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• Trump says Harry and Meghan must pay for security

  29-03-2020 23:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Duke and Duchess of Sussex reportedly moved from Canada to the US amid the virus outbreak.
  
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• See inside 1,000-bed field hospital in New York

  29-03-2020 22:59 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Shimon Prokupecz goes inside the 1,000-bed makeshift field hospital erected to treat coronavirus patients at the Javits Convention Center in New York City.
  
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• Priests offer drive-thru confessions

  29-03-2020 22:55 via cnn.com
  
  As the Covid-19 pandemic forces churches and places of worship to close across the country, Chelmsford Catholic Collaborative found a way around the problem.
  
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• A New York nurse shared a chilling photo of coronavirus victims to show 'the ghastly reality of what' medical workers deal with on frontlines

  29-03-2020 22:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The harrowing image shows the bodies of deceased COVID-19 patients being stored in a refrigerated truck outside the ambulance bay.
  
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• Police in England dye a 'Blue Lagoon' black to deter visitors during coronavirus lockdown

  29-03-2020 22:43 via cnn.com
  
  Not even a nationwide lockdown could stop England's Instagrammers from flocking to a former limestone quarry in Harpur Hill, whose bright blue waters have earned it the nickname, "Blue Lagoon."
  
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• English police dye 'Blue Lagoon' black to deter visitors during lockdown

  29-03-2020 22:43 via cnn.com
  
  Not even a nationwide lockdown could stop England's Instagrammers from flocking to a former limestone quarry in Harpur Hill, whose bright blue waters have earned it the nickname, "Blue Lagoon."
  
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• Authority: Stranded ships begin transiting Panama Canal

  29-03-2020 22:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Panama Canal Authority said Sunday that two cruise ships carrying more than 1,800 passengers and crew — some infected with COVID-19 — stranded off the Central American country and hoping to reach port in Florida had begun the process of transiting the canal.While Panamanian officials said they would let the two ships transit the Panama Canal, the cruise company said it had not been given official permission and Fort Lauderdale's mayor said he didn't want it to dock near his city
  
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• Serial killer dubbed Grim Sleeper dies in California prison

  29-03-2020 22:36 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Lonnie Franklin, the convicted serial killer known as the "Grim Sleeper" who preyed on the women of South Los Angeles for more than two decades, has died in prison.California corrections officials said Franklin was found unresponsive in his cell at San Quentin State Prison on Saturday evening.An autopsy will determine the cause of death; however, there were no signs of trauma, corrections spokeswoman Terry Thornton said in a statement.
  
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• An Arkansas doctor stayed in his home to socially distance from his wife and child. Days after his photo went viral his house was destroyed by a tornado.

  29-03-2020 22:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  He went viral for distancing from his wife and 1-year-old son. Days later, his house was destroyed by a tornado that hit Jonesboro, Arkansas.
  
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• Fair to award Liverpool title - Man City's Gundogan

  29-03-2020 22:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It would only be "fair" to award Liverpool the title if the Premier League season is not completed, says Manchester City's Ilkay Gundogan.
  
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• Trump accuses hospitals of hoarding ventilators

  29-03-2020 22:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  U.S. President Donald Trump accused hospitals on Sunday of hoarding ventilators that are in scarce supply across the United States as the coronavirus spreads, adding any hospitals not using the devices must release them.Trump, whose critics have accused him of trying to deflect blame over his handling of the crisis, did not cite any evidence to back his accusation that hospitals were hoarding the devices."We have some healthcare workers, some hospitals ... hoarding equipment including ventilator
  
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• Trump's salute to Vietnam veterans meets with thanks – and scorn

  29-03-2020 22:12 via news.yahoo.com
  
  On national holiday he declared, president who avoided draft salutes those who servedDonald Trump marked National Vietnam War Veterans Day on Sunday, with a tweet praising those who served in a conflict that involved US combat operations in Indochina from 1965 to 1973 .“You have earned our gratitude and thanks,” he wrote, “by your actions years ago and what you have done since returning home. The nation thanks you and your families for your service and sacrifice. We love you!&r
  
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• The Trump administration sent California 170 ventilators to help in coronavirus battle — but none of the equipment worked

  29-03-2020 22:08 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Instead of "complaining," California Governor Gavin Newsom said "broken" ventilators were sent to a local company to be repaired.
  
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• Record virus deaths in Spain as world hunkers down

  29-03-2020 21:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Spain broke another national record of daily coronavirus deaths Sunday as more than 40 percent of the world's population was asked to stay at home to halt the deadly march of a disease that has claimed some 33,500 lives.Hospitals are rapidly filling with a deluge of patients in Europe and the United States, now the focal points of a pandemic that began in Asia but is now upending the global economy and upsetting everyday life in unprecedented ways.Spain announced 838 deaths in a 24-hour period,
  
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• Plane crashes in Philippines killing all on board

  29-03-2020 21:56 via cnn.com
  
  An airplane crashed during takeoff in Manila, Philippines, killing everyone on board, airport personnel tell CNN. The crew, a nurse, and a coronavirus patient are among the dead. CNN's Paula Newton has more.
  
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• Fit, healthy 33-year-old recounts falling ill to coronavirus

  29-03-2020 21:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Andrea Napoli didn’t fit the usual profile of a coronavirus patient. At 33, he was in perfect health, with no history of respiratory disease. Until that day, Napoli was following his routine of work, jogging and swimming.
  
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• Coronavirus: UK ‘wasting time’ on NHS protective gear orders

  29-03-2020 21:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Textile firms say they could have begun making gowns and masks for front-line workers ten days ago.
  
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• Moscow mayor orders all residents to stay at home

  29-03-2020 21:26 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Moscow's mayor announced strict isolation rules for the city from Monday, the latest in a series of measures introduced in Russia to fight the spread of the coronavirus.The new restrictions would apply to all the city's residents, regardless of age, mayor Sergei Sobyanin said in a statement Sunday."The extremely negative turn of events that we see in the largest cities in Europe and the USA causes great concern for the life and health of our citizens," Sobyanin said introducing the new rules.
  
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• 'There needs to be a point where enough is enough' - Kane says end of June the limit for season

  29-03-2020 21:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England captain Harry Kane says the Premier League season should be scrapped if it cannot be completed by the end of June
  
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• France steps up coronavirus evacuations from packed hospitals

  29-03-2020 21:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  France on Sunday staged its largest evacuation of coronavirus patients to date from hospitals in the hard-hit east, increasing efforts to free up intensive care units as officials warned of an influx of serious cases in the coming days.Two specially equipped high-speed trains carried 36 patients from Mulhouse and Nancy toward hospitals along France's western coast, where the outbreak has been limited so far.Dozens of hospital workers, flanked by police and soldiers standing guard, spent hours in
  
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• A Washington ER Doctor Was Allegedly Terminated After Publicly Criticizing His Hospital for Not Protecting Its Staff

  29-03-2020 21:10 via news.yahoo.com
  
  He had repeatedly requested more medical supplies and more protective measures for health care workers
  
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• Nigeria orders 14-day cessation of movement in Lagos, Abuja to fight coronavirus

  29-03-2020 21:07 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday ordered the cessation of movement in Lagos and the capital Abuja for 14 days in an attempt to curb the spread of the coronavirus.Nigeria has 97 confirmed cases, most of which have been in its two main cities.Buhari said the restrictions would begin at 11 p.m. (2200 GMT) on Monday, March 30.
  
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• Poll: 15% of Sanders supporters will vote for Trump if Biden is nominee; 80% would back Biden

  29-03-2020 21:02 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The poll also found Biden with a 16-percentage-point advantage (55%-39%) over Sanders among registered Democrats and independents who lean Democratic.
  
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• Largest U.S. dam removal sparks debate over coveted West water

  29-03-2020 20:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  California’s second-largest river has sustained Native American tribes with salmon for millennia, provided upstream farmers with irrigation water for generations and served as a haven for retirees who built homes along its banks.
  
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• Coronavirus: 'Millions' of Americans could be infected, expert warns

  29-03-2020 20:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The US government's leading expert warns up to 200,000 people could die, as cases continue to rise.
  
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• Coronavirus: Rhode Island forces all travelers from other states into self-quarantine

  29-03-2020 20:23 via news.yahoo.com
  
  New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo had threatened to sue over Rhode Island's quarantine order, which initially only applied to New York residents.
  
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• Coronavirus deaths fall again in Italy but lockdown extension looms

  29-03-2020 20:11 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The number of deaths from coronavirus in Italy fell for the second consecutive day on Sunday but the country still looked almost certain to see an extension of stringent containment measures.The Civil Protection department said 756 people had died in the last day, bringing the total to 10,779 - more than a third of all deaths from the virus worldwide."The measures that were due to expire on April 3 inevitably will be extended," Regional Affairs Minister Francesco Boccia told Sky TG24 television.
  
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• France moves patients from swamped hospitals as death toll climbs

  29-03-2020 20:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  France used two high-speed trains and a German military plane to move more than three dozen critically ill coronavirus patients on Sunday to ease the pressure on overwhelmed hospitals in eastern France.The Grand Est region was the first in France to be hit by a wave of coronavirus infections that has rapidly moved westwards to engulf the greater Paris region, where hospitals are desperately adding intensive care beds to cope with the influx.The number of coronavirus deaths in France since March
  
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• Record virus deaths in Spain as world hunkers down for long haul

  29-03-2020 20:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Spain broke another national record of daily coronavirus deaths Sunday as more than 40 percent of the world's population was asked to stay at home to halt the deadly march of a disease that has claimed some 32,000 lives.A deluge of patients are filling up hospitals in Europe and the United States, now the focal points of a pandemic that is upending the global economy in unprecedented ways.In the US, an about-face by President Donald Trump on quarantining New York captured the panic and confusion
  
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• Coronavirus live updates: Anthony Fauci says millions of Americans face infection, 200,000 could die

  29-03-2020 19:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Sunday morning, Dr. Anthony Fauci warned of potentially millions of coronavirus cases as the US death toll climbed above 2,100.
  
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• Israel's Netanyahu, Gantz see 'significant progress' toward unity govt

  29-03-2020 19:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his erstwhile rival Benny Gantz on Sunday announced "significant progress" in talks towards forming an emergency unity government amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.Gantz, whose now fractured centrist Blue and White alliance had positioned itself as the alternative to Netanyahu in three inconclusive elections over the past year, was elected parliament speaker Thursday.The two men held talks through Saturday night "aimed at establishing a national em
  
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• Hundreds at Louisiana church flout COVID-19 gatherings ban

  29-03-2020 19:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Hundreds of worshippers attended services at a Louisiana church on Sunday, flouting a ban on large gatherings, angering neighbors and seemingly turning a deaf ear to their governor, who once again warned that hospitals could soon be overwhelmed with new cases of the coronavirus.Assistant ministers and worshippers who stood outside the front doors and in the parking lot of Life Tabernacle told news reporters to leave, saying cameras would not be allowed on the property and they had been told not
  
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• New York Gov. Cuomo extends order advising residents to stay at home for at least another two weeks

  29-03-2020 19:50 via news.yahoo.com
  
  "The non-essential workforce is directed to continue to work from home," Cuomo said a day after the president decided against a mandatory quarantine.
  
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• More coronavirus cases in Libya as fighting rages

  29-03-2020 19:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Artillery blasts shook Libya's capital Tripoli on Sunday as fighting raged even as the nation confirmed five more cases of the coronavirus for a total of eight.The National Centre for Disease Control said the new cases were in the northwestern city of Misrata, held by the Government of National Accord (GNA) which is at war with the Libyan National Army (LNA) of eastern-based commander Khalifa Haftar.In chaos and without central authority since the 2011, Western-backed uprising that ousted strong
  
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• 'I don't know how you look at those numbers and conclude anything less than thousands of people will pass away': Cuomo discusses state fatality projections

  29-03-2020 19:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Gov. Andrew Cuomo spoke about New York state’s fatality projections during a press conference on Sunday.
  
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• Surge of virus cases in California threatens hospitals

  29-03-2020 19:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A surge of coronavirus cases in California has arrived and will worsen, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Friday, while the mayor of Los Angeles warned that by early next week his city could see the kind of crush that has crippled New York.
  
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• Jeanine Pirro responds to critics of appearance on Fox News show

  29-03-2020 19:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Pro-Trump anchor appeared late and apparently disheveled on Saturday night, leading to social media speculationPresenting from home has become a new normal for TV hosts during the coronavirus outbreak, but for one of Donald Trump’s favorite personalities, things did not go so well on Saturday night.Jeanine Pirro missed the entire first segment of her show Justice with Judge Jeanine on Fox News and appeared disheveled when she did finally appear, her hair noticeably and uncharacteristically
  
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• A Single Gesture Behind Trump Fuels an Online Conspiracy Theory

  29-03-2020 19:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  At a White House briefing on the coronavirus March 20, President Donald Trump called the State Department the "Deep State Department." Behind him, Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, dropped his head and rubbed his forehead.Some thought Fauci was slighting the president, leading to a vitriolic online reaction. On Twitter and Facebook, a post that falsely claimed he was part of a secret cabal who opposed Trump was soon shared thousands
  
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• California Gov. Gavin Newsom Says Federal Government Sent '170 Broken Ventilators'

  29-03-2020 19:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Newsom said the broken ventilators had been sent to a facility to be fixed and should be returned to LA on Monday
  
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• White House task force official says 'no state, no metro area' will be spared from coronavirus

  29-03-2020 19:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The United States is preparing for a novel coronavirus epidemic that is national in scope."No state, no metro area will be spared," Dr. Deborah Birx, the coronavirus response coordinator for the White House Coronavirus Task Force, told NBC's Chuck Todd on Sunday's edition of Meet the Press.Birx was clear that no area of the country will evade the effects of the virus, but said the sooner places react and instill mitigation measures, the easier it will be to "move forward."> WATCH: Dr. Deborah
  
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• How to mitigate mild symptoms of COVID-19 at home, according to doctors

  29-03-2020 19:23 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Most people who get sick with COVID-19 experience mild symptoms. Doctors recommend rest, staying hydrated, and most importantly, self-isolation.
  
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• Manufacturers cast doubt on ventilator target

  29-03-2020 19:07 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Engineering firms say the UK may not have all the ventilators it needs when virus infections peak.
  
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• The U.S. is preparing for a medical supply airlift of unprecedented scale

  29-03-2020 19:01 via news.yahoo.com
  
  As hospitals across the United States face a shortage of medical supplies in the face of the novel coronavirus pandemic, planes are gearing up to bring in reinforcements.The first aircraft in a series of flights scheduled by the White House over the next 30 days arrived in New York from Shanghai on Sunday morning, bringing with it 12 million gloves, 130,000 N95 masks, 17.6 surgical masks, 50,000 gowns, 130,000 hand sanitizer units, and 36,000 thermometers, all of which will be distributed throug
  
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• Trump's top economic adviser says Americans can expect coronavirus stimulus checks to show up in their bank accounts 'in a couple of weeks'

  29-03-2020 18:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The payments are coming after more than 3 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits as isolation measures sparked a massive wave of layoffs.
  
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• NBC’s Chuck Todd Asks Biden If Trump Has ‘Blood’ on His Hands Over Coronavirus Response

  29-03-2020 18:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Meet the Press anchor Chuck Todd drew the ire of MAGA world on Sunday morning when he asked presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden if he believes President Donald Trump has “blood” on his hands due to his slow response on the coronavirus pandemic.After Biden offered up his recommendations for how the Trump administration should handle the growing crisis—including a more robust use of the Defense Production Act and increased urgency in providing life-saving medica
  
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• Alderweireld donates tablets so isolated people can speak to loved ones

  29-03-2020 18:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tottenham defender Toby Alderweireld is trying "to bring a little bit of joy" to those with coronavirus by donating tablets to hospitals.
  
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• How Should I Do Laundry Now?

  29-03-2020 18:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Now that millions of Americans are being advised to stay at home as much as possible to help limit the spread of the new coronavirus, people are re-evaluating how to manage daily tasks while sticking to social distancing measures.That includes laundry. Whether you have a washer/dryer in your home or rely on your local laundromat, there are several ways to reduce your risk of viral exposure or spread. Here are some questions and answers, based on interviews with three experts.How high is the risk
  
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• Italy coronavirus deaths rise by 756, lifting total death toll to 10,779

  29-03-2020 18:25 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in Italy climbed by 756 to 10,779, the Civil Protection Agency said on Sunday, the second successive fall in the daily rate.Italy's largest daily toll was registered on Friday, when 919 people died.The total number of confirmed cases in Italy rose on Sunday to 97,689 from a previous 92,472, the lowest daily rise in new cases since Wednesday.
  
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• Biden says Trump's rising approval ratings are 'a typical American response' to crisis

  29-03-2020 18:21 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Former Vice President Joe Biden isn't surprised by President Trump's rising approval ratings, even as many argue his administration is floundering in their efforts to respond to the novel coronavirus crisis.Biden said the American public typically rallies around the president during times of crisis, going all the back to former President Jimmy Carter's uptick during the Iran hostage crisis in 1979. Former President George W. Bush is another example — he famously peaked at around 90 percent
  
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• Analysis: Trump's approval rating is rising amid the coronavirus crisis. What could it mean for November?

  29-03-2020 18:19 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The initial boost for President Trump amid the nation's response to the coronavirus pandemic suggest he's not as vulnerable as some first thought.
  
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