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US Approves New Coronavirus Antigen Test With Fast Results

US Approves New Coronavirus Antigen Test With Fast Results

  WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. regulators have approved a new type of coronavirus test that administration officials have promoted as a key to opening up… Read More ›

Fauci to begin ‘modified quarantine’

Fauci to begin ‘modified quarantine’

  Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and member of the White House’s coronavirus task force, tells… Read More ›

Arrests Made In Shooting Death Of Black Man After Outcry

Arrests Made In Shooting Death Of Black Man After Outcry

  SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Georgia authorities arrested a white father and son Thursday and charged them with murder in the February shooting death of… Read More ›

Where are the bodies? Missing remains mean no peace for grieving families in Ecuador

Where are the bodies? Missing remains mean no peace for grieving families in Ecuador

  When Flavio Ramos was wheeled into the hospital room, he was gasping for air and slipping in and out of consciousness. So it was… Read More ›

3 Russian Doctors Fall From Hospital Windows During Pandemic

3 Russian Doctors Fall From Hospital Windows During Pandemic

  MOSCOW (AP) — Two Russian doctors have died and another was seriously injured in falls from hospital windows after they reportedly came under pressure… Read More ›

The Wuhan lab at the center of the US-China blame game: What we know and what we don’t

The Wuhan lab at the center of the US-China blame game: What we know and what we don’t

Hong Kong – Questions surrounding the origins of the novel coronavirus have sparked a war of words between Washington and Beijing — and threatens to… Read More ›

Trump Tours, Touts Mask Factory — But No Mask For Him

Trump Tours, Touts Mask Factory — But No Mask For Him

  PHOENIX (AP) — Making himself Exhibit A for reopening the country, President Donald Trump visited an Arizona face mask factory Tuesday, using the trip… Read More ›

Trump officials try to enlist foreign allies in pressure campaign against China over coronavirus response

Trump officials try to enlist foreign allies in pressure campaign against China over coronavirus response

Washington – With the general election just six months away, and the global economy in shambles because of the coronavirus, there is increasing urgency inside… Read More ›

Venezuela: 2 Americans Among Those Nabbed After Beach Raid

Venezuela: 2 Americans Among Those Nabbed After Beach Raid

  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan security forces arrested eight people, including two alleged U.S. citizens, following a beach invasion aimed at capturing socialist President… Read More ›

Intel shared among US allies indicates virus outbreak more likely came from market, not a Chinese lab

Intel shared among US allies indicates virus outbreak more likely came from market, not a Chinese lab

  Washington – Intelligence shared among Five Eyes nations indicates it is “highly unlikely” that the coronavirus outbreak was spread as a result of an… Read More ›

Successful trial in monkeys vaccinated for coronavirus – Chinese report

Successful trial in monkeys vaccinated for coronavirus – Chinese report

The vaccinated monkeys did not develop any coronavirus symptoms, while the unvaccinated monkeys did develop symptoms, with some dying.   A Chinese drug company has… Read More ›

Violent Arrest Raises Concerns About NYPD Distancing Patrols

Violent Arrest Raises Concerns About NYPD Distancing Patrols

  NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City police officer who was caught on video Saturday pointing a stun gun at a man and… Read More ›

A coronavirus antibody test that is more than 99% accurate is now cleared for emergency use in the US, easing concerns of false positives that hindered earlier tests

A coronavirus antibody test that is more than 99% accurate is now cleared for emergency use in the US, easing concerns of false positives that hindered earlier tests

  A coronavirus antibody test that is more than 99% accurate has been authorized for emergency use in the US, the Swiss drugmaker Roche said Sunday.… Read More ›

NYC Mayor Says Colorado EMT’s Death Will Be Honored Forever

NYC Mayor Says Colorado EMT’s Death Will Be Honored Forever

NEW YORK (AP) — A Colorado paramedic who came to New York City to save lives before losing his own to the coronavirus will be… Read More ›

Trump says he’s ‘glad to see’ Kim Jong Un ‘is back, and well!’

Trump says he’s ‘glad to see’ Kim Jong Un ‘is back, and well!’

President Donald Trump appeared to confirm Saturday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is “alive and well.” Trump retweeted North Korean state media photos… Read More ›

We Found And Tested 47 Old Drugs That Might Treat The Coronavirus: Results Show Promising Leads And A Whole New Way To Fight Covid-19

We Found And Tested 47 Old Drugs That Might Treat The Coronavirus: Results Show Promising Leads And A Whole New Way To Fight Covid-19

NEW YORK (THE CONVERSATION/AP) – The more researchers know about how the coronavirus attaches, invades and hijacks human cells, the more effective the search for… Read More ›

Amazon’s Q1 profit misses Wall Street estimates even as sales jump on a surge in consumer demand

Amazon’s Q1 profit misses Wall Street estimates even as sales jump on a surge in consumer demand

  Amazon reported its first-quarter earnings on Thursday after the bell. Amazon’s sales grew faster than expected as more people shopped online amid COVID-19. But… Read More ›

Trump erupts at campaign manager as reelection stress overflows

Trump erupts at campaign manager as reelection stress overflows

As he huddled with advisers on Friday evening, President Donald Trump was still fuming over his sliding poll numbers and the onslaught of criticism he… Read More ›

Nearly 70 Dead In ‘Horrific’ Outbreak At Veterans Home

Nearly 70 Dead In ‘Horrific’ Outbreak At Veterans Home

  BOSTON (AP) – Nearly 70 residents sickened with the coronavirus have died at a Massachusetts home for aging veterans, as state and federal officials… Read More ›

Decontaminating a surface with the coronavirus is a 2-step process. A biohazard cleaner says people are skipping the first step.

Decontaminating a surface with the coronavirus is a 2-step process. A biohazard cleaner says people are skipping the first step.

  Ridding your home of the novel coronavirus requires two steps: cleaning and disinfecting. Cleaning involves wiping down a surface with soap and a rag,… Read More ›