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A person casts a shadow walking past a social distancing information sign painted on the pavement in Leeds city centre, England, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020. Local lockdowns are being imposed in several British cities where confirmed coronavirus infections have risen sharply. The council leader in the northern England city of Leeds says people will be barred from meeting members of other households indoors or in backyards. The measure affects more than 750,000 people. (Danny Lawson/PA via AP)
Local lockdowns imposed in several cities as UK cases rise
By Danica Kirka And Jill Lawless
3 minutes ago
Al Fresco Forever: NYC extends outdoor dining year-round
8 minutes ago
NEW YORK (AP) — Expanded outdoor dining for New York City restaurants will be extended year-round and made permanent, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Friday. ...
El delantero uruguayo Luis Suárez tras recibir una falta en el partido contra Bayern Múnich por los cuartos de final de la Liga de Campeones, en Lisboa, el viernes 14 de agosto de 2020. (AP Foto/Manu Fernández/Pool)
Lionel Messi lashes out at Barcelona for selling Luis Suárez
By Joseph Wilson
12 minutes ago
FILE - In this April 19, 2019, file photo, Spain's Rafael Nadal returns the ball to Argentina's Guido Pella during their quarterfinal match of the Monte Carlo Tennis Masters tournament in Monaco. Every other player in the men’s bracket will be pursuing Nadal as the 34-year-old from Spain pursues history at the French Open that starts Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020.(AP Photo/Claude Paris, File)
Nadal can tie Federer's 20 Slams with lucky No. 13 in Paris
By Howard Fendrich
17 minutes ago
FILE - In this Sept. 3, 2020, file photo, a worker prepares tabulators for the upcoming election at the Wake County Board of Elections in Raleigh, N.C. The coronavirus pandemic is forcing millions of American voters worried about their health to scramble to vote by mail for the first time. But a requirement in a handful of states, including presidential battleground North Carolina and Wisconsin, that a witness or notary public sign a ballot envelope is tripping up some voters early. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, file)
Voters struggling with witness rules in early voting
By Gary D. Robertson And Scott Bauer
26 minutes ago
Outbreaks elevate concern at schools in 2 Maine counties
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AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The Maine Department of Education has downgraded another county's schools from green to yellow because of an outbreak of the coronavirus....
In this photo provided by the United Nations, United Kingdom's Minister for the Commonwealth, the UN and South Asia Tariq Ahmad, addresses the high-level virtual panel entitled "Participation, Human Rights and the Governance Challenge Ahead," Friday, Sept. 25, 2020, in New York. (Manuel Elias/UN Photo via AP)
COVID-19 can't crush human rights, UN gathering declares
By Cara Anna
35 minutes ago
Las Vegas Raiders running back Jalen Richard, left, celebrates after wide receiver Zay Jones (12) scored a touchdown against the New Orleans Saints during the first half of an NFL football game, Monday, Sept. 21, 2020, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)
Sunday will be a historic day for women on NFL sidelines
By The Associated Press
50 minutes ago
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis attends an event with President Donald Trump on the environment at the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse and Museum, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020, in Jupiter, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Florida governor reopening state's economy despite spread
By Bobby Caina Calvan
52 minutes ago
Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a Biden for President Black economic summit at Camp North End in Charlotte, N.C., Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Biden's push for unity faces test with Supreme Court fight
By Bill Barrow
58 minutes ago
Angry restaurant and bar owners demonstrate, one with a placard reading "Save cafes and restaurants" in Marseille, southern France, Friday Sept. 25, 2020 to challenge a French government order to close all public venues as of Saturday to battle resurgent virus infections. The protesters, and local officials in France's second-biggest city, are also threatening legal action, to try to block the order via the courts. They argue that Marseille's virus case rise has been stabilizing, and that the central government in Paris is unfairly singling out Marseille for the toughest virus measures in the nation. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
The Latest: Va Gov. Northam, wife test positive for virus
By The Associated Press
58 minutes ago
Iowa posts second consecutive day of over 1,000 virus cases
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa reported a jump of 1,086 new coronavirus cases on Friday. the second consecutive day of new cases exceeding 1,000. ...
FILE - In this Sept. 10, 2020, file photo, Kindergarten students practice air hugs while watching a video on how to "greet from 6 feet" during class at Wildwood Elementary in Stillwater, Minn. Students are socially distanced in the classroom and have plexiglass barriers between them and their table mates. (Evan Frost /Minnesota Public Radio via AP, File)
Virus cases rise in US heartland, home to anti-mask feelings
By Heather Hollingsworth, Nicky Forster And Jocelyn Noveck
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In this Sept. 11, 2019 photo, Bennett Walsh, superintendent of the Soldiers' Home in Holyoke, speaks at a 9/11 ceremony in West Springfield, Mass. Walsh and medical director David Clinton were indicted Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020, on charges of mishandling the coronavirus outbreak at the home for aging veterans where more than 70 died from COVID-19. (Don Treeger/The Republican)
2 charged for handling of virus outbreak at veterans home
By Alanna Durkin Richer
an hour ago
Denver Broncos quarterback Drew Lock (3) stands on the sideline after being injured during the first half of an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Pittsburgh, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020. (AP Photo/Don Wright)
On Football: Injury blitz troubling so early in NFL season
By Barry Wilner
an hour ago
A restaurant owner holds a sign reading "to disobey is to save Marseille" to protest French Health Minister Olivier Veran's visit at La Timone public hospital in Marseille, southern France, Friday Sept. 25, 2020. Angry restaurant and bar owners are demonstrating in Marseille to challenge a French government order to close all public venues as of Saturday to battle resurgent virus infections. The government argues that hospitals in this Mediterranean city are under strain and the closures are the only way to stem the spread while avoiding new lockdowns. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
France's virus rebound: Marseille fights against closures
By Daniel Cole
an hour ago
Positive virus test rate drops to 3% in Connecticut prisons
By Dave Collins
an hour ago
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The number of Connecticut prisoners testing positive for the coronavirus has dropped substantially over the past three months,...
Editorial Roundup: New England
By The Associated Press
an hour ago
Recent editorials of regional and national interest from New England’s newspapers: CONNECTICUT Lamont must attend to...
Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden and his wife Jill talk with Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., before a ceremony to honor Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg as she lies in state at National Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol on Friday, Sept. 25, 2020. Ginsburg died at the age of 87 on Sept. 18 and is the first women to lie in state at the Capitol. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP)
With 'profound sorrow': Ginsburg lies in state at US Capitol
By Lisa Mascaro
an hour ago
Election workers open and sort mail-in ballot requests Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020, at the Johnson County election office in Olathe, Kan. The office has processed more than 100,000 mail-in ballot requests so far as more people than normal are expected to vote by mail due to concerns about the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
1,500 mail ballots arrived too late to count in Kansas
By Roxana Hegeman
an hour ago