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NYC becomes new COVID-19 epicenter with caseload of 13,119

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in New York City has reached 13,119 as of Monday night local time, according to data of the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins

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Coronavirus has now spread to all 50 states and DC, US death toll passes 100

The new coronavirus that’s rapidly spreading throughout the U.S. reached all 50 states and D.C. on Tuesday after West Virginia confirmed its first case and the U.S. dea

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Big city, big worry: New Yorkers fret as bustling city slows

New Yorkers will awake Friday to find the coronavirus has left their famously bustling city with no Broadway, no basketball games, no big gatherings, and a populace unn

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Over 750 COVID-19 cases reported in U.S. as more community spread cases surface

Over 750 cases of COVID-19 were reported in the United States as of midnight Monday as the death toll rose to 26, according to the Johns Hopkins Center for Systems Science and Engineering. At least t

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Coronavirus cases top 100 in U.S. state of New York

Tourists with masks are pictured at Times Square in New York City, the United States, March 7, 2020. (Xinhua/Li Muzi) Coronavirus cases surged to 105 in the U.S. state of New York. The state "mobiliz

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Number of U.S. COVID-19 cases tops 200 with at least 12 deaths -- media databases

The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases from some 20 U.S. states has topped 200 with at least 12 deaths by Thursday evening, according to the databases set up by

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New York’s Governor Cuomo requires insurers to waive cost sharing for COVID-19 tests

In a move that other states might want to emulate, New York State Governor Andrew M. Cuomo said that the state’s Department of Financial Services is requiring health insurers in the state to wai

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New York state prepares 40 mln emergency funding for COVID-19

The U.S. state of New York will set aside about 40 million U.S. dollars for potential outbreak of COVID-19, Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Wednesday. Though no confirmed case of COVID-19 had so far b

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Bloomberg camp responds to 2016 audio of ex-mayor calling Obama endorsement 'backhanded,' Warren 'scary'

Mike Bloomberg's campaign said Monday that a re-surfaced 2016 audio recording where the billionaire called Democratic rival Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., "scary" and

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Bloomberg continues to confront stop and frisk legacy

Michael Bloomberg once again apologized for his long-time stop and frisk policy on Saturday night, addressing supporters at a local brewery."I've gotten a lot of grief

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New York policemen shot in targeted attacks by gunman

Police vehicles are seen near the site where a gunman opened fire in The Bronx of New York, the United States, on Feb. 9, 2020. (Xinhua/Wang Jiangang) Two NYPD officers were shot in two targeted at

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Feature: New York City rings in Chinese New Year with lavish displays

A dazzling show of fireworks lit up the night sky over the Hudson River in New York City on Thursday as part of the celebrations ringing in the Chinese Lunar New Year, which falls on Saturday. Prior

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Anti-war protesters rally in NYC following U.S. airstrike in Iraq

Hundreds of anti-war protesters rallied Saturday in Times Square of New York City (NYC), in the wake of a U.S. airstrike near Baghdad International Airport, which kill