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US, Canadian regulators tie hepatitis cases to strawberries
05/30/2022 04:47pm • U.S. and Canadian regulators are investigating a hepatitis outbreak that may be linked to fresh organic strawberries. In a joint weekend statement, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Public Health Agency of Canada said illnesses in Minnesota, California and Canada occurred after people co
Candidate for Maryland governor tests positive for COVID-19
05/30/2022 04:11pm • BALTIMORE (AP) — Wes Moore, a Democratic candidate for governor of Maryland, has announced that he has tested positive for the COVID-19
virus
. Moore, who is seeking the Democratic party’s nomination, revealed on Twitter Monday that he is infected but asymptomatic. He said he is isolating a
Beijing man breaks COVID rules, lands thousands of neighbors in quarantine
05/30/2022 07:37am • ▶ Watch Video: China rejects World Health Organization's criticism of "zero-COVID" strategy A Beijing man has landed thousands of his neighbors in quarantine after he ignored an order to stay at home and later tested positive for COVID-19, prompting a police inves
Global stocks rise after Wall St breaks string of declines
05/30/2022 05:48am • BEIJING (AP) — Global stocks and U.S. futures rose Monday after Wall Street rebounded from a seven-week string of declines and China eased anti-
virus
curbs on business activity in Shanghai and Beijing. London and Frankfurt opened higher. Shanghai, Tokyo and Hong Kong advanced. Oil stayed above $11
Asian stocks rise after Wall St breaks string of declines
05/30/2022 12:01am • BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks rose Monday after Wall Street rebounded from a seven-week string of declines and China eased anti-
virus
curbs on business activity in Shanghai and Beijing. Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Sydney advanced. Oil rose more than $1 per barrel to stay above $110. On Wall Stree
California Gov. Gavin Newsom tests positive for COVID-19
05/29/2022 10:02am • California Gov. Gavin Newsom has tested positive for Covid-19 and is taking antiviral medication, his office announced Saturday. "This morning, the governor tested positive for Covid-19 after exhibiting mild symptoms. The governor will continue to work remotely," the Democrat's office said in a s
Fellow managers offer Gabe Kapler support for protest
05/28/2022 09:01pm • SAN DIEGO (AP) — Several of Gabe Kapler’s fellow managers are offering their support for his decision to avoid the field during the national anthem as a protest following the school shootings in southwestern Texas. Kapler, manager of the San Francisco Giants, said Friday he doesn’t plan to be
California Gov. Gavin Newsom tests positive for COVID-19
05/28/2022 07:24pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday, a day after a high-profile meeting with the visiting prime minister of New Zealand. Newsom has mild symptoms and will remain in isolation at least through Thursday and until he tests negative, his offi
In Georgia, 2 Black candidates to compete for Senate seat
05/28/2022 12:32pm • COLUMBUS, Ga. (AP) — Wayne Black was one of the few African Americans in the crowd as about 100 people gathered recently at the Republican Party headquarters near Columbus, Georgia, to hear from U.S. Senate candidate and football legend Herschel Walker. A member of the Muscogee County Republican E
Shanghai lockdown: Residents demand release, and some get it
05/28/2022 04:39am • BEIJING (AP) — On a balmy Sunday night, residents of an upscale Shanghai compound took to the streets to decry lockdown restrictions imposed by their community. By the following morning, they were free to leave. The triumphant story quickly spread on chat groups across the Chinese city this week,
Giants' Kapler refusing to take field for anthem in protest
05/27/2022 08:54pm • CINCINNATI (AP) — San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler said Friday he will refuse to take the field for the national anthem in a protest over the nation’s political direction following this week’s school shooting in Texas. “I don’t plan on coming out for the anthem going forward until
Argentina reports 2 cases of monkeypox
05/27/2022 06:50pm • BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina reported two cases of the monkeypox
virus
on Friday in men who had recently arrived from Spain, marking the first time the presence of the
virus
has been confirmed in Latin America during this latest outbreak. Argentina's health ministry first confirmed a
Security push: Fairfax Co. school board calls for vestibule in every school
05/27/2022 03:52pm • The school board of Virginia's largest school system is pushing the superintendent to prioritize upgrades to school security. The Fairfax County School Board on Thursday night passed a motion directing Superintendent Scott Brabrand and his successor, Michelle Reid, to ensure that every county sch
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week
05/27/2022 11:55am • A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts: ___ Posts misidentify photos of trans women as Uvalde school sho
WHO: Nearly 200 cases of monkeypox in more than 20 countries
05/27/2022 11:50am • LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization says nearly 200 cases of monkeypox have been reported in more than 20 countries not usually known to have outbreaks of the unusual disease, but described the epidemic as “containable” and proposed creating a stockpile to equitably share the limited v
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