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FBI arrests Energy Department employee on charge of trying to support Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Department of Energy electrical engineer has been arrested on charges of providing support to …
2nd deported Guatemalan tests positive for coronavirus
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — A second Guatemalan man has tested positive for the new coronavirus after being deported from the United States, Guatemala's Health Ministry said Friday.
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African elite who once sought treatment abroad are grounded
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic could narrow one gaping inequality in Africa, where some heads of state and other elite jet off to Europe or Asia for health care unavailable in their nations. As countr…
Cuomo orders shift in ventilators to overwhelmed hospitals
NEW YORK (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he would order the redistribution of critically needed ventilators. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio called for a national enlistment program for doctors and nurses…
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3rd Iditarod champion, nicknamed 'Yukon Fox,' dies at 79
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Emmitt Peters Sr., an Alaska Native who won the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race as a rookie in 1975, has died at age 79 in his home village of Ruby.
Competition for supplies sharpening as pandemic worsens
NEW YORK (AP) — Scarce supplies of medical equipment are leading to growing competition within the U.S. and among nations, in what one French politician called a “worldwide treasure hunt.”
China honors virus victims with 3 minutes of reflection
WUHAN, China (AP) — With air raid sirens wailing and flags at half-staff, China held a three-minute nationwide moment of reflection on Saturday to honor those who have died in the coronavirus outbreak, especially “…
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Pandemic hurts ability of nations to face natural disasters
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Before New Zealand began its four-week lockdown to fight the coronavirus, a reporter asked Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern what would happen if an earthquake struck while everybody was …
Statement: Search for daughter, grandson of former Maryland Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend now a "recovery" mission.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Statement: Search for daughter, grandson of former Maryland Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend now a "recovery" mission.
China holds 3-minute nationwide solemn reflection for victims of coronavirus outbreak as case numbers fall
WUHAN, China (AP) — China holds 3-minute nationwide solemn reflection for victims of coronavirus outbreak as case numbers fall.
Cuba gives prominent dissident house arrest, reads sentence
HAVANA (AP) — Cuban dissident José Daniel Ferrer was placed under house arrest Friday after a court sentenced him to 4 1/2 years for assault and kidnapping but released him from the prison where he had spent the pa…
Military recruiting struggles as enlistment stations close
WASHINGTON (AP) — Marine Gunnery Sgt. Kevin Meyer does his best recruiting face-to-face. He can look people in the eye, read their body language and get insight into whether they would make a good Marine.
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New York gets Chinese ventilators; Trump wants more thanks