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Market Watch: Aug. 21
Big Picture S&P 500, Nasdaq Hit New Closing Highs; U.S. Jobless Claims Increase U.S. tech stocks turned in another powerful performance Monday, helping the Nasdaq to a record-high close, while the...
Aug 21, 2020

Michigan appeals court upholds governor's emergency powers
LANSING, Mich. - Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's emergency declarations and orders to curb the coronavirus clearly fall within the scope of her powers, the state's appeals court ruled Frid...
Aug 21, 2020

Hinchcliffe back at Indy 500 with plenty riding on outcome
The self-proclaimed mayor of Hinchtown is back at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, where he nearly lost his life in a horrific practice crash for the Indy 500 only to return the following year and lord ov...
Aug 21, 2020

Golden State Killer sentenced to life for 26 rapes, slayings
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A former California police officer who became known as the Golden State Killer told victims Friday he was "truly sorry" before he was sentenced to life imprisonment for a decade-l...
Aug 21, 2020

Canada Post reports second-quarter loss of $378 million due to COVID-19
OTTAWA - Canada Post is reporting a second quarter pre-tax loss of $378 million, a figure the service says was largely driven by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Crown corporation says i...
Aug 21, 2020

Irate, protesters in Iraq's south torch parliament offices
BASRA, Iraq - Protesters torched parliament offices in Iraq's oil-rich south on Friday following days of inaction by the government after two activists were assassinated. Demonstrators burned the oute...
Aug 21, 2020

Canadian Press NewsAlert: Federal government to appeal Canada-U.S. refugee pact ruling
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says Ottawa is appealing a July ruling from the Federal Court of Canada that struck down the Safe Third Country Agreement on refugees between Canad...
Aug 21, 2020

19-year-old in Quebec dies from complications linked to COVID-19
MONTREAL - A 19-year-old in Quebec has died from complications linked to COVID-19, the province's Health Department confirmed Friday. The case marks the first time someone under the age of&n...
Aug 21, 2020

LA prosecutor files charges in May explosion that injured 12
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles city attorney has filed dozens of criminal charges alleging fire code and safety violations against the owner of a building that exploded in the city's downtown and injur...
Aug 21, 2020

Movie theatre trade group establishes COVID-19 protocols
As movie theatres come back to life across the country, the National Association of Theater Owners is helping to take the guess work out of safe operating practices in the era of COVID-19. The trade o...
Aug 21, 2020