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DEAR ABBY: My wife and I have been together since we were 16, married for 25 years. Her parents took me in as a teenager, and her family has been my family ever since.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's top public health official has resigned, just days after the state announced a fix for a glitch that caused a lag in reporting coronavirus test results used to make decisions about reopening businesses and schools.

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — An ongoing visit by U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar to Taiwan will likely exacerbate mounting tensions between Washington and Beijing, which claims Taiwan as its own territory to be annexed by force if necessary.

Marriott has reopened 91% of its hotels globally as business travel reemerges in China and worldwide occupancy, which tumbled to 11% in April, reached 34%.

It has been seven years since the central air conditioning system worked at the New York City middle school where Lisa Fitzgerald O’Connor teaches. As a new school year approaches amid the coronavirus pandemic, she and her colleagues are threatening not to return unless it's repaired.

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong authorities broadened their enforcement of a new national security law on Monday, arresting media tycoon Jimmy Lai, searching the headquarters of his Next Digital group and carting away boxes of what they said was evidence.

BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s end run around Congress on coronavirus relief is raising questions about whether it would give Americans the economic lifeline he claims and appears certain to face legal challenges. Democrats called it a pre-election ploy that would burden cash-strapped states.

If you haven't watched a WNBA game recently, you might be surprised to catch up with the action in the wubble — the nickname for the WNBA's isolated atmosphere during the pandemic — based in Bradenton, Fla.

Lake Buena Vista, Fla.

Gordon Hayward hit three free throws with 2:29 left in overtime, and the Boston Celtics beat the Orlando Magic 122-119 on Sunday for their third straight victory.

The Celtics hadn't scored in overtime until Hayward went to the line after being fouled by Nikola Vucevic. His free throws put Boston up 115-114 as the Celtics scored 10 of the first 15 points in overtime.

Hayward finished with 31 points and Jayson Tatum scored 29, including the tying basket... Читать дальше...

Toronto

T.J. Oshie and Tom Wilson scored, Braden Holtby made 30 saves and the Washington Capitals beat the Boston Bruins 2-1 in round-robin play Sunday to clinch the No. 3 seed in the Eastern Conference and set up a first-round matchup against former coach Barry Trotz's New York Islanders.

Boston, which won the Presidents' Trophy as the top team during the NHL regular season, lost all three of its seeding games and fell to fourth in the East. The Bruins will face the Carolina Hurricanes... Читать дальше...

Simon Cowell broke his back Saturday while testing his new electric bicycle at his home in California.

Saratoga Springs

Travers night celebrations meant different things for different people.

After Tiz the Law smoked the field Saturday in the 151st running of the Travers Stakes, Jack Knowlton, the operating manager of Sackatoga Stable, which owns the colt, went deep into the night. His drink of choice was a Tiztini, a new concoction invented just this week in honor of the big horse.

Trainer Barclay Tagg honored the historic victory with a tamer observance of the triumph. He... Читать дальше...

Reality TV star Kylie Jenner is 23. Actor Rhonda Fleming is 97. Actor James Reynolds is 74. Singer-musician Ian Anderson is 73. Singer Patti Austin is 70. Actor Daniel Hugh Kelly is 68. Actor Rosanna Arquette is 61. Actor Antonio Banderas is 60. Singer Julia Fordham is 58. Journalist-blogger Andrew Sullivan is 57. Singer Neneh Cherry is 56. Former boxer Riddick Bowe is 53. Actor-writer Justin Theroux is 49. Actor Angie Harmon is 48. Singer Jennifer Hanson is 47. Actor-turned-lawyer Craig Kirkwood is 46. Читать дальше...

FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Whether President Donald Trump has the constitutional authority to extend federal unemployment benefits by executive order remains unclear. Equally up in the air is whether states, which are necessary partners in Trump's plan to bypass Congress, will sign on.

NEW YORK (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Sunday dismissed President Donald Trump's executive orders as “laughable" and another chapter in the federal government's botched response to the coronavirus as he praised New Yorkers for mostly good behavior that has reduced the infection rate in his state.