Fact check: Trump falsely denies saying two things he said last week
On two occasions during Sunday’s coronavirus briefing, President Donald Trump falsely denied he had said words he had said publicly last week.…
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Fact check: Trump falsely denies saying two things he said last week
On two occasions during Sunday’s coronavirus briefing, President Donald Trump falsely denied he had said words he had said publicly last week.…
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Trump strikes friendly tone on China with trade in mind, as his top officials point fingers over pandemic
As coronavirus cases in the US surge, President Donald Trump isn’t focused just on those statistics, administration officials say, but is also…
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Armed vigilantes blocked a neighbor’s driveway with a tree to force him into quarantine
A Maine man said armed neighbors descended on his home and chopped down a tree to block his road and prevent him from leaving because they believed…
Continue Reading DoD isolating critical troops and commanders to be ready in a crisis amid pandemic
Some of the most critical US senior military commanders and nuclear and special operations forces are now operating under extraordinary protection…
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Spanish princess becomes first royal to die from coronavirus
Spain’s Princess Maria Teresa of Bourbon-Parma has become the first royal in the world to die from coronavirus, according to a statement from…
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5 things to know for March 30: Coronavirus, strikes, trades probe, China, North Korea
This won’t be over by Easter. President Trump has officially extended social distancing guidelines until April 30. Here’s what you need…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for March 30: Coronavirus, strikes, trades probe, China, North Korea
This won’t be over by Easter. President Trump has officially extended social distancing guidelines until April 30. Here’s what you need…
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Ken Shimura, famed Japanese comedian, dead at 70 after contracting coronavirus
Famed Japanese comedian Ken Shimura has died after contracting novel coronavirus, according to his representatives. Shimura suffered pneumonia-like…
Continue Reading Italy’s coronavirus death toll passes 10,000. Many are asking why the fatality rate is so high
When Antonia Mortensen was pulled over by police while driving recently in Milan, the northern Italian city where she is staying, it wasn’t for…
Continue Reading What will travel look like after coronavirus?
As movement around the world grows more and more restricted, it’s hard to imagine what travel will look like when it eventually ramps back up.…
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Wimbledon will be canceled, says German tennis official
The Wimbledon tennis championships will be canceled this week, according to German Tennis Federation (DTB) vice-president Dirk Hordorff. Tournament…
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Global stocks and oil fall as investors brace for another wild week in markets
Global markets sank again on Monday as the coronavirus pandemic continued to worsen and after President Donald Trump announced that social distancing…
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How to decide whether to bring your elderly parent home from assisted living during the pandemic
Dr. Alison Webb took her 81-year-old father out of assisted living to live. Coleen Hubbard took her 85-year-old mother out of independent living to…
Continue Reading My roommates and I built a coronavirus plan. We didn’t expect to need to put it in action so quickly
Just over two weeks ago, I was visiting New York City, and the world felt poised on a precipice. As cases ratcheted up in the city and I girded…
Continue Reading A police officer is wearing a coronavirus helmet to warn people to stay inside during India’s lockdown
As India enforces a nationwide lockdown due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, one police officer has found a creative way to get the message across.…
Continue Reading ISIS members riot and break out of Syrian prison
Several Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) members escaped from a Syrian prison on Sunday by ripping off doors and using them to break down a…
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Hong Kong asked domestic workers to stay in to stop the spread of coronavirus. But some got infected at home by their employers
When the coronavirus outbreak reached Hong Kong, domestic worker Jinkie Alhambra followed guidance from the government and stayed home on her day…
Continue Reading Hong Kong asked domestic workers to stay in to stop the spread of coronavirus. But some got infected at home by their employers
When the coronavirus outbreak reached Hong Kong, domestic worker Jinkie Alhambra followed guidance from the government and stayed home on her day…
Continue Reading Stabbing victim dies 3 months after attack at Hanukkah celebration in New York
A New York man severely injured in a stabbing during Hanukkah last year has died. Josef Neumann, 72, was injured in a machete attack in Monsey, New…
Continue Reading Convicted serial killer known as the ‘Grim Sleeper’ found dead in prison cell
A convicted serial killer, who murdered and preyed on women in California over a span of three decades, died over the weekend at San Quentin State…
Continue Reading Fresh out of medical school, young Italian doctors are being fast-tracked to the coronavirus frontline
Medical student Chiara Bonini, 26, had barely finished her final exam, before the young doctor was headed for the front line of Italy’s…
Continue Reading US could see millions of coronavirus cases and 100,000 or more deaths, Fauci says
The nation’s top infectious disease expert said Sunday that based on models, the United States could eventually see 100,000 or more deaths from…
Continue Reading Trump concedes US coronavirus death toll could be 100,000 or more
President Donald Trump acknowledged Sunday for the first time that deaths in the United States from coronavirus could reach 100,000 or more, adding…
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Parade of teachers perks up quarantined kids in Las Cruces
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — It might not feel like a time for celebration but that didn’t stop a group of teachers from finding a way to cheer up their…
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As coronavirus death toll rises, Trump focuses on a different set of numbers: TV ratings
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Continue Reading As coronavirus death toll rises, Trump focuses on a different set of numbers: TV ratings
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More restrictions coming as El Paso virus cases grow to 40 amid ‘community spread’; new map shows locations
EL PASO, Texas – The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in El Paso County went up by five on Sunday and now stands at 40, with health…
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Opera singer Plácido Domingo hospitalized in Mexico with coronavirus
Opera legend Placido Domingo has been hospitalized in Acapulco, Mexico, with complications related to coronavirus, according to the singer’s…
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