Not everyone who becomes seriously ill fits the high-risk profile. In every infectious disease outbreak, there are unexplained cases that defy the statistics, such as severe illness striking a young, healthy person who would have been expected to become just mildly sick. The physician in China who was penalized for alerting colleagues to the outbreak […]
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Santa Anita has stopped live racing because of the coronavirus after receiving instructions from the Los Angeles County Health Department By BETH HARRIS AP Racing Writer March 27, 2020, 8:51 PM 4 min read 4 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article LOS ANGELES — Santa Anita immediately canceled live racing Friday because
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Gov. Tony Evers of Wisconsin on Friday requested that absentee ballots be sent to every one of the state’s 3.3 million registered voters ahead of its April 7 presidential primary, the latest effort to change how elections are conducted this spring as states across the country scramble to protect voters and poll workers amid the
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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed an unprecedented $2.2 trillion economic rescue package into law Friday, after swift and near-unanimous action by Congress this week to support businesses, rush resources to overburdened health care providers and help struggling families during the deepening coronavirus epidemic. Acting with unity and resolve unseen since the 9/11 attacks, Washington
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NEW YORK — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is seeking 4,000 more temporary hospitals beds across New York City and ordered schools closed statewide for two more weeks. President Donald Trump and elected leaders in New York are clashing again over the depth of the state’s coronavirus crisis. Meanwhile, the outbreak is taking its toll
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Image copyright Orion/Kobal/Shutterstock Image caption Madonna and Mark Blum in Desperately Seeking Susan Madonna has paid tribute to Mark Blum, a co-star in the 1985 film Desperately Seeking Susan, after his death from coronavirus complications. The US singer and actress remembered Blum, who played Gary Glass and died this week at the age of 69,
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Image copyright Carluccio Italian restaurant chain Carluccio’s is facing collapse, after warning it was facing permanent branch closures due to the coronavirus. It is currently working with administrators in a move that could threaten more than 2,000 jobs. Before the outbreak it was hit by the crunch in the casual dining sector and recently urged
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BOSTON — States are pulling back the welcome mat for travelers from the New York area, which is the epicenter of the country’s coronavirus outbreak, and some say at least one state’s measures are unconstitutional. Governors in Texas, Florida and Maryland this week ordered people arriving by plane from the New York area —including New
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Jack Knowlton has a condo about a mile away from the finish line at Gulfstream Park By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer March 27, 2020, 7:33 PM 3 min read MIAMI — Jack Knowlton has a condo about a mile away from the finish line at Gulfstream Park. And that’s as close as he will
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Congress passed a sweeping $2 trillion stimulus package on Friday, its most drastic measure to date to throw a buoy to the American economy that is sinking under the coronavirus outbreak. Included in the legislation is an expansion of unemployment benefits, lending programs for small businesses and direct support for large and small companies. But
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