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2020-05-23 16:53:52
In the largest-ever study of hospitalized coronavirus patients outside China, 26% of patients died and less than half had left the hospital alive by May 3.
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2020-05-23 16:11:14
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick lashed out against attempts to expand vote-by-mail in the state amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, arguing people under 65 have no reason to be afraid to vote in person.
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2020-05-23 15:56:00
The COVID-19 pandemic, for better and mostly for worse, could turn out to be the greatest psychology, sociology, environmental, and public health experiment the world has ever known.
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2020-05-23 15:55:00
When you arrange the firing of the independent inspector general of your department, you should expect to have a bad week. Ever since State Department IG Steve Linick was suddenly ousted late Friday, Mike Pompeo has been battered with charges of ethical and profession...
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2020-05-23 15:44:06
Iranian tankers are heading to Venezuela with much-needed gasoline, a shipment the US has warned it may take action against. Venezuela has found common cause with regimes that oppose the US, like Iran, Russia, and China.
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2020-05-23 15:07:00
The American Hotel and Lodging Association (AHLA) has released new safety and cleaning guidelines for hotels to use when reopening amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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2020-05-23 15:03:00
A new Yahoo News and YouGov survey found that 44% of Republicans surveyed believe that Bill Gates will use the coronavirus vaccine to implant a microchip with a digital ID that would track the recipient's movements.
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2020-05-23 14:31:11
On Friday, Pixar released a new short film, "Out," which is available on the Disney Plus streaming service. The film is the first from the animation studio to feature an LGBTQ main character.
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2020-05-23 14:30:00
Ramit Sethi is an entrepreneur, and the founder and CEO of personal finance website I Will Teach You To Be Rich. During the pandemic, he recommends people find new ways to cut down on their highest expenses, which are typically rent, eating out, and discretionary ...
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2020-05-23 14:29:10
Content warning: This article contains a disturbing image. Discretion is advised. The body of Valnir Mendes da Silva, 62, who died after experiencing difficulty breathing, was abandoned on a footpath of a poor Rio de Janeiro neighbourhood for 30 hours, according t...
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2020-05-23 04:03:21
Foxtel's new streaming service has been announced after weeks of rumours and speculation. The upcoming addition, called Binge, will join a crowded market of streaming offerings competing for Australian dollars. Here's everything you need to know: including the price a...
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2020-05-23 03:51:42
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology aren't only looking at the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, through a microscope, they are hearing it in musical form.
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2020-05-23 03:25:28
While states are re-opening, life is not going back to normal just yet. Pictures from across the country show how people are adapting to living in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.
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2020-05-23 02:12:53
President Donald Trump's press secretary may have revealed his private bank account and routing numbers while displaying a check during a Friday press briefing, The New York Times reported.
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2020-05-23 01:39:15
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti responded to the Justice Department threatening "heavy-handed" action against the city's strict stay-at-home orders, saying that city officials are "not guided by politics in this, we're guided by science."
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2020-05-23 00:28:52
Fox News host Harris Faulkner criticised former Vice President Joe Biden after he suggested black voters "ain't black" if they remained undecided in the upcoming election.
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2020-05-22 23:43:07
President Donald Trump said he will attend the historic NASA and SpaceX launch at Kennedy Space Centre next week, local outlet WESH2 reported. This would be the first time NASA has sent astronauts into space in a spacecraft built by a private company.
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2020-05-22 22:59:27
The USS Portland disabled a flying drone with a "solid state laser" in the Pacific Ocean. Videos showed the Northrup Grumman-developed 150-kilowatt-class Laser Weapon System Demonstrator (LWSD) destroying the drone.
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2020-05-22 22:19:03
Hertz filed for bankruptcy Friday night after failing to reach an agreement with lenders, The Wall Street Journal first reported Friday. Hertz has around $US19 billion in debt, including $US4.3 billion in corporate bonds and loans as well as $US14.4 billion of deb...
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2020-05-22 22:15:41
While most of the country remains under phased social distancing orders to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, some faith leaders across the US are making a First Amendment case to open up places of worship.
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