Get ready for a campaign season full of China-Covid conspiracy theories
Attacking China has now become the centerpiece for the upcoming 2020 election campaign by an increasingly desperate Republican Party and its…
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Celebrities like Mark Ruffalo, Paul Rudd and Ellen DeGeneres drew attention to the Navajo Nation while federal aid lagged
While the hard-hit Navajo Nation was waiting for federal coronavirus relief funds, a group of celebrities drew attention to the tribe’s plight.…
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Trump’s personal valet tests positive for virus in 1st White House case
WASHINGTON, DC — A member of the U.S. Navy who serves as one of President Donald Trump’s personal valets has tested positive for coronavirus,…
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El Paso hits 100 degrees at earliest date in over 3 decades
EL PASO, Texas — It’s a tale of two extremes across the U.S., with temperatures well below normal in the East and triple-digit highs pushing well…
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The NFL, in announcing its schedule tonight, is hopeful for a season
Acrobatic one-handed catches, bone-crunching tackles and toe-tapping touchdowns in the end zone — that’s what the NFL is teasing as it…
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Juarez virus death toll holds steady at 104 as new cases rise by 33
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — The Chihuahua Ministry of Health reported Thursday that the number of coronavirus deaths in the city of Juárez held steady…
Continue Reading U.S. may extend Mexico border restrictions as illegal crossings are cut in half
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. officials say fewer illegal immigrants are trying to enter the country from Mexico amid new enforcement rules imposed in…
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U.S.-Canadian border illegal crossings rise; many are Mexicans
SWANTON, Vermont — The number of people apprehended for illegally crossing from Canada into the United States along its northern border has nearly…
Continue Reading What a country’s pandemic response reveals
It’s too early to compare how different countries are handling Covid-19, said Boris Johnson earlier this week — the UK Prime Minister…
Continue Reading Man says he just received a postcard from 1987 after coronavirus deep cleaning at his post office
“A picture is worth a thousand words. Happy Holidays!” That’s the message one sister in California sent to her brother living in…
Continue Reading Toxic gas leak at Indian chemical plant kills at least 11 and hospitalizes hundreds
Bodies lay crumpled on the ground beside toppled motorcycles and cars as suffocating toxic gas rose from a chemical plant in southern India in the…
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How to find a job in a pandemic
Editor’s Note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Work Transformed newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. The…
Continue Reading Texas salon owner who defied state order to close for coronavirus has been released from jail
A Texas salon owner who was sent to jail for seven days for violating the state’s stay-at-home order during Covid-19 has been released after…
Continue Reading Indianapolis officer shoots and kills driver after chase, police say
Indiana police are investigating the fatal police-involved shooting of a driver shortly after a high-speed chase, the Indianapolis Metropolitan…
Continue Reading Married for 71 years, a husband and wife die two days apart
Daniel Zane was a World War II veteran who had once dashed across an open field in the midst of enemy fire to administer first aid to a fellow…
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He was a self-employed audio engineer. Now he’s on food stamps
The US government has offered up some relief to the smallest of small businesses — self-employed freelancers, contractors and sole proprietors.…
Continue Reading 48 states have ordered or recommended that schools don’t reopen this academic year
Most governors in the United States have ordered or recommended that statewide school closures continue for the rest of the academic year to help…
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Justice Department drops criminal case against former Trump aide Michael Flynn
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday said it is dropping the criminal case against President Donald Trump’s first national…
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8 steps to getting hired during a pandemic
The labor market has given job seekers a serious case of whiplash. It wasn’t long ago that applicants were getting multiple offers. Now, they…
Continue Reading Customer shot a McDonald’s employee after being told to leave due to coronavirus restrictions, police say
A woman has been arrested on suspicion of shooting a fast-food worker and injuring others after they told her to leave a McDonald’s restaurant…
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Customer shot a McDonald’s employee after being told to leave due to coronavirus restrictions, police say
A woman has been arrested on suspicion of shooting a fast-food worker and injuring others after they told her to leave a McDonald’s restaurant…
Continue Reading Near-Earth asteroid Ryugu went on an ‘orbital excursion’ toward the sun
When the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft briefly touched down on near-Earth asteroid Ryugu, scientists noticed two…
Continue Reading New York City mayor vows to release NYPD social distancing enforcement data
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Wednesday vowed to release NYPD social distancing enforcement data, saying “unfortunate and…
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33 million Americans now jobless – 50,000 of them are in El Paso
WASHINGTON, DC — Nearly 3.2 million laid-off workers applied for unemployment benefits last week as the business shutdowns caused by the viral…
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Texas Supreme Court orders release of salon owner jailed for ignoring shutdown order
DALLAS, Texas — The Texas Supreme Court on Thursday granted a motion to release Dallas salon owner Shelley Luther, who was sentenced to seven days…
Continue Reading Here’s how countries are getting children back to school
Education is being reshaped around the globe in response to the coronavirus and how easily it can spread. Most schools in the United States are…
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Business is booming for these 14 companies during the coronavirus pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has been, to say the least, grim for business. Widespread layoffs and furloughs have prompted about 21% of the US labor…
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Ahmaud Arbery was killed doing what he loved, and a south Georgia community demands justice
Though a prosecutor says he’ll let a grand jury decide whether the man who killed Ahmaud Arbery will face charges, many in this south Georgia…
Continue Reading Ahmaud Arbery was killed doing what he loved, and a south Georgia community demands justice
Though a prosecutor says he’ll let a grand jury decide whether the man who killed Ahmaud Arbery will face charges, many in this south Georgia…
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Man helping fix pickup on central El Paso street dies when it accidentally rolls forward
EL PASO, Texas — A man helping a neighbor do automotive work on his pickup truck was killed Wednesday night when police said he was accidentally run…
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