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April 1, 2020 at 9:29 pm

Nursing home infections, deaths surge amid lockdown measures VIEW

Nursing homes across the country have been in lockdown for weeks under federal orders to protect their frail, elderly residents from coronavirus, but a wave...

An FDNY medical worker wears personal protective equipment outside a COVID-19 testing site at Elmhurst Hospital Center, Wednesday, March 25, 2020, in New York. Gov. Andrew Cuomo sounded his most dire warning yet about the coronavirus pandemic Tuesday, saying the infection rate in New York is accelerating and the state could be as close as two weeks away from a crisis that sees 40,000 people in intensive care. Such a surge would overwhelm hospitals, which now have just 3,000 intensive care unit beds statewide. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) NYJMO117 NYJMO117

March 26, 2020 at 3:07 pm

On NYC’s front lines, health workers worry they will be next VIEW

NEW YORK (AP) — A nurse died from coronavirus after working nonstop for weeks at a hospital where staffers frustrated with dwindling supplies posed in...

A patient wears a protective face mask as she is unloaded from an ambulance at The Brooklyn Hospital Center emergency room, Wednesday, March 18, 2020, in New York. Anticipating a spike in coronavirus patients, New York City-area hospitals are clearing out beds, setting up new spaces to triage patients and urging people with mild symptoms to consult health professionals by phone or video chat instead of flooding emergency rooms that could be overrun. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) NYJM116 NYJM116

March 24, 2020 at 2:43 pm

‘Cacophony of coughing’: Inside NYC’s virus-besieged ERs VIEW

NEW YORK (AP) — A “cacophony of coughing” in packed emergency rooms. Beds squeezed in wherever there is space. Overworked, sleep-deprived doctors and nurses rationed...

March 21, 2020 at 9:58 pm

New York quiets to slow virus as pressure grows on Olympics VIEW

NEW YORK (AP) — No more play dates, no more picnics in the park with friends, no more pickup games of basketball. No more commuting...

March 17, 2020 at 9:37 pm

Get out of jail? Inmates fearful of virus argue for release

NEW YORK (AP) — Coronavirus has become a “get out of jail" card for hundreds of low-level inmates across the country, and even hard-timers are...

March 17, 2020 at 9:37 pm

Get out of jail? Inmates fearful of virus argue for release

NEW YORK (AP) — Coronavirus has become a “get out of jail" card for hundreds of low-level inmates across the country, and even hard-timers are...

March 14, 2020 at 4:14 pm

Smart move or grave mistake? NYC keeps schools open

NEW YORK (AP) — As schools across the U.S. shut down in hopes of helping to fight the coronavirus, New York City officials are arguing...

March 14, 2020 at 4:02 pm

Smart move or grave mistake? NYC keeps schools open

NEW YORK (AP) — As schools across the U.S. shut down in hopes of helping to fight the coronavirus, New York City officials are arguing...

March 12, 2020 at 12:43 pm

The city sleeps: New York bans big gatherings, museums close VIEW

NEW YORK (AP) — Museums prepared to shut their doors, the opera was silenced, lights dimmed on Broadway, big gatherings were banned and the subway...

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March 11, 2020 at 8:10 am

AP sources: Feds wiretap former DEA supervisor in leak probe

MIAMI (AP) — Federal investigators took the unusual step of wiretapping a retired supervisor in the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s Miami office as part of...