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Most New York coronavirus cases came from Europe, not Asia, genomes show

The research revealed a previously hidden spread of the virus that might have been detected if aggressive testing programs had been put in place.

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FILE — Rhinos in a reserve in Limpopo, South Africa, July 23, 2018. Lt. Col. Leroy Bruwer, who was killed on his way to work on March 17, 2020, was famed for investigating poachers in a country that is home to much of the world’s remaining rhinoceros population. (Gulshan Khan/The New York Times) XNYT170 XNYT170
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Poachers kill more rhinos as coronavirus halts tourism to Africa

Outside the Bonner General Hospital in Sandpoint, Idaho, April 4, 2020, officials have erected two tents to help treat patients, should extra space be needed during the coronavirus pandemic. In a state with pockets of deep wariness about both big government and mainstream medicine, the sweeping restrictions aimed at containing the spread of the coronavirus have run into outright rebellion in some parts of Idaho, which is facing its own worrying spike in coronavirus cases. (Ruth Fremson/The New York Times) XNYT20
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A ‘liberty’ rebellion in Idaho threatens to undermine coronavirus orders

Anton Preisinger, who was to play Pilate in the Passion Play, and owns a hotel in Oberammergau, Germany on March 27, 2020. In 1633 the Bavarian village, ravaged by a pandemic, made a pledge to God to perform the Passion Play, about Jesus’ life, death and resurrection, every 10 years, but now another pandemic has forced villagers to abandon that promise. (Laetitia Vancon/The New York Times) XNYT87
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Of beards and bubonic plague: German village prays for a (2nd) miracle

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California’s coronavirus curve: Fewer deaths but a long stay-at-home period, experts say

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FILE – In this May 17, 2016, file photo, ballots are prepared for counting at Multnomah County election headquarters in Portland, Ore. The coronavirus has knocked presidential primaries back several weeks as officials worry about voters crowding into polling places. If the disease remains a hazard in November, Democrats say there’s only one solution to preserve the November election, national voting by mail. (AP Photo/Don Ryan, File) WX201 WX201

Trump is pushing a false argument on vote-by-mail fraud. Here are the facts.

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FILE – In this March 3, 2020 file photo, a sign on a shelf at a QFC grocery store in Kirkland, Wash., advises shoppers that all hand sanitizer products are sold out. Legions of nervous hoarders are stocking up on canned goods, frozen dinners, toilet paper, and cleaning products. Such hoarding that’s expected to last for weeks has created big challenges for discounters and grocery stores as well as food delivery services. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File) NY128 NY128

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Hawaii mayor to arrested man: ‘Covidiot’