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JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon Undergoes Emergency Heart Surgery

JPMorgan Chase said Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon underwent emergency heart surgery and that it’s placing co-Presidents Daniel Pinto and Gordon Smith in charge during his recuperation. Dimon experienced an acute aortic dissection, a serious condition involving a tear in

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Maryland Confirms 3 Coronavirus Cases, As COVID-19 Spreads In Other States

“We have been actively preparing for this situation over the last several weeks across all levels of government,” Gov. Larry Hogan said on Thursday. (Image credit: Steve Ruark/AP)

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Trump Says He Still Has To Shake Hands, Despite Coronavirus Concerns

At a town hall Thursday evening, he contradicted health officials’ advice to avoid the traditional greeting. (Image credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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As Purim approaches, coronavirus crashes Judaism’s biggest party

Israeli cities cancel festive gatherings, American Jewish communities rethink gatherings and even Megillah-reading attendance as virus spreads

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Yeshiva University team shunned by hotel over virus fears

Coach of basketball team complains of discrimination after Baltimore-area hotel cancels their reservation; student at school was one of first cases in New York

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The 27 most downright odd lines from Donald Trump’s interview with Sean Hannity – CNN

The 27 most downright odd lines from Donald Trump’s interview with Sean Hannity  CNN Trump floats his own coronavirus hunches on ‘Hannity’  POLITICO President Trump makes false claims about coronavirus, suggests you can ‘go to work’ if you’re sick  syracuse.com Lindsey Graham Urges

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‘Doomed from the Start.’ Experts Say the Trump Administration’s Coronavirus Response Was Never Going to Work

The Trump Administration’s strategy to combat COVID-19, the novel coronavirus, began with a relatively simple focus: keep it out of the United States. In service of that goal, the White House issued drastic travel restrictions, imposed mandatory quarantines, and repeatedly

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Alabama execution stayed by U.S. Supreme Court to review appeal

Woods and co-defendant Kerry Spencer were sentenced to death in the slaying of three Birmingham police officers in 2004.

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Cruise ship with thousands awaits test results as coronavirus continues spreading around the country – The Washington Post

Cruise ship with thousands awaits test results as coronavirus continues spreading around the country  The Washington Post Cruise ship idles off the California coast over coronavirus fears  ABC News Coronavirus in US: Cases spike in Washington, New York  Chicago Tribune Neighbors of first

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Spindrift, maker of fizzy drinks, has raised $29.8 million

Spindrift, maker of fizzy soda and sparkling water, has raised $29.8 million in a funding round, per an SEC filing. The Charlestown, Mass. company was founded by Bill Creelman and has raised $70 million in known venture capital funding to

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