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Donald Trump misstated the population of South Korea’s capital city by around 28 million people, moments after telling a news conference he knew the country “better than anybody”.

Trump spars with Jim Acosta at coronavirus briefing: ‘This is why people don’t want to listen to CNN anymore’  Fox News The deep leadership flaw revealed by Trump touting his coronavirus press conference ratings  CNN President Trump extends social distancing guidelines through

Illinois governor says feds sent wrong type of protective medical masks  CNN Governor says Illinois will take over coronavirus testing after White House’s “profound” failing”  Salon Infant from Illinois Becomes Youngest Person in the U.S. to Die from Coronavirus  PEOPLE Coronavirus in Illinois

Coronavirus pandemic could kill as many as 200,000 in U.S., White House warns  The Washington Post Dr. Birx predicts up to 200000 coronavirus deaths ‘if we do things almost perfectly’  AOL Model cited by White House says 82,000 people could die from

Crowds Gather to See Navy Hospital Ship Dock in NYC Amid COVID-19 Pandemic  Newsweek U.S. Navy hospital ship arrives in New York  Reuters MSNBC star Rachel Maddow is ridiculed for claiming the hospital ship Mercy was weeks from New York  Daily Mail Crowds

Trump calls Pelosi a ‘sick puppy’ over coronavirus criticism | TheHill  The Hill House Democrats eye ambitious fourth coronavirus bill  CNN Trump lashes out at critics as Fauci warns New Orleans and Detroit will ‘take off’  The Guardian Nancy Pelosi’s ‘fiddling’ Trump slam

D-Wave, the Canadian quantum computing company, today announced that it is giving anyone who is working on responses to the COVID-19 free access to its Leap 2 quantum computing cloud service. The offer isn’t only valid to those focusing on

The sudden demand for “white gold” came at just the right time for a new toilet paper factory in Maine. “The demand is insane,” says Tissue Plus owner, Marc Cooper. (Image credit: Nick Woodward /Maine Public Radio)

Arriving at Sheba Medical Center, people from virus hotspots Bnei Brak, Modiin Illit and Elad reportedly to be taken straight to side area for treatment, unlike rest of population

World stocks looked set to close their worst quarter since 2008 on a brighter note on Tuesday, as strong Chinese factory data held out hope for an economic revival even as much of the rest of the world shut down