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Funeral home workers put on protective gear to retrieve a body from a refrigerated truck outside a Brooklyn hospital in early April. As of Sunday, the U.S. reported the most coronavirus deaths in the world, surpassing Italy. (Bryan R. Smith/AFP via Getty Images)
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U.S. has most coronavirus deaths in the world

The death toll in the United States from the coronavirus has surpassed Italy's, putting America at No. 1 worldwide for the number of people killed by the virus.

6 years ago

Police officers stop cars at the Melegnano highway barrier entrance, near Milan, Italy, Saturday, April 11, 2020. (Luca Bruno/AP Photo)
Health

U.S. death toll overtakes Italy’s as the Midwest braces

The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus eclipsed Italy's for the highest in the world Saturday at more than 19,700.

6 years ago

A worker directs travelers wearing face masks and suits to protect against the spread of coronavirus at Wuhan Tianhe International Airport in Wuhan in central China’s Hubei Province, Wednesday, April 8, 2020. Within hours of China lifting an 11-week lockdown on the central city of Wuhan early Wednesday, tens of thousands people had left the city by train and plane alone, according to local media reports. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Health

Wuhan ends lockdown as health workers buckle under strain

After 76 days in lockdown, the Chinese city at the heart of the global pandemic reopened Wednesday, and tens of thousands immediately hopped on trains and planes to leave.

6 years ago

Shai Ben-Yaacov's sister, Maya, is an actress who lives in Tel Aviv, Israel.
The Why
Lifestyle

Bonus episode: Talking to family far away

The Why host Shai Ben-Yaacov talks to his sister, who's living alone during a stay at home order.

Air Date: April 3, 2020

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Sara Schuenemann boards last U.S.-bound charter flight out of Peru after being stranded in Lima for 12 days. (Photo courtesy of Richard Levering)
Lifestyle

‘I didn’t believe we were going to get out’: Stranded US citizens finally make it home

Though thousands of U.S. citizens remain stranded abroad during coronavirus, some Americans are successfully making the trip back home.

6 years ago

Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee CEO Toshiro Muto attends a news conference after a Tokyo 2020 Executive Board Meeting in Tokyo Monday, March 30, 2020. Tokyo Olympic President Yoshiro Mori said Monday he expects to talk with IOC President Thomas Bach this week about potential dates and other details for the rescheduled games next year. Both Mori and Muto said the the cost of rescheduling will be “massive” - local reports suggest several billion dollars - with most of the expenses borne by Japanese taxpayers. (Issei Kato/Pool Photo via AP)
Community

Tokyo Olympics rescheduled for July 23-Aug. 8 in 2021

The Tokyo Olympics will open next year in the same time slot scheduled for this year's games.

6 years ago

George School senior, Julia Carrigan, preparing for a film shoot in La Paz, Bolivia. (Photo courtesy of Emily Blanck)
Health

Stranded in South America: ‘Our embassy and state department have failed us’

As South American countries close their borders, those trying to get back to the U.S. encounter dead ends.

6 years ago

Vehicles enter the United States as a minivan drives to Canada in the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel in Detroit, Monday, March 16, 2020. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is closing his country's borders to anyone not a citizen or a permanent resident or American amid the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Politics & Policy

U.S., Canada to close border to nonessential travel

Trump made the announcement on Twitter, saying the decision would not affect the flow of trade between the countries.

6 years ago

Students walking on a path on campus
Education

‘It’s a nightmare:’ International students forced to leave campus due to coronavirus

Many universities asked students to leave campus housing to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus. But what if students can’t afford it?

6 years ago

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (
Politics & Policy

Canada closing borders to non-citizens, Americans exempted

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he will close the country's borders to anyone not a citizen, an American or a permanent resident.

6 years ago

Travelers wait to check in their luggage at the Los Angeles International Airport Saturday, March 14, 2020, in Los Angeles. The coronavirus outbreak is hitting the airline industry hard. President Trump banned most Europeans from entering the United States for 30 days to try to slow down the spread of the virus. The new travel ban is likely to further roil the airline industry as bookings decline and people cancel reservations out of fear they might contract the virus.(AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Health

Cheap fares luring travelers to fly despite pandemic

Airlines have been slashing flight schedules, especially on international routes, to cope with downward-spiraling demand from fearful leisure customers and a slowdown

6 years ago

Andrea Lawful-Sanders with members of Team Jamaica Bickle. (photo provided)
Community

The cultural impact of Jamaica exiting the Penn Relays

Jamaica banning its athletes from racing will impact Philly’s economy. But it's also a blow for cultural exchange, writes Andrea Lawful-Sanders.

6 years ago

A woman wears protective masks as a precaution against the spread of the new coronavirus at the airport in Mexico City, Friday, Feb. 28, 2020. (Marco Ugarte/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Q&A: New travel ban shakes up airlines, passengers

The ban will affect 7,300 flights — and more than 2 million airline seats — scheduled from 26 European nations to the U.S.

6 years ago

President Donald Trump speaks in an address to the nation from the Oval Office at the White House about the coronavirus Wednesday, March, 11, 2020, in Washington. (Doug Mills/The New York Times via AP, Pool)
Politics & Policy

Trump suspends travel between U.S. and Europe for 30 days

President Donald Trump said Wednesday he is suspending all travel between the U.S. and Europe for 30 days beginning Friday as he seeks to combat a viral pandemic.

7 years ago

Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Rachel Levine (Commonwealth Media Services)
Health

Pennsylvania says it is speeding up coronavirus testing

The lab can now handle about 25 samples a day and that rate should increase in the coming days after it gets a piece of equipment that boosts its testing capacity.

7 years ago

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