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- Coronavirus Live Updates: As N.Y. Reports a Record Death Toll, Scientists Warn the Virus Might Not Fade in Summer April 8, 2020New York State now has more confirmed cases than any single country in the world outside of the United States. Congress mulls billions in additional funding. A jail in Chicago is the largest-known source of U.S. infections.
- ‘That Is What We Do’: The Power of Passover and Tradition Across Generations April 8, 2020Jewish families on Wednesday will again recount the 10 plagues from the Book of Exodus. Only this year will be a little different.
- ‘I’m in High School Again’: Virus Sends College Students Home to Parents, and Their Rules April 8, 2020Their college campuses closed, crestfallen students have journeyed back to their childhood bedrooms — and to chores, revived sibling rivalries and curfews.
- Black Americans Face Alarming Rates of Coronavirus Infection in Some States April 8, 2020Data on race and the coronavirus is too limited to draw sweeping conclusions, experts say, but disparate rates of sickness — and death — have emerged in some places.
- Now Comes the Hard Part for Joe Biden April 8, 2020Having become the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, he and his allies are aiming to win over Bernie Sanders’s younger, more liberal voters and unify the party.
- Body of Second Kennedy Family Member Is Recovered From Chesapeake Bay April 8, 2020The discovery of 8-year-old Gideon McKean’s body came six days after he and his mother, Maeve Kennedy Townsend McKean, went missing in a canoe. Her body was found Monday.
- Coronavirus Pandemic May Not Fade in Summer Weather April 8, 2020A new report, sent to the White House’s science adviser, says research on how the coronavirus behaves in hot weather is too inconclusive to rely on for predicting a summer break from contagion.
- Linda Tripp, Key Figure in Clinton Impeachment, Dies April 8, 2020She gave over her secretly recorded conversations with Monica Lewinsky to an independent prosecutor, a pivot point in his investigation of the president.
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- Coronavirus live news: global trade forecast to fall by up to a third as US sees highest one-day death toll April 8, 2020Scientists predict UK will be worst-hit country in Europe; Trump threatens to stop WHO funding; global cases pass 1.4 millionUS sees highest one-day death tollSingapore surge raises fears of post-lockdown breakoutsUK lockdown ‘to be extended beyond next week’US coronavirus updates – liveSee all of our coronavirus coverage 11.08pm BST The World Health Organiz […]
- Coronavirus US live: Trump holds briefing as 400,000 cases confirmed in America April 8, 2020Bernie Sanders ends 2020 presidential runUS sees highest one-day death tollBlack Americans dying in greater numbers from Covid-19Live global updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageSupport the Guardian’s independent journalism. Make a contribution 11.09pm BST Fact check: hydroxychlor0quineTrump said the national stockpile is now equipped with 30m hydroxychlor […]
- UK Covid-19 lockdown 'to be extended beyond next week' April 8, 2020Ministers voice concern Easter weekend could see change in public behaviourCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageDominic Raab is expected to signal that stringent lockdown measures must remain in place beyond next week, in the first key government decision to be taken while the prime minister remains in intensive care.The death toll fro […]
- Influencers among 'key distributors' of coronavirus misinformation April 8, 2020Study suggests mainstream news outlets struggling to compete with celebrities’ and politicians’ reachCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageCelebrities and politicians with large social media followings are proving to be key distributors of disinformation relating to coronavirus, according to a study that suggests the factcheckers and ma […]
- Bernie Sanders, who reshaped US politics, ends 2020 presidential run April 8, 2020Inspirational senator’s youth-led movement pushed for sweeping social change but fell far behind Joe Biden in bid for nominationBernie Sanders, the 78-year-old senator from Vermont who reshaped American politics with his youth-led movement for sweeping social change, on Wednesday ended his presidential campaign for the 2020 Democratic nomination.His withdraw […]
- Linda Tripp, key figure in Bill Clinton's impeachment, dies aged 70 April 8, 2020Tripp, whose secret recordings of conversations with Monica Lewinsky blew the whistle on Clinton, was terminally illLinda Tripp, whose secretly recorded phone conversations with Monica Lewinsky led to Bill Clinton’s impeachment in the 1990s, has died.Thomas Foley, Tripp’s son-in-law, told the New York Post she had died from an illness that was not related to […]
- Lockdown keeps casualty figure low as Italian bridge collapses April 8, 2020Two drivers slightly hurt but fall of 260-metre structure revives memories of Genoa disaster in 2018A bridge on a normally busy provincial road in northern Italy collapsed on Wednesday but, with virtually no traffic due to the coronavirus lockdown, there were just two casualties who suffered minor injuries.The 260-metre bridge on the SS330 road near the town […]
- Scientists create mutant enzyme that recycles plastic bottles in hours April 8, 2020Bacterial enzyme originally found in compost can be used to make high-quality new bottlesA mutant bacterial enzyme that breaks down plastic bottles for recycling in hours has been created by scientists.The enzyme, originally discovered in a compost heap of leaves, reduced the bottles to chemical building blocks that were then used to make high-quality new bo […]
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- Bernie Sanders suspends presidential campaign April 8, 2020The decision clears the way for Joe Biden to become the Democratic nominee who faces Donald Trump.
- Coronavirus: 'Drop in global trade to be worse than 2008 crisis' April 8, 2020The World Trade Organization (WTO) predicts a contraction of between 13% and 32% this year.
- Syria war: Syrian air force behind 2017 chemical attacks, OPCW finds April 8, 2020The chemical weapons watchdog says Sarin and chlorine were used to attack Latamina in March 2017.
- Italy bridge collapse: Two drivers survive April 8, 2020The bridge would normally have been busy but lockdown measures meant there was little traffic.
- Ronaldinho and brother under house arrest in Paraguay April 8, 2020Former Brazil forward Ronaldinho is released from prison and placed under house arrest in Paraguay.
- Coronavirus: Marathon talks over EU virus rescue package stall April 8, 2020EU finance ministers suspend talks on a recovery fund after 16 hours, amid deep divisions.
- Poland must suspend judge discipline panel – ECJ April 8, 2020The EU has repeatedly criticised the judicial reforms introduced by Poland’s Law and Justice Party.
- Coronavirus: EU top scientist forced out in political row April 8, 2020Mauro Ferrari says he lost faith in the system, but EU science officials say he was asked to leave.
