Articles filed under Health Crises
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Trump sees limits of presidency in avoiding blame for virusApr 06, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is confronting the most dangerous crisis a U.S. leader has faced this century as the coronavirus spreads and a once-vibrant economy f...
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Libertarian, Green parties sue over Illinois election rulesApr 06, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Social distancing and stay-at-home orders, instituted to combat the novel coronavirus pandemic, are in direct conflict with Illinois' ballot eligibility re...
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Tiger at NYC's Bronx Zoo tests positive for coronavirusApr 06, 2020 1:00 am - NEW YORK - A tiger at the Bronx Zoo has tested positive for the new coronavirus, in what is believed to be the first known infection in an animal in the U.S. or a tiger ...
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Local 3-D printers becoming the front line of the PPE supply chainApr 06, 2020 1:00 am - As a STEM teacher at Palatine's Quest Academy, Steve Dembo is more than comfortable working in a lab environment. But he's finding his new lab to be a bit disorienting, ...
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Virus deaths slow in places, British PM's condition worsensApr 06, 2020 1:00 am - NEW YORK - The steep rise in coronavirus deaths appeared to be leveling off Monday in hard-hit New York, echoing a trend underway in Italy and Spain, while the crisis es...
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Polish government fails to secure support for postal electionApr 06, 2020 1:00 am - WARSAW, Poland - Uncertainty over whether Poland will hold a postal presidential election during the coronavirus pandemic deepened Monday after a deputy prime minister r...
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Kane County to continue court restrictions until May 4Apr 06, 2020 1:00 am - Kane County court officials on Monday said operations at the Judicial Center in St. Charles will continue to be scaled back until at least May 4 due to the coronavirus p...
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From Iran's hot zone, Afghans flee home, spreading virusApr 06, 2020 1:00 am - KABUL, Afghanistan - Mahdi Noori, a young Afghan refugee in Iran, was left jobless when the factory where he'd worked cutting stone was shut down because of the coronavi...
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Coronavirus patients rush to join studies of Gilead drugApr 06, 2020 1:00 am - The new coronavirus made Dr. Jag Singh a patient at his own hospital. His alarm grew as he saw an X-ray of his pneumonia-choked lungs and colleagues asked his wishes abo...
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As cases surge, 3 in 4 US hospitals already facing COVID-19Apr 06, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Three out of four U.S. hospitals surveyed are already treating patients with confirmed or suspected COVID-19, according to a federal report that finds ...