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Australia ends Hong Kong extradition treaty, extends visas
CANBERRA, Australia - Australia suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong and extended visas for Hong Kong residents in response to China's imposition of a tough national security law on the sem...
Jul 08, 2020
MLS returns to action after poignant moment of silence
KISSIMMEE, Fla. - Nearly 200 players took the field for an 8-minute, 46-second moment of silence to protest racial injustice before Major League Soccer's return to action Wednesday night. Players wore...
Jul 08, 2020
'Heartbreaking day' - Stanford drops 11 sports to cut costs
Stanford was already facing some difficult financial choices as it tried to support one of the nation's largest athletics departments. The coronavirus pandemic forced a dramatic and painful decision: ...
Jul 08, 2020
Maryland governor: Probably time to change Redskins name
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said Wednesday he believes the name of Washington's professional football team "probably should be changed," though he supported the team's name when he ran ...
Jul 08, 2020
Maryland governor: Probably time to change Redskins name
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said Wednesday he believes the name of Washington's professional football team "probably should be changed," though he supported the team's name when he ran ...
Jul 08, 2020
Texas resumes executions after 5-month delay due to pandemic
HUNTSVILLE, Texas - A Texas inmate received lethal injection Wednesday evening for fatally shooting an 82-year-old man nearly three decades ago, ending a five-month delay of executions in the nation's...
Jul 08, 2020
Trump to US schools: Reopen or you may lose federal funds
Determined to reopen America's schools despite coronavirus worries, President Donald Trump threatened Wednesday to hold back federal money if school districts don't bring their students back in the fa...
Jul 08, 2020
Lawyer: TSA makes changes after whistleblower's complaint
The Transportation Security Administration has improved coronavirus protection for airport screeners after a TSA official accused the agency of endangering travellers, the whistleblower's lawyer said ...
Jul 08, 2020
UN Council rejects Russia bid to limit Syrian aid deliveries
TANZANIA, Tanzania - The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday overwhelmingly rejected a Russian resolution that would have cut back the delivery of humanitarian aid to Syria's mainly rebel-held northwes...
Jul 08, 2020
Driver who hit Seattle protesters charged with 3 felonies
SEATTLE - Prosecutors on Wednesday filed three felony charges against the man who hit two protesters with his car, killing one, while driving on a Seattle freeway that was closed for Black Lives Matte...
Jul 08, 2020
