A historically grim US jobs report should be a reality check for investors
The economic devastation wrought by the coronavirus pandemic is about to come into plain view. What’s happening: The jobs report issued by the…
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Rats are infecting humans with hepatitis, and nobody knows how
In 2018, infectious disease experts at the University of Hong Kong came across an unusual patient. The 56-year-old man, who had undergone a liver…
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Power restored to thousands of customers in east El Paso after a downed tree damages power line
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — An outage left nearly 2,000 El Paso Electric customers without power for about two hours. A spokesman for the utility said…
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Elon Musk and Grimes reveal how to pronounce baby’s name — but they disagree
Elon Musk and Grimes have garnered plenty of attention since announcing the name of their newborn baby, but now it seems they can’t agree on…
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Tottenham star Son Heung-min completes military training with flying colors
Son Heung-min’s eye for a goal is well known — the Tottenham Hotspur star was this week voted to have scored the Premier League goal of…
Continue Reading Getting to the doctor during a pandemic
It had been three weeks of gradually debilitating, searing pain before Johnny Staggs decided to call his local clinic for advice. As a bariatric…
Continue Reading Inside Istanbul’s ‘plague islands’
Like many places around the world, Turkey has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. Over 100,000 cases have been registered in the country, with…
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Tensions and backlash as US coronavirus reopenings bring changes
With nearly all states partially reopened this week, backlash and frustrations are growing as Americans struggle with ways to combat the deadly…
Continue Reading Life will never be the same after the pandemic passes, says public health journalist
In the years after coronavirus, nothing will be as it was before, Pulitzer-prize winning public health journalist Laurie Garrett said Thursday.…
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Life will never be the same after the pandemic passes, says public health journalist
In the years after coronavirus, nothing will be as it was before, Pulitzer-prize winning public health journalist Laurie Garrett said Thursday.…
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Bolsonaro continues to dismiss Covid-19 threat as cases skyrocket in Brazil
Brazil’s coronavirus cases have spiked to 135,106 including 9,146 deaths, according to numbers released Wednesday by the Brazilian Health…
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5 things to know for May 8: Coronavirus, economy, race, Michael Flynn, Ahmaud Arbery
Not all businesses are feeling the pandemic squeeze. Video game companies, e-commerce sites and online messaging systems are thriving right now.…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for May 8: Coronavirus, economy, race, Michael Flynn, Ahmaud Arbery
Not all businesses are feeling the pandemic squeeze. Video game companies, e-commerce sites and online messaging systems are thriving right now.…
Continue Reading India gas leak prompts investigation and evacuations in Visakhapatnam
Indian police are investigating whether a deadly gas leak at a chemical plant near the city of Visakhapatnam amounts to culpable homicide. At least…
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PlayStation, haircuts, and cooking injuries: Two world champion brothers on life in lockdown
Life under lockdown can be challenging for elite sports stars, but not many world champions have to share a confined space with a fellow world…
Continue Reading This extinct marine predator started out as a small tadpole-seal hybrid with weird teeth
Ichthyosaurs were the main predators of the oceans millions of years ago. Like reptilian dolphins with a mean streak, they grew between 10 and 43…
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Backlash and frustrations grow as US coronavirus reopenings bring changes
With nearly all states partially reopened this week, backlash and frustrations are growing as Americans struggle with ways to combat the deadly…
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Trump puts political goals above facts in CDC and Flynn dramas
President Donald Trump has spent three years discrediting and sidelining institutional sources of facts, truth and trust that threaten his political…
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Coronavirus fears and frustrations as nearly all US states partially reopen
With nearly all states partially reopened, fears and frustrations are growing as Americans struggle with how to combat the deadly coronavirus. More…
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Global stocks rise as US and China play nice on trade
Global stocks are climbing on signs that China and the United States might avoid another bruising confrontation over trade. Dow futures were last up…
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Coronavirus fears and frustrations grow as nearly all US states partially reopen
With nearly all states partially reopened, fears and frustrations are growing as Americans struggle with how to combat the deadly coronavirus. More…
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Visitors rushed to Georgia as businesses reopened, says University of Maryland study
Visitors from surrounding states rushed to Georgia after the state lifted restrictions to curb the spread of coronavirus, according to an analysis of…
Continue Reading Visitors rushed to Georgia as businesses reopened, says University of Maryland study
Visitors from surrounding states rushed to Georgia after the state lifted restrictions to curb the spread of coronavirus, according to an analysis of…
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Coronavirus fears and frustrations divide the nation as nearly all states partially reopen
With nearly all states partially reopened, fears and frustrations are dividing the nation as Americans struggle with how to combat the deadly…
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Pandemic business disinfecting offered by Borderland cleaners
EL PASO, Texas — It’s a deep clean, Centers for Disease Control certified, and offered by a local firm with locations in both El Paso and Las…
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Washington state now has another bug to worry about after ‘murder hornets.’ Gypsy moths
Add another giant bug to the list of things Washington state is working to handle right now. Earlier this week, scientists said they had spotted…
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Juarez begins mass spraying of disinfectant to battle virus spread; El Paso has no plans to do so
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Officials in the city that has been the hardest hit in Chihuahua state by Covid-19 are taking more aggressive steps to fight…
Continue Reading Suspect in serial killings arrested in 29-year-old cold case
A former truck driver has been arrested in a Tennessee murder case from 1991 and in two similar cases in Wyoming the following year, officials said.…
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Borderland task force looks at developing Covid-19 business guidelines
EL PASO, Texas — Precautions against Covid-19 inside a retail store should be different than the ones you need to take inside a mortgage company or…
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