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Riding high on a performance for the ages, 21-year-old Tour de France rookie Tadej Pogacar was cruising into Paris with the race leader’s iconic yellow jersey Sunday, on his way to becoming the youngest post-war winner of the showpiece event.
Updated: Sep. 18, 2020 at 3:02 PM CDT
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention essentially returned to its previous testing guidance, getting rid of language posted last month that said people who didn’t feel sick didn’t need to get tested.
Updated: Sep. 18, 2020 at 12:09 PM CDT
|By CNN staff
The same measures we've been using to slow the spread of COVID-19 – like mask wearing, social distancing and hand washing – can also help stop the spread of flu.
Updated: Sep. 18, 2020 at 11:38 AM CDT
|By LAURAN NEERGAARD and FEDERICA NARANCIO
Many thousands of volunteers from minority groups are needed for huge clinical trials underway or about to begin.
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Updated: Sep. 18, 2020 at 10:49 AM CDT
|By Associated Press
Americans who are returning to the U.S. and Canadians who are returning to Canada are also exempted from the border closure.
Updated: Sep. 18, 2020 at 10:44 AM CDT
|By MARILYNN MARCHIONE
Switzerland-based Roche reported the results for tocilizumab, sold now as Actemra and RoActemra for treating rheumatoid arthritis and some other diseases.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2020 at 6:35 PM CDT
|By Jill Riepenhoff, Lee Zurik and Jamie Grey
Only around a quarter of the nation's largest universities publicly release active COVID-19 case information. Public health experts say the more data available, the better.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2020 at 2:35 PM CDT
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In a tweet Wednesday, Snider called the stunt “moronic,” and shared a video that was recorded by an upset customer inside the Target at Coral Ridge Mall in Fort Lauderdale.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2020 at 2:01 PM CDT
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The House has voted to condemn racism against Asian Americans tied to the coronavirus outbreak.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2020 at 1:13 PM CDT
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Dozens of infections have been blamed on off-campus parties, prompting university officials to admonish students.
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Updated: Sep. 17, 2020 at 12:15 PM CDT
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The U.K. production of “The Batman” is starting up again after being shut down earlier this month when an individual tested positive for COVID-19.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2020 at 9:22 AM CDT
|By PAUL WISEMAN
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week to 860,000, a historically high figure that reflects economic damage from the coronavirus outbreak.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2020 at 9:13 AM CDT
|By Associated Press
U.S. housing construction fell a surprising 5.1% in August after three months of strong gains when home builders ramped up projects following a pandemic-induced shutdown in March and April.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2020 at 5:19 PM CDT
Face-to-face with everyday voters for the first time in months, Trump was defensive but resisted agitation as he was pressed on his administration’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and why he doesn’t more aggressively promote the use of masks to reduce the spread of the disease.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2020 at 3:53 PM CDT
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The Department of Health and Human Services said in a statement that Michael Caputo was taking the time “to focus on his health and the well-being of his family.”
Updated: Sep. 16, 2020 at 2:42 PM CDT
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A drug company says that partial results from a study testing an antibody drug give hints that it may help keep mild to moderately ill COVID-19 patients from needing to be hospitalized, a goal no current coronavirus medicine has been able to meet.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2020 at 1:09 PM CDT
|By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR
In a report to Congress and an accompanying “playbook” for states and localities, federal health agencies and the Defense Department sketched out complex plans for a vaccination campaign to begin gradually in January or possibly later this year.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2020 at 1:02 PM CDT
|By Associated Press
With 87-year-old Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg being treated for cancer and five of her colleagues also age 65 or older, the court is taking no chances that putting the justices in close proximity to each other might make them more vulnerable to catching the virus.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2020 at 4:49 PM CDT
|By Associated Press
A detailed look at COVID-19 deaths in U.S. kids and young adults released Tuesday shows they mirror patterns seen in older patients.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2020 at 4:10 PM CDT
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The World Series will be played entirely at the Texas Rangers' new ballpark in Arlington, Texas, as part of a bubble agreement between Major League Baseball and the players' association, the first time the sport’s championship will be played entirely at one site since 1944.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2020 at 3:17 PM CDT
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State and local officials around the U.S. are rolling back social-distancing rules again after an abortive effort over the summer, allowing bars, restaurants and gyms to open.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2020 at 2:12 PM CDT
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Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the House will remain in session until lawmakers deliver another round of COVID-19 relief.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2020 at 11:27 AM CDT
|By CNN staff
A new poll from the Kaiser Family Foundation shows 62% of Americans believe political pressure from the White House will cause the Food and Drug Administration to approve a vaccine before it's found to be safe and effective.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2020 at 10:24 AM CDT
|By Associated Press
Demand for toilet paper has been so high during the pandemic that in order to keep their shelves stocked, retailers are buying up foreign toilet paper brands, mostly from Mexico.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2020 at 10:08 AM CDT
|By CNN staff
The PSA features Rudd, who is 51, dressed up in a bright yellow hoodie with sweatpants.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2020 at 8:49 AM CDT
|By Associated Press
Democratic governors and local leaders have urged the president to reconsider the events, warning that he’s putting lives at risk. But they have largely not tried to block the gatherings of thousands of people, which Trump and his team deem “peaceful protests” protected by the First Amendment.
Updated: Sep. 14, 2020 at 1:17 PM CDT
|By CNN Staff
A new type of dog-like robot could gather vital information from COVID-19 patients remotely, helping to keep down human exposure to the virus.
Updated: Sep. 14, 2020 at 12:38 PM CDT
|By Associated Press
Eli Lilly announced the results Monday from a 1,000-person study sponsored by the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. The result have not yet been published or reviewed by independent scientists.
Updated: Sep. 14, 2020 at 8:12 AM CDT
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In open defiance of state regulations and his own administration’s pandemic health guidelines, President Donald Trump hosted his first indoor rally since June, telling a packed, nearly mask-less Nevada crowd that the nation was “making the last turn” in defeating the virus.
Updated: Sep. 13, 2020 at 6:24 PM CDT
|By Associated Press
Big Ten university presidents will meet Sunday to hear a presentation about playing a fall football season after all -- maybe as soon as mid-October -- amid pressure to kick off from parents, players, coaches and even the president.
Updated: Sep. 13, 2020 at 4:17 PM CDT
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Relief groups facing the threat of the coronavirus are taking a different approach to sheltering people who have fled West Coast wildfires.
Updated: Sep. 12, 2020 at 3:31 PM CDT
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Peeps treats are going on hiatus for several months — another consequence of the coronavirus pandemic.
Updated: Sep. 12, 2020 at 11:17 AM CDT
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In a statement, the university confirmed the restart across all of its U.K. clinical trial sites after regulators gave the go-ahead following the pause on Sunday.
Updated: Sep. 11, 2020 at 5:08 PM CDT
|By Associated Press
The findings don’t mean that schools and child-care programs need to close, but it does confirm that the virus can spread within those places and then be brought home by kids.
Updated: Sep. 11, 2020 at 11:12 AM CDT
|By CARLA K. JOHNSON and NICKY FORSTER
The arrival of cooler weather and the likelihood of more indoor gatherings will add to the importance of everyday safety precautions, experts say.
Updated: Sep. 11, 2020 at 9:06 AM CDT
|By Associated Press
In the midst of the pandemic, young adults are navigating life transitions such as starting college and finding jobs, all without being able to experience normal social activities.
Updated: Sep. 10, 2020 at 7:10 PM CDT
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The topic has led to passionate debates at the state and local level, including whether to allow high school seasons to proceed and how many fans to allow in professional and college stadiums.
Updated: Sep. 10, 2020 at 7:04 PM CDT
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The 19th anniversary of the terror attacks will be marked by dueling ceremonies at the Sept. 11 memorial plaza and a corner near the World Trade Center, reflecting a divide over the memorial’s decision to suspend a cherished tradition of relatives reading victims' names in person.
Updated: Sep. 10, 2020 at 4:21 PM CDT
|By Gray News staff
The 28-year-old teacher had been an educator for five years.
Updated: Sep. 10, 2020 at 3:58 PM CDT
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Democrats reject a scaled-back $500B virus relief bill in a Senate vote as prospects dim for more aid before the election.
Updated: Sep. 10, 2020 at 11:39 AM CDT
Time’s new cover is a stark reminder of how tragic and deadly the coronavirus has been and still is. It also calls the U.S. response a failure.
Updated: Sep. 9, 2020 at 9:24 PM CDT
|By Associated Press
President Donald Trump seemed to understand the severity of the coronavirus threat even as he was telling the nation that the virus was no worse than the seasonal flu, according to a new book by journalist Bob Woodward.
Updated: Sep. 9, 2020 at 8:16 PM CDT
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Top Republicans senators are making pessimistic predictions about securing a bipartisan coronavirus relief package before the November election.
Updated: Sep. 9, 2020 at 8:09 PM CDT
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AstraZeneca’s suspension of final testing of its potential COVID-19 vaccine while it investigates a volunteer’s illness shows there will be “no compromises” on safety in developing the shots, the chief of the National Institutes of Health told Congress on Wednesday.
Updated: Sep. 9, 2020 at 11:45 AM CDT
The L.A. County Department of Public Health said in a news release that it would be difficult to maintain social distancing on porches and at front doors.
Updated: Sep. 8, 2020 at 8:07 PM CDT
|By Associated Press
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, under pressure from GOP senators in tough reelection races, said Tuesday the Senate would vote on a trimmed-down Republican coronavirus relief package, though it has a slim chance of passage in the face of Democrats’ insistence for more sweeping aid.
Updated: Sep. 8, 2020 at 6:11 PM CDT
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Late-stage studies of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine candidate are on temporary hold while the company investigates whether a patient had a serious side effect linked to the shot.
Updated: Sep. 8, 2020 at 2:04 PM CDT
|By Associated Press
President Donald Trump is putting out the word that he is considering spending as much as $100 million of his own fortune on his reelection effort as campaign officials try to buck up key supporters and donors in the face of daunting polling numbers and other bad news.
Updated: Sep. 8, 2020 at 12:42 PM CDT
|By Associated Press
Five people who worked for DeJoy’s former business, New Breed Logistics, say they were urged by DeJoy’s aides or by DeJoy himself to write checks and attend fundraisers at his mansion in Greensboro, North Carolina, The Washington Post reported.
Updated: Sep. 8, 2020 at 12:08 PM CDT
|By Dakota News Now staff
Both active COVID-19 cases and current hospitalizations dropped in the South Dakota Department of Health’s latest coronavirus report.