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A passer-by wearing a mask out of concern for the COVID-19 coronavirus, background center, walks past mannequins in a clothing store, Wednesday, April 29, 2020, in Boston. Job cuts have escalated across the U.S. economy in recent days that remains all but shut down due measures taken to halt the spread of the virus. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

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US unemployment claims soar past 30 million

by David Crary Associated Press, Christopher Rugaber Associated Press, and John Leicester Associated PressApril 30, 2020

A Covid-19 patient wears a ventilated respiratory device over his head as he lies in a hospital bed at Bergamo's Papa Giovanni XXIII hospital, northern Italy, Friday, April 3, 2020. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.(Claudio Furlan/LaPresse via AP)

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Cuomo will seize medical gear as COVID-19 cases surge

by Marina Villenueve Associated Press, John Leicester Associated Press, and Aritz Parra Associated PressApril 3, 2020

Police officers wearing masks patrol an empty St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 11, 2020. Pope Francis held his weekly general audience in the privacy of his library as the Vatican implemented Italy’s drastic coronavirus lockdown measures, barring the general public from St. Peter’s Square and taking precautions to limit the spread of infections in the tiny city state.For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough....

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WHO declares coronavirus crisis a pandemic

by Jamey Keaten Associated Press, Maria Cheng Associated Press, and John Leicester Associated PressMarch 11, 2020

A prelate walks outside St. Peter's Square after the Vatican erected a new barricade at the edge of the square, in Rome, Tuesday, March 10, 2020. Italy entered its first day under a nationwide lockdown after a government decree extended restrictions on movement from the hard-hit north to the rest of the country to prevent the spreading of coronavirus. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

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Virus disrupts Italy as infections top 10,000, deaths at 631

by Nicole Winfield Associated Press, and John Leicester Associated PressMarch 10, 2020

Demonstrators set a Lebron James jersey on fire during a rally at the Southorn Playground in Hong Kong, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019. Protesters in Hong Kong have thrown basketballs at a photo of LeBron James and chanted their anger about comments the Los Angeles Lakers star made about free speech during a rally in support of NBA commissioner Adam Silver and Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey, whose tweet in support of the Hong Kong protests touched off a firestorm of controversy in China. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

LeBron James no longer King James for Hong Kong protesters

by John Leicester Associated PressOctober 15, 2019

Protesters throw back tear gas at police in Hong Kong, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2019. Shouting "Wearing mask is not a crime," tens of thousands of protesters braved the rain Sunday to march in central Hong Kong as a court rejected a second legal attempt to block a mask ban aimed at quashing violence during four months of pro-democracy rallies. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

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Clashes erupt as bid to block Hong Kong mask ban fails

by Eileen Ng Associated Press, and John Leicester Associated PressOctober 6, 2019

This image made from video provided by Eagle Wings Foundation/Chopard shows aerial footage shot by a camera attached to an eagle of a glacier in Western Europe. A white-tailed eagle is filming as he flies over the Alps and its once-magnificent glaciers, which are now crumbling because of global warming.

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Soaring eagle films crumbling Alpine glaciers

by Claire Parker Associated Press, and John Leicester Associated PressOctober 3, 2019

In this combination of photos on Oct. 1, 2019, participants perform a dragon dance, left, during a parade commemorating the 70th anniversary of the founding of Communist China in Beijing and black-clad protesters hold umbrellas to shield themselves in Hong Kong. (AP Photos)

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Hong Kong protester shot as China marks 70th anniversary

by Eileen Ng Associated Press, and John Leicester Associated PressOctober 1, 2019

Tour de France winner Colombia's Egan Bernal celebrates on the podium after the twenty-first stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 128 kilometers (79.53 miles) with start in Rambouillet and finish in Paris, France, Sunday, July 28, 2019. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

22-year-old Egan Bernal wins Tour de France

by John Leicester Associated Press, and Samuel Petrequin Associated PressJuly 28, 2019

A worker uses a snow shovel to clean the road of the nineteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 126,5 kilometers (78,60 miles) with start in Saint Jean De Maurienne and finish in Tignes, France, Friday, July 26, 2019. Tour de France organizers stopped Stage 19 of the race because of a hail storm as Julien Alaphilippe lost his yellow jersey to Egan Bernal. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Egan Bernal storms into Tour de France lead amid icy chaos

by John Leicester Associated Press, and Samuel Petrequin Associated PressJuly 26, 2019