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UN chief says virus sparked ‘tsunami of hate,’ including anti-Semitism

Antonio Guterres calls for efforts to end the anti-foreigner sentiment that has surged online and in person during pandemic

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Southwest Airlines Flight Hits, Kills Man on Austin, Texas Airport Runway

(AUSTIN, Texas) — A man was struck and killed by a commercial jet landing on a runaway at an Austin, Texas, airport Thursday night, authorities said. The pilot of Southwest Airlines Flight 1392, a Boeing 737 arriving from Dallas, reported

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In strange new world, Israelis inundate pandemic ethicist for guidance

Ethicist Yuval Cherlow queried amid virus crisis by doctors who want to quit work, domestic violence victims, and people troubled that COVID-19 ‘doesn’t obey ethical rules’

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Bug experts dismiss worry about US ‘murder hornets’ as hype

Entomologist May Berenbaum says mosquito is in fact the scariest insect, which WHO says causes millions of yearly deaths worldwide from malaria, dengue fever and other diseases

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Waymo says it will resume driving operations, starting in Phoenix next week

After suspending them at the end of March because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Waymo has announced it will resume driving operations on May 11 in Arizona. Waymo will start its driving operations in the Phoenix area again, a decision the

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One of Trump’s personal valets has tested positive for coronavirus – CNN

One of Trump’s personal valets has tested positive for coronavirus  CNN White House Rattled by a Military Aide’s Positive Coronavirus Test  The New York Times Trump reverses course on phasing out Coronavirus Task Force  CBS This Morning Trump’s U-turn on the coronavirus task

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Great Depression-like U.S. job losses, unemployment rate expected in April

The U.S. economy likely lost a staggering 22 million jobs in April, in what would be the steepest plunge in payrolls since the Great Depression and the starkest sign yet of how the novel coronavirus pandemic is battering the world’s

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White House considers measures to boost economy without Congress – NBCNews.com

White House considers measures to boost economy without Congress  NBCNews.com Kayleigh McEnany rips media for downplaying coronavirus when pressed on her past rhetoric  Fox News Trump’s coronavirus testing double standard, explained  Vox.com Oregon Guv Rolls Out Reopening Plan, Warns Lifting Restrictions ‘Will Increase

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Friday’s Jobs Numbers Will Be Brutal But Won’t Tell The Whole Story

The Labor Department is expected to report the U.S. lost millions of jobs last month due to the coronavirus. Unemployment likely jumped to its highest level since the Great Depression. (Image credit: Paul Sancya/AP)

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Asian shares up as U.S., China trade negotiators talk

Asian shares rose on Friday as investors focused on talks between U.S. and Chinese trade officials and solid corporate earnings rather than the looming release of data expected to show the worst U.S. unemployment rate in more than 70 years.

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