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Biden and Trump had 'really wonderful, warm' phone call about coronavirus response after tweets
Yahoo Daily News 07 Apr 2020
Lasted probably 15 minutes. And it was really good, it was really good ... Earlier in the afternoon, the president criticized Biden in a tweet, saying “what ever happened to that phone call he told the Fake News he wanted to make to me.” ... Gee, I wonder why? Also, what ever happened to that phone call he told the Fake News he wanted to make to me?” ... “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 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 ... Larry Hogan of Maryland called the disappearance “sad news.” He said that he had spoken to Townsend on Friday morning ... Latest local and global Coronavirus news directly to your inbox....
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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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Trump removes lead watchdog expected to oversee $2T aid package
CNBC 07 Apr 2020photo: AP / Alessandra Tarantino
Pope decries 'unjust sentences' after Cardinal Pell acquitted of sex abuse
Independent online (SA) 07 Apr 2020
Each morning at the Mass in his residence, Francis chooses an intention for the service, such as remembering the poor, the homeless or the sick ... In its report on the decision, the official Vatican News website recalled that Pell had always maintained his innocence and his right to defend himself until all levels of justice were exhausted. Reuters ....
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Acting US Navy secretary resigns amid coronavirus uproar
Al Jazeera 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 ... The political news website Politico New Jersey was the first to report about the expected postponement ... ....
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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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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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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 ... The feature would see a magnifying glass icon appear next to these forwarded messages, giving users the option to do a web search for the message to find news stories and other results linked to it ... ....
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