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He was patriarch of New Orleans musical clan that includes famed performer sons Wynton and Branford
US is beefing up counternarcotics operations in Caribbean following US drug indictment against Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro
Findings complicate efforts to gain control of the pandemic and reinforce the importance of social distancing and other measures designed to stop the spread, experts say
'The ripple effect of an outbreak in correctional facilities will endanger everyone,' advocates warn
Social media users who doubted the official numbers and news outlets questioning the government response became targets for law enforcement seeking to weed out anything that didn't correspond with the official data
Pastor Tony Spell was issued summons for holding services previously at church in violation of governor's order banning gatherings of more than 10 people
The number of Asian immigrants has been rising as they filled high-skilled jobs and brought over relatives who also are educated
More than 100 officers now remain quarantined as dozens of police await test results on an island that has reported eight deaths and more than 230 confirmed cases
The feud comes seven months before voters decide whether to reelect the Republican president
UN members have been sent two rival resolutions for consideration — and under new voting rules instituted because the global body isn't holding meetings, if a single country objects a resolution is defeated
The virus's spread has forced the U.S. Census Bureau to suspend field operations for a month, from mid-March to mid-April, when the hiring process would be ramping up for up to 500,000 temporary census takers
Intensive care units are essential in a pandemic in which tens of thousands of patients quickly descend into acute respiratory distress
Trump administration is prepared to lift crippling sanctions on Venezuela in support of a new proposal to form a transitional government requiring both Nicolas Maduro and opposition leader Juan Guaidó to step aside in favor of a five-person governing council, US officials say
In January the couple shocked Britain by announcing that they would step down from official duties, give up public funding, seek financial independence and swap the UK for North America
Experts believe the virus is mainly spread through droplets expelled from the mouths and noses of infected people when they speak, cough or sneeze, traveling 3 to 6 feet (1 to 2 meters) before gravity pulls them to the ground
Cheng Lai-king was arrested and released after being formally charged with sedition, public broadcaster RTHK said
Brazil's churches have landed on the front lines of a battle between state governors, who have introduced quarantine measures designed to contain spread of the new coronavirus, and President Jair Bolsonaro
The Environmental Protection Agency says rolling back a plan for raising vehicle mileage standards will benefit the overall economy as well as make vehicles more affordable and safer
The cruise company's plans to dock the Zandaam and Rotterdam at Port Everglades in Broward County have been rebuked by local officials, and Gov. Ron DeSantis says Florida's health care resources are already stretched too thin to take the passengers
Patricia Espinosa expresses hope for 'more ambitious targets' after environmental campaigners say country's new plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions shows no real ambition to increase existing efforts
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