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CHICAGO/NEW YORK (Reuters) – The entry of commercial lab companies Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings and Quest Diagnostics Inc to help identify cases of the new coronavirus does not seem to be easing the burden of testing in the United States. FILE PHOTO: Members of a Servpro cleanup crew wearing hazardous material suits prepare to

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump has picked his favorite weapon to fight the economic fallout from the coronavirus: an elimination of the “payroll tax” on workers’ gross earnings that is used to fund national retirement programs. FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump looks on during the daily Coronavirus-related briefing at the White House in

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration on Wednesday plans to urge U.S. states and localities to take stronger steps to fight the coronavirus, U.S. Health Secretary Alex Azar said as the governor of at least one state criticized the federal government’s handling of the outbreak. FILE PHOTO: U.S. Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar speaks

(Reuters) – Hundreds of travelers who boarded a cruise liner for Hawaii last month in sandals and sunglasses trudged off the coronavirus-stricken ship in face masks at the Port of Oakland, California, on Tuesday, headed to quarantine sites around the country. The tightly controlled disembarkation began on Monday, hours after the cruise ship Grand Princess

DETROIT (Reuters) – Joe Biden hopes to take a big step toward the Democratic presidential nomination on Tuesday when six states cast votes, while Bernie Sanders aims for an upset win in Michigan that would keep his White House hopes alive. Biden, who claimed the position of Democratic front-runner with a sweeping series of wins

OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) – Weary passengers aboard a cruise ship idled at sea for days by a coronavirus outbreak erupted in cheers on Monday as the vessel sailed into San Francisco Bay en route to the Port of Oakland and the next, unexpected phase of their voyage – two weeks of quarantine. The 2,400 passengers,

(Reuters) – The number of people infected with coronavirus topped 110,000 across the world as the outbreak reached more countries and caused more economic damage. For an interactive graphic tracking global spread of coronavirus, click here DEATHS/INFECTIONS – More than 110,000 people have been infected by the coronavirus across the world and over 3,800 have

FILE PHOTO: Costa Rica’s Health Minister Daniel Salas speaks as he confirms the first case of coronavirus in the country during a press conference, in San Jose, Costa Rica March 6, 2020. REUTERS/Juan Carlos Ulate SAN JOSE (Reuters) – Costa Rica raised to nine the tally of people infected with coronavirus in its territory, up

(Reuters) – Two more people succumbed to the novel coronavirus in Washington state, officials said on Saturday, bringing the nationwide toll to 19, while the number of confirmed cases in New York rose to 89 and a cruise ship with infected passengers remained stranded outside San Francisco. More than half of all U.S. states have

(Reuters) – Here’s what you need to know about the coronavirus: A woman wears a surgical mask as she walks through Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport in London, Britain March 6, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay The spread There are now over 98,000 coronaviruses cases globally and more than 3,300 people have died, according to a Reuters

FILE PHOTO: White House Counsel Don McGahn listens during the confirmation hearing for U.S. Supreme Court nominee judge Brett Kavanaugh on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 4, 2018. REUTERS/Chris Wattie/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee on Friday asked a federal appeals court to reconsider a ruling that prevented

(Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump called off a visit to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta on Friday, saying he did not want to “interfere” as the agency races to stem the coronavirus that has infected more than 100,000 people globally. FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump arrives for a campaign

BEIJING (Reuters) – Wuhan, the epicenter of China’s coronavirus epidemic, will likely see new infections drop to zero by the end of this month, an expert with the country’s top panel on battling the illness said on Thursday, even as the city reported a quicker rise in new confirmed cases. Medical workers wearing face masks jump

(Reuters) – A growing number of countries around the world have been evacuating or planning to evacuate diplomatic staff and citizens from areas hit by the new coronavirus. FILE PHOTO: A chartered Boeing 747-400 plane carrying carrying evacuated South Koreans from Wuhan, the epicenter of a virus outbreak in China, arrives at Gimpo International Airport

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican Senator Josh Hawley said on Wednesday he will introduce legislation banning federal employees from using social media app TikTok on their devices and accused the company of sharing data with the Chinese government. FILE PHOTO: A 3-D printed figures are seen in front of displayed Tik Tok logo in this picture

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Robert Durst, the ailing New York real estate scion whose arrest prosecutors say was hastened by his confession to multiple killings in a 2015 TV documentary, was due to face a jury on Wednesday for opening statements in his Los Angeles murder trial. FILE PHOTO: Robert Durst attends a motions hearing