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US construction spending fell 2.1% in May
WASHINGTON — U.S. construction spending fell 2.1% in May with both home building and nonresidential activity declining. The Commerce Department said on Wednesday the May decline followed an even larger 3.5% fall in April.
Jul 1, 2020 7:57 AM
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Gun-toting restaurateur upsets 5-term Colorado congressman
DENVER — A pistol-packing restaurant owner who has expressed support for a far-right conspiracy theory has upset five-term U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton in Colorado's primary elections.
Jul 1, 2020 6:54 AM
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Turkey: Up to 60 migrants feared dead in lake after sinking
ANKARA, Turkey — Up to 60 migrants may have been trapped in a boat that sank in an eastern lake last week, Turkey’s interior minister said Wednesday.
Jul 1, 2020 6:15 AM
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UK extends immigration rights for 3M eligible Hong Kongers
LONDON — Britain announced Wednesday that it was extending residency rights to up to 3 million Hong Kongers eligible for the British National Overseas passport, stressing that it would uphold its historic duty to a former British colony after Beijing
Jul 1, 2020 5:45 AM
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Asia Today: Thailand lets in some foreigners, opens schools
BANGKOK — Thailand has begun a fifth phase of relaxations of COVID-19 restrictions, allowing the reopening of schools and high-risk entertainment venues such as pubs and massage parlours that had been shut since mid-March.
Jul 1, 2020 4:26 AM
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Taiwan opens Hong Kong migration office in rebuke to Beijing
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan on Wednesday opened an office to facilitate migration from Hong Kong following China’s passage of a national security law for the former British colony seen as sharply restricting political opposition and freedom of speech.
Jul 1, 2020 12:08 AM
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Lebanon’splea to skeptical expats: Come visit,bring cash
BEIRUT — With Beirut’s airport partially reopening from a three-month virus shutdown, the government is hoping thousands of Lebanese expatriates will return for the summer — and bring dollars desperately needed to prop up the crashing economy.
Jul 1, 2020 12:07 AM
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Mexico's legacy airline Aeromexico files for bankruptcy
MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s oldest legacy airline, Aeromexico, said Tuesday it has filed for Chapter 11 reorganization, a form of bankruptcy in which the carrier can keep operating while its debts and obligations are sorted out.
Jun 30, 2020 7:44 PM
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PM Modi says virus status 'critical,' warns of carelessness
NEW DELHI — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a live address Tuesday that the country's coronavirus death rate is under control, but that the country is at a “critical juncture.
Jun 30, 2020 5:38 PM
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1 of 2 Oklahoma officers shot during traffic stop dies
TULSA, Okla. — One of the two Tulsa, Oklahoma, police officers who were shot during a traffic stop has died, authorities said Tuesday. Police Chief Wendell Franklin said Sgt. Craig Johnson died Tuesday.
Jun 30, 2020 4:15 PM
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