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[ad_1] PARIS (Reuters) – France reported 5,453 new confirmed coronavirus cases on Saturday, down from 7,379 seen on Friday. The health ministry said the cumulative number of COVID-19 deaths rose to 30,602 from 30,596 reported on Friday. The number of people in hospital with the disease was at 4,530 versus ...

[ad_1] How close is Chaim Bloom to dealing Christian Vazquez to his former employer? A report surfaced Friday that the Red Sox are in “early” trade talks with the Tampa Bay Rays regarding Vazquez. So, why would the Sox want to deal their starting catcher, who recently made it clear ...

[ad_1] Photograph: Brendan McDermid/Reuters For many Kenosha residents, Saturday morning was starting like the five mornings before them since Jacob Blake’s shooting by the police last Sunday, after a night of large, peaceful protests demanding justice and equality. Hundreds took to the streets, some working to patch damage and doll ...

[ad_1] Former Trail Blazers big man Cliff Robinson, better known to Rip City as Uncle Cliffy, died Saturday, his family announced. He was 53 years old.  The 6-foot-10 big man played at UConn from 1985-89, where he helped the Huskies win the 1988 NIT.  He was a second-round pick (36th overall) ...

[ad_1] KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Family members of Jacob Blake, a Black man who was paralyzed after a Kenosha police officer shot him in the back, are leading a march and rally Saturday to call for an end to police violence. Event organizers said the demonstration would include a march ...

[ad_1] Japan’s Naomi Osaka withdrew from the Western & Southern Open WTA final due to a left hamstring injury on Saturday, just two days before the start of the US Open. The world number 10’s withdrawal means meaning Victoria Azarenka takes the title by walkover. “I’m sorry to have to ...

[ad_1] The reality on the ground is much more nuanced At almost every turn at the Republican National Convention, speakers from the president on down portrayed American cities like Portland, Oregon, New York and Chicago as lawless Democratic wastelands that have been overrun with violence, looting and destruction that is forcing residents ...

[ad_1] Lionel Messi transfer update: MADRID (AP) Barcelona is unwavering in its intention to keep Messi, who told the club earlier this week that he wanted to leave. [ MORE: Transfer news: Griezmann-Felix swap; Bellerin to Juventus ] Spanish media say Messi has contacted the club to try to resolve ...

[ad_1] MADRID (AP) — Barcelona is unwavering in its intention to keep Lionel Messi, who told the club earlier this week that he wanted to leave. Spanish media say Messi has contacted the club to try to resolve the situation, but Barcelona confirmed to the Associated Press on Saturday that ...

[ad_1] ‘There has been no respect for anybody’s civil rights,’ one protester says KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Police officers in Kenosha were on alert after days of protests over the shooting of Jacob Blake by one of their colleagues, and they’d recently gotten a tip about “suspicious vehicles” from out ...