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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 …
New York quiets as it becomes next virus hot spot
NEW YORK (AP) — No more play dates, no more picnics in the park with friends, no more pickup games of basketball. No more commuting or using public transport — unless absolutely essential. New York is implementing …
The Latest: Egypt President urges people to stay home
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Business Fallout: Airport jobs lost; Marriott furloughs
The rapid worldwide spread of the coronavirus since it was first revealed in China less than three months ago has dealt an unparalleled shock to the global economy.
Italy's restrictions grow more specific in bid to slow virus
SOAVE, Italy (AP) — In its most far-reaching measures to stop the spread of coronavirus, Italy is slowing industrial production nationwide, while the hardest-hit region of Lombardy banned any outdoor exercise not o…
Virus now in Gaza, Syria, raising fears in vulnerable areas
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The arrival of the coronavirus in the Gaza Strip, an impoverished enclave where the health care system has been gutted by years of conflict, and Syria, which has been devastated by nine…
City Sleeps: A look at the empty NYC streets amid the virus
A desolate Times Square still lit up with no one on the streets. The usually bustling Grand Central Terminal empty, except for a lone traveler. Only a few people snapping selfies on the Brooklyn Bridge, instead of …
The Latest: Egypt senior military officer dies of COVID-19
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Nations's capital trying to keep crowds from cherry blossoms
WASHINGTON (AP) — As signature cherry blossom trees go through peak bloom in the nation's capital, officials in the District of Columbia are resorting to mass street closures to keep large crowds away in the face o…
Belgian with 20% lung capacity starts home mask sewing army
ANTWERP, Belgium (AP) — With only 20% of normal lung capacity, Sien Lagae was extremely wary of viruses before anyone in Belgium heard of the coronavirus — and has long relied on caregivers to help her get dressed,…
Civil rights activist and Emmett Till relative dies at 50
CHICAGO (AP) — Airickca Gordon-Taylor, a relative of Emmett Till who spent her life educating others about the black teenage lynching victim's legacy through her foundation, died at age 50, according to family memb…
The Latest: Louisiana to start "stay at home" directive
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DHS: Pandemic measures cut illegal border crossings by half
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Trump administration official said Sunday that illegal border crossings have dropped by half as the strictest U.S.-Mexico border policies yet went into place amid the coronavirus pandemic, but t…
Syria's health minister announces first confirmed coronavirus case in the war-torn country.
DAMASCUS, Syria. (AP) — Syria's health minister announces first confirmed coronavirus case in the war-torn country.
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