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U.S. Now Leads the World in Confirmed Cases
Steven Baker//24 views
Unemployment data set a bleak record and hospitals struggled with an influx of sick patients and lack of equipment. But the White House coronavirus response coo...
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Matilda McCrear: Last known survivor of transatlantic slave trade
By Jack Guy, CNN//35 views/3 comments
(CNN)A woman who was taken from Africa when she was just two years old has been identified as the last known survivor of the transatlantic slave trade. Matilda...
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Cuba: Coronavirus-hit countries ask for medical help and why the US is opposed
Patrick Oppmann//50 views/1 comments
Havana (CNN)Cuba is offering to send doctors to more countries struggling with the coronavirus. But don't accept their help, the US State Department says. As he...
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What you need to know about coronavirus on Thursday, March 26
Angela Dewan//25 views
A version of this story appeared in the March 26 edition of CNN's Coronavirus: Fact vs. Fiction newsletter. Sign up here to receive the need-to-know headlines e...
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People are decorating their windows with hearts and messages of hope right now
Alisha Ebrahimji//38 views
(CNN)Thousands of people are practicing social distancing worldwide and under stay-at-home orders to stop the spread of coronavirus, but that's not stopping ne...
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Newly discovered feathered dinosaur was one of the last raptors before extinction
Ashley Strickland//32 views/2 comments
(CNN)About 67 million years ago, a feathered raptor dinosaur with the grace and hunting skills of a cheetah took down prey with grasping sickle-like claws. Th...
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Neglecting those in prisons and detention facilities in the pandemic could be catastrophic, UN says
By Christina Maxouris, CNN//29 views
(CNN)Forgetting those behind bars as coronavirus cases continue to surge in Europe and the US could be "potentially catastrophic," UN High Commissioner for Hum...
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European Neanderthals ate fresh seafood, which may have given their brains a boost
Ashley Strickland//29 views
(CNN)Some Neanderthals really enjoyed their surf and turf rather than mammoth steaks, according to a new study. The recent excavation of a cave site along Por...
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Jacinda Ardern hosts coronavirus Facebook Live from her home
By Sara Spary, CNN//42 views/1 comments
(CNN)New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern hosted a Facebook Live from her home on Wednesday to answer questions as the nation became one of the latest to ...
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How these CNN Heroes are fighting Covid-19 on the front lines
By Kathleen Toner and Meg Dunn, CNN//32 views/1 comments
New York (CNN)As the coronavirus pandemic spreads, so are the efforts of people who bring much-needed aid -- and inspiration -- to those in need. Some of them, ...
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When Your Restaurant’s Star Dish Is Blamed for Spreading Coronavirus
Elaine Yu//32 views
inside the outbreak As restaurants around the world close or retool to enforce social distancing, Hong Kong’s hot pot eateries offer a cautionary tale and some ...
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Man Pleads Guilty to New Zealand Mosque Massacre
Damien Cave//38 views
An Australian white supremacist charged with killing 51 worshipers at two mosques in New Zealand last year changed his plea to guilty in a surprise move. An Aus...
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Coronavirus Helps Bring Down Kosovo’s Government, With Nudge From U.S.
Patrick Kingsley//28 views
Kosovo’s prime minister lost a no-confidence vote on Wednesday, partly because of disputes over how to respond to the pandemic. Critics say American diplomacy a...
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In Israel, a Time to Pray Amid a Health Crisis
David M. Halbfinger//28 views/1 comments
When an emergency medical team had a break, they stopped to pray, one member facing Mecca and the other Jerusalem. A photo of it struck a chord. JERUSALEM — The...
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A Deluged System Leaves Some Elderly to Die, Rocking Spain’s Self-Image
Raphael Minder, Elian Peltier//34 views/1 comments
Even amid the coronavirus crisis, the tragedy unfolding in Spain’s nursing homes has shocked a nation that takes pride in its reverence for older people and in ...