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Oil prices skyrocketed Wednesdays on hopes that the collapse in demand for crude may finally be bottoming. US crude spiked 30% in early afternoon trading to $15.86 a barrel, marking…
Company says drug proved effective against virus in US study
A biotech company says its experimental drug has proved effective against the new coronavirus in a major U.S. government study that put it to a strict test By MARILYNN MARCHIONE…
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A family walks on a beach in Barcelona, Spain, on April 26, after some lockdown restrictions were lifted. Sandra Montanez/Getty Images Spain is working to ease restrictions in the country…
De Blasio condemns funeral for rabbi, receives backlash for his comments on ‘Jewish community’
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio vehemently condemned a large funeral for an Orthodox Jewish rabbi Tuesday night amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, and received staunch criticism in return…
Court: Proof of citizenship for voter registration unlawful
A federal appeals court panel has ruled that a Kansas law requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote is unconstitutional By ROXANA HEGEMAN Associated Press April 29, 2020, 3:46…
Coronavirus vaccine being tested in Germany could ‘supply millions’ by end of year
Pfizer says it will begin testing the experimental vaccine in the United States as early as next week, and says a vaccine could be ready for emergency use in the…
Curtain lowers on nuke plant a stone’s throw from Manhattan
One of the two operating reactors at an aging nuclear plant in the New York City area will shut down Thursday night By MARY ESCH Associated Press April 29, 2020,…
If US is unprepared for a second wave of coronavirus, Fauci warns country could be in for ‘a bad fall and a bad winter’
“If by that time we have put into place all of the countermeasures that you need to address this, we should do reasonably well,” Dr. Anthony Fauci said. “If we…
Coronavirus updates: US federal inmate dies of COVID-19 after giving birth while on ventilator
A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 218,000 people worldwide. More than 3.1 million people across the globe have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused…