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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 …
Virus spurs unexpected test for US schools: Online learning
NEW YORK (AP) — The coronavirus shutdowns have launched an unplanned, unprecedented experiment with online education at schools across the U.S., and the nation's largest school system plunged in Monday as New York …
Testing blunders crippled US response as coronavirus spread
WASHINGTON (AP) — A series of missteps at the nation's top public health agency caused a critical shortage of reliable laboratory tests for the coronavirus, hobbling the federal response as the pandemic spread acro…
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Loss of smell, taste, might signal pandemic virus infection
NEW YORK (AP) — A loss of smell or taste might be an early sign of infection with the pandemic virus, say medical experts who cite reports from several countries.
The Latest: Italy's 1st known virus patient leaves hospital
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Trump's dilemma: how to protect both health and economy
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump put it bluntly: “WE CANNOT LET THE CURE BE WORSE THAN THE PROBLEM ITSELF."
All signs point to Tokyo Olympics being postponed
IOC members, national Olympic committees and athletes were all racing toward the same conclusion Monday: The Tokyo Olympics are not going to take place this summer.
Israeli high court orders parliament vote on new speaker
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's Supreme Court on Monday ordered the parliament speaker to hold an election for his successor by Wednesday, deepening a standoff between opponents and supporters of Prime Minister Benjamin …
The Latest: Vatican's daily paper suspends print edition
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Europe eyes smartphone location data to stem virus spread
Britain, Germany and Italy are evaluating powerful and invasive tools for what epidemiologists call contact-tracing, the mapping of personal interactions that could spread the virus. These apps would use real-time …
Mexico border referendum cancels massive Corona brewery
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The company that brews Corona beer took another blow on Monday when the federal government said it would not allow a massive, partly-built $1.5 billion brewery on the border after residents rejec…
Tensions rise as $2 trillion virus aid stalls in Washington
WASHINGTON (AP) — Tensions flared Monday as Washington strained to respond to the worsening coronavirus outbreak, with Congress arguing over a nearly $2 trillion economic rescue package and an impatient President D…
British Prime Minster Boris Johnson orders closure of most stores, bans gatherings for three weeks to stop coronavirus.
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minster Boris Johnson orders closure of most stores, bans gatherings for three weeks to stop coronavirus.
UK's Johnson orders shops closed, no gatherings over virus
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told the public Monday night to “stay at home” for all but a few exceptions and ordered shops that don't sell essential goods to shut down as he ramped up restrict…
Malaria drugs' promise for coronavirus spurs hope, shortages
Excitement about treating the new coronavirus with malaria drugs is raising hopes, including with President Donald Trump. But the evidence that they may help is thin, and a run on the drugs is complicating access f…