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US Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting, sides with Dem states
Wall Street drops after reopening worries lead to late slide
Worries about the downside of reopening the economy too soon are weighing on markets, and Wall Street fell Tuesday to its biggest loss since the start of the month.
'A pretty scary thing:' Kid illness tied to virus worries NY
Amber Dean had recovered from a mild bout of the coronavirus and her family of five had just ended their home quarantine when her oldest son, 9-year-old Bobby, fell ill.
Correction: Virus Outbreak-New Testing Option story
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a story May 11, 2020, about coronavirus testing, The Associated Press erroneously reported the value of a government contract awarded to OraSure Technologies to develop a new saliva-based test …
Late slump on Wall Street leaves stock market broadly lower
An afternoon slump on Wall Street gained momentum in the last hour of trading, leaving stocks broadly lower and erasing some of the market’s gains from last week. The S&P 500 lost 2.1% Tuesday. The weakness came as…
The Latest: Florida's largest counties planning to reopen
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Pelosi unveils $3T virus bill, warns inaction costs more
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi unveiled a more than $3 trillion
Virginia gov rejects call to halt parole for violent felons
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam rejected a call Tuesday from several top GOP lawmakers to institute a moratorium on the release of certain inmates by the Virginia Parole Board, which has come und…
Cuomo: Wear a mask to respect nurses who died to save us
NEW YORK (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo called face masks a sign of respect for others on a day the state reported 195 new deaths. Other data released Tuesday shows that nine out of 10 people arrested for corona…
Michigan woman at center of transgender rights case dies
DETROIT (AP) — A Detroit-area woman who was fired by a funeral home after she no longer wanted to be recognized as a man died Tuesday before the U.S. Supreme Court could rule on whether federal civil rights law pro…
Brazil cities lurch to lockdowns amid virus crisis red flags
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Faced with overwhelmed hospitals and surging coronavirus deaths, Brazilian state and city governments are lurching forward with mandatory lockdowns against the will of President Jair Bolsonaro…
Cuomo: NY has seen 100 children with illness linked to virus
Amber Dean had recovered from a mild bout of the coronavirus and her family of five had just ended their home quarantine when her oldest son, 9-year-old Bobby, fell ill.
The Latest: President Trump supports Tesla plant reopening
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Coronavirus hits world superpowers as some look to reopen
As health officials issued warnings Tuesday against reopening economies too quickly, the coronavirus struck inside some of the world’s superpowers, with a top aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin diagnosed just…
Dems' new $3T virus bill boosts state aid, essential workers
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi unveiled a more than $3 trillion
Federal hate crime charge in Missouri Islamic center fire
O'FALLON, Mo. (AP) — A man accused of setting a fire that destroyed an Islamic center in southeast Missouri has been charged with a federal hate crime, the U.S. Attorney’s office in St. Louis said Tuesday.