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A CNN reporter refused to move to the back of the press room. Then Trump walked out.
Boston - 26 Apr 2020 00:09
The White House declined to comment on why it sought the change.
Trump Suddenly Loses Interest In Briefings After Disastrous Disinfectant Comments
The Huffington Post - 26 Apr 2020 05:05
"Not worth the time & effort," Trump tweets amid reports that aides have been trying to convince him to lay off rambling, disjointed talks.
Several Italian mafia bosses released from prison over coronavirus fears
CNN - 26 Apr 2020 04:29
Several Italian mafia bosses have been released from prison under a new coronavirus regulation, the country's national anti-mafia prosecutor said.
With Kim Jong Un's health uncertain, focus shifts to powerful sister Kim Yo Jong
New York Post - 26 Apr 2020 06:36
North Korea’s male-dominated Kim dynasty may be about to hand over the keys to the Hermit Kingdom to a woman. With speculation swirling over Kim Jong Un’s health, all eyes have turned to his sister and closest confid...
Calls to Poison Control Centers Around the Country Increase After Trump Remarks
Slate - 26 Apr 2020 02:42
Incidents relating to cleaning products had already been on the rise amid the coronavirus pandemic.
When oil became waste: a week of turmoil for crude, and more pain to come
Reuters - 26 Apr 2020 07:03
The magnitude of how damaged the energy industry is came into full view on April 20 when the benchmark price of U.S. oil futures , which had never dropped below $10 a barrel in its nearly 40-year history, plunged to a pr...
Woman declared dead from coronavirus found alive in hospital mixup, reports say
New York Post - 26 Apr 2020 05:54
An Ecuadorean woman woke up from a coma and asked doctors to call her sister --almost a month after doctors had told her family that she was dead, reports said Saturday. But now the family is left puzzled as to whose ash...
Lindsey Graham adds weight to Kim Jong Un death rumors
New York Post - 26 Apr 2020 16:04
Sen. Lindsey Graham says he would be “shocked” if North Korea's Kim Jong Un wasn’t dead given the country’s silence amid growing speculation about his demise. “It’s a closed society. I haven’t heard anythin...
Coronavirus Live Updates: Pandemic Alters Ramadan Traditions; Scientists Ponder More Versatile Drugs
The New York Times - 26 Apr 2020 07:18
The virus is transforming the Muslim holy month, clearing out mosques and forcing families to replace physical gatherings with virtual meet-ups.
Reports: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's health in question
CBSNews - 26 Apr 2020 04:43
There are new questions surrounding the health of North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un's health after his reported absence from "Army Day" celebrations on Saturday. This is the second major holiday the Supreme Leader has mis...
De Blasio Announces a Number of Groups to Guide Virus Recovery: Live Updates
The New York Times - 26 Apr 2020 16:46
Advisory councils, task forces and a charter revision commission would be enlisted to help New York City imagine its future, the mayor said Sunday.
Global coronavirus deaths pass 200,000: Live updates
Al Jazeera English - 26 Apr 2020 04:34
Saudi Arabia partially lifts curfew and thousands hit California beaches as pandemic reaches another grim milestone.
White House doing damage control after Trump's comments about injecting disinfectant
CBSNews - 26 Apr 2020 01:19
President Trump refused to take questions during a Friday night briefing, a day after he made comments suggesting the possibility of injecting disinfectants to treat the coronavirus. He later said those comments were "sa...
New York starts antibody testing medical front-line workers
Al Jazeera English - 26 Apr 2020 07:21
With coronavirus hospitalisations falling, the New York state turns its attention to antibody testing.
Separatists announce self-rule in southern Yemen
Al Jazeera English - 26 Apr 2020 05:44
Yemen's internationally recognised government says the move bears 'dangerous and catastrophic consequences'.
Navy hospital ship offloads last 12 patients before leaving New York
Boston - 26 Apr 2020 16:39
The USNS Comfort, docked at a Manhattan pier since March 30, will soon leave for its homeport in Norfolk, Virginia, where it will restock and be readied for another possible assignment, Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffma...
Astronomers find 'alien' asteroids living in our solar system
CNN - 26 Apr 2020 07:00
Scientists In the last few years have studied the first observed interstellar visitors to our solar system. They include a comet called 2I/Borisov, spotted in 2019 and still passing through, and an asteroid called 'Oumua...
'Is it because I'm African?': China's coronavirus racism
Al Jazeera English - 26 Apr 2020 04:47
Race-based COVID-19 containment measures in Guangzhou evolve into major test of China-Africa relations.
New York City doorman could become accidental state assemblyman
New York Post - 26 Apr 2020 23:56
This doorman could become the accidental state assemblyman. Louis Puliafito, a 62-year-old Republican, now has a strong chance to win an Upper East Side Assembly seat thanks to a pre-election ballot fluke involving three...
More US states set to ease coronavirus lockdown measures
Al Jazeera English - 26 Apr 2020 23:21
As the unemployment rate keeps surging, some states push to resume economic activities despite health experts' advice
TV star Kristin Cavallari, ex-NFL quarterback Jay Cutler filing for divorce
USA Today - 26 Apr 2020 20:31CNN anchor: We have to report this, even though it's insane
CNN - 26 Apr 2020 19:06
CNN's Brian Stelter examines life during the coronavirus pandemic and how people in positions of power are handling it.