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Before departing for Walter Reed, Trump told reporters on the White House South Lawn that he would "probably have a mask" while visiting the hospital.

At least 134,000 people in the U.S. have died since the start of the outbreak in March, and more than 3 million cases have been reported across the country.

Roger Stone, a longtime ally and confidant of President Trump, was convicted of lying to Congress about efforts to get information on emails stolen by Russian agents from Hillary Clinton's campaign chief.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel understands the challenges for the EU are of a more existential nature than those facing China, the United States or any other single country.

It's tough to deny that big chunks of the Nasdaq are in the sway of overheated speculation.

The coronavirus has infected more than 12.29 million people around the world as of Friday, killing at least 555,486 people.

Iran is determined to develop its oil industry in spite of U.S. sanctions imposed on the country, Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh said in a televised speech on Saturday.

The sudden death of Seoul's mayor, reportedly implicated in a sexual harassment complaint, has prompted an outpouring of public sympathy.

The PAP secured 83 out of 93 seats in parliament, while the main opposition Workers' Party won the other 10 — the most ever held by opposition lawmakers.

The federal government's agency for foreign aid, USAID, has seen its morale plummet after several controversial hires.

"I think in the next week the pattern of increasing deaths is going to become clear," said Larry Levitt, executive vice president for health policy at the Kaiser Family Foundation.

Surging coronavirus cases are showing up in both a slowdown of current economic activity as well as future plans, according to real-time data tracking things like job listings, dining out and vacations.

The move comes as TikTok, owned by Beijing-based ByteDance, is drawing scrutiny over its ties to China and the potential for the Chinese government to access user data.

"In our current situation, it is very unlikely that we can eradicate or eliminate this virus," said Dr. Mike Ryan, executive director of the WHO's health emergencies program.

The moves this year are in character for Apple, which has prioritized privacy engineering on a product level and privacy more generally as a key selling point for its products.

Stocks rose Friday as news about a potential coronavirus treatment increased hope for an economic recovery following the outbreak.

The worst earnings season in years is about to begin, and stocks could shrug off sharp profit declines, if companies see signs of recovery.

Wall Street flocked into these names because they believe their business models can not only weather this downturn, but thrive in it.

Trump blamed China for not stopping the spread of the coronavirus, according to reporters who were traveling with the president on Air Force One.

The Trump administration has agreed to invest more than half a billion in ApiJect Systems America, a young company whose injector is not approved by federal health authorities and that hasn't yet set up a factory to manufacture the devices.