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- U.S. Daily Death Toll Nears 2,000 as Hundreds of COVID-19 Deaths Go Uncounted
- Trump Announces Hold on U.S. Funding for World Health Organization, Then Reverses Stance
- New WH Press Secretary Said Recently, “We Will Not See Diseases Like the Coronavirus Come Here”
- Trump Fires Inspector General Tasked with Overseeing $2 Trillion Stimulus
- China Lifts Lockdown in Wuhan, Where Coronavirus Pandemic Began
- EU Coronavirus Stimulus Talks Fail as Deaths Surge in Spain and France
- Libyan Rebels Attack Hospital for COVID-19 Patients; Chadian Ex-Dictator Released from Prison
- International Labour Organization: Pandemic Could Wipe Out 195 Million Full-Time Jobs
- San Francisco Protesters Demand ICE Release Jailed Asylum Seekers
- Wisconsin Holds In-Person Voting in Midst of Deadly Pandemic
- Floridians Left Unemployed by Pandemic Crowd Public Spaces Seeking Benefits
- Chicago Mayor Demands More Reporting on Racial Disparity in COVID-19 Deaths
- Acting U.S. Naval Secretary Fired over Handling of Outbreak Aboard Aircraft Carrier
- Hospitals Say FEMA Is Seizing Medical Supplies for Unknown Reasons
- COVID-19 Claims Songwriter John Prine, Producer Hal Willner and New Jersey Politician Michael Yun
- Federal Court Allows Texas Abortion Ban to Remain in Effect During Pandemic
- Dozens Dead as Category 5 Cyclone Devastates South Pacific Islands
- Boris Johnson in Intensive Care for COVID-19, U.K.’s Foreign Secretary Deputized
- Most of U.S. Population Told to Stay Home as Medical Equipment Shortages Continue to Mar Response
- Trump Ignored Coronavirus Warnings from His Own Administration as Early as January
- Grocery Stores Report Coronavirus Deaths as Workers Say They Are Not Receiving Adequate Protection
- WI Primary Vote Goes Ahead After Ruling by State Supreme Court; SCOTUS Throws Out Mail-in Ballot Extension
- New York Appears to Flatten COVID-19 Curve as Cuomo Tightens Preventive Measures
- Gov’t Called to Release Data on Racial Makeup of COVID-19 Deaths as Black People Suffer Greatest Impact
- ACLU Sues Louisiana Prison After 5 COVID-19 Deaths Reported
- Domestic Violence Has Surged Around the World Since Start of Pandemic
- Spain Says It Will Implement a Universal Basic Income as France Reports Highest Daily Death Toll
- Guatemala Moves to Restrict Deportations During Pandemic
- Trans Activists in Latin America Speak Out Against Policies That Restrict Outings by Sex
- Medical Workers in Pakistan Arrested, Beaten for Protesting Lack of Protective Gear
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