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• Miss the Blue Angels and Thunderbirds flyby? Check out the footage people captured of the jets roaring over New York City to honor essential workers.

  28-04-2020 23:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The jets flew a 35-minute path across the Northeastern states as a part of "Operation America Strong" to honor essential workers.
  
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• U.S. House will not return next week due to coronavirus risk

  28-04-2020 23:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday changed course on its decision to return to Washington D.C. next week, instead saying that the chamber will remain on extended recess due to coronavirus concerns.House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said he and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made the decision after Hoyer spoke with the official House physician – who he said expressed concerns about the lawmakers’ return to the national’s capital, which is under strict stay-at-home orders. P
  
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• Trump claims 'very good experts' told him the coronavirus 'would never affect' the US, despite multiple officials publicly warning of an impending outbreak

  28-04-2020 23:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  It's unclear which experts he was referring to; public-health officials warned early on of a US outbreak that would severely disrupt daily life.
  
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• Column: Why did Trump push disinfectant as a cure for the coronavirus? He listens to quacks

  28-04-2020 23:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Turns out a range of charlatans out there are peddling industrial bleach as a cure-all.
  
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• Coronavirus cases aboard 2nd Navy ship still rising, now 64

  28-04-2020 23:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The number of coronavirus cases aboard the USS Kidd rose to 64 as the Navy destroyer pulled into port at San Diego on Tuesday to get medical care for the crew and to disinfect and decontaminate the ship.The Kidd is the second Navy ship to have an outbreak of the disease while at sea, the other being the USS Theodore Roosevelt, an aircraft carrier that has been docked at Guam for a month.The Roosevelt has more than 900 sailors with confirmed cases of COVID-19, but the entire crew has now been tes
  
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• McConnell says US needs to provide protection for businesses and employees

  28-04-2020 23:25 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell responds to Sen. Schumer's warning of layoffs without state aid.
  
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• There's going to be a huge glut of toilet paper after the coronavirus panic-buying subsides, a supply chain expert says

  28-04-2020 23:16 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Toilet paper manufacturers have ramped up production to meet the unprecedented demand, but may be left with a huge surplus in the coming months.
  
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• Pence refused a mask at Mayo Clinic because he wanted to thank workers by 'looking them in the eye'

  28-04-2020 23:11 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Vice President Mike Pence has a very simple explanation for why he avoided wearing a mask around coronavirus patients.On Tuesday, Pence visited the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, to meet with health care workers and even a COVID-19 patient at the hospital and research center. A photo later showed Pence ignored hospital policy and didn't wear a mask on his tour — and later said it was because he wanted to "look" the workers "in the eye" when thanking them."As Vice President of the Uni
  
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• The CDC is urging Americans to avoid domestic travel because of the coronavirus. Here's what the US government's latest travel warnings mean for you.

  28-04-2020 22:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The CDC has warned Americans to avoid all nonessential travel within the US because of the coronavirus. Here are the CDC's updated guidelines.
  
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• How to prolong the life of hard-to-get grocery items like eggs, yeast, milk, and vegetables

  28-04-2020 22:32 via news.yahoo.com
  
  With stores running low on staples like eggs and yeast, you may want to stock up. Here's how to get the most of your shopping and store food longer.
  
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• 2 biggest teachers unions say they are open to striking over coronavirus safety measures

  28-04-2020 22:32 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Two of the most powerful teachers unions in the United States would consider striking once again soon, though this time the issue is coronavirus safety measures, rather than pay, Politico reports.American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten laid out five conditions for schools to reopen, absent a vaccine, during the coronavirus pandemic. They include: a decline in cases over 14 days; adequate testing, tracing, and isolation; temperature taking, cleaning protocols, personal protecti
  
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• Teen pleads guilty to 2018 Kentucky school shooting

  28-04-2020 22:23 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A teen charged in the 2018 Kentucky school shooting that killed two students has pleaded guilty to murder.Gabriel Ross Parker was 15 when he fired a handgun into a crowd of students before classes started at Marshall County High School on Jan. 23, 2018.Marshall County Commonwealth's Attorney Dennis Foust said the plea deal gives Parker a life sentence.
  
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• What does Hillary Clinton's endorsement mean for Biden's campaign?

  28-04-2020 22:16 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Reaction from Fox News contributors Donna Brazile and Karl Rove.
  
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• US panel wants India on religious freedom blacklist

  28-04-2020 22:12 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A US government panel on Tuesday called for India to be put on a religious freedom blacklist over a "drastic" downturn under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, triggering an sharp rebuttal from New Delhi.The US Commission on International Religious Freedom recommends but does not set policy, and there is virtually no chance the State Department will follow its lead on India, an increasingly close US ally.In an annual report, the bipartisan panel said that India should join the ranks of "countries of
  
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• Possible link between COVID-19 and rare illness in children

  28-04-2020 22:11 via news.yahoo.com
  
  British doctors raised alarms about Kawasaki disease after a number of children diagnosed with COVID-19 died despite having no underlying health issues, according to a U.K. official.
  
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• California governor: "This virus doesn't take the weekends off"

  28-04-2020 22:10 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Newsom warned residents that despite the summer-like temperatures, the coronavirus​ is not through.
  
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• The US is 'slightly' past its first peak, but expert says the pandemic is far from over

  28-04-2020 22:01 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Dr. Tom Inglesby said some states are experiencing a decline in cases, while half of the country is still seeing a rise in daily numbers.
  
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• California plans to reopen some retail, manufacturing within weeks

  28-04-2020 21:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Non-essential businesses like offices where remote work is not possible and childcare facilities would be in the first phase of reopening, along with some parks, state health officer Sonia Angell told a news briefing.California schools could start their 2020 year as early as July to make up for a "learning loss" from closures and to allow the broader workforce to return to work, Newsom said."We believe we are weeks, not months away from making meaningful modifications," Newsom told a briefing.
  
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• The US Army is using its futuristic heads-up display to fight the coronavirus

  28-04-2020 21:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Army has repurposed the device's digital thermal sensors to hunt for a common symptom of the novel coronavirus.
  
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• Hillary Clinton endorses Joe Biden: 'Think of what it would mean if we had a real president'

  28-04-2020 21:52 via news.yahoo.com
  Hillary Clinton joined former Vice President Joe Biden for a virtual town hall event on Tuesday to officially offer her endorsement.The former secretary of state and Democratic candidate for president was Biden's guest during a live stream on Tuesday focused on the coronavirus pandemic and its effect on women, and Biden introduced Clinton as the "woman who should be president of the United States right now.""Think of what it would mean if we had a real president, not just somebody who plays one
  
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• Officials: US seeks indefinite UN arms embargo on Iran

  28-04-2020 21:50 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The United States has circulated a draft U.N. resolution that would indefinitely extend a U.N. arms embargo on Iran set to expire in October, a move almost certain to spark opposition from Russia, which has made no secret of its desire to resume conventional weapons sales to Tehran, U.S. officials and U.N. diplomats said Tuesday.The draft document, which as of Tuesday had been circulated only to a small number of Security Council members, would strike the expiration of the arms embargo from the
  
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• A study backed by Mark Zuckerberg reveals companies are selling antibody tests for the coronavirus with big potential for error

  28-04-2020 21:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Dozens of antibodies tests have flooded the US, creating concerns among some experts that the kits could fall short of their claims.
  
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• Pence comes under fire for going maskless at Mayo Clinic

  28-04-2020 21:45 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Vice President Mike Pence chose not to wear a face mask Tuesday during a tour of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, an apparent violation of the world-renowned medical center's policy requiring them.Video feeds show that Pence did not wear a mask when he met with a Mayo employee who has recovered from COVID-19 and is now donating plasma, even though everyone else in the room appeared to be wearing one.
  
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• Southwest says it could take more than 5 years for business travel to get back to normal, as the airline reports its first loss since 2011 because of the coronavirus

  28-04-2020 21:40 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Southwest CEO Gary Kelly said that past recessions have shown business travel is slow to recover, but that the coronavirus crisis could be worse.
  
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• Mitch McConnell wants to prevent a 'blue state bailout' of stimulus money. But Kentucky takes more from the federal government than almost any other state.

  28-04-2020 21:36 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Kentucky is ranked No. 48 in taking more funds from the federal government than it contributes back.
  
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• New ad says Trump did put "America First" — in COVID deaths

  28-04-2020 21:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The ads will target Midwest battleground states.
  
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• States, cities across the US promise to 'wait for you' after the coronavirus pandemic in tourism campaigns

  28-04-2020 21:23 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Many cities and states around the U.S. still want you to visit — just, you know, not during the middle of the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• In Race for a Coronavirus Vaccine, an Oxford Group Leaps Ahead

  28-04-2020 21:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  In the worldwide race for a vaccine to stop the coronavirus, the laboratory sprinting fastest is at Oxford University.Most other teams have had to start with small clinical trials of a few hundred participants to demonstrate safety. But scientists at the university's Jenner Institute had a head start on a vaccine, having proved in previous trials that similar inoculations -- including one last year against an earlier coronavirus -- were harmless to humans.That has enabled them to leap ahead and
  
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• Retired Republican Senator Jeff Flake will vote for Biden over Trump and says GOP needs 'a sound defeat' in 2020 election

  28-04-2020 21:12 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Retired Republican Senator Jeff Flake of Arizona will not be voting for Donald Trump this November. No, he'll be voting for a Democrat for president for the first time in his life."This won’t be the first time I’ve voted for a Democrat — though not for president [before]. Last time I voted for a third-party candidate. ... But I will not vote for Donald Trump," Mr Flake said in an interview with The Washington Post.
  
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• U.S. Senate leader opposes infrastructure spending in next coronavirus relief bill: Axios

  28-04-2020 21:02 via news.yahoo.com
  
  U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell called on his Republican colleagues on Tuesday to oppose an effort by the White House to insert infrastructure spending measures in an expected fourth coronavirus relief bill, Axios reported."We need to keep the White House in the box," he told senators, Axios said, citing two sources familiar with the call."The Democrats and the White House both need to get the message," the sources quoted McConnell as saying.
  
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• San Francisco seems to have flattened the curve, but an outbreak at a nursing home, jail, or homeless shelter could change everything

  28-04-2020 21:01 via news.yahoo.com
  
  COVID-19 outbreaks in close-quarters living facilities across San Francisco could "start the clock all over again," one emergency physician said.
  
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• Trump to Sign DPA Order to Force Meat Processing Plants to Remain Open Due to Supply Chain Fears

  28-04-2020 20:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  President Trump plans to sign an executive order invoking the Defense Production Act to compel meat processing plants to remain open during the coronavirus pandemic, Bloomberg first reported Tuesday.The order would classify meat processing plants as essential infrastructure, with federal government officials providing protective gear and guidance to workers. Government officials have reportedly estimated that up to 80 percent of the country's meat supply could be shut down during the pandemic.Th
  
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• Hillary Clinton endorsing Joe Biden for president

  28-04-2020 20:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The 2016 Democratic presidential nominee endorsed Biden during a virtual "Women's Town Hall" focusing on how women were responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Elon Musk is personally insuring Tesla's board members due to 'disproportionately high premiums' quoted by insurance companies

  28-04-2020 20:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Tesla isn't a stranger to high insurance costs for its vehicles, and last year launched an insurance product for its owners in California.
  
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• Boycott election for 'basic decency', Tusk tells Poles

  28-04-2020 20:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Poland's decision to hold a presidential election despite the coronavirus pandemic has become highly divisive.And now Donald Tusk, a former prime minister, says voters should boycott it out of, quote, "basic human decency". The vote is set for May 10, but Tusk said Tuesday a government plan to make it a postal vote wasn't enough to ease safety concerns. And accused the ruling nationalist Law and Justice party of subverting the constitution. Opinion polls show no more than 30 percent of Poles are
  
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• A Former VA Secretary Volunteered to Return As a Doctor. No One’s Called Him Back

  28-04-2020 20:26 via news.yahoo.com
  
  After the VA announced it was seeking retired health care workers to return to duty, Shulkin threw his hat in the ring.
  
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• Trump orders meat processing plants to remain open

  28-04-2020 20:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  President Donald Trump took executive action Tuesday to order meat processing plants to stay open amid concerns over growing coronavirus casesand the impact on the nation's food supply.The order uses the Defense Production Act to classify meat processing as critical infrastructure to try to prevent a shortage of chicken, pork and other meat on supermarket shelves.Unions fired back, saying the White House was jeopardizing lives and prioritizing cold cuts over workers' health.
  
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• Warren, Ocasio-Cortez want to stop many company mergers during coronavirus pandemic

  28-04-2020 20:23 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Two of the most popular Democrats, Senator Elizabeth Warren and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, said on Tuesday they would introduce legislation to stop many mergers while the United States struggles economically during the coronavirus pandemic.Warren and Ocasio-Cortez said they would formally introduce the Pandemic Anti-Monopoly Act to put a moratorium on all mergers that would normally be reported to the Federal Trade Commission, and any involving companies with more than $100 million
  
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• Trump: Dems 'enjoying' vacation, should come back

  28-04-2020 20:12 via news.yahoo.com
  
  "The Democrats, they don't want to come back... I think they should be back here, but they don't, they are enjoying their vacation," Trump said. "I think they should be back and think they should all come back and we should work on this together."Hoyer, a Democrat, said the decision was made after he talked to Congress' physician on Monday. "The House's physician's view was that there was a risk to members," Hoyer told reporters.
  
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• America's real coronavirus job losses could be worse than we thought. Nearly 14 million people haven't been able to apply to unemployment since the pandemic began.

  28-04-2020 20:05 via news.yahoo.com
  
  More than 26 million people have applied for unemployment insurance since the coronavirus pandemic began. But millions more have been ignored.
  
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• Sanders advisers form super PAC to back Biden, push him left

  28-04-2020 20:01 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Top advisers to Bernie Sanders' unsuccessful presidential campaign are forming an outside political group to support Joe Biden, hoping to push the former vice president to the left on key issues and boost his appeal with progressives, young voters and Latinos who may remain wary of him.The political action committee, announced Tuesday, is called A Future to Believe In.It will be headed by Sanders’ longtime senior strategist Jeff Weaver and include the Vermont senator’s top aide on La
  
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• Here's how to apply to be a contact tracer in New York City and make $57,000 with benefits

  28-04-2020 19:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The CDC describes contact tracing, which tracks who infected people have had contact with, "part of a multipronged approach" to tackle COVID-19.
  
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• OSHA Complaints Flood in From COVID-19 Frontline Health Workers

  28-04-2020 19:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Health-care workers and public employees in 10 states filed 40 complaints with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Tuesday, claiming employers failed to protect them on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic. The deluge suggests that even if the dangerous shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) shows signs of abating, disputes between hospitals and their employees may just be getting started.At least 35 registered nurses at Steward Hillside Rehabilitation Hospital in
  
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• A 101-year-old woman who was born during the Spanish flu survived COVID-19

  28-04-2020 19:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Angelina Friedman, a resident at North Westchester Restorative Therapy and Nursing Center in New York state, turns 102 this year.
  
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• Reversing course, House won't return to D.C. next week because of coronavirus threat

  28-04-2020 19:40 via news.yahoo.com
  
  “We made a judgement that we will not come back next week,” House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., said in a phone call with reporters.
  
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• Rare condition in children possibly tied to COVID-19

  28-04-2020 19:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  British experts are drawing attention to a reaction likened to toxic shock syndrome, with severe flu-like symptoms.
  
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• Biden under pressure to address sexual assault claims after alleged victim's neighbour comes forward

  28-04-2020 19:36 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Joe Biden, the Democratic presidential candidate, has come under pressure to address sexual assault claims by a former Senate aide after the woman's neighbour came forward to corroborate the allegation. Tara Reade said the alleged assault occurred on Capitol Hill in 1993 while she was working as a staff assistant for Mr Biden, who was representing Delaware in the US Senate at the time. Mr Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee, has not commented on the allegations but his campaign has denied
  
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• Trump and MAGA Boosters Rally Behind Diamond & Silk After Fox News Ouster

  28-04-2020 19:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  President Donald Trump, the head of the American Conservative Union, and a number of other MAGA boosters have rallied behind right-wing vlogging superstars Diamond & Silk after Fox News cut ties with the duo over their relentless peddling of coronavirus conspiracy theories and misinformation.The Trump-boosting sisters, who contributed weekly video posts to the network’s streaming service Fox Nation since late 2018, suddenly stopped adding new episodes in early April. A source with know
  
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• Trump says US considering coronavirus checks on international flights

  28-04-2020 19:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  President Donald Trump said Tuesday he is considering ordering coronavirus tests for people arriving in the United States on international flights, and highlighted Brazil.When asked whether he would require tests for the novel coronavirus or simple temperature checks, Trump replied "both."The Republican president said he was discussing the issue with governors, particularly DeSantis, whose state is a major destination for Latin American flights.
  
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• Abortion providers say they're experiencing a "post-Roe" world

  28-04-2020 19:22 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A majority-conservative Supreme Court has made access to abortion more vulnerable than it has been in nearly 50 years.
  
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