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UN forecasts pandemic to shrink world economy by 3.2%

UN forecasts pandemic to shrink world economy by 3.2%

TANZANIA, Tanzania — The United Nations forecast Wednesday that the COVID-19 pandemic will shrink the world economy by 3.2% this year, the sharpest contraction since the Great Depression in the 1930s. The U.N.
Paul Manafort released from prison due to virus concerns

Paul Manafort released from prison due to virus concerns

WASHINGTON — Paul Manafort, Donald Trump's onetime presidential campaign chairman who was convicted as part of the special counsel's Russia investigation, has been released from federal prison to serve the rest of his sentence in home confinement due
Happy golfers, anxious commuters as England eases lockdown

Happy golfers, anxious commuters as England eases lockdown

LONDON — The sound of crisply struck golf balls could be heard in England for the first time in nearly two months as courses reopened Wednesday, part of a modest easing of coronavirus lockdown restrictions.
US wholesale prices drop record 1.3% in April

US wholesale prices drop record 1.3% in April

WASHINGTON — Wholesale prices slid a record 1.3% in April led by a 19% plunge in the cost of energy, further signalling the potential threat of deflation in the United States.
9-year-old boy in Tennessee catches 80-pound lake sturgeon

9-year-old boy in Tennessee catches 80-pound lake sturgeon

HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. — A nine-year-old boy in Tennessee became the third child in his family to catch a monster fish, reeling in an 80-pound sturgeon that outweighed him by far.
Ex-lovers of Johnny Depp come to his defence in libel case

Ex-lovers of Johnny Depp come to his defence in libel case

LONDON — Two former romantic partners of actor Johnny Depp came to his defence Wednesday in his libel suit against British newspaper The Sun, dismissing claims that he was violent or abusive.
Kenyan ballet student struggles in slum with no remote class

Kenyan ballet student struggles in slum with no remote class

NAIROBI, Kenya — The coronavirus pandemic is forcing children to stay home and learn remotely.
Trump-backed Tiffany wins Wisconsin congressional race

Trump-backed Tiffany wins Wisconsin congressional race

MADISON, Wis.
Musk becomes champion for businesses defying shutdown orders

Musk becomes champion for businesses defying shutdown orders

At the Fit4All Gym in Lebanon, Illinois, owner David Tate considers Elon Musk a huge ally in the fight against government coronavirus orders that Tate says are driving him into the poorhouse.
Fauci warns: More death, econ damage if US reopens too fast

Fauci warns: More death, econ damage if US reopens too fast

WASHINGTON — The U.S.
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