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Live updates: Prospects for coronavirus relief bill dim as McConnell urges White House to reject deal

Nearly 60,000 new infections were reported in the United States on Tuesday, and at least 8,239,000 have been reported since February.
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Most NFL teams started the season in empty stadiums. Here’s a rundown of where things stand now for each team.
Hundreds of migrant children are scattered across the country, living in foster care or with relatives, during a pandemic that has all but halted the legal effort to locate their parents.
Not everyone can solve it by themselves. But everyone can learn.
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Athletics are exempt from the order, so the University of Michigan's football team will keep preparing to host rival Michigan State on Oct. 31 for the team’s first home game.
Hyrine Mita found a new light in her life where she least expected it: a garbage dump.
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City leaders say they need to get young students back to buildings, but some fear the plan could destabilize middle and high schools.
High-risk health-care workers, first responders and older adults in congregate settings will be a priority, according to a new state plan.
About two-thirds are from covid-19, with the rest from other causes, according to a CDC report.
The drug, tocilizumab, showed early potential but evidence since then has been conflicting.
Other countries shouldn’t rush to emulate our pandemic strategy.
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“When I saw that on TV, I said, ‘Oh my goodness. Nothing good can come out of that, that’s got to be a problem,’” Fauci told CBS News’ “60 Minutes” on Sunday. “And then sure enough, it turned out to be a superspreader event.”
The research is risky, given that there’s no surefire treatment for covid-19.
Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.) wants the companies to explain why they needed the money when their business has been booming during the pandemic.
The late surges are most acute in parts of Central and Eastern Europe
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In Venice, hopes for another rebirth after the coronavirus outbreak
In April 2020, The Post spoke to shop owners and residents of Venice hoping to bounce back after 2019’s historic flooding. But then came the pandemic.
In Venice, hopes for another rebirth after the coronavirus outbreak
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How one visa program keeps America fed
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