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Virus exposes US inequality. Will it spur lasting remedies?

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Biden defeats Sanders as Wisconsin releases election results

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Joe Biden emerged victorious Monday in Wisconsin’s Democratic presidential primary, a turbulent election far more significant for the struggle over whether it should have been held at all last …

Feds: Online drug dealer planned to bomb Nebraska pharmacy

FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — A Maryland man who operated an online drug dealing website engaged in extensive plans to bomb and burn down a competing pharmacy in Nebraska, an FBI agent testified Monday.

NY death toll passes 10,000; new hot spots slow to emerge

WASHINGTON (AP) — New York's coronavirus death toll topped 10,000 even as the lack of fresh hot spots in the U.S. or elsewhere in the world yielded a ray of optimism and fueled discussions Monday about how some pla…

Storms tear through South amid pandemic; more than 30 dead

CHATSWORTH, Ga. (AP) — Storms that killed more than 30 people in the Southeast, piling fresh misery atop a pandemic, spread across the eastern United States on Monday, leaving more than 1 million homes and business…

Donald Trump wins Republican presidential primary in Wisconsin

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump wins Republican presidential primary in Wisconsin.

Florida man dead after shootout with deputies

POMPANO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man is dead following a shootout with deputies, authorities said.

Storm tears through South amid pandemic; more than 30 dead

CHATSWORTH, Ga. (AP) — Storms that killed more than 30 people in the Southeast, piling fresh misery atop a pandemic, spread across the eastern United States on Monday, leaving more than 1 million homes and business…

Lawmaker: Trump officials want delay in census due to virus

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The Trump administration wants to delay deadlines for the 2020 census because of the coronavirus outbreak, a move that if approved would push back timetables for releasing data used to draw con…

US clears first saliva test to help diagnose new virus

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rutgers University researchers have received U.S. government clearance for the first saliva test to help diagnose COVID-19, a new approach that could help expand testing options and reduce risks o…

Could old vaccines for other germs protect against COVID-19?

WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists are dusting off some decades-old vaccines against other germs to see if they could provide a little stopgap protection against COVID-19 until a more precise shot arrives.

The Latest: NY, NJ, area governors form regional task force

The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe ill…

Trump says it's his call when to ease virus rules, not govs'

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump claimed the authority Monday to decide how and when to reopen the economy after weeks of tough social distancing guidelines aimed at fighting the new coronavirus. But govern…