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AP source: Falcons agree to 1-year deal with Todd Gurley
ATLANTA - Todd Gurley didn't wait long to find his new NFL home. The Atlanta Falcons didn't wait long to celebrate the deal. "WE GOT HIM," the Falcons exclaimed on their Twitter account early Friday, ...
Mar 20, 2020
Cuomo bans gatherings, nonessential workers to stay home
ALBANY, N.Y. - Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced sweeping orders Friday that will severely restrict the ability of more than 19 million New York state residents to gather and socialize and to require worker...
Mar 20, 2020
Placido Domingo resigns from opera union, donates $500,000
SAN FRANCISCO - Superstar Plcido Domingo has resigned from the U.S. union that represents opera singers and will contribute $500,000 to sexual harassment eradication programs and a fund that helps ope...
Mar 20, 2020
Mississippi is latest state to delay elections amid pandemic
JACKSON, Miss. - Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves announced Friday that he is postponing the March 31 Republican primary runoff in the state's 2nd Congressional District because of the coronavirus. The ne...
Mar 20, 2020
Red Deer’s Adam Sandstrom earns AJHL scholarship
Adam Sandstrom had his junior career come to an early end due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but he still received some welcome news this week. The Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) announced the Red Dee...
Mar 20, 2020 Adam Sandstrom (Photo: AJHL)
Italy sees biggest day-to-day rise in coronavirus deaths
ROME - Italy has recorded its highest day-to-day-rise in the number of deaths of people infected with the new coronavirus. Civil Protection Chief Angelo Borrelli said Friday the country recorded 627 m...
Mar 20, 2020
Filthy lucre: Paper money shunned for fear of virus spread
NEW YORK - In a world suffering a pandemic, cash is no longer king. A growing number of businesses and individuals worldwide have stopped using banknotes in fear that physical currency, handled by ten...
Mar 20, 2020
US and Mexico to curb border travel to control coronavirus
SAN DIEGO - Mexico and the U.S. announced Friday that travel would be sharply restricted along their shared border as part of efforts to control the spread of the coronavirus. Mexico, the U.S. and Can...
Mar 20, 2020
Bereavement workers, including embalmers, say they don't have access to enough masks
A group that represents the funeral industry is calling for greater access to masks and other protective gear as the COVID-19 pandemic marches onward. The vice-president of the Funeral Service Associa...
Mar 20, 2020
Johnny Depp's libel case against UK tabloid stalled by virus
LONDON - Johnny Depp's libel suit against British tabloid The Sun was put on hold Friday as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Depp is suing the newspaper's parent company, News Group Newspapers, a...
Mar 20, 2020