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Postal Service loses $2.2B in 3 months as virus woes persist

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service says it lost $2.2 billion in the three months that ended in June as the beleaguered agency — hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic — piles up financial losses that officials warn could top $20 billion over two years. But the new postmaster ...

‘My worst nightmare’: Laid-off workers endure loss of $600 a week aid

By SARAH SKIDMORE SELL and PAUL WISEMAN AP Business Writers An unemployed makeup artist with two toddlers and a disabled husband needs help with food and rent. A hotel manager says his unemployment has deepened his anxiety and kept him awake at night. A dental hygienist, pregnant with ...

US nears 5 million virus cases

BOSTON (AP) — Big house parties, no-mask weddings, crowded bars and restaurants — there are reasons the U.S. has racked up more than 155,000 coronavirus deaths, by far the most of any country, and is fast approaching an off-the-charts 5 million confirmed infections, easily the highest in ...

Michigan lawmaker positive for virus; Legislature canceled

By DAVID EGGERT Associated Press LANSING — A Lansing-area lawmaker has tested positive for the coronavirus through screening required by his service in the Michigan Army National Guard, prompting the cancellation of the legislative session and hearings this week. Republican Sen. Tom ...

Bay Mills worker tests positive; first positive test at casino

MARQUETTE — A Bay Mills Resort & Casino hotel employee tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, marking the first positive test result of a BMRC employee. The Bay Mills Indian Community immediately announced that BMIC officials notified health authorities of the positive case and ...

Hong Kong postpones elections by a year, citing coronavirus

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam announced Friday that the government will postpone highly anticipated legislative elections by one year, citing a worsening coronavirus outbreak in the semi-autonomous Chinese city. The Hong Kong government is invoking an emergency ordinance in ...