Colin Dwyer

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Boris Johnson: U.K. Is 'Past The Peak' Of Its Coronavirus Outbreak

Thursday, April 30, 2020

The prime minister voiced the positive outlook at his first briefing since recovering from COVID-19. Johnson did not, however, lay out specifically when or how the U.K.'s lockdown measures would lift.

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'A Community Of Desperation' Finding Sympathy And Solidarity In Dorothea Lange

Thursday, April 30, 2020

The American photographer intimately documented the upheavals of the Great Depression. Now, amid the upheavals of the coronavirus, Lange's portraits of humanity and adversity still have a lot to say.

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'We Will Not Give Up': Marking 3 Months Since Coronavirus Became A Global Emergency

Thursday, April 30, 2020

The World Health Organization declared the virus a global health emergency at the end of January. Since then, millions across the world have taken sick — but glimmers of hope have emerged, too.

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'The New Flying Etiquette': JetBlue Mandates Face Masks For All Passengers

Tuesday, April 28, 2020

JetBlue is the first major U.S. airline to require passengers to wear face coverings, though others have issued similar mandates for crew members. Flight attendants have pushed for the change.

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'No Evidence' Yet That Recovered COVID-19 Patients Are Immune, WHO Says

Saturday, April 25, 2020

The World Health Organization warned against "immunity passports," which allow travel only to recovered patients, saying studies must first confirm whether people are indeed safe from reinfection.

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Augusta Mayor Pushes Back On Georgia's Reopening: 'We're Woefully Behind'

Saturday, April 25, 2020

The state has eased its coronavirus restrictions on a number of businesses, despite failing to meet White House criteria. Hardie Davis Jr. is one of several local leaders who have criticized the move.

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FDA Warns Against Wide Use Of The Drugs Trump Hailed As 'Game Changers'

Friday, April 24, 2020

The agency said Friday that using hydroxychloroquine and a related compound, chloroquine, for COVID-19 may cause life-threatening side effects. That warning contradicts the president's own enthusiasm.

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'Under No Circumstance': Lysol Maker, Officials Reject Trump's Disinfectant Idea

Friday, April 24, 2020

Prominent figures warned against his musing that UV light or other disinfectants — "by injection inside or almost a cleaning" — may treat the coronavirus. Trump later said he was being "sarcastic."

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Coronavirus Has Infected A 5th Of New York City, Testing Suggests

Thursday, April 23, 2020

Gov. Andrew Cuomo also said Thursday that based on the preliminary results of antibody testing, officials estimate about 2.7 million people across the state — or nearly 14% — have been infected.

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Harvard And Other Universities Turn Down Relief Funds Amid Swell Of Criticism

Thursday, April 23, 2020

President Trump and others criticized "elite, wealthy institutions" for money allocated to them by a federal package.

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Several Dead, Dozens Injured In Tornadoes That Swept Through South Central U.S.

Thursday, April 23, 2020

An extreme weather system left at least six people dead in Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana, which saw several deadly tornadoes touch down and damage buildings Wednesday evening.

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The Population Living In Acute Hunger May Double This Year Due To Coronavirus

Tuesday, April 21, 2020

Some 135 million people globally lived on the edge of starvation last year. The World Food Program fears the effects of the virus could balloon that number to a staggering 265 million this year.

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'No Unusual Signs' That Kim Jong Un's Health Is In Danger, South Korea Says

Tuesday, April 21, 2020

The North Korean leader's public absence and reports of a recent surgery have prompted a flurry of rumors about his health. But South Korean officials said Tuesday, "There is nothing we can confirm."

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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine: Reopening State Demands A 'Nuanced Balance'

Saturday, April 18, 2020

"No one is more anxious to do that than I am," DeWine told NPR, after protesters gathered to demand the state's coronavirus restrictions lifted. "But we also have to do it in a rational way."

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U.N. Agency Fears 'Vulnerable' Africa May Suffer At Least 300,000 COVID-19 Deaths

Friday, April 17, 2020

And that's the best-case scenario laid out by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa. The commission said the continent, in the worst case, may see up to 3.3 million deaths this year alone.

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'The Beekeeper Of Aleppo' Wins 2020 Aspen Words Literary Prize

Thursday, April 16, 2020

Christy Lefteri's novel of the Syrian refugee crisis won the third annual award, which doles out $35,000 for fiction that illuminates a pressing social issue.

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Some States Express Optimism About Reopening For Business Next Month

Thursday, April 16, 2020

Idaho, Ohio and North Dakota at least have told nonessential businesses they may be OK to reopen May 1. Their optimism echoes the line coming from the White House — but others fear it's too soon.

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'Everything Broke Loose': A Doctor And COVID-19 Survivor Recalls His Ordeal

Saturday, April 11, 2020

"I didn't know if each night I would deteriorate and have to go in the hospital, or whether I would survive the night," says Michael Saag, an epidemiologist at the University of Alabama, Birmingham.

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NYC Mayor Says Schools Are Closed For Academic Year — But Governor Overrules Him

Saturday, April 11, 2020

Mayor Bill de Blasio said Saturday that the nation's largest school district would not reopen until September. Shortly afterward, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said it is a state decision.

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Turkey Imposes 48-Hour Coronavirus Curfew In Major Cities With Little Warning

Saturday, April 11, 2020

The order was announced shortly before it took effect midnight Friday, drawing crowds of last-minute shoppers in cities such as Istanbul. Turkey has reported over 47,000 confirmed cases of the virus.

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