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The Latest: Virus on rise in eastern Chinese city of Nanjing

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BEIJING — New coronavirus cases continue to grow in the major eastern Chinese city of Nanjing, with another 38 reported on Monday, bringing the total to more than 60 over recent days. Tens of thousands of people are under lockdown and authorities are conducting mass testing of the population, standard practices in China that have generally been successfully in controlling…

Olympics Latest: Rashitov wins taekwondo gold at Tokyo Games

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The Latest on the Tokyo Olympics, which are taking place under heavy restrictions after a year’s delay because of the coronavirus pandemic: MEDAL ALERT Ulugbek Rashitov won Uzbekistan’s first Olympic taekwondo gold medal in dramatic fashion by beating Bradly Sinden of Britain. The 19-year-old Rashitov landed a four-point turning body kick inside the final 15 seconds to turn a two-point…

The Latest: Education Dept OKs Georgia plan for relief funds

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ATLANTA — The U.S. Department of Education approved Georgia’s plans to use $1.4 billion in federal coronavirus relief money. Federal officials already distributed two-thirds of the $4.2 billion that Georgia schools received under the American Rescue Plan, the relief bill backed by President Joe Biden. Most of the money is being directly allocated to Georgia’s 180-plus school districts, with $425…

AP Week in Pictures: Global

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JULY 17 – 23, 2021 From the opening of the Olympics in Japan, to the reopening of nightclubs in London, to coronavirus restriction protests in Athens, this photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images from around the world made or published by The Associated Press in the past week. The selection was curated by AP photo editor Patrick…

The Latest: Oklahoma new virus cases top 1,000 for third day

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OKLAHOMA CITY — The number of newly reported coronavirus cases in Oklahoma topped 1,000 for a third consecutive day on Friday and the seven-day average of new cases has nearly quintupled in less than a month, according to Oklahoma State Department of Health figures. The department reported 1,194 new cases for a total of 471,176 cases since the pandemic began,…

Ranging Bull: ‘Barney’ eludes capture days after farm escape

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An escaped bull has eluded capture for several days on Long Island despite attempts to lure the roaming animal with grain and a cow in heat. Police began responding to calls about the 1,500-pound bull running loose Tuesday morning after it broke through the fence of a local farm. Residents have spotted the dark-coated bull nicknamed Barney walking across fields, roads and suburban front yards. And it briefly shut down a portion of Sunrise Highway. Teams have searched the area about 50 miles east of New York City on foot and on horseback.