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Harris endorses Biden; Jesse Jackson backs Sanders

Kamala Harris endorsed Joe Biden on Sunday and said she would “do everything in my power” to help elect him. Sanders, a Vermont senator, countered with his own major endorsement on Sunday, announcing that civil rights icon Jesse Jackson was

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Fire Breaks Out at Greek Refugee Center Amid European Migrant Tensions

(ATHENS) — A fire broke out at a refugee center on the Greek island of Lesbos, Greece’s firefighting service said Sunday, causing considerable damage to a warehouse but no injuries. It was the second fire at an installation built for

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White House Stopped Officials From Recommending the Elderly Not Fly Amid COVID-19: Official

(NEW YORK) — The White House overruled health officials who wanted to recommend that elderly and physically fragile Americans be advised not to fly on commercial airlines because of the new coronavirus, a federal official told The Associated Press. The

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Birthright calls off trips to Israel over coronavirus concerns

Organization says decision will affect some 500 would-be participants from US, Germany and former Soviet Union; plans to have trips back up and running in May

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Kamala Harris Endorses Joe Biden for President – The New York Times

Kamala Harris Endorses Joe Biden for President  The New York Times Klobuchar ‘ticket’ slip-up at Biden event in Michigan sparks speculation she’ll be his VP pick  Fox News Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders emerge as frontrunners | The 2020 Fix  Washington Post Decency is

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US Christian pilgrims quarantined near Bethlehem turn to prayer, kinship

‘It’s not a great situation, but we’re trying to make the best of it,’ says Alabama pastor whose group is in isolation in the West Bank

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‘There Has to be a Plan.’ For Relatives of Nursing Home Residents, Anger and Worry as the Coronavirus Spreads

Kevin Connolly says his father-in-law credits the Life Care Center of Kirkland, Washington with “giving him his life back.” It’s where he recovered from hospice care, flirted with nurses and enjoyed eating chicken pot pie. But now, it’s where Connolly

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Iran reports 49 new coronavirus deaths, highest single-day toll

New count brings the number of those killed by the virus in the country since mid-February to 194; Iran Air announces suspension of all flights to Europe until further notice

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Hit With COVID-19, ‘Grand Princess’ Cruise Ship Headed to California Port

(SAN FRANCISCO) — A cruise ship hit by the new coronavirus is headed to the port of Oakland, California, the captain told passengers, though they were destined to stay aboard the ship for at least another day. Grand Princess Capt.

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Italy Implements Sweeping COVID-19 Quarantine, Affecting a Quarter of Its Population

(BEIJING) — Italy’s prime minister announced a sweeping coronavirus quarantine early Sunday, restricting the movements of about a quarter of the country’s population in a bid to limit contagions at the epicenter of Europe’s outbreak. Shortly after midnight, Prime Minister

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