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Europe, US reel as virus infections surge at record pace

Europe, US reel as virus infections surge at record pace

Coronavirus cases around the world have climbed to all-time highs of more than 330,000 per day as the scourge comes storming back across Europe and spreads with renewed speed in the U.S.
C-SPAN suspends Scully after he admits to lie about hack

C-SPAN suspends Scully after he admits to lie about hack

NEW YORK — C-SPAN suspended its political editor Steve Scully indefinitely Thursday after he admitted to lying about his Twitter feed being hacked when he was confronted about a questionable exchange with former Trump aide Anthony Scaramucci.
Campaign for Holocaust education for students, public

Campaign for Holocaust education for students, public

CLEVELAND — Two organizations in Ohio are providing public discussions, material for educators and a documentary series about the Holocaust to educate residents and students.
Rudolph and his nose-so-bright into auction will take flight

Rudolph and his nose-so-bright into auction will take flight

LOS ANGELES — Rudolph and his still-shiny nose are getting a new home, and it's bound to be a lot nicer than the Island of Misfit Toys.
Kyrgyzstan's president says he's quitting to avoid bloodshed

Kyrgyzstan's president says he's quitting to avoid bloodshed

MOSCOW — Kyrgyzstan’s embattled President Sooronbai Jennbekov said Thursday he was resigning following protests over a disputed parliamentary election, the third time in 15 years that a leader of the Central Asian country has been ousted by a popular
Roman Polanski honours Poles who saved him from the Holocaust

Roman Polanski honours Poles who saved him from the Holocaust

WARSAW, Poland — Oscar-winning filmmaker Roman Polanski returned to Poland, the country of his youth, and paid tribute on Thursday to a Polish couple who took him in and protected him when he was a child, saving him from the Holocaust during World Wa
EU chief self-isolates as virus makes its mark at a summit

EU chief self-isolates as virus makes its mark at a summit

BRUSSELS — As a fresh wave of the coronavirus sweeps across much of Europe, the reality of the disease struck a summit of European Union leaders on Thursday when one of the 27-nation bloc's top officials abandoned the meeting to go into self-imposed
'Black Spartacus,' Beatles book vie for nonfiction prize

'Black Spartacus,' Beatles book vie for nonfiction prize

LONDON — Books about a Haitian revolutionary, The Beatles and the brain are finalists for Britain’s leading nonfiction literary award.
'Bad Hombres' film uses baseball to show the game of borders

'Bad Hombres' film uses baseball to show the game of borders

RIO RANCHO, N.M. — People have always crossed borders to play baseball, and the sport routinely reaches across borders to fans.
EU imposes sanctions on 6 Russians over Navalny poisoning

EU imposes sanctions on 6 Russians over Navalny poisoning

BRUSSELS — The European Union and Britain imposed sanctions Thursday on six Russians, some among the highest-ranked officials in the nation, and a state research institute over the nerve agent poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.