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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 …
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US virus testing faces new headwind: Lab supply shortages
WASHINGTON (AP) — First, some of the coronavirus tests didn't work. Then there weren't enough to go around. Now, just as the federal government tries to ramp up nationwide screening, laboratory workers are warning …
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Stocks shed early gains after New York tightens clampdown
Stocks gave up much of their early gains Friday after New York became the latest major state to mandate nearly all workers stay home to limit the spread of the coronavirus. The Dow Jones Industrial Average erased a…
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Lebanon FM summons US ambassador over American's release
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon's foreign minister on Friday summoned the U.S. ambassador, seeking an explanation for how an American on trial in Beirut was transferred out of the country from the U.S. Embassy compound.
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New York joins California in locking down against the virus
New York state moved to join California on Friday in ordering nearly all residents to stay in their homes, as governors undertook their most sweeping efforts yet to contain the coronavirus and fend off the kind of …
US and Mexico to curb border travel to control coronavirus
WASHINGTON (AP) — Mexico and the U.S. announced Friday that they would prohibit all “non-essential” travel across their shared border as part of efforts to control the spread of
Schumer: Trump invokes powers to spur virus supplies
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said he would invoke the Defense Production Act to get needed medical supplies on the front lines of the coronavirus outbreak, a top senator said Friday.
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Cuomo bans gatherings, nonessential workers to stay home
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced sweeping orders Friday that will severely restrict the ability of more than 19 million New York state residents to gather and socialize and to require workers in none…
Canada and the US agree to turn back migrants at border
TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday that Canada and the United States have reached a reciprocal agreement under which they will now be sending back migrants who attempt to cross illega…
The Latest: New York Gov. Cuomo orders work from home
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New York governor orders all employers to keep workers at home, except essential services; bans gatherings of any size
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York governor orders all employers to keep workers at home, except essential services; bans gatherings of any size.