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A sign is posted at a closed entrance to the beach during the new coronavirus pandemic, Friday, July 3, 2020, in the South Beach neighborhood of Miami Beach, Fla. Beaches throughout South Florida are closed for the busy Fourth of July weekend to avoid further spread of the new coronavirus. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

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‘Huge bummer’: July Fourth will test Americans’ discipline

by John Seewer Associated PressJuly 3, 2020

The U.S. headed into the Fourth of July weekend with many parades and fireworks displays canceled, beaches and bars closed, and health authorities warning that this will be a crucial test of Americans’ self-control that could determine the trajectory…

This image provided by Larry Robbins shows a numbered outline of a self portrait of Dan Robbins. Family members say Robbins, an artist who created the first paint-by-numbers pictures and helped turn the kits into an American sensation during the 1950s has died. Dan Robbins' son says his father died Monday, April 1, 2019 in Sylvania, Ohio. He was 93. (Courtesy of Larry Robbins via AP)

Artist who created paint-by-numbers dies

by John Seewer Associated PressApril 6, 2019

In this Wednesday, July 13, 2016 photo, Adam Levine and Harriett Levin Balkind, co-curators of an art exhibit on political campaign ads, pose in front of a video screen at the Toledo Museum of Art in Toledo, Ohio. The show looks at how campaigns use emotions such as hope and fear to influence voters through advertising. (AP Photo/John Seewer)

Campaign Art Shapes Voters’ Views of Presidential Candidates

by John Seewer Associated Press, and Frank Eltman Associated PressAugust 17, 2016

In this 2015 photo provided by his neighbor, Krista Kitchen, Joshua Brown stands by his new Tesla electric car near his home in Canton, Ohio. Brown died in an accident in Florida on May 7, 2016 in the first fatality from a car using self-driving technology. According to statements by the government and the automaker, his vehicle's cameras didn't make a distinction between the white side of a turning tractor-trailer and the brightly lit sky while failing to automatically activate its brakes. (Krista Kitchen via AP)

‘Autopilot’ Car Death Sparks Investigation

by Joan Lowy Associated Press, and John Seewer Associated PressJuly 2, 2016

A June 20, 2015 photo provided by the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden shows Harambe, a western lowland gorilla, who was fatally shot Saturday, May 28, 2016, to protect a 4-year-old boy who had entered its exhibit. (Jeff McCurry/Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden via The Cincinatti Enquirer via AP)

Zoo to Re-Open Gorilla Exhibit

by Dan Sewell Associated Press, and John Seewer Associated PressJune 2, 2016

Mari Copeny, 8, of Flint, Michigan, waits in line to enter a hearing room where Michigan Governor Rick Snyder (R) and EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy will testify before a House Oversight and government Reform hearing on "Examining Federal Administration of the Safe Drinking Water Act in Flint, Michigan, Part III" on Capitol Hill in Washington in this March 17, 2016, file photo. Beyond the liability protection enjoyed by government officials, Flint residents who have filed lawsuits over the contaminated water may face challenges in demonstrating that it caused any particular injuries, lawyers and legal experts say. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/Files - RTX2AEFD

Stricter Lead Limit Encouraged

by David Eggert Associated Press, and John Seewer Associated PressApril 30, 2016