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On CNN Friday, correspondent David Culver reported that Chinese state media have focused on Secretary of State Mike Pompeo as a scapegoat for the U.S. coronavirus failure, and for the propagation of the theory that the virus originated in a

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(NEW YORK) — The request, posted on an online neighborhood forum by a Brooklyn funeral director, was simple but heartfelt. A 91-year-old woman had died from the coronavirus. Her family was scattered in other states. Would anyone like to contribute

London and New York stocks sank on Friday after US President Donald Trump lashed out at China over the coronavirus crisis, bringing back bad memories of a damaging standoff between both countries over trade. The eurozone’s key equity markets were

Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including former Vice President Joe Biden’s new public denial of a sexual assault allegation against him, congressional action in response to

Donald Trump’s not-so-secret plan for his life after leaving the White House  CNN

Huntington Beach protesters slam Newsom on beach closures  Los Angeles Times California cities threaten legal action against Newsom’s newest beach-closure order  Fox News Small California county prepares to defy Newsom by opening bars, churches  POLITICO Sorry, Orange County. No beach weekend for you  Los

A Cuban man who sought asylum in the U.S. sprayed nearly three dozen rounds into the front of the Cuban Embassy in Washington using an AK-47 rifle because he told police he wanted to “get them before they could get

Fear of strangers extends beyond racism and discrimination against people who look like they might come from another place – it includes people who sound different, too.

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