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ZZZ_Coronavirus

Pope: Rich can’t get priority for vaccine, poor need help

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Wednesday warned against any prospect that rich people would get priority for a coronavirus vaccine. "The pandemic is a crisis. You don't come out of it the same — either better or worse,'' Francis said, adding improvised remarks to his planned speech ...

MSU says most classes will be online in the fall

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State University is going online for the fall and is encouraging students to stay home, the school’s president announced Tuesday, as schools across the nation struggled to control coronavirus outbreaks. Remote learning for undergraduates is scheduled to ...

Whitmer touts Biden for auto rescue, rips Trump on virus

By DAVID EGGERT Associated Press LANSING — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer — “that woman from Michigan” — touted Joe Biden’s work to rescue the auto industry and said he would rally the country to fight the coronavirus and not deny it like President Donald Trump has. The first-term ...

Virus kills the fizz of industry

PARIS (AP) — French Champagne producers decided Tuesday to put unprecedented limits on the quantity of grapes they'll harvest this year in hopes of propping up prices and containing damage from the coronavirus pandemic. As a result, record amounts of grapes may need to be destroyed or sold ...

Dems put divides aside, rally behind Biden at convention

NEW YORK (AP) — Michelle Obama delivered a passionate condemnation of President Donald Trump during the opening night of the Democratic National Convention, declaring him “in over his head” and warning that the nation’s mounting crises would only get worse if he’s reelected over Joe ...

Lot of ‘fear’: People rally in Detroit for ban on evictions

DETROIT (AP) — Dozens of people rallied outside a Detroit courthouse Monday, calling for a renewal of the city's ban on evictions. "We think it's a huge mistake to allow (the moratorium) to end today," said Joe McGuire, an organizer with Detroit Eviction Defense. "And 36th District Court ...