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Media faces challenges in covering coronavirus outbreak
NEW YORK - Covering the coronavirus story requires careful navigation and constant attention. News organizations trying to responsibly report on the growing health crisis are confronted with the task ...
Mar 03, 2020
ECB's Lagarde: 'Ready to take targeted action' on economy
FRANKFURT - The head of the European Central Bank said Monday that Europe's top monetary authority is ready to take "appropriate and targeted measures" if necessary to support the economy against the ...
Mar 03, 2020
Vatican sends top 2 sex crimes investigators to Mexico
VATICAN CITY - The Vatican is sending its top two sex crimes investigators to Mexico on a fact-finding and assistance mission as the Catholic hierarchy in the world's second-largest Catholic country b...
Mar 03, 2020
On Super Tuesday eve, Biden gets boost from former rivals
DALLAS - Rivals no more, Amy Klobuchar and Pete Buttigieg united behind Joe Biden's presidential bid on Monday as the Democratic Party's moderate wing scrambled to boost the former vice-president just...
Mar 03, 2020
LA County sheriff says 8 deputies took Bryant crash photos
Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said eight deputies allegedly took or shared graphic photos of the Kobe Bryant helicopter crash scene, but he ordered them deleted. "That was my No. 1 priori...
Mar 03, 2020
Tokyo falls back, other Asian markets track Wall St gains
TOKYO - Shares in most Asian markets tracked overnight gains on Wall Street, but Tokyo's benchmark fell back Tuesday as gnawing concerns over the virus outbreak chilled buying sentiment. Traders were ...
Mar 03, 2020
Ex-guard frees dozens of hostages in Manila mall, is subdued
MANILA, Philippines - A recently dismissed security guard freed dozens of hostages and was subdued by police after walking out of a shopping mall in the Philippine capital on Monday, ending a daylong ...
Mar 03, 2020
Australian Associated Press to shut down after 85 years
CANBERRA, Australia - The national news agency Australian Associated Press said Tuesday it will close in late June, its 85 years in business vanquished by a decline in subscribers and free distributio...
Mar 03, 2020
Sean Spicer joining cable TV talk show fray on NewsMax
NEW YORK - While Sean Spicer says he expects his old boss, President Donald Trump, to be re-elected, he doesn't view his new television talk show as a vehicle for helping accomplish that end. Trump's ...
Mar 03, 2020
US stocks get a boost from emergency rate cut from the Fed
NEW YORK - Stocks got a boost Tuesday after the Federal Reserve made an emergency cut to interest rates in hopes of shielding the economy from the effects of the fast-spreading virus. The S&P 500 ...
Mar 03, 2020