Biden flatly declares sexual assault ‘never, never happened’
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden is denying a former staffer’s allegation of sexual assault, saying it “never, never happened.” Biden's first public comment on the allegation came during an interview Friday on MSNBC's ”Morning Joe." Former staffer Tara Reade says Biden assaulted her during the 1990s and that she filed a complaint in 1993. Biden…
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Trump Speculates that China Released Virus in Lab ‘Mistake’
Washington D.C. (AP) — What was the source of the coronavirus? President Donald Trump is speculating that China could have unleashed the coronavirus on the world due to some kind of horrible “mistake.” And his intelligence agencies say they are still examining a notion put forward by the president and aides that the pandemic may…
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US jobless claims soar past 30 million; Europe reeling also
NEW YORK (AP) — The world’s economic pain was on full display as Europe and the United States released more figures showing just how devastating the impact has been from coronavirus lockdown measures. The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits soared past 30 million, worsening a crisis unmatched since the 1930s and heightening pressure…
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Police Called After NYC Funeral Home Puts Bodies in Trucks
Brooklyn, NY (AP) — Police were called to a Brooklyn funeral home Wednesday after it resorted to storing dozens of bodies on ice in rented trucks. The scene was the latest example of funeral homes struggling with thousands of deaths caused by the coronavirus. A law enforcement official says investigators who responded to a 911…
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Gilead drug proves effective against coronavirus in US study
(AP) U.S. government officials say an experimental drug has proved effective against the new coronavirus in a major study. Gilead Sciences’s remdesivir is the first treatment to pass such a strict test against the virus, which has killed more than 218,000 people since it emerged late last year. The study was led by the U.S.…
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