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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Facebook said Friday that it will flag all "newsworthy" posts from politicians that break its rules, including those from President Donald Trump.

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico City's main wholesale market detects dozens of coronavirus cases every week. A covered food market in Venezuela was the source of one of the largest outbreaks in the country. And every single merchant in a vast market in Peru has tested positive for the virus.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Blaine Kern Sr., a float builder who was often credited with helping expand New Orleans' Mardi Gras celebration into a giant event known worldwide, has died.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — When country singer Rissi Palmer was working on her debut album, she wanted a song like Gretchen Wilson’s “Redneck Woman,” a song that would introduce her and tell her story to fans.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is preparing to direct the federal government to overhaul its hiring to prioritize a job applicant’s skills over a college degree, administration and industry officials say.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — While China moved closer to containing a fresh outbreak in Beijing, the coronavirus took a stronger hold elsewhere, including the United States, where surging infections across southern states have highlighted the risks of reopening economies without effective treatment or vaccines.

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NEW DELHI (AP) — India neared half a million confirmed coronavirus cases Friday with its biggest 24-hour spike of 17,296 new infections, prompting a delay in resumption of regular train services of more than a month.

ATLANTA (AP) — Rayshard Brooks didn’t hide his history.

About five months before he was killed by Atlanta police in a Wendy’s parking lot — before his name and case would become the latest rallying point in a massive call for racial justice and equality nationwide — Brooks gave an interview to an advocacy group about his years of struggle in the criminal justice system. He described an agonizing cycle of job rejection and public shame over his record and association with a system that takes millions of Americans... Читать дальше...

Retired MLB All-Star Derek Jeter is 46. Jazz musician-film composer Dave Grusin is 86. Actor Josef Sommer is 86. Actor Clive Francis is 74. Rhythm and blues singer Brenda Holloway is 74. Actor Michael Paul Chan is 70. Actor Gedde Watanabe is 65. Rock singer Chris Isaak is 64. Rock singer Patty Smyth is 63. U.S. Bicycling Hall of Famer Greg LeMond is 59. Rock musician Colin Greenwood (Radiohead) is 51. Writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson is 50. Actor Chris O'Donnell is 50. Rock musician Nathan Followill (Kings of Leon) is 41. Читать дальше...

A message from a college football teammate got things started for Rich Puccio regarding a potential career shift. Albany Academy athletic director Paul Gallauci was looking for a new varsity football coach and Rich Puccio decided to accept the challenge.

The NFL on Thursday canceled its Aug. 6 Hall of Fame game in Canton, Ohio, between the Dallas Cowboys and Pittsburgh Steelers because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Hall of Fame game will be played on Aug. 5, 2021, with the same teams. Enshrinements for 20 men scheduled for this year now will occur on Aug. 7, 2021. The 2021 inductees will go into the Pro Football Hall of Fame the next day.

He might not make it for a 12th season because of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s executive order signed late Wednesday that requires those who travel from Florida and certain other states with high rates of coronavirus infections to self-quarantine for 14 days.

Riding our bikes on a new trail would have been enough to satisfy our outdoor craving last weekend. All we really wanted was a few miles of unfamiliar path and new things to see. The Catskill Scenic Trail in Delaware County delivered for us in a big way.

Ray LaMontagne takes a comprehensive less-is-more approach on "MONOVISION," his eighth album.