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Winfrey picks Isabel Wilkerson's 'Caste' for her book club

Winfrey picks Isabel Wilkerson's 'Caste' for her book club

NEW YORK — If not for the coronavirus, Oprah Winfrey says, she would be out in the streets and marching with the Black Lives Matter protesters. She has instead found other ways to add her voice.
Prosecutor seeking Trump's taxes cites probe of his business

Prosecutor seeking Trump's taxes cites probe of his business

NEW YORK — A New York City prosecutor fighting to get President Donald Trump’s tax returns told a judge Monday he was justified in demanding them because of public reports of “extensive and protracted criminal conduct at the Trump Organization.
Trump fires TVA chair, cites hiring of foreign workers

Trump fires TVA chair, cites hiring of foreign workers

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Monday that he had fired the chair of the Tennessee Valley Authority, criticizing the federally owned corporation for hiring foreign workers.
St Louis series at Detroit off after positive Cards tests

St Louis series at Detroit off after positive Cards tests

MILWAUKEE — Seven St. Louis Cardinals players and six staff members have tested positive for COVID-19, causing Major League Baseball to postpone the team's four-game series at Detroit.
Murad, Amal Clooney accuse leaders and UN of failing Yazidis

Murad, Amal Clooney accuse leaders and UN of failing Yazidis

TANZANIA, Tanzania — Six years after Islamic State fighters launched an attack on Iraq’s Yazidi minority, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Nadia Murad and human rights lawyer Amal Clooney accused government leaders and the United Nations on Monday of faili
Spain's former king leaving country amid financial scandal

Spain's former king leaving country amid financial scandal

MADRID — Spain’s former monarch, Juan Carlos I, is leaving Spain to live in another, unspecified, country amid a financial scandal, according to a letter published on the royal family's website Monday.
Navy investigates video of dogs attacking Kaepernick fill-in

Navy investigates video of dogs attacking Kaepernick fill-in

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The U.S. Navy is investigating an incident in which dogs attacked a “Colin Kaepernick stand-in” during a K-9 demonstration during a 2019 fundraiser at the Navy SEAL Museum in Florida.
This year, Harvest Crusade takes shape as a cinematic event

This year, Harvest Crusade takes shape as a cinematic event

LOS ANGELES (RNS) — Every year in August, tens of thousands of people fill the seats of Angel Stadium in Anaheim, not for baseball, but for the weekend-long Harvest Crusade.
US Treasury projects record Q3 borrowing of $947 billion

US Treasury projects record Q3 borrowing of $947 billion

WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department is projecting government borrowing of $947 billion in the current July-September period, which would be a record for the quarter but down from the all-time high of $2.75 trillion in this year's second quarter.
Electric Daisy Carnival in Las Vegas postponed until 2021

Electric Daisy Carnival in Las Vegas postponed until 2021

LAS VEGAS — The Electric Daisy Carnival in Las Vegas will not be happening this year. Organizers of the electronic dance music festival announced Sunday that the event will be pushed back to 2021.