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WASHINGTON — A key Senate Republican said Tuesday that he supports an increase in the food stamp benefit as part of a huge coronavirus relief bill, adding that an agreement … Read More

U.S. stocks are drifting between small gains and losses Tuesday as Wall Street’s big rally lets off the accelerator By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer August 4, 2020, 5:13 PM … Read More

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The source of the explosion was initially believed to be a major fire at a warehouse for firecrackers near the port in Beirut, the state-run National News Agency reported. The … Read More

NEW YORK — Wedding planners, photographers and other bridal vendors who make the magic happen have a heap of new worries in the middle of the pandemic: no-mask weddings, rising … Read More

Takeaway worker, 55, with ‘same song syndrome’ leapt to his death off 83ft viaduct to escape last music track he heard constantly going round in head Anthony Wayne Walters was … Read More

How FAKE designer face masks are set to become the next big counterfeit fashion item – with influencers like Amber Gill and Maya Jama promoting copycat Chanel, Gucci and Louis … Read More

Israel is offering humanitarian medical assistance to Lebanon following the massive blast in Beirut Tuesday afternoon, even though the two countries have no diplomatic relations. “Under the direction of Minister … Read More

Valarie Fakhoury, a British grandmother with her Lebanese daughter and granddaughter, stand outside the emergency ward of a hospital in central Beirut. Janine Haidar/AFP/Getty Images Hundreds of people have been … Read More

STR/AFP/Getty Images The explosion that rocked Beirut on Tuesday afternoon was felt in the neighboring island of Cyprus, around 240 kilometers away – or about 150 miles — from Lebanon, … Read More