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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said he may get involved in a deepening crisis in the Navy after its top civilian on Monday ridiculed a revered former commander whose letter pleading for help for his coronavirus-stricken aircraft carrier … Continue reading Trump says may jump into Navy furor after captain ridiculed in speech
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday granted a Republican request to limit absentee voting in Tuesday’s Wisconsin presidential primary amid restrictions on residents because of the coronavirus pandemic. The justices on a 5-4 vote, with the court’s … Continue reading U.S. Supreme Court limits absentee voting in Wisconsin
FILE PHOTO: A 3D-printed Facebook logo is seen placed on a keyboard in this illustration taken March 25, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Facebook Inc said on Monday it would start surveying some U.S. users about their health … Continue reading Facebook asks users about coronavirus symptoms, releases friendship data to researchers
WUHAN, China (Reuters) – While most people in the Chinese city of Wuhan were hunkered down in their homes at the height of the country’s coronavirus outbreak, Lin Wenhua was out on the empty streets in his car, driving toward … Continue reading From filmmaker to medicine courier: volunteers helped Wuhan’s virus fight
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was being treated for worsening coronavirus symptoms in an intensive care unit on Tuesday, with his foreign minister deputising for him as the nation tackles the COVID-19 crisis. Johnson, 55, was admitted … Continue reading Johnson fights worsening coronavirus symptoms in intensive care
BRASILIA (Reuters) – A report published by the Brazilian army’s strategic studies center last week contradicts President Jair Bolsonaro by calling for widespread isolation to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, potentially ratcheting up an already heated public debate within the government. … Continue reading Brazil army report calls for isolation to slow coronavirus, contradicting Bolsonaro
Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly arrives to testify to the Senate Armed Services Committee about military housing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 3, 2019. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Acting U.S. Navy Secretary Thomas Modly issued … Continue reading Acting U.S. Navy secretary apologizes to carrier commander after rebuke
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Governors of New York, New Jersey and Louisiana pointed to tentative signs on Monday that the coronavirus outbreak may be starting to plateau but warned against complacency as the death toll nationwide topped 10,000 and the … Continue reading Vigilance urged as outbreak shows signs of leveling off in New York, New Jersey
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian Health Minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta said on Monday he will continue in his post after overcoming a disagreement with President Jair Bolsonaro over the need for social distancing to stop the spread of coronavirus. Brazil’s Minister … Continue reading Brazil’s health minister holds job in clash with Bolsonaro
(Reuters) – The Wisconsin Supreme Court put the state’s chaotic presidential primary back on track, ruling on Monday that Democratic Governor Tony Evers cannot postpone in-person voting to June despite the coronavirus crisis. Evers had moved earlier in the day … Continue reading Wisconsin’s Supreme Court orders primary to proceed as planned on Tuesday
(Reuters) – The Wisconsin Supreme Court put the state’s presidential primary back on track, ruling on Monday that Democratic Governor Tony Evers cannot postpone in-person voting to June despite the coronavirus crisis. Evers had moved to postpone the primary election … Continue reading Wisconsin’s Supreme Court orders primary to proceed as planned on Tuesday
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Governors of New York, New Jersey and Louisiana pointed to tentative signs on Monday that the coronavirus outbreak may be starting to plateau but warned against complacency as the death toll nationwide topped 10,000 and the … Continue reading Vigilance urged as outbreak shows signs of leveling off in New York, New Jersey
