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The US Navy Hospital Ship Comfort has docked in New York City – CNN

The US Navy Hospital Ship Comfort has docked in New York City  CNN U.S. Navy hospital ship arrives in New York  Reuters The US Navy Hospital Ship is “like adding a whole other hospital to New York City,” mayor says  CNN Crowds ignore

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Brent tumbles to lowest since 2002, U.S. crude dips below $20/bbl

Global oil benchmark Brent crude plunged to its cheapest in almost 18 years on Monday and U.S. crude briefly tumbled below $20 per barrel on growing fears the global coronavirus shutdown could last months and demand for fuel will decline

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Van Gogh Painting Stolen After Thieves Apparently Smash Dutch Museum Entrance

The painting, titled “The Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in Spring 1884,” was stolen early Monday morning from the Singer Laren Museum near Amsterdam. Police say the thieves smashed a glass entrance. (Image credit: Marc Deville/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)

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I’m a Doctor Recovering From COVID-19. I Can’t Get Over the Government’s Callousness for Human Life

Dr. Laura Mulvey, 33, practices emergency medicine at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York. After spending six days receiving treatment in her own hospital, she is now recovering at home from what is presumed to be COVID-19, though her

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Coronavirus hits hundreds of U.S. police amid protective gear shortages

When nine police officers showed up to make an arrest near Melrose Avenue in the Bronx last Wednesday, none wore a mask or gloves to protect them from coronavirus.

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How Germany is managing its coronavirus epidemic, and reacting with disdain to Trump’s policies

A recent work visit to Germany, where I grew up, stretched from one week to three. Those weeks coincided with the spread of the coronavirus in Germany as well as across Europe. What I saw while there is that Germany’s

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‘The Danish Way Is Working’: Prime Minister Hints At A Gradual Reopening For April

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is expressing cautious optimism that her country will be able to begin a gradual reopening after Easter. “The Danish way of doing things is working,” she said Monday. (Image credit: Philip Davali/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Ima)

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Cuomo says he doesn’t want to fight with Trump over politics in coronavirus response: ‘I think it’s anti-American’ – CNBC

Cuomo says he doesn’t want to fight with Trump over politics in coronavirus response: ‘I think it’s anti-American’  CNBC New York Gov. Cuomo issues nationwide call for doctors and nurses as state battles worst coronavirus outbreak in US  CNBC New York Governor

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WATCH LIVE: Illinois governor gives coronavirus update

Illinois Governor J. B. Pritzker gives an update on the state’s current novel coronavirus situation as the outbreak spreads.

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