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Judges slow abortion bans in Texas, Ohio, Alabama amid virus

Federal judges have temporarily blocked efforts in Texas and Alabama to ban abortions during the coronavirus pandemic, handing Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers a victory as clinics across the U.S. filed lawsuits to stop states from trying to shutter ...

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Democratic leader dies as Missouri coronavirus cases top 900

A Democratic Party leader in western Missouri died Sunday after contracting COVID-19 as the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the state exceeded 900 and the death toll reached 12. The death of William “Al” Grimes, the Henry County Democratic ...

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Trump extends virus guidelines, braces US for big death toll

Bracing the nation for a coronavirus death toll that could exceed 100,000 people, President Donald Trump extended restrictive social distancing guidelines through April, bowing to public health experts who presented him with even more dire projections for the expanding coronavirus ...

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Trump uses wartime act but GM says it’s already moving fast

Twelve days ago, General Motors put hundreds of workers on an urgent project to build breathing machines as hospitals and governors pleaded for more in response to the coronavirus pandemic. But President Donald Trump, claiming the company wasn’t moving fast ...

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Missouri records 9th virus death; another nursing home hit

Missouri has recorded its ninth coronavirus death as the outbreak continues to spread, hitting nursing homes particularly hard. St. Louis County officials said Thursday that the latest victim is a woman in her 80s with chronic medical conditions. The announcement ...

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