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US Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting, sides with Dem states
Modeling coronavirus: 'Uncertainty is the only certainty'
SEATTLE (AP) — A statistical model cited by the White House generated a slightly less grim figure Monday for a first wave of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S. — a projection designed to help official…
Pandemic politics: Wisconsin primary moving forward
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin is asking hundreds of thousands of voters to ignore
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NYC virus deaths exceed 4,000, topping toll for 9/11 attacks
Mideastern burial traditions clash with fears of contagion
BAGHDAD (AP) — Mohammed al-Dulfi's 67-year-old father died on March 21 after a brief struggle against the new coronavirus, but it would take nine days for his body to find a final resting place in the Shiite holy c…
Body of Kathleen Kennedy Townsend's daughter recovered
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The body of the daughter of former Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend was located in about 25 feet of water and recovered, authorities said Monday, and they will keep searching for her son, af…
Navy leader calls fired carrier captain 'naive' or 'stupid'
WASHINGTON (AP) — In an extraordinary broadside punctuated with profanity, the Navy’s top leader accused the fired commander of the coronavirus-stricken USS Theodore Roosevelt of being “too naive or too stupid” to …
The Latest: Japan prepping Tokyo hotel to help hospital load
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AP Was There: Snead tops Hogan in playoff to win '54 Masters
A survey of 15 golf writers voted on the top five Masters in history. They are being republished this week because the Masters has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. The
The Latest: India to lift ban on hydroxychloroquine exports
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Mideastern burial traditions clash with fears of contagion
BAGHDAD (AP) — Mohammed al-Dulfi's 67-year-old father died on March 21 after a brief struggle against the new coronavirus, but it would take nine days for his body to find a final resting place in the Shiite holy c…
The Latest: New Zealand official demoted for lockdown breach
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165 VIPs urge 20 economic powers for billions for COVID-19
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Many former global leaders and other VIPs urged the world’s 20 major industrialized nations to approve $8 billion in emergency funding to speed the search for a vaccine, cure and treatment for…
Hackers' new target during pandemic: video conference calls
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ceri Weber had just begun to defend her dissertation when the chaos began: Echoes and voices interrupted her. Someone parroted her words. Then Britney Spears music came on, and someone told Weber …
The Latest: Hong Kong to remain closed to foreigners
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British virus crisis deepens, while New York sees positives
NEW YORK (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson remained in intensive care Tuesday for treatment of his coronavirus illness, while authorities in New York hoped that a leveling off of deaths and new hospitaliz…