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17-year-old girl killed in Dorchester remembered as talented basketball player, 'life of the party'
Boston - 20 Apr 2020 19:10
"It shouldn't be like this," said Alissa King's mother, Alana Farrell.
Trump says he's 'OK' with Las Vegas shutdown after mayor calls it 'total insanity'
USA Today - 20 Apr 2020 03:35110 arrested over latest deadly lynch mob attack in India
CBSNews - 20 Apr 2020 18:06
2 police officers have also been suspended after viral videos showed them unable or unwilling to control the mob, apparently fuelled by a rumor.
U.S. coronavirus death toll surpasses 40,000
The Week - 20 Apr 2020 03:43
As of Sunday evening, more than 40,000 people have died of the COVID-19 coronavirus in the United States, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. The United States has more coronavirus cases than any othe...
Trump says 'governors have gone too far' with coronavirus restrictions
New York Post - 20 Apr 2020 03:40
President Trump on Sunday responded to questions about protests against coronavirus restrictions by saying he believes some governors have gone too far with the measures. “You are allowed to protest,” the president s...
Mark Zuckerberg taking central role in coronavirus management
New York Post - 20 Apr 2020 20:46
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg appears to be mobilizing his empire in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. The billionaire tech mogul has been working with state governments to take down anti-quarantine events, prod...
Dr. Fauci urges caution about relying on coronavirus antibody tests
New York Post - 20 Apr 2020 16:51
White House coronavirus task force member Dr. Anthony Fauci is urging caution about relying on coronavirus antibody tests to determine whether someone who has recovered from the illness is immune. Fauci said on "Good Mor...
Stimulus check recipients a target for scams, officials warn
CBSNews - 20 Apr 2020 15:13
Americans urged to guard against those looking to swindle them of their $1,200 payments from the federal government.
Gunman kills 16 in Nova Scotia in Canada's worst mass shooting
Al Jazeera English - 20 Apr 2020 04:45
Police say the gunman, 51-year-old Gabriel Wortman, appeared at one stage to have been wearing part of a police uniform.
Director of Wuhan lab denies coronavirus escaped from his facility
New York Post - 20 Apr 2020 03:11
The director of a lab studying the coronavirus in Wuhan — the Chinese city where the global outbreak is believed to have originated — denied that the bug accidentally spread from his facility. “There’s no way thi...
Michigan prisoner dies of coronavirus just weeks before parole
New York Post - 20 Apr 2020 02:59
A Michigan prisoner died from coronavirus just weeks before his parole. Sentenced as a juvenile, William Garrison served nearly 44 years of his sentence before succumbing to the virus. Garrison's bunkmate found him strug...
Joe Biden accuses President Trump of being too soft on China in coronavirus response
CBSNews - 20 Apr 2020 00:42
In a new ad, Joe Biden is accusing President Trump of being too soft on China and the country's response to the coronavirus outbreak. In the meantime, the presumptive Democratic nominee is in the process of selecting a r...
Spanish Government Reaches Deal With Soccer League to Return to Practice
Time - 20 Apr 2020 16:48
The government has not provided a timetable about when practice would resume
The Mafia is thriving during Italy's coronavirus lockdown
New York Post - 20 Apr 2020 16:40
Italy’s coronavirus lockdown is proving that the Mafia still runs the show there, according to a new report. Earlier this month, the notorious organized crime group held a funeral procession for a 70-year-old scion of ...
Healthcare workers face off against anti-lockdown protesters in Colorado
New York Post - 20 Apr 2020 05:54
Healthcare workers on Sunday faced off against protesters calling for an end to Colorado’s coronavirus stay-at-home order. Two medical workers in scrubs and N95 masks were spotted blocking horn-honking motorists who ha...
Australia Introduces Plan to Make Google and Facebook Pay for News Content
Time - 20 Apr 2020 04:47
The coronavirus pandemic has caused a collapse in advertising revenue
U.S. oil falls more than 10% to lows not seen since 1999
Reuters - 20 Apr 2020 04:40
Crude oil futures fell on Monday, with U.S. futures touching levels not seen since 1999, extending weakness on the back of sliding demand and concerns that U.S. storage facilities will soon fill to the brim amid the coro...
Russian jet buzzes US spy plane over Mediterranean, 2nd such encounter in 4 days
Fox News - 20 Apr 2020 04:23
The U.S. Navy announced that a Russian fighter jet came too close for comfort while flying near an American P-8 reconnaissance plane over the Mediterranean Sea on Sunday.
The challenge of recovering New York City's coronavirus dead
CBSNews - 20 Apr 2020 04:12
60 Minutes producer Maria Gavrilovic on the physical and emotional challenges of caring for New Yorkers who have succumbed to COVID-19.
The Villain of The Last Dance Isn't Around to Defend Himself
Slate - 20 Apr 2020 03:51
A man crazy enough to make Michael Jordan his nemesis.
U.S. appeals court lets Texas curb medication abortions during pandemic
Reuters - 20 Apr 2020 22:11
A U.S. appeals court on Monday allowed Texas to enforce curbs on medication-induced abortions as part of the Republican-governed state's restrictions aimed at postponing medical procedures not deemed urgent during the co...
Traders hightail it out of U.S. oil contract as prices reach negative $40
Reuters - 20 Apr 2020 20:51
Traders fled from the expiring May U.S. oil futures contract in a frenzy on Monday, sending the contract into negative territory for the first time in history, as barely any buyers are willing to take delivery of oil bar...