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NY nursing home reports 98 deaths linked to coronavirus

By Jim Mustain | Associated Press NEW YORK — A New York City nursing home on Friday reported the deaths of 98 residents believed to have had the coronavirus — a staggering death toll that…

After six weeks of stay-at-home restrictions, resistance erupts across California

After six weeks of forgoing work and paychecks, keeping children home from school and canceling life events big and small, Californians are growing restless with the uncertainty of when they will regain some semblance of…

White House blocks Fauci from outbreak inquiry testimony

By Jeff Mason and Richard Cowan | Reuters WASHINGTON – Top U.S. health official Anthony Fauci will not testify next week to a congressional committee examining the Trump administration’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, the…

Kim Jong Un reportedly appears in public amid health rumors

By Kim Tong-hyung | Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made his first public appearance in 20 days as he celebrated the completion of a fertilizer factory near Pyongyang,…

Coronavirus: States ease lockdown rules

By Janet McConnaughey and Grant Schulte | Associated Press GRETNA, La. — More than a dozen states let restaurants, stores or other businesses reopen Friday in the biggest one-day push yet to get their economies…

Lawsuit claiming Oracle paid women less gets class-action status

A judge has granted class-action status to a lawsuit claiming Bay Area software giant Oracle paid women less than men in several job categories. The ruling opens the way for more than 4,000 women who…

Southwest Airlines changes boarding process: What you need to know

Southwest Airlines has announced some changes to its usual boarding process in order to better help keep proper social distancing practices during the COVID-19 pandemic. Travelers will now be boarding the airplanes in groups of…