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WATCH: Your questions about novel coronavirus, answered

The PBS NewsHour answers your questions about COVID-19 and what you can do to protect yourself and try to prevent further spread of novel coronavirus.

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FCC looks to mandate anti-robocall tech after prodding from Congress

The FCC is finally going to require wireless carriers to implement an anti-robocalling technology, after asking them nicely for more than a year to do so at their convenience. Of course, the FCC itself is now required to do this

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With Italy’s Coronavirus Cases Rising Fast, Rome’s Streets Go Quiet

Almost 200 people have died from COVID-19 in Italy and over 4,000 have tested positive. Though the capital is far from the epicenter in the north, its famed tourist sites are nearly empty. (Image credit: Tiziana Fabi/AFP via Getty Images)

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Democrats weigh in on Joe Biden mental acuity, potential Bernie Sanders nomination – Fox News

Democrats weigh in on Joe Biden mental acuity, potential Bernie Sanders nomination  Fox News As Sanders heads for a showdown with Biden, his older brother is leading the charge across the Atlantic  CNN Coronavirus could turn Joe Biden’s defining weakness into a

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In first, Yeshiva University men’s basketball team wins NCAA tournament game

Maccabees rout Worcester Polytechnic 102-78 in opening round of Division III competition, will play winner of Johns Hopkins-Penn State Harrisburg

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Egypt’s Nubians tame crocodiles for selfie-snapping tourists

Members of the Egyptian minority group catch and raise the reptiles as a source of income, but they also play an important role in the ancient Nubian culture

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Woody Allen’s Publisher Cancels His Memoir Four Days After Announcing It

After an intense backlash both online and within the company, the Hachette Book Group will no longer publish Woody Allen’s memoir. “Hachette Book Group has decided that it will not publish Woody Allen’s memoir Apropos of Nothing, originally scheduled for

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Romney to vote for subpoena seeking records on Hunter Biden’s Ukraine work – POLITICO

Romney to vote for subpoena seeking records on Hunter Biden’s Ukraine work  POLITICO Romney could block Republican subpoena try aimed at the Bidens  Fox News Romney will vote to approve subpoena in Senate committee’s Hunter Biden probe  Fox News Editorial: The GOP’s Senate

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Former GOP Rep. Aaron Schock Says He’s Gay, Regrets ‘Time Wasted’ By Not Coming Out Sooner

(CHICAGO) — Saying he would do more if he were in Congress today to support LGBTQ rights — which he opposed when he served — former Illinois U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock came out as gay Thursday in social media and

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