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State leaders facing 2nd wave resist steps to curb virus

by David PittAdam Geller
| October 31, 2020 12:03 AM

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Even as a new surge of coronavirus infections strains hospitals, officials in many of the hardest-hit states are resisting taking stronger action to slow the spread, with pleas from health experts running up against political calculation and public fatigue.

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