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New Jersey delays primary to July because of virus outbreak
TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey pushed back its primary to July 7 from June 2 because of the coronavrus outbreak under an executive order Gov. Phil Murphy signed on Wednesday. Preparing for a June primary at the potential head of the covid-19 emergency could hurt election officials’ ability to prepare,...
Student develops program to let you know when food delivery slots open up
File this under “Things We Didn’t Know We Would Need,” but here we are. A Georgetown University student has created a computer program that alerts users when Amazon Fresh or Whole Foods have delivery time slots available, CNBC reported. It ‘s a response to how difficult it has become to...
Watchdog: Syrian air force responsible for chemical attacks
THE HAGUE — The global chemical weapons watchdog issued a report Wednesday blaming the Syrian air force for a series of chemical attacks using sarin and chlorine in late March 2017 on the central town of Latamneh. The report marks the first time the Investigation and Identification Team, set up...
Louisiana responds to coronavirus with rare bipartisanship
NEW ORLEANS — A simple gift from a bitter political rival — a medical mask emblazoned with Louisiana’s state seal — has helped Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards pound home a bipartisan plea for people to stay at home and avoid spreading the new coronavirus. The token from Republican Attorney...
U.K.’s Boris Johnson remains in ICU with coronavirus, condition improving
LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson remains in intensive care with the coronavirus but is improving and sitting up in bed, a senior government minister said Wednesday, as the U.K. recorded its biggest spike in covid-19 deaths to date. Johnson, the first world leader diagnosed with the disease, has...
Bernie Sanders drops 2020 presidential bid, clearing path for Joe Biden
WASHINGTON — Sen. Bernie Sanders, who saw his once strong lead in the Democratic primary evaporate as the party’s establishment lined swiftly up behind rival Joe Biden, ended his presidential bid on Wednesday, an acknowledgment that the former vice president is too far ahead for him to have any reasonable...
Hawaii mayor to arrested Florida man: ‘Covidiot’
HONOLULU — A mayor in Hawaii is calling Florida man accused of trying to flout Hawaii’s traveler quarantine a “covidiot.” Kauai Mayor Derek Kawakami isn’t taking credit for coining the word borne from the COVID-19 pandemic, but said he “may be the first elected official to bust it out in...
NYC mayor Bill de Blasio says deaths at home should be added to coronavirus toll
NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio acknowledged Wednesday that the city’s official coronavirus statistics have missed hundreds of people who died at home without ever being tested for the virus, and said the city would start including such victims in its covid-19 tally. “The blunt truth...
Shark kills Australian wildlife worker on Great Barrier Reef
BRISBANE, Australia — A shark fatally mauled a young Australian wildlife worker on the Great Barrier Reef, officials said Tuesday. Queensland state Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said the 23-year-old victim worked for the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service. “Once again a family out there is grieving for a young man who...
Wall Street’s rally fizzles as oil prices suddenly plunge
NEW YORK — A big rally on Wall Street is losing steam in afternoon trading Tuesday, undercut in part by another plunge in the price of oil, but the market is still on track for a rare back-to-back gain. The S&P 500 was up 0.3% with a half-hour to go...
Israeli security agency says it arrested alleged Iran spy
JERUSALEM — Israel’s domestic security agency said Tuesday it arrested an Israeli citizen alleged to have spied for Iran. The Shin Bet alleged in a statement the man was in contact with Iranian agents abroad, where he was given money, guidance and encryption tools. The Shin Bet said the man...
NYC coronavirus deaths exceed 3,200, topping toll for 9/11 attacksVideo
NEW YORK — New York City’s death toll from the coronavirus rose past 3,200 Tuesday, eclipsing the number killed at the World Trade Center on 9/11. In Britain, Prime Minister Boris Johnson lay in intensive care, believed to be the first major world leader hospitalized with the virus. The twin...
Split families make pacts, duel over custody amid virus
As the country hunkered down to fend off the coronavirus, Carolina McAuley expected her middle school-age kids would continue to shuttle between her house and her ex-husband’s — until she got sick. Suddenly, her long-standing custody arrangement unraveled as she came down with a fever and chills and lost her...
Navy official apologizes for calling fired captain ‘stupid’Video
WASHINGTON — The Navy’s acting secretary has been forced to apologize after a profanity-laden broadside in which he called the fired commander of the coronavirus-stricken USS Theodore Roosevelt “too naive or too stupid.” Thomas Modly issued a written apology Monday hours after President Donald Trump, at a White House news...
U.K.’s Boris Johnson spends night in ICU; not on ventilatorVideo
LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson spent the night in the intensive care unit of a London hospital with the new coronavirus, but is not on a ventilator, a senior government minister said Tuesday, as pressure grew on the government to release more details of Johnson’s condition. Johnson was...
Pakistan doctors jailed for virus protest demand protectionVideo
QUETTA, Pakistan — The Pakistani military promised Tuesday that dozens of doctors who were briefly jailed for taking to the streets in southwestern Baluchistan province to protest the lack of protective equipment to treat the growing number of coronavirus cases will get the equipment they need. The 47 doctors protested...
Body of Kathleen Kennedy Townsend’s daughter recovered
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The body of the daughter of former Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend was located in about 25 feet of water and recovered, authorities said Monday, and they will keep searching for her son, after the two went missing following a canoeing accident last week. The body of...
Hundreds on cruise ship in dark on plans
MIAMI — Hundreds of passengers and crew remained stuck on the Coral Princess cruise ship at PortMiami on Monday with little information about when they will be getting off. Meanwhile, the circumstances surrounding the death of passenger Wilson Maa, 71, who waited nearly five hours aboard the ship Saturday evening...
Boeing repeating test flight of astronaut capsule after flop
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Boeing said Monday it will repeat a test flight of its astronaut capsule following last year’s botched demo, considered a perilous close call by NASA. Boeing spokesman Jerry Drelling said the company is looking to fly a second Starliner capsule, once again without a crew, possibly...
Australian court dismisses cardinal’s sex abuse convictions
CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s highest court has dismissed the convictions of the most senior Catholic found guilty of child sex abuse. High Court Chief Justice Susan Kiefel announced the decision of the seven judges Tuesday in the appeal of Cardinal George Pell. The decision means he will be released from...
Army holds off on sending new recruits to basic training because of coronavirus concerns
WASHINGTON — The Army will temporarily hold off on sending new recruits to basic training in order to strengthen protective measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus on those bases, the head of Army Training and Doctrine Command said Monday. The pause will be in effect for at least...
Man found dead at Texas State Capitol grounds
AUSTIN, Texas — A dead man was found Monday on the grounds of the Texas State Capitol, authorities said. The Texas Rangers are investigating the man’s death after a security guard encountered the body near the entrance to a state office building in the downtown Capitol Complex, according to a...
With coronavirus deaths showing signs of slowing, officials caution against letting guard down
NEW YORK — The steep rise in coronavirus deaths appeared to be leveling off Monday in hard-hit New York, echoing a trend underway in Italy and Spain, while the crisis escalated in Britain, where Prime Minister Boris Johnson was moved to intensive care after his condition deteriorated. Johnson, 55, was...
Chicago mayor: Virus deaths in black community ‘devastating’
Chicago is launching a health campaign focused on the city’s black and brown communities, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Monday following a media report highlighting the disproportionate number of black residents among those who have died of COVID-19 complications in the city. Lightfoot called WBEZ’s finding that 70% of recorded deaths...
Navy leader calls fired carrier Capt. Brett E. Crozier ‘naive’ or ‘stupid’
WASHINGTON — In an extraordinary broadside punctuated with profanity, the Navy’s top leader accused the fired commander of the cornavirus-stricken USS Theodore Roosevelt of being “too naive or too stupid” to be in charge of an aircraft carrier. He delivered the criticism to sailors who had cheered the departing skipper...
