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Out to regain footing, Trump shifts virus focus to economy
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House released new guidelines Monday on coronavirus testing and reopening businesses as President Donald Trump sought to regain his footing after weeks of criticism and detours created i…
Census says restart to field operations will be in phases
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The U.S. Census Bureau's return to field operations for the 2020 national head count will take place in phases based on a region's lockdown orders and the availability of protective gear agains…
Maduro taps US fugitive to revamp Venezuela oil industry
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — President Nicolás Maduro on Monday named a powerful ally sanctioned by the U.S. as a drug kingpin, along with a cousin of the late socialist leader Hugo Chávez, to revamp Venezuela's oil i…
Riots and fear as coronavirus hits US juvenile centers
Frustrations had been building inside juvenile detention centers nationwide as the number of coronavirus cases continued to climb. So when Nicole Hingle got the call from her 17-year-old son, Jace, she was not surp…
Nicolás Maduro names powerful politician sanctioned by US as drug kingpin to be new Venezuelan oil minister
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Nicolás Maduro names powerful politician sanctioned by US as drug kingpin to be new Venezuelan oil minister.
Libya's Hifter declares UN unity deal 'thing of the past'
CAIRO (AP) — Libyan commander Khalifa Hifter on Monday declared a landmark United Nations-brokered agreement to unite the country “a thing of the past,” and pledged his authorities would move toward creating a new …
Is Brazil the next big hot spot as other nations ease up?
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil is emerging as potentially the next big hot spot for the coronavirus amid President Jair Bolsonaro’s insistence that it is just a "little flu” and that there is no need for the sharp re…
'Still in the surge': Virus keeps a hold on Massachusetts
The coronavirus kept a tight grip Monday on hard-hit Massachusetts, which added 1,000 new deaths in just five days as the pandemic peaks in the state.
At a glance: Brazil buckles under spread of new coronavirus
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Latin America's largest nation is moving closer to becoming one of the world’s hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic. The number of cases in Brazil is growing amid political discord over the…
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As NY COVID-19 deaths drop, Cuomo outlines regional restarts
NEW YORK (AP) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo outlined how stay-at-home restrictions could be eased for parts of the state. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said that city-run health clinics will soon use a testing procedure…
A 'new normal', as Georgia restaurants allowed to reopen
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — With tables wide apart and staff wearing masks, some Georgia restaurants reopened for limited dine-in service Monday as the state loosened more
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Police: Man ambushed police; stood over body, kept shooting
A man accused of murder ambushed two officers sent to interview him about a killing hours earlier, then stood over a dead officer’s body while continuing to shoot him, according to police documents released Monday.
Stocks rally worldwide as markets eye businesses reopening
Stocks are rallying Monday as governments worldwide prepare to gradually lift restrictions that are meant to slow the coronavirus outbreak but are also erasing businesses and jobs.