Friday, 15 May 2020

China goes after US over more than $1 billion owed to the UN

China is going after the United States over more than $1 billion that the Trump administration owes the United Nations in unpaid dues for its regular operating budget and arrears for its separate budget for peacekeeping operations

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Lawmaker likens virus screening stickers to Star of David

An Alaska lawmaker has defended asking whether stickers that individuals may be asked to wear as part of a Capitol coronavirus screening process will be “available as a yellow Star of David.”

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New York tourist arrested after posting Hawaii beach photos

A tourist from New York who allegedly posted photos on Instagram of himself at the beach has been arrested for violating Hawaii's traveler quarantine

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Federal judge orders thousands of LA homeless relocated

A federal judge has ordered Los Angeles city and county to move thousands of homeless people who are living near freeways, saying their health is at risk from pollution and the coronavirus

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Tesla picks Austin, Tulsa as finalists for new US factory

A person briefed on the matter says Tesla has picked Austin, Texas, and Tulsa, Oklahoma, as finalists for its new U.S. assembly plant

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Georgia man jailed for 43 years freed after plea deal

A Georgia man convicted of murdering a woman in 1976 has reached a plea deal and been released from jail after DNA testing cast doubt on his guilt

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Federal court grants Missouri inmate 30-day execution stay

A federal court has granted a 30-day reprieve for a Missouri man scheduled to be executed next week

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Feds: Man charged in 2006 Iraq slayings should remain jailed

Prosecutors say an Iraqi immigrant arrested three months ago in Arizona on charges of participating in the 2006 killings of two police officers in Iraq should remain jailed until his extradition case concludes

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Shootout leaves US marshal hurt, murder suspect dead

Officials say a suspect in an Arkansas slaying was fatally shot by authorities during a shootout in which a U.S. marshal was wounded

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Nirmala Sitharaman On Third Set Of Measures To Battle COVID-19

Economists say more clarity on the funding of any new measures announced by the government will be watched closely.

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Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma Could Be Stranded When India Resume Training

Mumbai has recorded almost 1,000 coronavirus deaths and accounts for more than a third of India's fatalities so far. The number of new cases is still rising.

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Sensex Recovers Nearly 400 Points From Day's Low Led By Gains In Metals

Vedanta was top gainer in the Nifty 50 basket of shares, the stock rose 6 per cent to Rs 95.

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5 things to know today - that aren't about the virus

Here are a few things to know about the day’s nonvirus news from The Associated Press

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