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Nation & World

Jobless claims fall to 751,000, but new infections a threat

The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to 751,000, the lowest since March but a figure that remains historically high and indicates the viral pandemic is still forcing many employers to cut jobs.

October 29, 2020, 8:02 AM

Nation & World

France goes on maximum alert after attack at church kills 3

A man armed with a knife killed two women and a man at Nice’s Notre Dame Basilica.

October 29, 2020, 7:52 AM

Nation & World

US economy grew at 33% rate in Q3 but recovery is incomplete

The U.S. economy grew at a sizzling 33.1% annual rate in the July-September quarter — by far the largest quarterly gain on record — rebounding from an epic plunge in the spring, when the eruption of the coronavirus closed businesses and threw tens of millions out of work.

October 29, 2020, 7:46 AM

Nation & World

The Latest: Storm’s high winds blamed in Georgia man’s death

Officials in Georgia say high winds from Tropical Storm Zeta have caused a second death in the South.

October 29, 2020, 6:59 AM

Nation & World

World shares mixed, US futures up after S&P 500 sinks 3.5%

European shares have opened higher after Asian shares logged moderate losses following a sell-off on Wall Street sparked by surging coronavirus counts and fresh pandemic shutdown measures.

October 29, 2020, 4:15 AM

Nation & World

At least 1 dead as Hurricane Zeta hammers Gulf Coast

At least one person has died as Hurricane Zeta pounds New Orleans and much of the Gulf Coast with heavy rains and howling winds before rapidly making its way through Mississippi and Alabama with strong gusty winds, heavy rains and dangerous storm surge.

October 29, 2020, 12:01 AM

Nation & World

Asian shares lower, US futures up after S&P 500 sinks 3.5%

Asian shares have logged moderate losses after the S&P 500 dropped 3.5% as markets shuddered over surging coronavirus cases that are bringing fresh pandemic shutdown measures.

October 28, 2020, 10:49 PM

Nation & World

Lawyers: Cop video of shooting of 2 Blacks suggests coverup

Lawyers say that a suburban Chicago police officer’s failure to turn on his body camera until after he shot two Black people last week suggests the officer wanted to hide what really happened.

October 28, 2020, 6:56 PM

Nation & World

France, Germany impose new lockdowns to curb virus spread

France has announced a full nationwide lockdown for the second time this year and German officials imposed a partial four-week lockdown as governments across Europe sought to stop a fast-rising tide of coronavirus cases.

October 28, 2020, 3:46 PM

National Politics

Philly shooting brings policing, racism back into campaign

The fatal shooting of another Black man on America’s streets by police has brought the fraught issues of policing and racism back to the fore of the presidential election in its closing days.

October 29, 2020, 8:02 AM

National Politics

Letters, texts, caravans, parades: Advocates mobilize voters

In the best of times, it’s a massive logistical challenge to get millions out to vote.

October 29, 2020, 7:58 AM

World

Short of medics as virus surges, central Europe sounds alarm

With coronavirus cases surging in many central European countries, soldiers, firefighters, students and retired doctors are being asked to help shore up buckling health care systems.

October 29, 2020, 7:56 AM

National Politics

Merkel warns of ‘difficult winter’ as virus surges in Europe

Chancellor Angela Merkel has told Germans to expect a “difficult winter” as the number of newly reported coronavirus cases in the country hit a new high.

October 29, 2020, 7:50 AM

National Politics

The Latest: WHO concerned about coronavirus in Mideast

The World Health Organization says the coronavirus pandemic has reached “an alarming juncture” in Eastern Mediterranean countries.

October 29, 2020, 7:44 AM

Nation & World

Judge grants 9-month delay to Meghan’s lawsuit against paper

A British judge has granted a request by the Duchess of Sussex to postpone the trial of her lawsuit against the publisher of a British newspaper that published portions of a private letter she wrote to her father.

October 29, 2020, 7:42 AM

National Politics

Election 2020 Today: Wooing Florida, getting out the vote

President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden will be holding competing rallies hours apart in Tampa, Florida, a state all but essential to the Republican’s pathway to reelection.

October 29, 2020, 7:27 AM

National Politics

Restaurant owners win suit against insurer for COVID losses

A spokesperson for a company run by a North Carolina restaurant owner says the owner has won a lawsuit filed against his insurance company for coverage of business losses due to the pandemic.

October 29, 2020, 7:21 AM

National

Zeta barrels across Southeast after battering weary coast

Zeta sped across the Southeast on Thursday, leaving a trail of damage and more than 2 million homes and businesses in the dark in Atlanta and beyond after pounding New Orleans with winds and water.

October 29, 2020, 8:04 AM

World

Typhoon, landslides leave 35 dead, dozens missing in Vietnam

Vietnam’s state media say Typhoon Molave has blown away from Vietnam after killing at least 35 people and leaving dozens of others missing in the country’s central region.

October 29, 2020, 6:10 AM