Scott Neuman

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Amazon Employee At New York Warehouse Tests Positive For Coronavirus

Thursday, March 19, 2020

The infection at a delivery station is the first at a U.S.-based warehouse. Amazon says the facility in Queens has been temporarily shut down for cleaning.

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'A Socioeconomic Tsunami': How The World Is Dealing With Pandemic

Wednesday, March 18, 2020

Developments on the ground in the past 24 hours come as the worldwide total of confirmed infections edged toward 200,000, with some 8,000 dead from COVID-19.

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Museum's Collection Of Purported Dead Sea Scroll Fragments Are Fakes, Experts Say

Tuesday, March 17, 2020

Using advanced techniques such as scanning electron microscopes, a team of researchers concluded that all 16 scroll fragments at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C., are modern forgeries.

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EU Locks Down Borders As France, Germany Tighten Restrictions To Control Coronavirus

Tuesday, March 17, 2020

The European Union's extraordinary measure reverses an earlier reluctance by member states and follow suit with the U.S., which has banned non-citizens from EU countries.

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Global Deaths From Coronavirus Surpass 6,000

Monday, March 16, 2020

With the number of cases worldwide from the novel coronavirus surpassing 150,000 and some 6,000 deaths, governments continue their struggle to contain the pandemic.

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Markets In Europe, Asia Plummet After Central Banks Slash Rates Amid Coronavirus

Sunday, March 15, 2020

The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate to near zero — a dramatic move not seen since the depths of the 2008 financial crisis. The Bank of England and Bank of Japan made similar moves.

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Wife Of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Tests Positive For Coronavirus

Friday, March 13, 2020

The office of the prime minister said Thursday that Sophie Grégoire Trudeau had begun experiencing a low-grade fever and other mild flu-like symptoms, prompting the test.

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Head Of U.S. Soccer Resigns Amid Pay Dispute With Women's National Team

Friday, March 13, 2020

The resignation of Carlos Cordeiro, who served for two years as the president of the governing body, is effective immediately. He is replaced by the federation's vice president, Cindy Parlow Cone.

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Tom Hanks, Wife Rita Wilson Test Positive For Coronavirus

Thursday, March 12, 2020

The two-time Oscar winner tweeted from Australia, where he is preparing to shoot a film about Elvis Presley. Hanks and Wilson are both 63, which places them in a somewhat elevated risk category.

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As Coronavirus In China Wanes, Italy, South Korea See Brunt Of Epidemic

Wednesday, March 11, 2020

The United Kingdom's health minister has also been diagnosed with coronavirus – one of nearly 400 confirmed cases in that country, as Turkey on Wednesday announced its first case.

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Russian Parliament Allows Putin 2 More Terms As President

Tuesday, March 10, 2020

A proposed constitutional amendment would reset term limits, giving the Russian president the ability to run again when his current term expires in 2024.

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Alabama Executes Man Convicted As Accomplice In Slaying Of Police Officers

Thursday, March 05, 2020

The case of Nathaniel Woods garnered national attention, including from Martin Luther King III — the son of the late civil rights leader — who was among those who fought to block the execution.

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JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon Recovering From Heart Surgery

Thursday, March 05, 2020

Dimon, 63, who is the longest-serving head of a major U.S. bank, experienced "an acute aortic dissection" and underwent surgery to repair it Thursday morning, a JPMorgan memo said.

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U.S., Afghanistan And Taliban Announce 7-Day 'Reduction In Violence'

Friday, February 21, 2020

The quasi cease-fire was hammered out during protracted negotiations in Qatar that began in 2018 and could ultimately lead to a significant reduction in U.S. troops in Afghanistan.

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Coronavirus Found In China Prisons, As Cases Spike In South Korea

Friday, February 21, 2020

More than 200 new infections have been identified in a prison in eastern Shandong province. Meanwhile, in South Korea, dozens from the same religious sect have contracted the virus.

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Shootings In Germany Kill 10; Police Suspect Far-Right Extremism

Thursday, February 20, 2020

"Racism is a poison. Hate is a poison," German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday, as evidence pointed to the gunman being motivated by extreme views.

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White House Appoints Outspoken Ambassador As New Acting Head Of Intelligence

Thursday, February 20, 2020

Richard Grenell, the vocal and frequently controversial U.S. envoy in Berlin, replaces another acting director. Grenell, a Trump loyalist, has no background in intelligence.

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China Expels 3 'Wall Street Journal' Reporters, Citing 'Racist' Headline

Wednesday, February 19, 2020

The move comes a day after the U.S. State Department designated five Chinese state media outlets as foreign government missions, thus treating them as extensions of Beijing.

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Canadian Pipeline Protest Forces Closure Of Major Rail Link

Friday, February 14, 2020

Indigenous protesters are using snowplows and wooden barricades to block a vital cross-country railway to protest construction of the Coastal GasLink pipeline, which they say runs through their land.

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Cruise Ship Passengers Disembark After Being Stranded At Sea Over Virus Fears

Friday, February 14, 2020

The MS Westerdam, with nearly 1,500 passengers aboard, was rebuffed by Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, the Philippines and Guam before ultimately being allowed to dock at the Cambodian port of Sihanoukville.

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