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• 'Did it work? You're darn right': Cuomo touts New York's progress on COVID-19

  19-05-2020 23:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Gov. Cuomo says New York's coronavirus restrictions were worth it as states grapple with reopening. Hawaii extends quarantine requirement for visitors.
  
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• NASA spaceflight chief resigns days before launch

  19-05-2020 23:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Douglas Loverro, NASA's chief of human spaceflight, unexpectedly stepped down after an unspecified "mistake" earlier this year.
  
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• Is Donald Trump actually ‘morbidly obese’?

  19-05-2020 23:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Nancy Pelosi branded Donald Trump “morbidly obese” in a scathing interview on Tuesday and the House speaker’s comments have left many people asking, is he?Ms Pelosi made the original remarks on Mr Trump’s weight and age during an interview with CNN host Anderson Cooper discussing the president’s controversial decision to take hydroxychloroquine to ward off coronavirus.
  
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• Missouri set to carry out first US execution since pandemic began

  19-05-2020 23:45 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The US state of Missouri is set to execute a death row inmate by lethal injection on Tuesday, the first execution in the United States after a two-and-a-half-month hiatus because of the coronavirus pandemic.Walter Barton, 64, was convicted in 2006 of the 1991 murder of Gladys Kuehler, an 81-year-old woman who was stabbed to death in Ozark, Missouri.Barton's lawyers filed a last-minute appeal for a stay of execution with the US Supreme Court, but the court denied the application without commentin
  
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• NASA human spaceflight chief resigns with historic SpaceX launch days away

  19-05-2020 23:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Loverro's resignation comes as the agency counts down to the first orbital crew launch from U.S. soil in nearly a decade.
  
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• Trump defends hydroxychloroquine use by claiming NIH-funded study was actually 'phony'

  19-05-2020 23:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  President Trump is creating his own facts to defend taking hydroxychloroquine.Trump said Monday that he is taking the potentially toxic malaria drug as a "preventative" measure against COVID-19, though a note from Trump's doctor didn't actually say he was doing so. Still, Trump doubled down on the drug on Tuesday, declaring that a government-funded study that showed hydroxychloroquine's dangers was actually "false" and "phony.""That was a false study, where they gave it to very sick people," Tru
  
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• Trump could violate Ford face mask requirement on plant tour

  19-05-2020 23:33 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Ford Motor Co. has told the White House that it requires everyone in its factories to wear face masks to prevent the coronavirus from spreading, but it's not clear whether President Donald Trump will wear one when he visits a Detroit-area plant Thursday.Trump, who is scheduled to tour a factory repurposed to make medical breathing machines near Detroit, has habitually refused to wear a mask at the White House and in recent public appearances.In a statement, Ford said its policy requires everyone
  
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• What is hydroxychloroquine and does it prevent COVID-19?

  19-05-2020 23:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  President Trump said Monday that he has been taking hydroxychloroquine. Although Trump has been touting the drug for months, it has not been proven to treat or prevent the virus.
  
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• COVID-19 treatment: FDA says hydroxychloroquine touted by Trump is not safe or effective

  19-05-2020 23:25 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The FDA on Friday cautioned against the use of hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine for COVID-19 treatment outside of hospitals or clinical trials.
  
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• Navy Secretary, Air Force Chief of Staff Nominees Advance in Senate

  19-05-2020 23:21 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The committee approved the nominations of Kenneth Braithwaite as Navy secretary and Gen. Charles Brown as Air Force chief.
  
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• Minneapolis man attacked TV anchor over 'perceived sexual orientation,' cops say

  19-05-2020 23:21 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Matt Belanger was struck in the eye by something allegedly hurled by Vennie Jerome Williams, who was charged with assault and harassment.
  
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• Millions flee as powerful cyclone bears down on India, Bangladesh

  19-05-2020 23:20 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A potentially catastrophic cyclone is bearing down on India and Bangladesh, threatening to batter the vulnerable countries with howling winds, drenching rain and devastating storm surge.
  
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• WHO's coronavirus envoy has a message for Trump

  19-05-2020 23:14 via news.yahoo.com
  
  "It's like basically taking the fire engines away from the fire," says Dr. David Nabarro after U.S. suspends funding to organization.
  
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• Venezuelans clamor for gasoline as U.S. weighs response to Iran fuel shipment

  19-05-2020 23:07 via news.yahoo.com
  
  With the United States weighing a response to a gasoline shipment from Iran to Venezuela, people waiting in line outside service stations in the country's capital said they were eager to fill their tanks, regardless of how the fuel arrived.OPEC members Venezuela and Iran both are U.S. adversaries.A Trump administration official said last week the shipment via five tankers - which are still underway to fuel-starved Venezuela - was "unwelcome."
  
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• 'I think she's a waste of time': Trump dismisses Nancy Pelosi calling him 'morbidly obese'

  19-05-2020 23:04 via news.yahoo.com
  
  "He's our president and I would rather he not be taking something that has not been approved by the scientists," Pelosi said.
  
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• Flooding hits parts of Midwest; evacuates parts of Michigan

  19-05-2020 22:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  People living near two mid-Michigan lakes and parts of a river were evacuated on Tuesday following days of heavy rain that produced flooding and put pressure on dams in the area.
  
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• NASA human spaceflight chief resigns ahead of launch

  19-05-2020 22:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  "Associate Administrator for Human Exploration and Operations Doug Loverro has resigned from his position effective Monday, May 18," said the memo sent to employees on Tuesday and seen by Reuters.It added that Ken Bowersox, NASA's deputy associate administrator and a former astronaut, would take Loverro's place until a permanent replacement is found.
  
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• How a pair of Donald Trump tweets created an 'Obamagate' domino effect in the Senate

  19-05-2020 22:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  All it took was a couple of tweets for Donald Trump and top Senate Republicans to get on the same page for the president’s chief messaging strategy ahead of the 2020 presidential election.When Mr Trump fired off a pair of messages over the weekend urging Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham to shore up their resources to probe his “Obamagate” theory, it took less than 48 hours for the duo to answer the call.
  
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• Concerns erupt over integrity of Florida's COVID-19 website

  19-05-2020 22:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The chief architect of Florida’s coronavirus website was fired this week after a dispute over what information should be made public, underscoring how entwined public health data and politics have become as elected officials move to reopen their communities amid the coronavirus pandemic.Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has said his decision to begin reopening his state has been driven by science, and federal epidemiologists have praised his administration’s daily release of COVID-19 related
  
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• Nearly 200 people arrested, two shot during 'Go Topless Jeep Weekend'

  19-05-2020 22:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  "I don't know why it's so hard for people just to show up and have fun these days," one resident said.
  
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• Louisville woman gave birth outside hospital, used a COVID-19 face mask to tie off cord

  19-05-2020 22:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Sarah Patrick delivered her newborn baby in the chilly, early morning hours of May 9 while locked outside of Baptist Health Louisville.
  
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• Flynn's lawyers ask appeals court to force dismissal of case

  19-05-2020 22:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Lawyers for Michael Flynn are asking a federal appeals court to order the dismissal of the criminal case against the former Trump administration national security adviser.Instead, U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan appointed a retired judge to argue against the department's position and to consider whether Flynn, who previously admitted lying to federal agents but now asserts his innocence, could be held in criminal contempt for perjury.The filing Tuesday with the Washington-based appeals court
  
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• Ex-WWE star Shad Gaspard goes missing, told rescuers 'save my son'

  19-05-2020 22:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  "When last seen by the lifeguard, a wave had crashed over Mr. Shad Gaspard and he was swept out to sea," police said.
  
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• Syria seizes assets of Assad cousin and business magnate Rami Makhlouf

  19-05-2020 22:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Syria's government seizes assets of Assad cousin Rami Makhlouf
  
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• Florida’s Coronavirus Dashboard Architect: I Was Fired for Not Manipulating Data

  19-05-2020 22:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A top Florida Department of Health data manager alleges she was forced to resign from her job maintaining the state’s COVID-19 portal because she refused to change data that would “drum up support for the plan to reopen” amid the pandemic. Rebekah Jones, the architect behind the Sunshine State’s interactive COVID-19 dashboard once praised by the White House, told several news outlets on Tuesday she was removed from her position as Graphic Information Systems manager
  
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• Trump visit to Ford plant contradicts Michigan Gov. Whitmer's order — but she won't try to stop it

  19-05-2020 22:16 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The president's visit to a Ford plant in Michigan contradicts a ban on nonessential tours.
  
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• Georgia's Republican governor can pick justice's successor after Supreme Court ruling

  19-05-2020 22:12 via news.yahoo.com
  
  An election to fill a soon-to-be vacant seat on the Georgia Supreme Court has been cancelled, with it instead ruled that governor Brian Kemp will appoint the justice’s successor for a two year term.Georgia Supreme Court justice Keith Blackwell, a Republican, announced in February that he will be stepping down from his role after six years, in November this year.
  
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• Exclusive: In veiled warning to Iran, U.S. tells Gulf mariners to stay clear of its warships

  19-05-2020 22:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  In an alert that appeared aimed squarely at Iran, the U.S. Navy issued a warning on Tuesday to mariners in the Gulf to stay 100 meters (yards) away from U.S. warships or risk being "interpreted as a threat and subject to lawful defensive measures."The notice to mariners, which was first reported by Reuters, follows U.S. President Donald Trump's threat last month to fire on any Iranian ships that harass Navy vessels."Armed vessels approaching within 100 meters of a U.S. naval vessel may be interp
  
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• US Navy issues new guidelines after close Iran encounters

  19-05-2020 22:05 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The U.S. Navy warned Tuesday it will take “lawful defensive measures” against vessels in the Mideast that come within 100 meters (yards) of its warships, offering specific guidelines after a recent close encounter with Iranian vessels in the Persian Gulf.Defensive measures have typically included turning a ship away from the approaching vessel, sounding its horn, shooting off flares and ultimately firing warning shots to force the vessel away.“Our ships are conducting routine o
  
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• El Salvador's president extends lockdown, crimping law allowing restart of economy

  19-05-2020 22:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  El Salvador's government on Tuesday extended a strict lockdown until June 6, after President Nayib Bukele threatened to veto a law passed by Congress aimed at accelerating the reopening of the country's economy prior to that date.The legal minister to the president, Conan Castro, said the order was in line with Bukele's plan to gradually re-open the economy only after another phase of strict quarantine measures to contain the coronavirus.Bukele, 38, has spent the past few days scrapping with Con
  
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• President Trump signs executive order to cut regulations

  19-05-2020 21:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Executive order cuts regulations that could prevent job growth amid the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Major tech companies are letting their employees work from home. But Apple thinks different.

  19-05-2020 21:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Apple is pushing employees to come back to the office as early as late May or early June while every other major tech company embraces remote work.
  
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• Syria rebel, regime forces face off in Libya

  19-05-2020 21:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  While a ceasefire in Syria has reduced combat between rebels and government forces, mercenaries from the two sides are still fighting in Libya on behalf of their Russian and Turkish backers.Turkey supports some Syrian rebels and Libya's UN-recognised Government of National Accord, while Russia supports Syria's President Bashar al-Assad and Libya's eastern-based strongman Khalifa Haftar.
  
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• Trump signs order directing agencies to cut federal regulations

  19-05-2020 21:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday directing federal agencies to cut regulations, a move he said would help the economy recover from the impact of the coronavirus outbreak.Trump, who signed the order at a Cabinet meeting, said itinstructed agencies to eliminate "unnecessary regulations that impede economic recovery.""I'm directing agencies to review the hundreds of regulations we've already suspended in response to the virus and make these suspensions permanent wher
  
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• Mexico City virus deaths triple official toll, group says

  19-05-2020 21:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A registry of death certificates in Mexico City suggests there were 4,577 cases where doctors mentioned coronavirus or COVID-19 as a possible or probable cause of death, more than three times the official death toll in the city.The federal government acknowledges only 1,332 confirmed deaths in Mexico City since the pandemic began, less than a third as many as the investigation revealed.The anti-corruption group Mexicans Against Corruption said in a report Monday that it got access to a database
  
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• Gowdy: We need more ways to hold people accountable other than indictment

  19-05-2020 21:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Barr does not expect criminal investigation into Obama or Biden; former congressman and Fox News contributor Trey Gowdy reacts.
  
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• U.S. workers hit McDonald's with class action over COVID-19 safety

  19-05-2020 21:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  McDonald's failed to provide adequate hand sanitizer, gloves and masks and has not notified its staff when an employee has become infected with the new coronavirus, according to a copy of the lawsuit provided by a spokesman for the workers.McDonald's said in a statement that the allegations were inaccurate and that safety, including wellness checks and protective gear, was a top priority.The workers requested the Illinois state court issue an injunction, which would make McDonald's stop requirin
  
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• Trump news: President defends hydroxychloroquine and snaps at female reporter during heated press exchange

  19-05-2020 21:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Donald Trump is continuing to defend an unproven coronavirus treatment involving the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine despite studies from within his own government highlighting dangerous potential side effects.The president claimed the Department of Veterans Affairs study involved candidates who were “almost dead” and in “very bad shape” when taking the unfounded Covid-19 treatment, which many have said does not actually prevent or cure the disease caused by the nove
  
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• Trump news - live: President defends hydroxychloroquine and snaps at female reporter during heated press exchange

  19-05-2020 21:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Donald Trump is continuing to defend an unproven coronavirus treatment involving the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine despite studies from within his own government highlighting dangerous potential side effects.The president claimed the Department of Veterans Affairs study involved candidates who were “almost dead” and in “very bad shape” when taking the unfounded Covid-19 treatment, which many have said does not actually prevent or cure the disease caused by the nove
  
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• California Is Slowly Reopening. It's Complicated.

  19-05-2020 21:08 via news.yahoo.com
  
  On Monday, at the start of another week under California's stay-at-home order, Gov. Gavin Newsom rolled out slightly loosened criteria for counties that hope to allow businesses to reopen more quickly than the state overall."This is an important period of time," he said. "In the next few weeks we are looking at a number of significant milestones."Going forward, state health officials said they were no longer requiring counties to have zero COVID-19 deaths for two weeks, for instance.Rather, News
  
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• Andrew Cuomo Says New York Will Allow Memorial Day Ceremonies With Up to 10 People

  19-05-2020 21:07 via news.yahoo.com
  
  New York will allow Memorial Day ceremonies with up to 10 people despite statewide lockdown rules, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday.
  
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• New polls show trouble for Trump and Republicans in GOP strongholds

  19-05-2020 21:05 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Just-released polls contain bad news for President Trump and his Senate allies, with Joe Biden expanding the electoral map to states that have long been bastions of the Republican Party.
  
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• Pelosi warns against "morbidly obese" Trump taking hydroxychloroquine

  19-05-2020 20:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Mr. Trump told reporters Monday he is taking hydroxychloroquine and zinc to prevent against the coronavirus.
  
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• Ex-Trump aide Flynn, who admitted lying to FBI, asks appeals court to toss charges

  19-05-2020 20:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  President Donald Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn, who previously pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI, asked a U.S. appeals court on Tuesday to force a judge to dismiss the criminal case against him as requested by the Justice Department.The department's May 7 reversal in the case drew accusations from Democrats and retired career prosecutors that Attorney General William Barr was politicizing the U.S. criminal justice system to benefit Trump's friends and associates.In an e
  
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• Ex-Trump aide Flynn asks appeals court to toss criminal charges

  19-05-2020 20:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  President Donald Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn on Tuesday asked a U.S. appeals court to force a judge to dismiss the criminal charges against him as requested by the Justice Department.The department's May 7 reversal in a case in which Flynn previously pleaded guilty drew accusations from Democrats and retired career prosecutors that Attorney General William Barr was politicizing the U.S. criminal justice system to benefit Trump's friends and associates in criminal cases
  
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• U.S. extends non-essential travel restrictions on Canada, Mexico through June 22

  19-05-2020 20:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Tuesday extended non-essential travel restrictions at U.S. land borders with Mexico and Canada through June 22 that were set to expire on Wednesday."Non-essential travel will not be permitted until this administration is convinced that doing so is safe and secure," Acting DHS Secretary Chad Wolf said in a statement."We have been in contact with our Canadian and Mexican counterparts and they also agree that extending these restrictions is prudent
  
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• U.S. 'likely' to extend travel restrictions on Canada, Mexico: Homeland Security's Wolf

  19-05-2020 20:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Acting U.S. Department of Homeland Security chief Chad Wolf said Tuesday the Trump administration is "likely" to extend non-essential travel restrictions at U.S. land borders with Mexico and Canada that are set to expire on Wednesday."We really have to see what is the health care situation like in Mexico and Canada, how are their cases, have they hit their curve?" Wolf said at a U.S. Chamber of Commerce event.Earlier Tuesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Canada and the United States have a
  
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• Opinion: In (sort of) debunking 'Obamagate,' Barr actually boosts Trump's conspiracy theory

  19-05-2020 20:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Atty. Gen. William Barr says President Obama and Joe Biden are unlikely to be prosecuted. That's not much of a concession.
  
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• The redesigned Toyota Sienna minivan comes with an onboard vacuum and a fridge, and it'll tackle the Honda Odyssey and Chrysler Pacifica with a hybrid-only engine

  19-05-2020 20:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Sienna comes with just a single powertrain option: a hybrid four-cylinder, making 243 horsepower and getting 33 mpg.
  
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• What is Kawasaki disease? How to recognize the symptoms in your child

  19-05-2020 20:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Kawasaki disease is most likely to affect children under five years old and of Asian heritage. Here's how to recognize the symptoms.
  
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