakers superstar was selected to the Hall of Fame. The latest release from Bryant’s Granity Studios, “The Wizenard Series: Season One” will debut at No.
Wall Street jumps 3.4%, actually holds on this time

Wall Street jumps 3.4%, actually holds on this time

NEW YORK — Stocks shot to a 3.4% gain on Wall Street Wednesday as investors chose to focus on the optimistic side of data about the coronavirus outbreak’s trajectory. It’s the latest about-face in this brutally volatile stretch for the U.S.
7 Essential tracks from John Prine, folk music's Mark Twain

7 Essential tracks from John Prine, folk music's Mark Twain

NEW YORK — Some people, the songs just come out of them. For nearly half a century, they tumbled out of John Prine like nothing.
Airbus cuts production by a third as airlines struggle

Airbus cuts production by a third as airlines struggle

LONDON — European planemaker Airbus said Wednesday it is reducing production by about a third as demand for aircraft and travel plummets due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Europe struggles to agree on economic response to virus

Europe struggles to agree on economic response to virus

BRUSSELS — European governments remained at loggerheads Wednesday over measures to help the economy weather the coronavirus outbreak, breaking off a meeting of finance officials who clashed over aid conditions and proposals to borrow together to pay
UK's Johnson in ICU with coronavirus, condition improving

UK's Johnson in ICU with coronavirus, condition improving

LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson remains in intensive care with the coronavirus but is improving and sitting up in bed, a senior government minister said Wednesday, as the U.K. recorded its biggest spike in COVID-19 deaths to date.
Celebrated singer-songwriter John Prine has died at 73

Celebrated singer-songwriter John Prine has died at 73

John Prine, the ingenious singer-songwriter who explored the heartbreaks, indignities and absurdities of everyday life in “Angel from Montgomery,” “Sam Stone,” “Hello in There” and scores of other indelible tunes, died Tuesday at the age of 73.
Watchdog: Syrian air force responsible for chemical attacks

Watchdog: Syrian air force responsible for chemical attacks

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The global chemical weapons watchdog issued a report Wednesday blaming the Syrian air force for a series of chemical attacks using sarin and chlorine in late March 2017 on the central town of Latamneh.
John Prine's wife remembers late singer, praises caregivers

John Prine's wife remembers late singer, praises caregivers

NASHVILLE — The wife of celebrated singer-songwriter John Prine said she was able to sit with her husband in the last hours of his life. Prine died Tuesday at 73 from complications of COVID-19.