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Ex-Malian president Keita hospitalized at private clinic

BAMAKO, Mali - Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, the Malian president ousted in a military coup last month, was hospitalized late Tuesday at a private clinic, intensifying fears about the 75-year-old's health a...

Sep 1, 2020

Large antibody study offers hope for virus vaccine efforts

Antibodies that people make to fight the new coronavirus last for at least four months after diagnosis and do not fade quickly, as some earlier reports suggested, scientists have found. Tuesday's repo...

Sep 1, 2020

Miranda Lambert leads CMA noms, Luke Combs' streak continues

NASHVILLE - Country star Miranda Lambert turns her "Wildcard" into an ace as she's the leading nominee at the 2020 Country Music Association Awards, including her first entertainer of the year nominat...

Sep 1, 2020

Music world to conductor Seiji Ozawa: Happy 85th birthday

BOSTON - The Boston Symphony Orchestra is asking the music world to help it celebrate former conductor Seiji Ozawa's 85th birthday Tuesday. The orchestra is encouraging fans to honour his birthday on ...

Sep 1, 2020

Florida announces ban on nursing home visits will be lifted

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Tuesday that he will lift the state's ban on visiting nursing homes that has cut off vulnerable seniors from family since mid-March over fears o...

Sep 1, 2020

Trump to wade into racial tensions with visit to Kenosha

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is diving into the latest eruption in the nation's reckoning over racial injustice with a trip Tuesday to Kenosha, Wisconsin, over the objections of local leaders. ...

Sep 1, 2020

NYC delays start of school year to allow more prep time

New York City delayed the start of its school year by several days to give teachers more time to prepare for having students back in classrooms amid the coronavirus pandemic, Mayor Bill de Blasio anno...

Sep 1, 2020

US construction spending edges up tiny 0.1% in July

WASHINGTON - U.S. construction spending edged up a tiny 0.1% in July, breaking a string of losses due to disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The Commerce Department reported that the sligh...

Sep 1, 2020

R&B singer Akon moves ahead with 'Akon City' in Senegal

DAKAR, Senegal - American R&B singer Akon is moving ahead with plans to create a futuristic pan-African city, announcing Monday that construction will begin next year on the $6 billion project des...

Sep 1, 2020

Ed Sheeran and wife Cherry announce birth of daughter Lyra

LONDON - Ed Sheeran and his wife, Cherry, have announced the birth of their daughter, Lyra Antarctica Seaborn Sheeran. The singer-songwriter said in an Instagram post that the couple's "beautiful and ...

Sep 1, 2020