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Airlines call for testing

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Major airlines are urging the U.S. and the European Union to quickly restore transatlantic air travel by deploying a joint COVID-19 testing program. The CEOs of United, American Airlines, IAG and Lufthansa Group wrote Tuesday that “given the unquestioned importance of transatlantic air travel to the global economy as well as to the economic recovery of our businesses, we believe it is critical to find a way to reopen air services between the U.S. and Europe.” They said that a testing program for the transatlantic market “could be an excellent ...

Private proms during pandemic: ‘Footloose’ or loose cannons?

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Bedford High School canceled its senior prom, and a persistent pandemic means prospects for dances to be held this fall are slim to none. But nearly 100 recent grads got dressed up last weekend for a private prom, one of several held around the country just as the ...

Poll: Pandemic hurting Americans’ finances in disparate ways

BURTON, Mich. (AP) — Crystal and Chris Martin put off some payments on their home in this blue-collar town near Flint and are pinching pennies to make ends meet until they return to work. In Windsor, Connecticut, Anne Druce’s family canceled home improvement projects out of an abundance of ...

Federal aid helps Michigan fill $2.2B hole; more sought

By DAVID EGGERT Associated Press LANSING — Michigan lawmakers will return to session to pass a multibillion-dollar plan to resolve the deficit caused by the coronavirus shutdown — with a mix of spending cuts, a drawdown of the state's savings and a big influx of federal rescue ...

Ludington restaurant suffered after busboy lied

LUDINGTON, Mich. (AP) — A northern Michigan restaurant lost thousands of dollars in sales after a busboy said he had COVID-19, but the employee simply wanted a day off and lied, a manager said. "It was heartbreaking," says David Hritco, manager at Timbers Seafood and Steakhouse in Ludington. "I worried about my staff. I worried about well now do I have COVID?" Timbers was forced to close Friday and Saturday after the COVID-19 claim and had to cancel a wedding rehearsal party, Hritco said. The timing was terrible for the restaurant, which is trying to recover during the peak ...

UK coronavirus vaccine prompts immune response in early test

By MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer LONDON — Scientists at Oxford University say their experimental coronavirus vaccine has been shown in an early trial to prompt a protective immune response in hundreds of people who got the shot. British researchers first began testing the vaccine in ...