A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 517,000 people worldwide.
Over 10.7 million people across the globe have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new...
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Researchers say coverings and social distancing help prevent spread.July 1, 2020, 4:18 PM5 min read
Face coverings for COVID-19 protection come in all shapes, sizes, materials and colors.
From...
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The Oklahoma constitutional amendment was narrowly approved in a majority vote. July 1, 2020, 11:55 PM7 min read
In just under two weeks, the state of Oklahoma took part in two pandemic-related...
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As the coronavirus pandemic enters its fifth month, an increasing number of renters from across the country are facing a grim reality -- possible eviction.
In New Orleans, mothers like Shankya...
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A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 512,000 people worldwide.
Over 10.5 million people across the globe have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new...
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Federal officials are trying to correct errors that resulted in shipments of outdated or impractical equipment to America’s hard-hit nursing homes in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic,...
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Ensuring ventilation works is part of the CDC’s guidance for reopening schools.June 5, 2020, 8:48 PM5 min read
A new report released Thursday reveals thousands of school buildings across the...
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Major League Baseball issued a 60-game schedule Tuesday night that will start July 23 or 24 in empty ballparks as the sport tries to push ahead amid the coronavirus pandemic following...
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The Trump administration is moving forward with a policy ordering public schools across the U.S. to share coronavirus relief funding with private schools at a higher rate than federal law typically...
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(CNN)As the Fourth of July weekend nears, an infectious disease doctor said the United States could be heading into "the perfect storm" for a spike in new coronavirus cases."It's set up a perfect...
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(CNN)In times of struggle, people often turn to faith to give them grounding -- and hope. America's students, battling the effects of the pandemic, endeavoring to complete their academics and...
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(CNN)Sen. Chris Murphy accused President Donald Trump of undermining his own experts after members of the federal coronavirus task force offered a dire forecast for national infection rates on...
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(CNN)As colleges across the country shut down their campuses, students of all ages found themselves scrambling to get home. But for some, that was not an option. Suddenly, bustling campuses became...
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(CNN)Peyton Chesser wasn't taking chances when the coronavirus pandemic locked down the country in March. The 23-year-old Houston woman stayed home, even conceding grocery pickups to her...
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(CNN) All of Disney's Asia parks have now officially reopened, with Tokyo Disney Resort welcoming visitors to its two theme parks from July 1.
Both Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea have been...
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(CNN) People in the Czech capital, Prague, built a 1,600-foot table and held a massive public dinner party on Tuesday, to celebrate the end of the country's coronavirus lockdown.
Residents...
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A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 507,000 people worldwide.
Over 10.3 million people across the globe have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new...
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It is only one of the virus-related scams noted recently. June 30, 2020, 4:03 PM5 min read
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is warning of fraudulent COVID-19 antibody tests.
While real tests...
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Yet another unfortunate outcome of the COVID-19 pandemic: More people with cancer are going undiagnosed and untreated.
With health and government officials focused on COVID-19, and people afraid to...
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The approach on a vaccine would likely prioritize elderly, essential workers.June 16, 2020, 4:19 PM6 min read
A COVID-19 vaccine remains on track to reach the American public by January 2021, with...
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(CNN)The United States has long prided itself as the world's shining beacon. But its current status is a much darker one: the globe's leader in coronavirus cases.More than 125,000 people have died...
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(CNN)Major League Baseball player Ian Desmond is opting out of the truncated 2020 season. Coronavirus concerns factored into his decision, but so did the national reckoning with racism -- something...
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Luke McGee and James Frater, CNNPublished 30th June 2020
(CNN) The European Union has formally agreed a set of recommendations that will allow travelers from outside the bloc to visit EU countries,...
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(CNN)My daughter's questions started after a family friend got sick with Covid-19. "If people are sick, they can just give them medicine so they get better, right?" my daughter asked with the...
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(CNN)When Ahmad Ayyad woke up, he was delirious. He didn't realize where he was, why there was a tube down his throat, or how long it had been since he last fed his dog. And when he looked down, he...
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(CNN)A crowd of people gathered in downtown Olympia on Saturday in front of a stage near the Washington State Capitol. They were there for "March For Our Rights 3," a rally bringing together...
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Hong Kong (CNN)The Chinese government has approved the use of an experimental Covid-19 vaccine for the country's military -- the latest step in a global race to stop the deadly disease caused by the...
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Remdesivir has shown effectiveness against the virus. June 29, 2020, 1:52 PM4 min read
California-based drugmaker Gilead Sciences announced its pricing plans for remdesivir, an antiviral COVID-19...
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A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 502,000 people worldwide.
Over 10.1 million people across the globe have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new...
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The TAKE with Rick Klein
President Donald Trump's allies and opponents have spent much of the past five years wondering if the laws of political gravity apply to him.
It turns out that it's not...
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Acton will continue to address the pandemic in a new role.June 11, 2020, 8:22 PM5 min read
Ohio Health Director Dr. Amy Acton has resigned, effectively immediately, Gov. Mike DeWine announced...
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Hong Kong (CNN)As the number of people killed by the coronavirus passes 500,000 worldwide, China isn't taking any chances of a second wave gripping the country -- despite having largely contained its...
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(CNN)The United States should have 100 million doses of one candidate coronavirus vaccine by the end of the year, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious...
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(CNN)Quarantined and alone in a Canadian hotel room, Alvaro was pensive and anxious. He said he wasn't so worried about testing positive for Covid-19, but about the paycheck he couldn't afford to...
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A version of this story appeared in the June 11 edition of CNN's Coronavirus: Fact vs. Fiction newsletter. Sign up here to receive the need-to-know headlines every weekday. (CNN)The US has now...
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(CNN)It's World Refugee Day on June 20, a time to commemorate the most vulnerable populations around the world. CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta turns to Bex Wright, who covers the...
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A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 499,000 people worldwide.
Over 10 million people across the globe have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new...
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Latino communities suffer as some states see record numbers of COVID-19 cases
Friday marked the third straight day of record high cases of COVID-19 nationwide. Twenty-nine states, including...
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After her son was arrested for allegedly throwing rocks at police during a protest over racial injustice, Tanisha Brown headed to the courthouse in her California hometown to watch her son's...
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The new filings have leveled off some but remain at historically high levels.June 11, 2020, 1:15 PM3 min read
More than 1.5 million American workers filed jobless claims last week as the coronavirus...
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June 18, 2020, 7:32 AM2 min read
Is it safe to stay in hotels as reopenings get underway?
It depends on the precautions both you and the hotel take. It's best to call ahead to see how the place...
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Most Europeans are still barred from traveling to the U.S., too.June 24, 2020, 11:19 PM6 min read
With the highest reported coronavirus case load, Americans will likely be barred from traveling to...
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More than 14 hours after 100,000 Americans were reported to have died from the novel coronavirus, President Donald Trump on Thursday acknowledged the death toll, calling it a "very sad...
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Building ramparts of secrecy around a $600 billion-plus coronavirus aid program for small businesses, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has moved from delay to denial in refusing...
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Sign up to get our new weekly column as a newsletter. We're looking back at the strongest, smartest opinion takes of the week from CNN and other outlets. (CNN)"There is nothing either good or bad,"...
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(CNN)Only two US states are reporting a decline in new coronavirus cases compared to last week: Connecticut and Rhode Island. A rise was reported in a staggering 36 states, including Florida, which...
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(CNN)Washington is the latest state to pause its reopening plans after a spike in the number of new cases of coronavirus across the country. "We all want to get back to doing all the things we love...
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New York (CNN Business)Health care companies and governments are racing to find a vaccine or other effective treatment for Covid-19 -- so investors have been piling into stocks like Gilead Sciences...
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(CNN)Germany is back in crisis mode.The country is trying to stop a new coronavirus outbreak from turning into a full-blown second wave of infections, after hundreds of people working at a meat...
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(CNN)As states move forward with relaxing virus-compelled restrictions -- and as people grow weary of complying with them -- some areas are reporting a record number of new daily cases.Arizona and...
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The extension comes as the state faces a surge in new coronavirus cases. June 26, 2020, 10:44 PM6 min read
The Trump administration on Friday announced plans to maintain several coronavirus testing...
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Weekly demand in the U.S. is up more than 600%.June 26, 2020, 6:06 PM6 min read
Last week, a study in the U.K. found that dexamethasone, a common steroid, increased survival in severely ill COVID-19...
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Officials had warned in early April the death toll was an undercount.June 19, 2020, 6:37 PM5 min read
The coronavirus pandemic was "directly or indirectly" responsible for an additional 3,600 deaths...
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The market sell-off comes amid worries over COVID-19 spikes. June 11, 2020, 8:38 PM3 min read
The Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted more than 1,860 points, or 6.9%, on Thursday as investors...
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(CNN)Vaccines have gotten all the attention in the race to fight Covid-19, but there is a major push in the United States to develop antibody therapies to treat coronavirus. There's so much of a push...
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Washington (CNN)The Trump administration has announced visa restrictions on current and former Chinese officials who it says "were responsible for eviscerating Hong Kong's freedoms," Secretary of...
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Dr. Saju Mathew is a CNN medical analyst, primary care physician, and a public health specialist. Follow him on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, @drsajumathew. The views expressed in this commentary...
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On Friday, the White House coronavirus task force held its first public briefing in two months -- but health experts expressed concern afterward, saying Vice President Mike Pence offered little...
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A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 490,000 people worldwide.
Over 9.6 million people across the globe have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new...
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A mask mandate is unconstitutional and unenforceable, several sheriffs say.June 26, 2020, 1:03 AM8 min read
After Gov. Roy Cooper issued a mandatory mask requirement across North Carolina on...
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Spiking cases have shifted sentiments around the pandemic in recent weeks.June 26, 2020, 9:31 AM7 min read
Spiking cases of COVID-19 have shifted sentiments around the pandemic in recent weeks, with...
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(CNN) A major cruise liner with only 23 years of service has been earmarked for the scrap heap amid a coronavirus-driven downturn for the leisure shipping industry.
Following an announcement by...
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(CNN)On January 22, President Donald Trump did an interview with CNBC from Davos, Switzerland, where he was asked, for the first time, about the coronavirus in America."We have it totally under...
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US states need to do more to drive coronavirus infection rates back down, but theyve got fewer tools to work with now, Dr. Ashish Jha, director of the Harvard Global Health Institute, told CNNs Wolf...
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(CNN)Months ago, as the coronavirus was first spreading across the country, public health officials warned of the heightened risk it posed to older populations and those with underlying health...
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Dr. Anthony Fauci said the next two weeks are critical in containing the surge.June 24, 2020, 3:06 PM7 min read
Despite the nation's top public health officials contradicting him, President Donald...
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A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 483,000 people worldwide.
Over 9.4 million people across the globe have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new...
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The University of Connecticut has decided to eliminate four athletic teams as it deals with an expected budget deficit driven by issues related to the COVID-19 pandemicBy PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports...
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News that states are reporting new rise in cases has spooked investors. June 24, 2020, 8:07 PM3 min read
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell more than 700 points, or over 2.7%, as news of a...
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WASHINGTON --
The two U.S. warships in the Middle East weren't aiming to break a record.
But when the coronavirus made ship stops in foreign countries too risky, the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower...
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Gov. Cuomo made the announcement Wednesday.June 24, 2020, 5:00 PM3 min read
Anyone visiting New York, Connecticut or New Jersey from Florida and other high-risk states for coronavirus will have to...
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London (CNN)The outbreak of Covid-19 and subsequent pandemic has led to an alarming uptick in authoritarian behavior by governments across the globe, who are using the crisis to silence critics, an...
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(CNN)Dozens of Secret Service agents will be quarantined as a precaution following President Donald Trump's rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, a law enforcement official told CNN on Wednesday.The mass...
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Nearly 180,000 Americans will die from coronavirus by October 1 unless just about everyone starts wearing masks, new projections show.
The latest coronavirus projection from the University of...
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Kent Sepkowitz is a CNN medical analyst and a physician and infection control expert at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York. The views expressed in this commentary are his own. View...
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(Kaiser Health News)Davetta Brooks, 75, who has heart failure, a fractured hip and macular degeneration, is afraid. Conditions in her low-income senior building on Chicago's Near West Side — the...
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The study's authors say their results caution against "immunity passports."June 24, 2020, 10:32 AM8 min read
As the world grapples with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, a new study suggests that...
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President Donald Trump flatly contradicted his aides on Tuesday when he said he does not "kid," after they had for days been arguing he was joking when he said at a weekend campaign rally he had told...
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LA County now has over 88,000 residents diagnosed with COVID-19.June 24, 2020, 1:36 PM3 min read
Los Angeles County is leading the nation with the number of coronavirus cases, as of Wednesday...
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Frida Ghitis, a former CNN producer and correspondent, is a world affairs columnist. She is a frequent opinion contributor to CNN, a contributing columnist to the Washington Post and a columnist for...
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Stocks are moving lower on Wall Street as investors are discouraged to see a surge in new coronavirus cases in the U.S. to their highest level in two monthsBy ALEX VEIGA AP Business WriterJune 24,...
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(CNN)Having empathy for other people goes a long way in fostering strong relationships. In fact, empathy is a fundamental building block for conflict resolution and understanding and bonding with...
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Britain’s Prince William has revealed that he has been anonymously helping out on a crisis helpline during the coronavirus lockdownJune 6, 2020, 9:49 AM1 min readLONDON --
Britain's Prince William...
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(CNN)As Florida emerges from its coronavirus shutdown, the state is experiencing a surge of Covid-19 cases, with younger Floridians accounting for a significant number of positive tests.The Florida...
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At least four Americans remain detained by Iran.June 2, 2020, 5:38 PM7 min read
An Iranian scientist detained by the U.S. was deported to Iran late Monday, but his release did not coincide with the...
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The scientists will be peppered with questions on testing and treatments.June 23, 2020, 8:07 AM7 min read
As President Donald Trump heads to an Arizona megachurch to rally supporters, Anthony Fauci...
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Visitors are now able to enter the White House complex without having their temperatures checked for the first time since mid-March, although several other coronavirus precautions remain in placeBy...
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Just two weeks after Georgia's messy day at the polls, another six states are testing the waters of voting during the coronavirus crisis on Tuesday in the final stretch of the primary season.
Among...
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He said he will self-isolate for the next 14 days.June 23, 2020, 12:46 PM3 min read
Tennis champion Novak Djokovic said Tuesday he has tested positive for COVID-19.
His wife also tested positive but...
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BELGRADE, Serbia --
Novak Djokovic’s charity tennis exhibition series, combined with an overall softening of coronavirus restrictions in Serbia and Croatia, has been followed by an increase in the...
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A local food bank doubles the amount of food given out.June 2, 2020, 4:26 PM7 min read
With the COVID-19 pandemic, the phone at the Food Bank of Puerto Rico hasn't stop ringing. The food...
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Washington (CNN)Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, along with CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield and other government officials will testify Tuesday at a House oversight...
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(CNN)With half of US states reporting a rise in new cases, one expert warns of 'danger signs' in some parts of the US. After weeks of many Americans failing to heed face mask and social distancing...
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Elizabeth Marder and Paloma BeamerPublished 22nd June 2020
(CNN) After nearly three months of quarantine, millions of Americans are ready to travel -- an overnight trip, a weekend getaway, a summer...
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A version of this story appeared in the June 23 edition of CNN's Coronavirus: Fact vs. Fiction newsletter. Sign up here to receive the need-to-know headlines every weekday. (CNN)The White House has...
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