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• Need a coronavirus refund for a hotel or rental? It's complicated

  08-03-2020 23:58 via cnn.com
  
  Michael Moldofsky booked a seven-bedroom rental house in Austin, Texas, months in advance using the vacation rental site VRBO.
  
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• Coronavirus shock, oil crash sinks world stocks

  08-03-2020 23:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LONDON/SYDNEY/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Global stocks plunged on Monday and prices for crude oil tumbled as much as 33% after Saudi Arabia launched a price war with Russia, sending investors already panicked by the coronavirus fleeing for the safety of bonds and the yen.Saudi Arabia had stunned markets with plans to raise its production significantly after the collapse of OPEC's supply cut agreement with Russia, a grab for market share reminiscent of a drive in 2014 that sent prices down by about tw
  
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• Coronavirus shock and oil price fall pummel world stocks

  08-03-2020 23:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Global stocks plunged on Monday and prices for crude oil tumbled as much as 33% after Saudi Arabia launched a price war with Russia, sending investors already worried by the coronavirus fleeing for the safety of bonds and the yen.Saudi Arabia had stunned markets with plans to raise its production significantly after the collapse of OPEC's supply cut agreement with Russia - a grab for market share reminiscent of a drive in 2014 that sent prices down by about two-thirds.European equity markets suf
  
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• Asian shares slammed in panicked trade, oil prices crash

  08-03-2020 23:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Asian shares were set for a pounding on Monday as investors fled to bonds to hedge the economic shock of the coronavirus, and oil plunged more than 20% after Saudi Arabia slashed its official selling price.The world's top oil exporter plans to raise its production significantly after the collapse of OPEC's supply cut agreement with Russia, a grab for market share reminiscent of a drive in 2014 that caused prices to slump around two thirds.
  
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• California Governor Gavin Newsom gives update on coronavirus outbreak

  08-03-2020 23:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  California Governor Gavin Newsom gave an update on the outbreak of coronavirus in the state and on the disease-stricken cruise ship off the coast of Oakland. Watch his remarks here.
  
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• Virginia reshaped as Democrats put historic stamp on laws

  08-03-2020 23:26 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Democratic legislators in Virginia have dramatically reshaped the state in two months, sweeping aside many of the state’s old business-friendly and socially conservative laws and replacing them with a broad, progressive policy agenda.Democrats had not had full control of the legislature for more than two decades, and their years of pent-up frustrations yielded one of the most consequential sessions in Virginia's history.
  
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• U.S. stock futures tumble 4% on coronavirus fears in pre-market trade

  08-03-2020 23:23 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Contracts for the S&P 500 eminifell 4.2% to 2839.The decline indicates how much the S&P 500 might fall when trading begins on Monday.The implied yield on the futures contract for the 10-year U.S. Treasury note fell below 0.5% for first time.
  
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• Cruise docks at Florida port after virus test clears crew

  08-03-2020 23:01 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Regal Princess cruise ship finally pulled into a Florida port and passengers began disembarking after two crew members tested negative for coronavirus.The Regal Princess was originally to have docked Sunday morning in Port Everglades but instead spent most of the day sailing up and down the coast.The Coast Guard delivered testing kits to the Regal Princess and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a “no-sail order” for the ship.
  
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• Finland pulled troops from an Arctic military exercise with the US and 8 other countries over coronavirus concerns

  08-03-2020 22:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A soldier at a military camp in Norway tested positive for the coronavirus, but that's the only person who has, Norway's military says.
  
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• LAX ramps up sanitation procedures in response to coronavirus

  08-03-2020 22:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Los Angeles International Airport is ramping up sanitation procedures to protect employees and travelers from possible exposure to the novel coronavirus.
  
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• Grand Princess cruise ship hit by coronavirus will dock Monday in California

  08-03-2020 22:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Grand Princess cruise ship will begin disembarking Monday in the Port of Oakland after 21 people aboard tested positive for coronavirus.
  
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• France bans gatherings of more than 1,000 people over coronavirus concerns, with exceptions for protests and public transit

  08-03-2020 22:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The French minister of health announced the ban Sunday out of an abundance of caution over the spread of the coronavirus, with some exceptions.
  
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• Guyana court halts release of election results amid fraud accusations

  08-03-2020 22:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Guyana's top court on Sunday upheld an injunction blocking the elections commission from proclaiming a winner in this month's presidential election, delaying the results of a vote that has been marred by accusations of fraud.Chief Justice Roxane George said during a court session on Sunday that she would begin hearing the case on Tuesday to determine whether elections officials will need to resume verification of votes in an area known as Region Four.The opposition says Region Four results were
  
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• U.S. Senator Cruz self quarantines after contact with coronavirus carrier

  08-03-2020 22:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON/WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) - Two U.S. Republican lawmakers, Senator Ted Cruz and Rep. Paul Gosar, said on Sunday they will quarantine themselves after contact at a late February gathering of conservatives with someone who has since tested positive for coronavirus.Cruz and Gosar were among the U.S. politicians and activists who gathered just outside Washington Feb. 26-29 for the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), which met this year under the theme "America vs
  
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• Risks Stack Up for Philippine Central Bank Chief in Second Year

  08-03-2020 22:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  (Bloomberg) -- Philippine central bank Governor Benjamin Diokno’s plate is full as he starts his second year in office.Diokno must enforce a range of new laws, including ones allowing the central bank to issue bonds and boost the country’s stubbornly low saving rate. And he ends his first year in office with a fresh global worry: the coronavirus outbreak weighing on tourism, trade and investment.The former budget secretary has overseen a marked easing of monetary policy since he was
  
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• A look at the coronavirus in six states slated to hold Democratic elections on Tuesday

  08-03-2020 21:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Voters may be apprehensive about a process that involves entering a confined space to use voting equipment that has been touched by many strangers.
  
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• Number of coronavirus cases in Italy soar to more than 5,000

  08-03-2020 21:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  There are now 105,000 reported cases of the coronavirus across six continents and at least 35,000 have died from the virus. Italy has the highest death toll outside of China. Charlie D'Agata reports.
  
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• The story of the 1918 flu pandemic

  08-03-2020 21:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The pandemic of H1N1 virus in 1918 infected about one-third of the world's population, causing at least 50 million deaths, including more than a half-million in the United States.Martha Teichner reports.
  
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• Saudi seals off Shiite-majority region, closes schools over coronavirus

  08-03-2020 21:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Saudi authorities Sunday cordoned off the eastern region of Qatif, a stronghold of the kingdom's Shiite minority, in a bid to contain the fast-spreading coronavirus as the total number of cases rose to 11.The lockdown on Qatif, home to around 500,000 people, is the first action of its kind across the Gulf region that has confirmed more than 230 coronavirus cases -- most of them people returning from religious pilgrimages to Shiite-majority Iran."Given that all 11 recorded positive cases of the n
  
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• Biden, Sanders win new endorsements ahead of Michigan contest

  08-03-2020 21:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Ahead of primaries in six states this week, Democratic presidential hopefuls Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders both picked up crucial endorsements Sunday from prominent black leaders.(SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S. SENATOR KAMALA HARRIS, SAYING:I am, with great enthusiasm, going to endorse Joe Biden for President of the United States."U.S. Senator Kamala Harris threw her support behind Former Vice President Biden, who she clashed on the debate stage as she was seeking the party's nomination. Most notably
  
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• Health authorities check all passengers travelling from northern Italy – video

  08-03-2020 21:26 via theguardian.com
  
  Italian health authorities were checking passengers getting off buses and trains from northern Italy and arriving in Salerno and Naples on Saturday. Other countries could soon follow Italy's drastic containment measures as coronavirus threatens to continue its spread across Europe. Italy remains the epicentre of the viral outbreak in Europe, as more than a quarter of the country's population is under quarantine  Continue reading...
  
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• Grand Princess passengers prepare to disembark, quarantine; 'Don't get on a cruise,' health official advises

  08-03-2020 21:25 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Grand Princess passengers ready to disembark Monday, while health official Anthony Fauci urges "Just don't get on a cruise ship" to protect elderly.
  
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• Italy's coronavirus death toll shot up to 366 in a day as the country put 16 million people on lockdown

  08-03-2020 21:22 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The 366 identified deaths in the country make the country home to the largest number of infections outside China, where the virus originated.
  
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• Italy's coronavirus death toll rose by nearly 60% in a day as the country put 16 million people on lockdown

  08-03-2020 21:22 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The 7,375 identified infections in Italy as of Sunday made it home to the most infections outside China, where the novel coronavirus originated.
  
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• Trump defiant as White House is rebuked for coronavirus response

  08-03-2020 20:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  President Donald Trump defended the "perfectly coordinated" US response to the coronavirus epidemic Sunday amid heavy criticism over health cuts and strategic blunders that have failed to stem its rapid spread.The virus has reached 30 US states, with Oregon the latest to declare a state of emergency Sunday, and 60 million people in California and New York states under crisis measures.Two more deaths were reported in Washington state -- both linked to a virus-hit care home near Seattle -- bringin
  
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• Pakistani Women's Day marchers hit with stones, sticks

  08-03-2020 20:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Protesters marking International Women's Day in ultra-conservative Pakistan on Sunday came under attack with stones and sticks, reflecting the movement's challenge in a society where females are still put to death under ancient "honour" codes.During a march in the capital, Islamist counter-protesters hurled sticks and stones at the women's rights demonstrators, causing some injuries and forcing a crowd of people to seek cover before the police intervened.Tension had risen in Islamabad when about
  
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• Portugal's president self-isolates amid virus outbreak

  08-03-2020 20:50 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The office of Portugal's 71-year-old president said Sunday that he has canceled all public activities and will stay at home amid the coronavirus outbreak.President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa recently received a group of students from a school which has since been closed following the detection of a student with COVID-19.Rebelo de Sousa is known as being an effusive and affectionate president who is extremely popular in Portugal.
  
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• US Army suspends soldier travel to and from South Korea and Italy amid mounting coronavirus concern

  08-03-2020 20:48 via cnn.com
  
  The US Army has suspended travel for American soldiers and their families to and from South Korea and Italy amid mounting concern over the spread of the novel coronavirus.
  
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• Manchester United extends unbeaten streak

  08-03-2020 20:48 via cnn.com
  
  Manchester United stretched its unbeaten streak in all competitions to 10 games on Sunday with a tight 2-0 victory over fierce rivals Manchester City.
  
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• Man United extends unbeaten streak and all but seals title for Liverpool

  08-03-2020 20:48 via cnn.com
  
  Manchester United stretched its unbeaten streak in all competitions to 10 games on Sunday with a tight 2-0 victory over fierce rivals Manchester City.
  
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• Texas man who waited six hours to vote on Super Tuesday wasn't eligible

  08-03-2020 20:45 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A Texas man who was praised on Super Tuesday for waiting over six hours to vote has discovered he's not eligible.Hervis Rogers waited in line at the Texas Southern University polling place in Houston, Texas, for over six hours so he could cast his ballot, and he was the final one in line that day.
  
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• Dutch trial opens for 4 suspects in downing of flight MH17

  08-03-2020 20:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  As the trial of three Russians and a Ukrainian charged with multiple counts of murder for their alleged involvement in the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 got underway Monday, a Dutch prosecutor solemnly read out the names of all 298 people killed in the attack.As expected, the suspects didn't appear for trial and weren't in the courtroom as prosecutor Dedy Woei-a-Tsoi read out the victims' names.“The silence in this room when the names were being read out of all those people w
  
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• Want to know how not to deal with coronavirus? Take a look at Hollywood pandemics

  08-03-2020 20:35 via nbcnews.com
  
  Taking a look at these fictional narratives before and even during an outbreak can help us see what to do and, more important, what not to do in real life.
  
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• These people treated Sars, Ebola and swine flu: what is their advice on beating coronavirus?

  08-03-2020 20:32 via news.yahoo.com
  
  As Europe struggles to contain Covid-19, some of the country's leading health and science experts reflect on the previous outbreaks they have witnessed on the frontline and the lessons that can be learned to prevent its spread. Sars: Dr Simon Mardel, OBE I was a clinician with the World Health Organisation when the SARS virus was discovered in 2003. I had already been involved in previous outbreaks like Ebola, Marburg and Lassa fever (during the Sierra Leone civil war in 1997) and was focused on
  
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• Elizabeth Warren is out of the race, but advocates hope her disability plan is the new standard

  08-03-2020 20:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Elizabeth Warren exited the presidential race this week, but advocates who worked on her disability plan hope it will set a "standard" going forward.
  
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• 'Scary for everybody': This is what it's like in Seattle and King County, areas under siege from the coronavirus

  08-03-2020 20:25 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Public health officials have recommended "social distancing" for millions of Seattle-area residents. Here's a close-up look at what the area is enduring.
  
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• Cruise out of Port of LA canceled after CDC issues 'no-sail order'

  08-03-2020 20:23 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Passengers who were set to sail on the Royal Princess cruise ship for a 7-day journey to Mexico from the Port of Los Angeles on Saturday were forced to make other plans after the cruise was canceled over coronavirus concerns.
  
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• Tourist in Egypt becomes 1st confirmed virus death in Africa

  08-03-2020 20:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A German tourist died Sunday of the novel coronavirus in a Sinai resort of eastern Egypt, the health ministry announced, the first death from the epidemic recorded in Africa."The 60-year-old German citizen showed symptoms of a fever (and) checked into Hurghada hospital on 6 March," before testing positive for COVID-19, it said in a statement.On Saturday, the health ministry announced 45 suspected cases of Egyptians and foreigners contracting the virus aboard a Nile cruise ship.
  
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• DC church reports its rector tests positive for coronavirus

  08-03-2020 20:15 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A prominent Episcopal church in Washington suspended all activities Sunday after announcing that one of its senior leaders was the first person in the nation’s capital to test positive for the coronavirus.The Rev. Timothy Cole, the church rector, was in stable condition after being hospitalized Saturday night, according to a statement from the Rev. Crystal Hardin, the assistant rector.``Out of an abundance of caution, Christ Church has canceled all activities including church services unti
  
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• 2 members of Congress say they met man with coronavirus

  08-03-2020 20:15 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Two members of Congress, Sen. Ted Cruz and Rep. Paul Gosar, said Sunday they are isolating themselves after determining they had contact at a political conference with a man who has tested positive for coronavirus.Cruz, R-Texas, said he had brief contact with the man at the Conservative Political Action Conference nearly two weeks ago and would spend the next few days at his home in Texas until a full 14 days had passed since their interaction.Gosar, R-Ariz., said he had sustained contact with t
  
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• U.S. coronavirus cases climb, states weigh stronger response

  08-03-2020 20:04 via news.yahoo.com
  
  (SOUNDBITE) (English) NEW YORK STATE GOVERNOR ANDREW CUOMO, SAYING:"We are trying to contain the spread of the virus."New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo on Sunday announced 16 new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the New York total to 105, up from 89 the day before. In the United States, 19 people have died out of about 450 reported cases of coronavirus, which causes the sometimes-deadly respiratory illness COVID-19. The outbreak has killed more than 3,600 globally.(SOUNDBITE) (English) NEW
  
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• Remains of 'Baby Evelyn' Boswell are believed to have been found at relative's home

  08-03-2020 20:04 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The remains were found at a property owned by her mom's relative.
  
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• Remains of 'Baby Evelyn' Boswell are believed to have been found at her mother's home

  08-03-2020 20:04 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Authorities believe that remains they found belong to missing Tennessee toddler Evelyn Boswell. The remains were found at the home of the child's mom.
  
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• 'Chaos, confusion and corruption': Violence persists in Alabama's prisons despite federal investigation

  08-03-2020 19:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  In 2019, the Alabama prison system had one of its most violent years in a decade. Sixteen prisoners were killed.
  
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• Smoking or vaping increases risks for those with coronavirus: NYC mayor

  08-03-2020 19:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  De Blasio told a press conference earlier on Sunday that people who smoke or vape are at higher risk."If you are a smoker or a vaper that does make you more vulnerable," de Blasio said, urging New Yorkers to seek help in quitting.De Blasio also said people over the age of 50 and with heart disease, lung disease, cancer, immune system vulnerability or diabetes face increased risks.
  
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• Days After Rep. Matt Gaetz Wore a Gas Mask to Vote on COVID-19 Funding, the Virus Killed One of His Constituents

  08-03-2020 19:50 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Gaetz released a statement to say that he was 'extremely saddened' by the news
  
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• Italy in lockdown as virus death toll soars

  08-03-2020 19:49 via cnn.com
  
  Italy has imposed the most draconian lockdown outside mainland China as it attempts to control Europe's biggest outbreak of the novel coronavirus, restricting the movements of more than 10 million people in the northern part of the country.
  
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• Country says 366 have died and over 7,300 have been infected as more than 10 million placed under travel ban

  08-03-2020 19:49 via cnn.com
  
  Italy has imposed the most draconian lockdown outside mainland China as it attempts to control Europe's biggest outbreak of the novel coronavirus, restricting the movements of more than 10 million people in the northern part of the country.
  
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• Bernie Sanders is hammering Joe Biden on Social Security

  08-03-2020 19:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Bernie Sanders has launched an offensive against Joe Biden in the days since last week’s Super Tuesday results essentially rendered the Democratic presidential primary a two-man race.
  
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• A $100,000 cleaning machine? A 'silver bullet' disinfectant? Businesses cash in on coronavirus panic at schools

  08-03-2020 19:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Cleaning companies and online colleges are among businesses cashing in even if there's no guarantee their products will stop the coronavirus.
  
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