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“On April 28, Ms. Circle Bear, who had a pre-existing medical condition which the CDC lists as risk factor for developing more severe COVID-19 disease, was pronounced dead by hospital staff,” Bureau of Prisons said in a statement.

Pence flouts US hospital's mask policy during visit

A general in the U.S. Space Force downplayed Iran’s success in launching its first military satellite into orbit. In a recent tweet, the military official referred to Iran’s satellite as a “webcam in space.”

A top meatpacking union warned that meat supply in America risk a shortage if safety measures for processing plant workers are not implemented.

In late January, Starbucks temporarily closed roughly half of the company’s almost 4,300 outlets in China.

China decries 'barefaced lies' over its handling of virus

After the positive results of plasma therapy, experts urge COVID-19 survivors to donate their plasma to help cure other patients.

Billionaire businessman Barry Diller has expressed heavy skepticism about the U.S. economy recovering fully anytime soon and also criticized Donald Trump's ability to address the coronavirus pandemic safely.

Autopsy pointed out that it wasn't the flu but the coronavirus which caused the 57-year-old woman's heart to burst.

Amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis that has forced people to stay at home and quarantine, Bandai Namco announced that they have made “Pac-Man Championship Edition 2” free for everyone in the U.S. to enjoy.

The three countries are just some of the world's major hotspots of the virus.

Stock markets struggle as antiviral drug hopes fade

After a recent viral Facebook post of a COVID-19 survivor, who was a main candidate as a blood donor for his convalescent plasma, but got rejected to due to his sexual orientation, many groups urged the FDA to consider implementing looser guidelines regarding the deferrals for blood donation amid the COVID-19 crisis, especially for potential donors who are members of the LGBTQ+ community. Currently, the FDA has reduced the previously 12-month ban period on blood donation for men who have sex with men, among others, to only 3 months to prevent a nationwide blood supply shortage in the time of the pandemic.

Claims of sovereignty that often overlap are given as reasons for the ongoing disputes but the rights to the international waters would not be of great concern if the South China Sea did not have untapped reserves of oil and gas.

Seniors are also angry at Trump for prioritizing the re-opening of the U.S. economy over their health and protection.

U.S. stocks finished mixed on Thursday in erratic trading as oil futures jumped

Last week's filings pushed the five-week total to 26 million with little hope life will return to normal soon.

U.S. stocks rose on Thursday although millions of Americans filed for unemployment.

The US, which is the WHO's biggest contributor, accused the organisation last week of "mismanaging" the COVID-19 crisis, drawing ire from Beijing as both countries spar over the deadly virus.

Iran says it launched military satellite as Trump threatens ships

The U.S. will be halting the issuance of green cards for at least two months in response to the coronavirus outbreak.