More than 3.21 million people have reportedly been infected by the novel coronavirus globally, and 227,864 have died, according to a Reuters tally as of 1400 GMT on Thursday.
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Quotation of the Day: Billions Slide Down Ladder That Took Decades to Climb
By Unknown Author from NYT Quotation of the Day for Friday, May 1, 2020.Today’s Paper https://ift.tt/2KPQrSk
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Corrections: May 1, 2020
By Unknown Author from NYT Corrections that appeared in print on Friday, May 1, 2020.Corrections https://ift.tt/2zH7mUA
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Labs Across U.S. Join Federal Initiative to Study Coronavirus Genome
By BY SHERI FINK from NYT The project, announced by the C.D.C., will help trace patterns of transmission, investigative outbreaks and map how the virus is evolving, which can impact a cure.Science https://ift.tt/2KPYRc8
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Closing Number of a Musical
By BY DEB AMLEN from NYT Trenton Charlson raises the curtain on our solving weekend.Crosswords & Games https://ift.tt/3aSya11
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Closing Number of a Musical
By BY DEB AMLEN from NYT Trenton Charlson raises the curtain on our solving weekend.Crosswords & Games https://ift.tt/3bTCQFn
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Trump confident that coronavirus may have originated in Chinese lab
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was confident the coronavirus may have originated in a Chinese virology lab, but declined to describe the evidence, ratcheting up tensions with Beijing over the origins of the deadly outbreak.
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China reports 12 new coronavirus cases versus four a day earlier
China reported 12 new coronavirus cases for April 30, up from four a day earlier, data from the country's health authority showed on Friday.
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Honduran president denies drug trafficking accusations
The drug trafficking accusations against Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez are "100%" false, the president's office said on Thursday, after U.S. prosecutors announced drug trafficking charges against a former chief of the Honduran National Police.
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Japan to decide whether to extend state of emergency as early as Monday: broadcaster NHK
Japan will formally decide as early as Monday whether to extend its nationwide state of emergency, said public broadcaster NHK, after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe warned citizens to prepare for a "drawn-out battle" against the coronavirus.
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Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today
By BY PATRICK J. LYONS from NYT Public beaches have become a flashpoint as the U.S. begins to emerge from stay-at-home restrictions.U.S. https://ift.tt/2xrrh9q
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In Place of Pomp and Circumstance: Oprah
By BY NEIL VIGDOR from NYT Oprah Winfrey will give a virtual commencement address on Facebook next month for college and high school seniors across the United States.U.S. https://ift.tt/2z3DKjR
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Australia plots return of sport as spread of coronavirus slows
The Australian government will meet on Friday to discuss how sport can restart as the number of new coronavirus cases dwindles and states begin to relax restrictions on social gatherings, two sources familiar with the details told Reuters.
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Fiona Ex Machina
By BY WESLEY MORRIS AND JENNA WORTHAM from NYT Fiona Apple blows our minds, again.Podcasts https://ift.tt/3f6bY75
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Trump threatens new tariffs on China as U.S. mulls retaliatory action over virus
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday his hard-fought trade deal with China was now of secondary importance to the coronavirus pandemic and he threatened new tariffs on Beijing, as his administration crafted retaliatory measures over the outbreak.
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Half of U.S. states easing coronavirus restrictions as jobless numbers grow
As White House economic reopening guidance expired on Thursday after two weeks in place, half of all U.S. states forged ahead with easing restrictions on restaurants, retail and other businesses in hopes of reviving coronavirus-stricken commerce.
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Two Arrested in Killings of Transgender Women in Puerto Rico
By BY MICHAEL LEVENSON AND SANDRA E. GARCIA from NYT The police said they had classified the deaths as a hate crime after the women’s remains were found in a badly burned car last week.U.S. https://ift.tt/2YnU3CH
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Peter Hunt, Who Directed the Broadway Hit ‘1776,’ Dies at 81
By BY NEIL GENZLINGER from NYT The musical about the founding fathers, his Broadway directorial debut, scored three Tonys. He was also a mainstay of the Williamstown Theater Festival.Theater https://ift.tt/2VR35Xb
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