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The Latest: Brazil president fined for not wearing mask

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SAO PAULO — Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro led a throng of motorcyclist supporters through the streets of Sao Paulo on Saturday and got hit with a fine for failure to wear a mask.

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Travel rebound: 2 million people go through US airports

  • By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer
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DALLAS (AP) — The airline industry’s recovery from the pandemic passed a milestone as more than 2 million people streamed through U.S. airport security checkpoints on Friday for the first time since early March 2020.

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UK-EU Brexit spat over N Ireland clouds G7 leaders summit

  • By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press
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FALMOUTH, England (AP) — Turbulence from the divorce between the U.K. and the European Union provided an unwanted distraction at the Group of Seven summit taking place in southwest England, with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson saying Saturday that post-Brexit agreements will fail if the…

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Pandemic relapse spells trouble for India's middle class

  • By KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press
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NEW DELHI (AP) — Ram Babu moved from his village to the Indian capital New Delhi in 1980, to clean cars. Soon, he learned to drive and got a job as a tour bus driver. Decades later, he set up his own company, Madhubani Tours and Travels.

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AP Interview: Iraq oil minister says gas sector a priority

  • By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press
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BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s oil sector is rebounding after a catastrophic year triggered by the coronavirus pandemic, with key investment projects on the horizon, Iraq's oil minister said Friday. But he also warned that an enduring bureaucratic culture of fear threatens to stand in the way.

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G-7 pledge to share, but jostle for ground in the sandbox

  • By JILL LAWLESS, DANICA KIRKA and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press
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CARBIS BAY, England (AP) — Group of Seven leaders brought pledges to share vaccine doses and make a fairer global economy Friday to a seaside summit in England, where British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the coronavirus pandemic should not be allowed to leave a “lasting scar” on the world.

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Long & Foster Agents Rank Among Top in the Nation

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CHANTILLY, Va., June 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Congratulations to the Long & Foster Real Estate sales associates and teams honored as the best in the nation, according the latest REAL Trends' The Thousand list. The industry news organization recognizes the country's highest producing team…

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Some J&J vaccine doses can be used, but many must be tossed

  • By LINDA A. JOHNSON and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press
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U.S. regulators are allowing the release of about 10 million doses of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine from a troubled Baltimore factory, but many more doses can't be used and must be thrown out.

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Journalists demanding more action against online harassment

  • By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer
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NEW YORK (AP) — The Associated Press' recent firing of a young reporter for what she said on Twitter has somewhat unexpectedly turned company and industry attention to the flip side of social media engagement — the online abuse that many journalists face routinely.

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California selects another 15 winners in vaccine lottery

  • By ADAM BEAM Associated Press
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California selected another 15 people on Friday to win $50,000 each just for getting the coronavirus vaccine amid hopes from state officials that the chance of winning big money will convince skeptics to get inoculated ahead of the state's broad reopening next week.