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Biden and Trump had 'really wonderful, warm' phone call about coronavirus response after tweets
Yahoo Daily News 07 Apr 2020
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden spoke over the phone on Monday about the coronavirus response, days after Trump said he would “absolutely” take Biden's call. "Vice President Biden and President Trump had a good call," Biden spokesperson Kate Bedingfield said in a statement ... Lasted probably 15 minutes ... “Mr ... Mr ... ....
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U.S. Entering 'Peak Death Week' in Coronavirus Pandemic
Newsweek 07 Apr 2020
A member of the White House coronavirus task force has warned the U.S. is set to reach its "peak death week," with the number of people needing to be hospitalized or placed in intensive care to increase over the coming days. "It's going to be the peak hospitalization, peak ICU week and unfortunately, peak death week," Adm ... PollRead more ... The U.S ... ....
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Donald Trump says WHO is China-centric, 'really blew it' on coronavirus
Toronto Sun 07 Apr 2020
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump sharply criticized the World Health Organization on Tuesday, accusing it of being too focused on China and issuing bad advice during the coronavirus outbreak. “The W.H.O. really blew it,” Trump said in a Twitter post ... We will be giving that a good look ... The W.H.O ... ....
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Body of Kennedy family member found in Chesapeake Bay
Gulf News 07 Apr 2020
Washington. The body of one of two Kennedy family members who went missing last week when their canoe capsised in the Chesapeake Bay was recovered on Monday, the authorities said. The Maryland Natural Resources Police said Monday night that it had found the body of Maeve Kennedy Townsend McKean, 40, a granddaughter of Robert F. Kennedy ... Joseph P ... Gov ... ....
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Acting US Navy secretary resigns amid coronavirus uproar
Al Jazeera 07 Apr 2020
Acting US Navy Secretary Thomas Modly offered his resignation after coming under fire for his handling of a crisis involving the captain of a coronavirus-stricken aircraft carrier, US officials confirmed on Tuesday ... Theodore Roosevelt, and the Navy, as an institution, can move forward," Esper said in a statement. ....
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China outraged after Brazil minister suggests Covid-19 is part of 'plan for world domination'
The Guardian 07 Apr 2020
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Pope decries 'unjust sentences' after Cardinal Pell acquitted of sex abuse
Independent online (SA) 07 Apr 2020
Vatican City - Pope Francis, speaking just a few hours after Australia's highest court acquitted Cardinal George Pell of sexual abuse, on Tuesday offered his morning Mass for those who suffer today from unjust sentences ... Francis did not mention Pell by name ... Last year, the pope named a successor, Spanish Jesuit priest Juan Antonio Guerrero Alves....
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Trump removes lead watchdog expected to oversee $2T aid package
CNBC 07 Apr 2020photo: WN / Guillaume Poulet-Mathis
NY’s biggest one-day jump in virus deaths
The Daily Telegraph Australia 08 Apr 2020
New York state reported 731 new COVID-19 deaths Tuesday, its biggest jump since the start of the outbreak, dampening some of the cautious optimism officials have expressed about efforts to stop the spread of the virus .......
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UN inquiry stops short of directly blaming Russia over Idlib attacks
The Guardian 07 Apr 2020
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N.J. to postpone June primary elections to July due to coronavirus outbreak
Lehigh Valley 07 Apr 2020
New Jersey will postpone its June 2 primary election — which includes closely watched races for president and Congress — to July 7 because of the coronavirus pandemic, three officials familiar with the action confirmed to NJ Advance Media. Gov ... Murphy last week said “I’ll be stunned if we stay" at June 2 primary date ... House of Representatives ... ....
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Taliban halts negotiations with Afghan government over release of prisoners
Khaama Press 07 Apr 2020
The Taliban group announced that it has stopped negotiations with the Afghan government over the release of Taliban prisoners with effect from today ... Shaheen further added “But, unfortunately, their release has been delayed under one pretext or another till now ... Speaking to reporters in Kabul, Mr ... .......
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Ecuador's former president found guilty of corruption
Canada Dot Com 07 Apr 2020
QUITO — An Ecuadorian court sentenced former president Rafael Correa on Tuesday to eight years in prison after finding him guilty of corruption charges. Correa, who was in office from 2007 to 2017, left Ecuador three years ago and now lives in Belgium....
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Rwandans mark genocide anniversary under nationwide lockdown
Stars and Stripes 07 Apr 2020
Stars and Stripes is making stories on the coronavirus pandemic available free of charge. See other free reports here. Sign up for our daily coronavirus newsletter here. Please support our journalism with a subscription ... How else can one explain why a country that always comes together for the anniversary of the killings is now confined at home? ... .......
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WhatsApp to limit message forwarding to stop spread of disinformation
Belfast Telegraph 07 Apr 2020
WhatsApp has introduced new stricter limits on message forwarding in a bid to spot the spread of disinformation. Now, when users receive a message that has already been frequently forwarded they will only be able to forward it to one chat at a time. Previously, such messages could be forwarded to five different chats at once ... ....
