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• Mexico: President Trump promises to sell 1,000 ventilators amid COVID-19 crisis

  17-04-2020 23:58
  
  MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s president says U.S. President Donald Trump has promised Mexico will be able to buy 1,000 ventilators and other intensive-therapy equipment used in treating severe cases of COVID-19.Andrés Manuel López Obrador says he spoke with Trump about Mexico’s request to purchase the machines, relatively few of which are available in Mexico.López Obrador says on Twitter that Trump “guaranteed me that by the end of this month" Mexico could b
  
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• California hits 1,021 deaths linked to the coronavirus, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.

  17-04-2020 23:55
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California hits 1,021 deaths linked to the coronavirus, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.
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• The Latest: Mexico: Trump promises to sell 1,000 ventilators

  17-04-2020 23:35
  
  The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.TOP OF THE HOUR:— Model projects Hawaii, Montana, Vermont and West Virginia could reopen by May 4.— Migrants rescued, transferred to ferry off Italy for quarantine.— Former war foes Kosovo, Serbia warming up to help fight virus.
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• Walgreens activates drive-thru COVID-19 testing location in Tucson

  17-04-2020 23:34
  
  TUCSON - Walgreens opened a drive-thru COVID-19 testing location was opened in Tucson Friday.According to an announcement made by the company Friday afternoon, the Tucson drive-thru testing site is one of nine that were activated across five states - Arizona, Illinois, Lousiana, Michigan and Texas.In the press release, the company did not release which Walgreens in Tucson will be home to the drive-thru COVID-19 testing."The activation of these locations demonstrates the company’s continued
  
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• City of Tucson and Hotels Are Teaming To Help Homeless Threatened by COVID-19 Outbreak

  17-04-2020 22:45
  
  The City of Tucson is rolling out a new program today using local hotels to provide shelter and isolation for the homeless exhibiting COVID-19 symptoms or who are at high risk for contracting the disease.…
  
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• The Latest: Model projects 4 US states could reopen by May 4

  17-04-2020 22:41
  
  The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.TOP OF THE HOUR:— Model projects Hawaii, Montana, Vermont and West Virginia could reopen by May 4.— Migrants rescued, transferred to ferry off Italy for quarantine.— Former war foes Kosovo, Serbia warming up to help fight virus.
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• UA Will Furlough All Employees and Cut Pay to Highest Earners in May

  17-04-2020 22:37
  
  In response to the financial impact of COVID-19, the University of Arizona will furlough most of their nearly 15,000 employees beginning May 11 until June 30.The university is expecting millions of revenue to be lost because of the COVID-19 pandemic.…
  
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• AAA AZ offers free roadside assistance to frontline workers

  17-04-2020 22:33
  
  AAA Arizona is offering free roadside assistance services to first responders and healthcare workers.
  All first responders and healthcare workers, including those who may not be AAA members, can call 1-800-AAA-HELP if they need roadside assistance. The offer is valid through the end of May.
  “First responders and healthcare workers are on the front lines of this crisis,” said Tim Condon, President & CEO of AAA Arizona.AAA Roadside Assistance operates as an essential service d
  
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• Rolling Stones to join Gaga for TV event battling COVID-19

  17-04-2020 22:24
  
  Jim Pietryga / CC BY-SA 3.0 The Rolling Stones - rock band formed in London in 1962, Photo Date: June 2015
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Rolling Stones will join Lady Gaga, Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder and Billie Eilish for the upcoming TV special aimed at fighting the coronavirus pandemic.
  Advocacy organization Global Citizen announced Friday that the Stones will appear Saturday on “One World: Together At Home,” a two-hour televised event that will air at 8 p.m. EDT simultaneously on
  
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• Dr. Oz says he ‘misspoke’ when talking on reopening schools

  17-04-2020 22:18
  
  Dr. Mehmet Oz
  NEW YORK (AP) — Television's Dr. Oz Mehmet says he misspoke during a Fox News Channel appearance where he said reopening schools was a “very appetizing opportunity” despite the coronavirus epidemic.
  Speaking to Fox's Sean Hannity this week, he said he saw an article that said reopening schools would "only" cost 2% to 3% in total mortality.
  He said the risk to get back into school may be a trade-off that some people would want to take.
  Oz said on Twitter that he re
  
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• Ex-Trump lawyer Cohen to serve out prison sentence at home

  17-04-2020 22:13
  
  NBC News / YouTube / Mitchell Haindfield / CC BY 2.0 (Michael Cohen will be released from prison due to pandemic)
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s former lawyer and longtime fixer Michael Cohen will be released from federal prison to serve the remainder of his sentence in home confinement because of the coronavirus pandemic.
  That’s according to a Justice Department official and another person familiar with the matter.
  Cohen is locked up at FCI Otisville in New York.
  
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• Taylor Swift has canceled all shows, appearances for 2020

  17-04-2020 22:06
  
  Taylor Swift / YouTubeTaylor Swift video for "You Need To Calm Down" with Katy Perry making a cameo, Photo Date: 6/17/19
  NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Swift is canceling all of her performances and appearances for the rest of the year because of the coronavirus pandemic.
  In a statement released Friday by her representatives, Swift says the hitmaker's U.S. and Brazil shows will take place next year.
  The statements says the move was made “in an effort to keep fans safe and help prevent the sp
  
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• The Latest: US hospitals desperate for gowns using coveralls

  17-04-2020 21:36
  
  The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.TOP OF THE HOUR:— U.S. hospitals desperate for sterile gowns are using coveralls, ponchos.— Migrants rescued, transferred to ferry off Italy for quarantine.— Former war foes Kosovo, Serbia warming up to help fight virus.
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• Florida governor gives green light to reopen some beaches after closed due to COVID-19

  17-04-2020 21:09
  
  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s governor has given the green light for some beaches and parks to reopen if it can be done safely after being closed because of the coronavirus.Gov. Ron DeSantis' announcement on Friday came as north Florida beaches became among the first to allow beach-goers to return since the closures. Mayor Lenny Curry says Duval County beaches were reopening Friday afternoon with restricted hours, and they can be used only for walking, biking, hiking, fishing,
  
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• UArizona to implement furloughs, pay cuts to help combat projected COVID-19 financial loss

  17-04-2020 20:57
  
  TUCSON - The University of Arizona announced Friday that it will be implementing furloughs and pay cuts to its 15,000 employees that are set to last through June 2021 after the school was forced to move online due to the COVID-19 crisis back on March 15.In a letter released by UArizona President Robert Robbins Monday morning, the school said it expects lose more than $66 million by the end of this fiscal year along, which ends June 30. At this time, Robbins said UArizona is projected to lose $25
  
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• The Latest: WHO scientist says coronavirus is containable

  17-04-2020 20:49
  
  The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.TOP OF THE HOUR:— WHO concerned by increase in COVID-19 cases across Africa.— French officials say no reason to suspect China set loose coronavirus.
  — Mexico seeks older doctors, nurses to care for non-coronavirus patients.___GENEVA — A top World H
  
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• ‘The Flu Times 10’ – Double lung transplant recipient survives COVID-19

  17-04-2020 20:18
  
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  (WDIV/NBC News)  One of Michigan’s first COVID-19 patients was diagnosed more than a month ago.Paul Dewyse is a 57-year-old with an underlying condition. He had a double lung transplant and wasn’t sure he’d survive coronavirus.When Dewyse got to University of Michigan Hospital on March 9 he wasn’t thinking about coronavirus.All he knew was that he had flu-like symptoms and because he’d recently had a double lung transplant it meant he needed t
  
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• The Latest: WHO concerned by jump in virus cases in Africa

  17-04-2020 20:12
  
  The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.TOP OF THE HOUR:— WHO concerned by increase in COVID-19 cases across Africa.— French officials say no reason to suspect China set loose coronavirus.
  — Mexico seeks older doctors, nurses to care for non-coronavirus patients.___LONDON — The head of t
  
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• Jane Hull, former Arizona governor dies alongside her husband at age 84

  17-04-2020 19:53
  
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  PHOENIX (AP) — Former Arizona Gov. Jane Dee Hull has died along with her husband, Terry Hull. Jane Hull was 84.Gov. Doug Ducey announced her death Friday on Twitter Friday, saying “Hull dedicated 25 years to principled public service.”Jane Hull was Arizona’s secretary of state when she was elevated to the governor’s office following Fife Symington’s resignation in 1997. She was later elected to her own term and left office i
  
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• Two arrested after attempting to smuggle fentanyl, meth through San Luis Port of Entry

  17-04-2020 19:42
  
  TUCSON - Two U.S. citizens were arrested at the San Luis Port of Entry Friday after they allegedly attempted to smuggle drugs into the United States.According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, a 27-year-old woman and 19-year-old man were attempting to cross the Port of San Luis entry through the pedestrian crossing when CBP officers reference them to a secondary inspection.The officers then allegedly discovered one-half pound of meth concealed internally on the female. They also found one-h
  
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• The Latest: Italy has few thousand new coronavirus cases

  17-04-2020 19:35
  
  The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.TOP OF THE HOUR:— Italy registers a few thousand new coronavirus cases daily.— French officials say no reason to suspect China set loose coronavirus.
  — Mexico seeks older doctors, nurses to care for non-coronavirus patients.___ROME — Even as author
  
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• Local Business Owners Suffer As PPP Loans Runs Dry

  17-04-2020 19:15
  
  Local business owners have been left stranded after the Small Business Association announced their rescue loan program ran out of money on Thursday, April 16. The SBA’s $350 billion Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) is a part of the $2.2 trillion CARES act approved by Congress in late March to help businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.…
  
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• High School Seniors Have a Chance at Virtual Prom with John Krasinski

  17-04-2020 19:11
  
  Class of 2020 has had a bad go of it, haven't they? They're missing out on the last vestiges of high school life and socialization, they won't get to walk in their graduations, and they're missing their proms.…
  
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• Coronavirus: How to wear a face covering

  17-04-2020 18:54
  
  TUCSON - It’s been more than a week since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended all Americans wear a face covering when out in public in places such as the grocery store. But do you know the proper way to wear a mask?Whether it is a bandana, face-covering made out of a t-shirt, disposable mask or reusable cloth mask, it is important not to touch the front of the mask when putting it on or taking it off.According to the CDC, the face covering should fit comfortabl
  
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• The Latest: Czech Republic allows religious services again

  17-04-2020 18:45
  
  The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.TOP OF THE HOUR:— Workers at Tyson Foods plant in Georgia die.— Czech Republic to allow religious services to resume.
  — Britain’s virus death toll reaches 14,500.___PRAGUE — The Czech Republic will allow religious services to start up again a
  
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• Seeing smoke? Controlled burns conducted at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base

  17-04-2020 18:22
  
  TUCSON - Seeing smoke in the sky on the southeast side of Tucson?Do not worry, a controlled burn is being held at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base.According to officials, airmen with the 355th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Protection Flight will be conducting controlled burns at the base from 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m.Officials say the blaze may result in smoke in the sky in this area of town.
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  On Apr. 17, between approximately 8:30am and 11am, Airmen assigned to the 355th Civil Engineer Squadron
  
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• New York state report reveals deep COVID-19 crisis at nursing homes: 19 have each had at least 20 deaths

  17-04-2020 18:20
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — New York state report reveals deep COVID-19 crisis at nursing homes: 19 have each had at least 20 deaths.
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• Gift card incentive program infuses $105K to local businesses

  17-04-2020 18:13
  
  SD Dirk / Flickr / CC BY 2.0License LinkTuscon, Arizona skyline
  TUCSON - Tucson did it again! Round 3 of the Downtown Tucson Partnership Gift Card Incentive Program was a success.
  According DTP, 1,000 gift cards were sold in less than 15 minutes Friday morning.
  Local businesses infused another $35,000, bringing the total to $105,000.
  The gift card program was started to help businesses during the COVID-19 crisis.
  This week, HSL Properties sponsored the incentive program to fund the 1,000 gift c
  
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• COVID-19 in Arizona: 4,507 cases, 169 deaths

  17-04-2020 18:06
  
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  PHOENIX - Arizona reported 19 more deaths of the coronavirus on Friday, bringing the total to 169.According to newly released data, there are 4,507 COVID-19 cases. That's up 273 since Thursday.In Pima County, there are 819 cases, 51 deaths have been reported.
  More than 49,000 people have been tested for COVID-19, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services.
  Other local COVID-19 news:More than 26,000 Arizona tenants are asking for help paying their rent because of the coronavirus
  
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• Your Southern AZ COVID-19 AM Roundup for Friday, April 17: State's Confirmed Cases Top 4,500; Virus Has Now Killed 169

  17-04-2020 18:05
  
  The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Arizona hit 4,507 as of Friday, April 17, according to the morning report from the Arizona Department of Health Services.Pima County had seen 819 of the state’s confirmed cases.…
  
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• Your Southern AZ COVID-19 AM Roundup for Friday, April 17: State's Confirmed Cases Climb to 4,507; Virus Has Now Killed 169

  17-04-2020 18:05
  
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• The Latest: Thailand’s leader appeals to nation’s wealthiest

  17-04-2020 17:53
  
  The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.TOP OF THE HOUR:— Putin warns Russia yet to see peak of virus infections.— Japan Prime Minister Abe wants more social distancing.
  — Britain’s virus death toll reaches 14,500.___BANGKOK — Thailand’s leader says he’ll appeal to the
  
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• Banner Urgent Care – non-respiratory locations now seeing patients

  17-04-2020 17:28
  
  PexelsHospital beds, Photo Date: May 15, 2017
  Banner Health is now non-respiratory locations at select urgent care sites.
  In Tucson, Banner Urgent Care is located at 5545 E. Broadway Blvd, Suite 101.These particular locations are open to the general public. They offer treatment for most common illnesses and non-emergent injuries, including broken bones, insect bites and lacerations.Banner Urgent Care – non-respiratory locations are not intended to treat patients with respiratory complaint
  
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• About 26,000 Arizona tenants seek help to pay landlords

  17-04-2020 17:09
  
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  PHOENIX (AP) — More than 26,000 Arizona tenants are asking for help paying their rent because of the coronavirus pandemic.According to the Arizona Department of Housing officials, the average aid requested is about $890 with the money going directly to landlords.The Arizona Republic reports that a state fund of $5 million was launched last month for renters hurt by COVID-19.The state housing agency is working with local eviction-prevention agencies across Arizona to administer the ren
  
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• Claytoonz: Reopening-The-Country Task Force

  17-04-2020 17:00
  
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• Arizona high court mulls appeal over tuition costs lawsuit

  17-04-2020 16:53
  
  MGNGavel Scales of Justice with Arizona flag
  PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Supreme Court is considering an appeal in a case that involves both the cost of tuition to attend a state university and the authority of the state attorney general.The justices will rule sometime in the future after hearing legal arguments Thursday on Attorney General Mark Brnovich's appeal of a lower court's ruling that dismissed Brnovich's lawsuit against the state Board of Regents over tuition costs.Brnovich's 201
  
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• Advocates urge release of prisoners as Arizona fights virus

  17-04-2020 16:43
  
  By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated PressPHOENIX (AP) — As the coronavirus surfaces in Arizona prisons, advocates for inmates worry that they’re running out of time to persuade Gov. Doug Ducey to avoid a larger outbreak by releasing some of the 42,000 people who live in close quarters behind bars.The Republican governor has insisted he won’t free prisoners in response to the pandemic, even as other states are reducing prison populations to increase social distancing behind bars and
  
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• The Latest: Putin warns Russia yet to see peak of infections

  17-04-2020 16:38
  
  The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.TOP OF THE HOUR:— Trump gives governors options on how to reopen the economy.— Putin warns Russia yet to see peak of virus infections.— Japan Prime Minister Abe wants more social distancing.
  — Britain’s virus death toll reaches 14,500.___MOSC
  
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• The Latest: Britain’s coronavirus death toll reaches 14,500

  17-04-2020 15:48
  
  The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.TOP OF THE HOUR:— Trump gives governors options on how to reopen the economy.— Japan Prime Minister Abe wants more social distancing.
  — Spain implementing new guidelines to count virus deaths.___LONDON — The U.K. has recorded another 847 coronaviru
  
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• The Latest: Japan PM Abe wants more social distancing

  17-04-2020 14:42
  
  The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.TOP OF THE HOUR:— Trump gives governors options on how to reopen the economy.— Japan Prime Minister Abe wants more social distancing.
  — Spain implementing new guidelines to count virus deaths.___TOKYO — Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says
  
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• The Latest: Albania gets more masks, medical supplies

  17-04-2020 13:42
  
  The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.TOP OF THE HOUR:— Trump gives governors options on how to reopen the economy.— Spain is implementing new guidelines to count virus deaths.— Community event that’s expected to draw hundreds of thousands of people is scheduled in Belarus.
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• The Latest: Spain uses new guidelines to count virus deaths

  17-04-2020 12:58
  
  The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.TOP OF THE HOUR:— Trump gives governors options on how to reopen the economy.— Spain is implementing new guidelines to count virus deaths.— Community event that’s expected to draw hundreds of thousands of people is scheduled in Belarus.
  ___MADRID &
  
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• The Latest: Thousands expected at clean-up event in Belarus

  17-04-2020 12:37
  
  The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.TOP OF THE HOUR:— Bleak figures from China and US show economic hit from virus.— Community event that’s expected to draw hundreds of thousands of people is scheduled in Belarus.— The Maldives authorities extend a lockdown.___MINSK, Belarus —
  
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• The Latest: China accuses US of trying to shift virus focus

  17-04-2020 12:17
  
  The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.TOP OF THE HOUR:— Bleak figures from China and US show economic hit from virus.— China accuses the U.S. of trying to shift the focus of the coronavirus pandemic.— Two French women were arrested in a fraud investigation involving protective masks.—
  
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• The Latest: Royals talk about mental stress of lockdown

  17-04-2020 11:48
  
  The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.TOP OF THE HOUR:— Bleak figures from China and US show economic hit from virus.— Prince William and his wife Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, attend an online video chat.— An 84-hour curfew is set for Serbia for Orthodox Easter.— Bangladesh rep
  
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• The Latest: SKorea sees rise in second-time virus diagnoses

  17-04-2020 11:18
  
  The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.TOP OF THE HOUR:— Bleak figures from China and US show economic hit from virus.— South Korea reports rise in patients who test positive for COVID-19 for a second time after being diagnosed as recovered.— German officials agree to allow some students to r
  
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• The Latest: Spain seeks uniform method to count virus deaths

  17-04-2020 10:55
  
  The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.TOP OF THE HOUR:— Bleak figures from China and US show economic hit from virus.— Spain looks to unify how each of its regions counts coronavirus deaths.— London’s mayor lobbies to the U.K. government to change its advice on wearing masks.___MADRID
  
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• The Latest: Germany says its virus outbreak is ‘manageable’

  17-04-2020 10:37
  
  The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.TOP OF THE HOUR:— Bleak figures from China and US show economic hit from virus.— Germany’s health minister says the country’s virus outbreak is “manageable.”— Japan sets new record in rise in daily virus cases.___BERLIN — Ge
  
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• The Latest: Australian leader tasks China with transparency

  17-04-2020 09:49
  
  The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.TOP OF THE HOUR:— Australian government minister calls for China to be transparent about the coronavirus.— Coronavirus hits world’s largest economies hard in China, U.S.— Wuhan raises number of COVID-19 deaths by 1,290.___CANBERRA, Australia &mdash
  
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• The Latest: Coronavirus hits world’s largest economies hard

  17-04-2020 08:59
  
  The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.TOP OF THE HOUR:— Coronavirus hits world’s largest economies hard in China, U.S.— Wuhan raises number of COVID-19 deaths by 1,290.— Trump gives governors road map for economic recovery.— U.N. General Assembly faces Monday deadline to consider
  
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