June 2020 – Page 192 – Lewiston Sun Journal

MLB plan saves big-spending teams $100M each, according to report

by RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer June 6, 2020June 8, 2020

An analysis by The Associated Press shows the huge amount of money Major League Baseball and its players are fighting over to start the coronavirus-delayed season.

National Sports, Sports, Uncategorized

Star sprinter eyes a roiled nation and race in all its forms

by EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer June 6, 2020June 8, 2020

Noah Lyles could be a year away from holding a uniquely symbolic position in sports — an African American sprinter standing on a medals podium at the Olympics.

Nation / World

Food, coffee, diapers: Amid pandemic, van delivers donations

by KATHY WILLENS and EMILY LESHNER Associated Press June 6, 2020June 8, 2020

In normal times the powder-blue vehicle called Sistas Van serves survivors of sexual trauma and domestic violence.

Nation / World

Anatomy of a political comeback: How Biden earned nomination

by JOSH BOAK AP Economics Writer June 6, 2020June 8, 2020

Joe Biden has officially secured enough delegates to lock up the Democratic presidential nomination.

Nation / World

Tropical Storm Cristobal advances toward US Gulf Coast

by The Associated Press June 6, 2020June 8, 2020

A re-energized Tropical Storm Cristobal advanced toward the U.S. Gulf Coast early Saturday, bringing with it the heavy rains that already caused flooding and mudslides in Mexico and Central America.

Nation / World

As Trump blames antifa, protest records show scant evidence

by MICHAEL BIESECKER, MICHAEL KUNZEKMAN, JAKE BLEIBERG and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press June 6, 2020June 8, 2020

President Donald Trump has characterized protesters who are clashing with law enforcement in the wake of George Floyd’s death as radical-left thugs engaging in domestic terrorism.