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Trump's age, health woes raise his risk for COVID-19 illness

President Donald Trump has several strikes against him — age, obesity, elevated cholesterol and being male — that could put him at greater risk of becoming seriously ill from the coronavirus infection he disclosed …

The Latest: Biden, Dems send well wishes to Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump testing positive for the coronavirus (all times EDT):

The Latest: EU council head wishes Trump speedy recovery

BRUSSELS — Speaking in the name of all 27 EU leaders, European Council president Charles Michel wished Donald Trump a prompt recovery after the U.S. president and his wife tested positive for coronavirus.

Lebanon orders 111 towns, villages closed to curb pandemic

BEIRUT (AP) — Authorities on Friday ordered the lockdown of more than 100 towns and villages across Lebanon after hundreds of people tested positive for the coronavirus in recent days and amid a shortage of hospita…

Trump's diagnosis rocks final stage of presidential campaign

An election year already defined by a cascade of national crises descended further into chaos Friday, with President Donald Trump heading to a military hospital with the coronavirus after consistently playing down …

US hiring slows for 3rd month in sign of struggling economy

WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers added 661,000 jobs in September, the third straight month of slower hiring and evidence from the final jobs report before the presidential election that the economic recovery h…

Trump, first lady positive for virus; he has 'mild symptoms'

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Israeli tourism minister resigns to protest Netanyahu

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's tourism minister resigned from the fractious government Friday, saying he doesn't have an “ounce of trust” in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and accusing him of putting his personal and…

AP Explains: What lies behind Turkish support for Azerbaijan

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey has firmly put its weight behind oil-rich Azerbaijan as a decades-old territorial dispute flared anew into an armed conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh, a mountainous region situated within …

AP Entertainment Digest for Friday, Oct. 2, 2020

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The Latest: Biden tweets that he's praying for Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump testing positive for the coronavirus (all times EDT):

Embed-Chart-Virus-Outbreak-US Unemployment Report, ADVISORY

VIRUS OUTBREAK-US UNEMPLOYMENT REPORT — Chart. The following digital embeds show the current and historical monthly figures for the unemployment rate, the labor participation rate and job gains and losses in the U.…

Police: 5 officers resign after Black man's death in custody

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Five North Carolina police officers have resigned amid accusations they failed to seek immediate medical attention for a Black man who died after fatally ingesting drugs before being taken in…

Madrid officials reluctantly ready city for partial lockdown

MADRID (AP) — Madrid's regional government has appealed against a national order that requires a partial lockdown of the Spanish capital, just hours before a Friday night deadline for enacting the restrictions in t…