Gov. Brian Kemp relaxes a monthlong shutdown amid experts’ warnings of a potential surge in infections.
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Wall Street ends manic week with a gain, led by technology stocks
Reports piled higher through the week showing the coronavirus pandemic is bludgeoning the economy.
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Probe sought in Trump administration’s ouster of scientist
A top vaccine scientist says he was ousted for resisting political pressure to promote hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for COVID-19.
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An early market rally gets wiped out, leaving stocks mixed
The market’s latest bumpy ride shows how fragile hope among investors is that global economies will be able to withstand the carnage being inflicted by the coronavirus.
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U.S. unsure it can meet deadline to disburse virus relief to tribes
Meanwhile, the number of tribes, including Maine’s Maliseet Indians, suing the federal government to try and keep the funding out of the hands of the corporations was growing.
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Elizabeth Warren’s oldest brother dies of COVID-19
Donald Reed Herring, 86, died in Norman, Oklahoma, about 3 weeks after testing positive for the novel coronavirus.
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11,000 deaths: Ravaged U.S. nursing homes plead for more testing
An industry group says only about a third of the 15,000 nursing homes in the U.S. have ready access to tests that can help isolate the sick and stop the spread.
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‘North Woods Law’ returns to Animal Planet on Sunday
This season again focuses on New Hampshire’s Fish and Game conservation officers.
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Tyson Foods idles its largest pork plant after Iowa outbreak
More than 180 infections are linked to the facility and that number is projected to dramatically rise.
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More deaths, no benefit from drug touted by Trump for virus use, VA study finds
The nationwide study was not a rigorous experiment, but with 368 patients, it’s the largest look so far at hydroxychloroquine with or without the antibiotic azithromycin for COVID-19.