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New York City was hit by the nation’s largest coronavirus jail outbreak to date this week, with at least 38 people testing positive at the notorious Rikers Island complex and nearby facilities — more than half of them incarcerated men, the board that oversees the city's jail system says
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's comments come as Iran faces crushing US sanctions blocking the country from selling its crude oil and accessing international financial markets
From restless teens to wealthy adults, people across the US and Europe are behaving badly
At least one death reported after the magnitude 5.3 quake
He embodied ‘The Gambler’ persona, and his musical career spanned jazz, folk, country and pop
Air raid sirens echoed across Amman to mark the start of a three-day curfew; Iran death toll now stands at 1,556 amid 20,610 confirmed cases
The US can’t ramp up testing because it lacks everything from swabs to chemical components
He sold tens of millions of records, won three Grammys and was the star of TV movies based on "The Gambler"
China makes most of the medical supplies the US uses and the decline in shipments started when China closed factories as it fought off the coronavirus outbreak
Human rights groups say there are tens of thousands jailed in Egypt for their political views
The outbreak of the virus that causes COVID-19 has caused unprecedented disruptions that have brought an unparalleled shock to the global economy
Digital advertising and online outreach were always going to play a major role in the election, but no one could anticipate that tactile politics would be completely put on hold
The American Civil Liberties Union of Washington and the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project sought the release of nine detainees at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Northwest detention center in Tacoma
Effort aims to shore up US households and the economy as the coronavirus pandemic and the resulting nationwide shutdown hurtle the country toward a likely recession
Historic 1965 march for voting rights for African Americans, still mostly absent from US public schools' social studies lessons, now part of new online project
Flower growers from the Netherlands to Kenya are seeing sales plummet because of border restrictions sparked by the coronavirus pandemic
The New York Democrat has emerged as one of the key faces of those at the front lines of the pandemic response
Celebrities, politicians and professional athletes face a backlash this week as many revealed that they had been tested for the coronavirus, even when they didn't have a fever or other tell-tale symptoms
An estimated 600 to 1,000 contract workers are expected to lose their jobs through Monday
Developments From Around New England on the Coronavirus Pandemic
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