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21 test positive for coronavirus on cruise ship off California – POLITICO

21 test positive for coronavirus on cruise ship off California  POLITICO VP Pence says 21 coronavirus cases on California Grand Princess cruise ship  CNBC 21 people on Grand Princess cruise ship off California test positive for coronavirus, Pence says  Fox News 50 Marin

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US Army scraps $1b. Iron Dome project, after Israel refuses to provide key codes

American military abandons plans to buy two more Israeli missile defense batteries, integrate system into existing air defenses, due to cyber vulnerabilities and other problems

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Coronavirus cases top 100,000 worldwide as markets collapse

The number of coronavirus cases worldwide surged past 100,000 on Friday, as stock markets collapsed and the World Health Organization told all countries to make containment “their highest priority”. A rash of European countries as well as Cameroon, Togo and

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How to Quarantine Yourself

Thousands who have the coronavirus or were exposed have been asked to seclude themselves. It’s harder than it sounds.

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Publisher cancels plans to release Woody Allen memoir

The publisher says the decision to cancel the book was difficult and that it does not cancel books lightly. The action comes a day after dozens of Hachette employees staged a walkout in protest of the book’s release.

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Trying to make up for lost time, the CDC will distribute 1.1 million COVID-19 tests by this weekend

In a press conference late on Friday, Vice President Mike Pence said that the government will finally have the capacity to provide over 1 million tests for the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. Joined by representatives of the Food and Drug Administration,

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Gunman murders ‘dozens’ after opening fire at political rally in Afghanistan: report

Dozens of people were killed when gunmen opened fire at a political rally in Kabul on Friday, the deadliest assault in Afghanistan since the US signed a withdrawal deal with the Taliban. The attack, claimed by the Islamic State group,

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82-Year-Old Convicted of Armed Robbery, Told Police He Wanted to Be Sent to Prison

(PHOENIX) — An 82-year-old man who spent most of his adult life behind bars for robbing banks was convicted again for carrying out an armed heist at an Arizona credit union as he struggled to adjust to life outside prison.

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VP Pence says 21 coronavirus cases on California Grand Princess cruise ship – CNBC

VP Pence says 21 coronavirus cases on California Grand Princess cruise ship  CNBC Coronavirus: Trump signs $8.3bn aid bill as cases rise  BBC News 21 people on Grand Princess cruise ship off California test positive for coronavirus, Pence says  Fox News Timeline: Coronavirus

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Spiraling Virus Fears Are Causing Financial Carnage

A global disease outbreak isn’t the kind of risk that many investors were trained to react to.

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