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Month: May 2020

Coronavirus updates: US reaches 100,000 deaths

Coronavirus updates: US reaches 100,000 deaths

Myriam Borzee/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR and EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News (NEW YORK) — A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 352,000 people worldwide. Over 5.6 million people across the globe have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new respiratory virus, according to data compiled […]

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UConn murder suspect spotted at Pennsylvania gas station: Police

UConn murder suspect spotted at Pennsylvania gas station: Police

Pennsylvania State PoliceBy IVAN PEREIRA, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — Police say the University of Connecticut student who’s on the lam may have crossed over into a fourth state as investigators continue their hunt for the murder suspect. Pennsylvania state police said they received a tip from an eyewitness who […]

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Minneapolis mayor calls for charges against white officer in death of African American man George Floyd

Minneapolis mayor calls for charges against white officer in death of African American man George Floyd

Evghen_Prozhyrko/iStockBy BILL HUTCHINSON, ABC NEWS(MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.) — The mayor of Minneapolis called on prosecutors Wednesday to file criminal charges against a white police officer seen in a viral video pressing his knee into the neck of an African American man who is repeatedly heard in the footage saying “I can’t […]

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Coronavirus updates: US nears 100,000 deaths

Coronavirus updates: US nears 100,000 deaths

Myriam Borzee/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR and EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News (NEW YORK) — A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 352,000 people worldwide. Over 5.6 million people across the globe have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new respiratory virus, according to data compiled […]

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13-year-old with 4 associate degrees becomes youngest to graduate Fullerton College

13-year-old with 4 associate degrees becomes youngest to graduate Fullerton College

Ru AndradeBY: NICOLE PELLETIERE, ABC NEWS (FULLERTON, Calif.) — A teen who earned four associate degrees is starting undergrad work next week — all before being old enough to drive. Jack Rico, 13, is verified as the youngest graduate in the history of Fullerton College in Fullerton, California, which was […]

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99-year-old veteran who beat COVID-19 surprises granddaughter on wedding day

99-year-old veteran who beat COVID-19 surprises granddaughter on wedding day

Heather SimeoneBY: NICOLE PELLETIERE, ABC NEWS (WOBURN, Mass.) — A 99-year-old veteran and coronavirus survivor healed just in time to celebrate his granddaughter’s wedding day. Vincent Simeone, of Woburn, Massachusetts, attended Amy Zimmerman Scudieri’s nuptials at a safe distance on May 24 — the same day that would have been […]

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University of Utah, Utah State announce in-person fall term

University of Utah, Utah State announce in-person fall term

SALT LAKE CITY (The Salt Lake Tribune) — Two major universities in Utah have announced that students will return to campus this fall for in-person classes with preventive measures to curtail the spread of the coronavirus. The Salt Lake Tribune reported that the announcement came Tuesday from the University of […]

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Coronavirus updates: Unemployment checks delayed by data breach scam

Coronavirus updates: Unemployment checks delayed by data breach scam

Myriam Borzee/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR and EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News (NEW YORK) — A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 352,000 people worldwide. Over 5.6 million people across the globe have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new respiratory virus, according to data compiled […]

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Storm exposes 100-year-old shipwreck in the Great Salt Lake

Storm exposes 100-year-old shipwreck in the Great Salt Lake

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A shipwreck can be seen protruding from the Great Salt Lake and it could be more than 100 years old. The Salt Lake Tribune reported that Utah State Parks posted a photo of a tangle of brown beams Monday on Facebook after a recent storm […]

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2 businesses didn’t force employees to work sick

2 businesses didn’t force employees to work sick

PROVO, Utah (AP) — The Utah County Attorney on Tuesday refuted reports that two businesses linked to dozens of coronavirus cases forced employees to keep working after testing positive. David Leavitt said his office found the allegations made public by county leaders weren’t true, though he acknowledged the virus could […]

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