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April 29, 2020 7:03 a.m.

Virus Outbreak, ADVISORY

Scientists have announced the first effective treatment against the coronavirus — an experimental drug that can speed the recovery of COVID-19 patients — in a major medical advance that comes as the economic gloom caused by the scourge deepens in the U.S. and Europe. The U.S. government says it is working to make the medication available to patients as quickly as possible.

April 29, 2020 6:27 a.m.

What you need to know today about the virus outbreak

On a day of economic gloom, scientists offered a ray of hope: the first effective treatment

April 29, 2020 6:03 a.m.

NYC mayor takes heat after lashing out at Jewish funeral

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio defended his tweets criticizing a large Orthodox Jewish funeral. Gov. Andrew Cuomo said daily deaths are down but still “disgustingly high.” Front-line health care workers and first responders will be mass tested for antibodies.

April 29, 2020 12:03 a.m.

AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EDT

Drug proves effective against virus as economic damage rises

April 29, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Harland Svare, ex-Giant and Rams, Chargers coach, dies at 89

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Harland Svare, a starting linebacker on the New York Giants’ 1956 NFL championship team and later the team’s defensive coach while still a player, has died. He was 89.

April 29, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Virus-ravaged Europe nudges some doors open, not others

PARIS (AP) — Europeans are starting to venture outside after weeks of confinement, scarred by a virus that has overwhelmed some of the world's best health care systems and killed more than 120,000 in the continent, yet yearning to rediscover signs of normalcy.

April 29, 2020 12:03 a.m.

In New Orleans, friends respond as virus claims a Zulu king

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — If he had died in a normal time, Larry Arthur Hammond would have had a funeral befitting a Zulu king, with more than a thousand mourners in the church and marching in second-line parades celebrating a mainstay of New Orleans Mardi Gras royalty.

William J. ‘Bill’ Barker
April 28, 2020 11:24 p.m.

William J. ‘Bill’ Barker

August 3, 1948 – April 1, 2020

April 28, 2020 5:03 p.m.

Harland Svare, ex-Giant and Rams, Chargers coach, dies at 89

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Harland Svare, a starting linebacker on the New York Giants’ 1956 NFL championship team and later the team’s defensive coach while still a player, has died. He was 89.

April 28, 2020 4:03 p.m.

Former Giant Harland Svare, Rams, Chargers coach dies at 89

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Harland Svare, a starting linebacker on the Giants’ 1956 NFL championship team and later the team’s defensive coach while still a player, has died, He was 89.

April 28, 2020 10:06 a.m.

Riots in crisis-hit Lebanon reflect growing poverty, despair

TRIPOLI, Lebanon (AP) — Hundreds of protesters in Lebanon's northern city of Tripoli clashed with troops until late Tuesday night leaving several injured on both sides in some of the most serious riots triggered by an economic crisis spiraling out of control amid a weeks-long virus lockdown.

April 28, 2020 9:03 a.m.

Virus-ravaged Europe nudges some doors open, not others

PARIS (AP) — Europeans are starting to venture outside after weeks of confinement, scarred by a virus that has overwhelmed some of the world's best health care systems and killed more than 120,000 in the continent, yet yearning to rediscover signs of normalcy.

April 28, 2020 8:03 a.m.

Clashes in impoverished Lebanese city as crisis deepens

TRIPOLI, Lebanon (AP) — Hundreds of protesters in Lebanon's northern city of Tripoli set fire Tuesday to two banks and hurled stones at soldiers, who responded with tear gas and batons in renewed clashes triggered by an economic crisis spiraling out of control amid a weeks-long virus lockdown.

April 28, 2020 7:03 a.m.

The Latest: Britain working on virus contact tracing app

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April 28, 2020 6:03 a.m.

Hundreds take part in funeral of man killed in Lebanon riots

TRIPOLI, Lebanon (AP) — Hundreds of angry Lebanese took part Tuesday in the funeral of a young man killed in riots overnight in the northern city of Tripoli that were triggered by the crash of Lebanon's national currency that sent food prices soaring.

April 28, 2020 6:03 a.m.

The Latest: Ukraine to ease lockdown restrictions

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April 28, 2020 5:03 a.m.

The Latest: Germany cases uptick after lockdown easing

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April 28, 2020 4:03 a.m.

The Latest: India cancels testing kit order from China

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April 28, 2020 2:27 a.m.

The Latest: Serbia to retroactively approve lockdown

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