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VIRUS-OUTBREAK-NKOREA-DEFECTORS' VIEW
North Korean defectors, experts question zero virus claim
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says it has zero coronavirus infections, but experts doubt it and say it’s likely the virus has already spread in the country. A former North Korean doctor and other defectors tell The Associated Press health workers didn’t have test kits when they dealt with past outbreaks and weren’t even asked to confirm or submit cases to the central government. Experts say the North’s response to the coronavirus pandemic is likely similar.
AP-VIRUS-OUTBREAK-THE-LATEST
The Latest: Thousands of LA city workers must take furlough
Thousands of Los Angeles city workers must take 26 furlough days — the equivalent of a 10% pay cut — over the course of the next fiscal year as the nation’s second-largest city deals with the economic fallout from the COVID-19 crisis. Mayor Eric Garcetti made the announcement Sunday in his emotional State of the City address as he warned of an economic blow far worse than the 2008 recession, when city leaders laid off hundreds of workers and eliminated thousands of jobs. “Our city is under attack. Our daily life is unrecognizable,” Garcetti said.
BC-US-OKLAHOMA-CITY-BOMBING-25-YEARS-LATER
Video tribute honors Oklahoma bombing victims amid outbreak
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Survivors and loved ones of the 168 people killed in the Oklahoma City bombing weren't able to get together this year to mark the 25th anniversary of the attack, but that didn’t stop them from remembering it. The annual remembrance ceremony that would have been held Sunday was canceled due to coronavirus restrictions. Instead, a video tribute to those killed was shown and included the reading of the names of all who died and 168 seconds of silence. Former President Bill Clinton, U.S. Sen. James Lankford, Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt and Tony Award-winning actress and Oklahoma native Kristin Chenowith were among those who delivered tributes in the prerecorded video.
AP-CN-CANADA-SHOOTING
16 killed in shooting rampage, deadliest in Canadian history
TORONTO (AP) — Canadian police say a gunman disguised as a police officer has killed 16 people in a shooting rampage across the province of Nova Scotia. It was the deadliest such attack in Canadian history. The suspect is also dead. Several bodies were found inside and outside one home in the small, rural town of Portapique. Bodies were also found at other locations. Several homes in the area were set on fire as well. Royal Canadian Mounted Police spokesman Daniel Brien confirmed Sunday that 16 people have been killed in addition to the shooter.
AP-US-DALLAS-BUS-HIJACKED-GUNMAN-KILLED
Official: Police kill gunman who hijacked Dallas-area bus
ROWLETT, Texas (AP) — Police in Texas say a passenger opened fire on a Dallas-area public bus before hijacking it with two people aboard and leading officers on a chase that included a shootout in which he was eventually killed and three officers were wounded. Garland police officer Pedro Barineau says the man got on the DART bus at around 11 a.m. Sunday in Richardson, just north of Dallas, took the diver hostage and opened fire as DART officers attempted to stop the bus along the President George Bush Turnpike. He says the man led police on a chase to the suburb of Rowlett, where officers used a spike strip to stop the vehicle. He says the man continued shooting after exiting the bus and police returned fire, killing him. The wounded officers' injuries aren't considered life-threatening.
OFFICERS SHOT-TEXAS
Chief: Man ambushed 3 Texas officers in his home, killing 1
SAN MARCOS, Texas (AP) — Authorities say a man who killed one Texas police officer and wounded two others before killing himself was waiting in body armor to ambush them when they entered his home. Bob Klett, the interim police chief of San Marcos, northeast of San Antonio, said Sunday that the officers were responding to a 911 call about a man in the home who had hit his wife and threatened other family members. He says there was nothing that the three officers could have done to avoid the gunfire. He says 31-year-old Officer Justin Putnam died at the scene and the two wounded officers remained hospitalized Sunday in critical but stable condition.
AP-US-VIRUS-OUTBREAK-WASHINGTON
Trump says he's close to a deal with Congress on virus aid
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says his administration and Congress are getting close to a deal on an aid package of up to $450 billion. The money would boost a small-business loan program that has run out of money and add funds for hospitals and COVID-19 testing. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has said he is hopeful of a deal that could pass Congress quickly and get the program back up by midweek. The proposed deal would add roughly $300 billion for the government's Paycheck Protection Program. An additional $50 billion would be appropriated for small-business disaster loans.
SEVERE WEATHER-SOUTH
Storms rake Deep South, 1 week after deadly tornado outbreak
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Severe storms raked a wide swath of the Deep South during the nighttime hours, and forecasters are warning of the possibility of tornadoes just a week after a deadly twister outbreak in the region. The National Weather Service said Sunday that parts of several states are under a flash flood warning because of heavy rain and thunderstorms. The agency says tornadoes are a possible threat for parts of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina. The storm threat comes a week after Easter storms pounded the Deep South, killing dozens.
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'A stroke of luck' to be on global cruise during pandemic
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Several cruise ships have become coronavirus traps after outbreaks were discovered on board. But one Italian cruise ship has been a virus-free bubble since it set sail in January. On Monday the Deliziosa will make its first port-of-call in 35 days when it docks in Barcelona, Spain. Spaniard Carlos Payá will be one of 168 Spaniards who disembark. Payá says being on board the boat during the pandemic was “a stroke of good luck.” The ship will then head to its final destination, Genoa, Italy. French authorities had rebuffed a request to disembark several hundred passengers at Marseilles.
AUSTRALIA-MEDIA
Australia to make Google and Facebook pay for news content
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The Australian government says global digital platforms Google and Facebook will be forced to pay for news content in Australia. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will release draft rules in late July for the platforms to pay fair compensation for the journalistic content siphoned from news media. Frydenberg says he believes Australia can succeed where other countries had failed in making Google and Facebook pay. The ACCC had tried to negotiate a voluntary code but the parties couldn't agree on payment. Google and Facebook said they'd been working hard on the voluntary code. Australia's decision comes as the coronavirus pandemic causes advertising revenue to collapse.
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