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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 …
The Latest: China reporting 78 new coronavirus cases
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West Virginia governor rambles, mixes messages on virus
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — As the
In global fight vs. virus, over 1.5 billion told: Stay home
NEW YORK (AP) — With masks, ventilators and political goodwill in desperately short supply, more than one-fifth of the world’s population was ordered or urged to stay in their homes Monday at the start of what coul…
Trump says he intends to reopen country in weeks, not months
WASHINGTON (AP) — As cases of coronavirus continue to rise, President Donald Trump said Monday that he wants to reopen the country for business in weeks, not months, as he claimed, without evidence, that continued …
The Latest: British PM bans gatherings of over two people
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Governors urge feds for more funding, testing, equipment
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The nation's governors kept pressing the federal government for supplies and economic aid to battle the new coronavirus in a conference call with the White House on Monday without getting the …
The Latest: Trump order makes it crime to stockpile supplies
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Ex-Alabama officer, rapist wants bond amid hearing delays
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A former Alabama police lieutenant convicted of raping a teen relative has asked to be released on bond while awaiting a sentencing hearing delayed by the virus outbreak.
US slashes aid to Afghanistan after Pompeo visit to Kabul
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is slashing $1 billion in assistance to Afghanistan and threatening further reductions in all forms of cooperation after the country's rival leaders failed to agree on for…
The Latest: Florida gov wants NYC passengers quarantined
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Testing blunders crippled US response as coronavirus spread
Trump weighs economic impact of shutdown as backlash grows
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump put it bluntly: “WE CANNOT LET THE CURE BE WORSE THAN THE PROBLEM ITSELF."
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'Stay at home': UK's Johnson ramps up response to virus
LONDON (AP) — Britain has become the latest European country to go into effective lockdown to deal with the threat of the coronavirus pandemic, after Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Monday sweeping curbs on …