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How the pandemic killed a record number of rural hospitals 07/31/2021 03:42pm • A couple dozen nurses stood together on the hospital lawn in rural Randolph County, Georgia. They wore black T-shirts that read "Patterson Hospital 1948-2020" over their hearts. The phrase "We Gave All" was written across a broken heart on their tired backs. Many had spent their entire careers at Leeds adds Norwegian Klaesson to stable of young goalkeepers 07/31/2021 06:35am • LEEDS, England (AP) ��� Premier League club Leeds added another young goalkeeper to its ranks by signing 20-year-old Kristoffer Klaesson on Saturday. Klaesson joined from Norwegian club V��lerenga for an undisclosed transfer fee and signed a four-year contract. Leeds manager Marcelo Bielsa's first-c AME Zion Church removes bishop after alleged misconduct 07/30/2021 06:54pm • The African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church has removed a prominent bishop from office after his peers accused him of fraudulently having church property deeds transferred to a shell corporation that then secured millions of dollars in loans against those properties. Staccato Powell, who presided o Ex-Sen. Levin, Michigan���s longest-serving senator, has died 07/30/2021 03:13pm • DETROIT (AP) ��� Former Sen. Carl Levin, a powerful voice on military issues in Washington and a staunch supporter of the auto industry back home in Michigan during his record tenure in the U.S. Senate, has died. He was 87. The Harvard-educated civil rights attorney and former taxi driver, who for d Carl Levin, Michigan's longest-serving senator, dies at 87 07/30/2021 03:03pm • DETROIT (AP) ��� Famous for gazing over eyeglasses worn on the end of his nose, Carl Levin seemed at ease wherever he went, whether attending a college football game back home in Michigan or taking on a multibillion-dollar corporation before cameras on Capitol Hill. Michigan���s longest-serving U.S. North Macedonia starts fund for poverty-stricken Roma 07/30/2021 01:35pm • SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) ��� North Macedonia���s government launched a 2.5 million euro ($3 million) development fund Friday to support Roma-owed businesses and job agencies to assist the poverty-stricken community. The project aims to provide easier access to business loans, coaching and busine Belarus leader ready to invite Russian troops 'if necessary' 07/30/2021 01:14pm • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) ��� Belarus' authoritarian president said Friday he's prepared to invite Russian troops into the country if such a move is necessary to ensure the security of both Belarus and Russia. But, President Alexander Lukashenko said, at the moment ���there is absolutely no need��� to do t Arsenal signs center back Ben White from Brighton 07/30/2021 12:00pm • LONDON (AP) ��� Arsenal signed defender Ben White to a long-term contract on Friday after luring the England center back away from Brighton, which described the transfer fee it received as a club record. The teams did not disclose details but it was widely reported the fee was 50 million pounds ($69 US consumers boost spending 1% as inflation remains high 07/30/2021 11:18am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� American consumers increased their spending by 1% in June ��� a dose of energy for an economy that is quickly rebounding from the pandemic recession but is facing new risks led by the delta variant of the coronavirus. At the same time, a key inflation barometer that is closely fo EXPLAINER: What happens after foreclosure moratorium ends 07/30/2021 10:22am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Since early 2020, banks across the U.S. have been banned from foreclosing on homes as part of the federal government���s efforts to assist families feeling economic pain caused by the pandemic. On Saturday, the ban will end, potentially putting thousands of families at risk. Much l $400 million donation to fund Kalamazoo government projects 07/30/2021 09:03am • It began with a highly unusual offer from two business executives ��� who both have billions in wealth ��� to bankroll a distressed city government. Five years later, the marriage of government and philanthropy born of that $70 million gift looks as though it will last forever. Kalamazoo, Michigan, Climate bid faces tricky path over money for electric cars 07/29/2021 05:40pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The bipartisan compromise on infrastructure cuts in half President Joe Biden���s call for $15 billion to build 500,000 electric vehicle charging outlets, raising the stakes as the administration seeks to win auto industry cooperation on anti-pollution rules to curb climate change US economy surpasses pre-pandemic size with 6.5% Q2 growth 07/29/2021 03:28pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Fueled by vaccinations and government aid, the U.S. economy grew at a solid 6.5% annual rate last quarter in another sign that the nation has achieved a sustained recovery from the pandemic recession. The total size of the economy has now surpassed its pre-pandemic level. Thursda US average mortgage rates mixed; 30-year loan rises to 2.80% 07/29/2021 03:04pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Mortgage rates were mixed last week. The key 30-year home loan remained below 3% for the fifth straight week amid continued concern over the surging delta coronavirus variant and the progress of economic recovery. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the average for PSG loans goalkeeper Areola to Premier League club West Ham 07/29/2021 12:21pm • PARIS (AP) ��� Paris Saint-Germain has loaned goalkeeper Alphonse Areola to Premier League side West Ham for the upcoming season. PSG said in a statement Thursday that the London-based club has an option to buy Areola, whose PSG contract expires in June 2023. The 28-year-old Areola was on loan at Fu