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June 6, 2020 at 8:56 am

As Trump blames antifa, protest records show scant evidence VIEW

WASHINGTON (AP) — Scott Nichols, a balloon artist, was riding home on his scooter from the protests engulfing Minneapolis last weekend when he was struck...

A group plays a game of spike ball at Jones Beach amid the coronavirus pandemic, Thursday, May 21, 2020, in Wantagh, N.Y. As pandemic lockdowns ease across the United States, millions of Americans are set to take tentative steps outdoors to celebrate Memorial Day, the traditional start of summer. But public health officials are concerned that if people congregate in crowds or engage in other risky behaviors, the long weekend could cause the coronavirus to come roaring back. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens) NYKW207 NYKW207

May 22, 2020 at 6:35 am

Memorial Day tempts Americans outdoors, raising virus fears VIEW

Experts are concerned that people may indulge in typical holiday-weekend activities -- and neglect hygiene and social distancing.

May 19, 2020 at 2:28 pm

GOP fronts ‘pro-Trump’ doctors to prescribe rapid reopening

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican political operatives are recruiting “extremely pro-Trump” doctors to go on television to prescribe reviving the U.S. economy as quickly as possible,...

May 13, 2020 at 2:32 pm

Emails: Trump nominee involved in shelving CDC virus guide

WASHINGTON (AP) — A former chemical industry executive nominated to be the nation’s top consumer safety watchdog was involved in sidelining detailed guidelines to help...

May 10, 2020 at 5:38 am

Becoming ‘King of Ventilators’ may result in unexpected glut

WASHINGTON (AP) — As requests for ventilators from the national stockpile reached a crescendo in late March, President Donald Trump made what seemed like a...

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April 8, 2020 at 5:54 pm

HHS: Federal stocks of protective equipment nearly depleted

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Strategic National Stockpile is nearly out of the N95 respirators, surgical masks, face shields, gowns and other medical supplies desperately needed...

April 6, 2020 at 9:47 am

US ‘wasted’ months before preparing for coronavirus pandemic

WASHINGTON (AP) — After the first alarms sounded in early January that an outbreak of a novel coronavirus in China might ignite a global pandemic,...

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April 5, 2020 at 5:24 am

US ‘wasted’ months before preparing for coronavirus pandemic

WASHINGTON (AP) — After the first alarms sounded in early January that an outbreak of a novel coronavirus in China might ignite a global pandemic,...

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March 23, 2020 at 2:45 pm

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,...

March 18, 2020 at 9:24 pm

Celebrities get virus tests, raising concerns of inequality

WASHINGTON (AP) — Celebrities, politicians and professional athletes faced a backlash this week as many revealed that they had been tested for the coronavirus, even...

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