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Coronavirus fears have sent stock markets reeling, but they’re also pushing mortgage rates down near historical lows. That’s an opportunity for homebuyers and homeowners. (Image credit: Steve Dipaola/Reuters)

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed victory in Israel’s general election Monday, with exit polls putting the indicted premier in a strong position to form the next government. The election, Israel’s third in less than a year, was called after inconclusive

VATICAN CITY — The Vatican is sending its top two sex crimes investigators to Mexico on a fact-finding and assistance mission as the Catholic hierarchy in the world’s second-largest Catholic country begins to reckon with decades of clergy sex abuse

It’s the first time since July that the state has been fire-free. “That’s more than 240 days of fire activity” across the country’s most populous state, New South Wales Rural Fire Service said. (Image credit: Noah Berger/AP)

White House withdraws nomination of Defense official who questioned Ukraine aid freeze  POLITICO

“We have never before seen a respiratory pathogen that is capable of community transmission but which can also be contained with the right measures,” the WHO’s Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said. (Image credit: Ari Jalal/Reuters)

Syrian migrants trying to reach Greece from Turkey find their dreams evaporating as border guards push them back  The Washington Post Turkey’s Erdogan warns Europe to expect ‘millions’ of migrants after easing border restrictions  Fox News Refugees flood Turkey’s border with Greece  CNN

Syrian migrants trying to reach Greece from Turkey find their dreams evaporating as border guards push them back  The Washington Post Turkey’s Erdogan warns Europe to expect ‘millions’ of migrants after easing border restrictions  Fox News Erdoğan is reaping what he sowed:

Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey has said that her husband is “profoundly sorry” after disturbing video showed him pointing a gun at protesters who went to their home early Monday morning in an attempt to speak with her.

President Trump’s Swift Coronavirus Response Continues  The White House