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The officials say the assessment was included in at least one of President Donald Trump's written daily intelligence briefings at the time
In offering this reassurance, Vice President Mike Pence and Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar have said that only 3% or 4% of counties in the country are seeing a surge in cases
The special commissioner is Bishop Mario Giordana, who previously conducted an investigation into financial irregularities within the management of the Sistine Chapel Choir
Most U.S. airlines are requiring passengers to wear masks, which can help limit risk
Mississippi's Republican-controlled Legislature voted Sunday to remove the Confederate emblem from the state flag
For years, social media platforms have fueled political polarization and hosted an explosion of hate speech; they are now upping their game against bigotry and threats of violence
Republicans who attended a Monday briefing on the matter expressed alarm about Russia's activities in Afghanistan and urged the administration to hold Russian President Vladimir Putin accountable
Workers are speaking out against constitutional changes that would allow Putin to stay in office until 2036
Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill stopped short of issuing a gag order against attorneys on both sides, but he said he likely will if public statements continue
Monday's ruling delivered a defeat to anti-abortion activists but could intensify interest in the November election among religious conservatives
Less than a week after Mayor Lenny Curry said that there would be no mask requirement, city officials announced that coverings must be worn in 'situations where individuals cannot socially distance'
Remdesivir's price has been highly anticipated since it became the first medicine to show benefit in the pandemic, which has killed more than half a million people globally in six months
Move follows campaign led by civil rights organizations calling for an ad boycott of Facebook, saying it doesn't do enough to stop racist and violent content
Residents of separatist-controlled regions in eastern Ukraine who have Russian citizenship are travelling to Russia to vote on constitutional amendments that would allow President Vladimir Putin to remain in power until 2036
The indictment was made public last week, but a pretrial judge at The Hague-based Kosovo Specialist Chambers has yet to make a decision on whether to proceed with the case
EU envoys in Brussels worked over the weekend to narrow down the exact criteria for countries to be included
The Italian Coast Guard has released video of a team of divers who successfully freed a ten-meter long sperm whale that had become trapped in an illegal fishing net in the Mediterranean Sea, off Italy’s southwestern coast
The scandal broke in the French media just three months before the country's 2017 presidential election, as Fillon was the front-runner in the race
Beyoncé dedicated her award to the Black Lives Matter movement, and encouraged activists to continue to push forward
While individual women have spoken out before about forced birth control, the practice is far more widespread and systematic than previously known, according to an AP investigation based on government statistics
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