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America’s surprising breeding ground for inequality: The internet

Life has moved online during the coronavirus pandemic, and access to the internet has shone a new light on America’s inequality crisis.

Restaurant owners say social distancing could wipe out their industry

The US state of Georgia allowed restaurants to reopen on April 27. The three owned by Ryan Pernice are still shuttered.

‘Significant explosion’ in downtown Los Angeles injures at least 11 firefighters

Several firefighters were injured and multiple buildings caught fire after an explosion rocked downtown Los Angeles, according to authorities.

      

Tropical Storm Arthur forms off Florida, becoming the first named storm of the season

Tropical Storm Arthur formed last Saturday – the first named story of the Atlantic hurricane season.

      

MLB sends union, players ‘daunting’ health protocols on how to play game safely in a pandemic

Draft of “2020 Operations Manual” calls for 10,000 COVID-19 tests per week, no high-fives, fist bumps, spitting, sunflower seeds or chewing tobacco.

      

Coronavirus updates: Obama criticizes US response again; tourist arrested in Hawaii; North Carolina churches ruling

Former President Barack Obama said the coronavirus crisis spotlights inequalities in the United States and a lack of leadership. Latest COVID-19 news.

      

Attorneys for NFL players Deandre Baker, Quinton Dunbar claim witnesses affirm their innocence

Attorneys for NFL players Deandre Baker and Quinton Dunbar claim multiple witnesses have signed affidavits affirming the pair’s innocence.

      

Phyllis George, former Miss America and TV personality, dies at 70

Phyllis George, a Texan, rose to prominence after winning the 1971 Miss America title, died in Lexington at age 70.

      

‘Graduate Together’: Barack Obama tells class of 2020, ‘This is your generation’s world to shape’

Former President Barack Obama addressed high schoolers on Saturday during “Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020.

      

Former Raiders player, Kentucky football legend Rodger Bird dies at 76

Rodger Bird, who played for the Raiders in their AFL days and was a legendary Kentucky football player known as the “Corbin Comet,” has died at 76.
      

‘Ultra-rare’ blue bees found in Florida. It’s been years since they were last seen.

The bees hadn’t been seen since 2016 and experts thought they might have died out. But researchers found them again in an isolated Florida habitat.

      

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