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As Trump played down coronavirus, health experts’ alarm grew
Three days after delivering his “deadly” assessment in a private call with journalist Bob Woodward, Trump told a New Hampshire rally on Feb. 10, “It’s going to be fine."
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Longtime climate science denier hired at NOAA
A professor whose research has been supported by fossil fuel companies has been hired for a top position at the federal agency that oversees weather and climate forecasting.
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Twitter and Facebook flag Trump’s mail-in voting post for platform violations
The post encourages voters to go to their polling place in person to check that their mail-in ballot was counted, which election officials say is unnecessary.
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Better weather aids battle against deadly Western wildfires
Oregon's emergency management director said officials were preparing for a possible “mass fatality event."
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Oxford, AstraZeneca to resume coronavirus vaccine trial
AstraZeneca said that globally some 18,000 people have received the vaccine as part of the trial.
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Adults with COVID-19 twice as likely to have eaten at restaurants, CDC study
A CDC study of 314 adults who had been tested for the coronavirus found that the positive cases were twice as likely to have dined at a restaurant within a two-week period.
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Trump, Biden marking 9/11 with very different tones
Donald Trump and his Democratic opponent, Joe Biden, both traveled to rural Shanksville, Pa., where the hijacked flight crashed in a field, killing everyone on board.
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US remembers 9/11 as pandemic changes tribute traditions
9/11 is a complicated occasion in a maelstrom of a year, as the U.S. grapples with a health crisis, searches its soul over racial injustice and prepares to choose a leader.
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Stunned residents tour Oregon town devastated by wildfires
The Federal Emergency Management Agency estimated that 600 homes were burned by the fire that started in Ashland and tore through Phoenix, Oregon.
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Court blocks Trump’s attempt to change who counts for allocating House seats
Trump's memorandum has sparked a total of eight legal challenges around the country.
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Postal Service, under political spotlight, preps for surge in election mail
President Trump’s attacks on mail voting and changes by the postmaster general have undermined some confidence in the system — but experts say the USPS can handle the job.
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In a year of social distancing, coronavirus alters Sept. 11, too
Some victims' relatives fear the pandemic is making plain what they have feared was happening unspoken: that the commitment to “Never Forget” is fading.
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Bargain chain Century 21 to shut down after nearly 60 years
Century 21 joins more than two dozen retailers who have filed for bankruptcy since the coronavirus pandemic, which forced non-essential stores to temporarily close.
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Pandemic financially imperils nearly half of American households, poll finds
Over half, or 54%, of those with household incomes below $100,000 reported serious financial problems, compared to only 20% of those with incomes above that threshold.
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‘Deadly stuff’: Trump’s own words bring focus back to coronavirus
President Trump is acknowledging he played down the projected impact of the deadly coronavirus early this year and says he meant to avoid creating a panic.
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