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New York's Daily COVID-19 Deaths Below 400 For First Time In April

Sunday, April 26, 2020

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said 367 people died from the virus Saturday — less than half of the daily number at the height of the outbreak.

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Speaker Pelosi: President Trump's Effort To Sideline The WHO Is 'Dangerous'

Sunday, April 26, 2020

The House speaker criticized the president's effort to withhold funding for the World Health Organization. She said the administration is isolating itself amid a global health crisis.

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U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson To Return To Work Monday

Saturday, April 25, 2020

Johnson plans to return to 10 Downing Street roughly two weeks after leaving the hospital for COVID-19 treatment.

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NYC Poison Control Sees Uptick In Calls After Trump's Disinfectant Comments

Saturday, April 25, 2020

A higher-than-usual number of callers reported exposure to disinfectants and cleaners following the president's Thursday briefing. Nationwide, there has been a 20% rise in such cases this year.

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New York To Expand Testing Criteria For Coronavirus, Increase Antibody Testing

Saturday, April 25, 2020

First responders, medical workers and essential employees will now be eligible for coronavirus testing, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said during his daily briefing Saturday.

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Meet 'Spot': The Robot That Could Help Doctors Remotely Treat COVID-19 Patients

Friday, April 24, 2020

Developed by Boston Dynamics, the four-legged robot can travel difficult terrain. Brigham and Women's Hospital is testing its value, starting with initial patient interviews, to reduce staff exposure.

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Travis Scott's Fortnite Event Draws Record Audience

Friday, April 24, 2020

More than 12 million players of the wildly-popular online game logged on for the rapper's "Astronomical" performance.

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Report: Pentagon Knew Of Possible Coronavirus Threat For Years

Sunday, April 05, 2020

An internal report from 2017 warned that a novel respiratory illness was the "most likely and significant threat" in a pandemic and noted likely shortages of masks, beds and ventilators.

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U.K. Cellphone Towers Ablaze As Conspiracy Theories Link 5G Networks To COVID-19

Saturday, April 04, 2020

Unsubstantiated claims drawing links between the pandemic and the communications technology are troubling British telecom authorities. At least three fires have been reported amid these rumors.

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Trump Warns 'One Of The Toughest Weeks' Is Ahead, Says To Brace For 'A Lot Of Death'

Saturday, April 04, 2020

The president offered a dire outlook on Saturday for the week to come, yet also said, "Some hard decisions are going to have to be made" regarding social distancing guidelines.

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International Women's Day: Clashes, Coronavirus And Women Prepare To Strike

Sunday, March 08, 2020

Mexican women geared up for a strike; coronavirus fears forced cancellations in China; marchers in Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan were attacked; and police confrontations were reported in Chile and Turkey.

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Trump Administration Unveils Sanctions To Curb North Korea's Weapons Program

Tuesday, August 22, 2017

Ten Chinese and Russian companies and six individuals are targeted. Many were tied to the rogue country's coal and resource trade and its efforts to send workers abroad.

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Anti-Semitic Incidents Up 86 Percent Compared With Same Time Last Year

Monday, April 24, 2017

The Anti-Defamation League counts 541 attacks on Jews and Jewish institutions so far in 2017. The advocacy organization says attacks also rose in 2016 by 34 percent.

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Road Warrior, Not So Fast: 12-Year-Old Australian Drives 800 Miles Solo

Monday, April 24, 2017

Police say the boy was on a cross-country trip, from his home in Kendall on the east coast to Perth on the opposite coast. He got about a third of the way before he was pulled over.

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U.K. May Have 24 Hours Without Coal Power

Friday, April 21, 2017

The country's National Grid announced Friday it was on its way to a full day without requiring its coal plants to produce power. Britain plans to eliminate the energy source by 2025.

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Juicero CEO Says Luxury Juicer Is 'Much More' Than Juice; Internet Is Unimpressed

Friday, April 21, 2017

The company says its $400 machine cold-presses juice out of packets sold via subscription. Then a Bloomberg News video showed people didn't actually need the press to get juice from the packets.

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Top Russian Court Bans Jehovah's Witnesses, Claiming 'Extremist Activities'

Thursday, April 20, 2017

The country's Supreme Court has ruled that the sect must cease operations and the state will take over its assets. The sect has been subject to arrests, property seizure and bans on its literature.

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Arkansas Conducts First Execution In Years After U.S. Supreme Court Clears Path

Thursday, April 20, 2017

Early Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court denied requests to halt the execution of Ledell Lee. His execution was the first in Arkansas in almost 12 years.

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Emirates Airline Cuts Flights To U.S., Citing Trump's Security Rules

Wednesday, April 19, 2017

Emirates said the recent restrictions on visas and electronic devices had dampened consumer demand. The Dubai-based carrier will pare back flights to five of the 12 U.S. cities it serves.

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Adidas Apologizes For Congratulating 2017 Boston Marathon 'Survivors'

Wednesday, April 19, 2017

Internet users were quick to point out the tone-deaf phrasing in a marketing email to customers in light of the 2013 attack that killed three people and injured more than 260 others.

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