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Consumer spending up a slight 0.5% as virus maintains grip

WASHINGTON - U.S. consumers increased their spending by a sluggish 0.5% last month, the weakest rise since April, when the pandemic first erupted, and a sign that Americans remain wary with the virus ...

Nov 25, 2020

The Weeknd criticizes Grammys over nominations snub

LOS ANGELES - The Weeknd angrily slammed the Grammy Awards, calling them "corrupt" after the pop star walked away with zero nominations despite having multiple hits this year. The three-time Grammy wi...

Nov 25, 2020

US economy surges by record xx.x% in Q3

WASHINGTON - The U.S. economy rebounded at a record pace of 33.1% in the July-September quarter, unchanged from the first estimate a month ago. But a resurgence in the coronavirus is expected to slow ...

Nov 25, 2020

Amid racial reckoning, Grammys honour the Black experience

NEW YORK - With police brutality continuing to devastate Black families and the coronavirus ravishing Black America disproportionately, the world was driven to the significance of this year's Juneteen...

Nov 25, 2020

US jobless claims rise to 778,000 as pandemic worsens

WASHINGTON - The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week to 778,000, evidence that the U.S. economy and job market remain under strain as coronavirus cases surge and cold...

Nov 25, 2020

Barack Obama to be honoured next month by PEN America

NEW YORK - Former President Barack Obama, already a million-selling author, is also a prize-winning author. PEN America announced Wednesday that Obama will receive its second annual Voice of Influence...

Nov 25, 2020

Duchess of Sussex reveals she had miscarriage in the summer

LONDON - The Duchess of Sussex has revealed that she had a miscarriage in July, giving a personal account of the traumatic experience in hope of helping others. Meghan described the miscarriage in an ...

Nov 25, 2020

Berlin police: Car hits chancellery gate, little damage

Berlin police say a car crashed into the front gate of the German chancellery building housing Angela Merkel's offices on Wednesday morning but appears to have caused little damage. Spokesman Hartmut ...

Nov 25, 2020

Christmas traditions axed as pandemic sweeps rural Kansas

BELLE PLAINE, Kan. - It's barely a town anymore, battered by time on the windswept prairie of northwest Kansas. COVID-19 still managed for find Norcatur. Not much remains of the rural hamlet, save for...

Nov 24, 2020

California OK'd aid in name of Scott Peterson, other killers

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California's system for paying unemployment benefits is so dysfunctional that the state approved more than $140 million for at least 20,000 prisoners, local and federal prosecutor...

Nov 24, 2020