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National Sports

Analysis: How the NFL got through the pandemic and to 2021

By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer Saying the NFL is America’s most popular sport isn’t exactly brainiac ... Read more

Crime

316 people are shot every day in America. Here are 5 stories

By REBECCA SANTANA, CLAUDIA LAUER, SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN, CASEY SMITH, TOM FOREMAN Jr. and HILARY POWELL Associated Press ... Read more

National Sports

LeVar Burton: ‘Jeopardy!’ host gig began ‘scary,’ ended fun

By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeVar Burton’s quest to become the new host ... Read more

National Sports

As Herschel Walker eyes Senate run, a turbulent past emerges

By BRIAN SLODYSKO, BILL BARROW and JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — At first glance, Herschel Walker ... Read more

Business

Free money for all? Mayors hope local tests bring big change

By SARA BURNETT Associated Press By triggering $1,400 stimulus checks for millions of people and expanding the child ... Read more

Business

Virus’s impact: More relaxing and thinking, less socializing

By AMY DiPIERRO Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — The eruption of COVID-19 last year caused the proportion ... Read more

Opening ceremony of virus-delayed Tokyo Olympics begins at a vast national stadium kept mostly empty by the pandemic

TOKYO (AP) — Opening ceremony of virus-delayed Tokyo Olympics begins at a vast national stadium kept mostly empty ... Read more

Olympic Games, Tokyo-style: The pandemic era, in miniature

By TED ANTHONY AP National Writer TOKYO (AP) — Ghostly airports, devoid of bustle. Cavernous arenas where no ... Read more

Study: Chinese COVID shot may offer elderly poor protection

By HUIZHONG WU and JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A new study suggests that a ... Read more

Business

In venue fit for head of state, Japan PM seeks Pfizer doses

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s prime minister met with Pfizer’s CEO in an unusually ... Read more