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By Nathan Layne and Maria Caspani (Reuters) – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Monday said “the worst is over” for the state hit hardest by the novel coronavirus, as … Read More

By P.J. Huffstutter CHICAGO (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture will spend up to $15.5 billion in the initial phase of its plan to bolster the nation’s food supply … Read More

MONTREAL (Reuters) – The Quebec government on Monday said it was putting the safety and general conditions of the province’s 2,600 long-term care and nursing home facilities under the microscope … Read More

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico registered 353 new cases of coronavirus on Monday, bringing its total to 5,014 cases and 332 deaths, the health ministry said. Deputy Health Minister Hugo … Read More

By Jake Spring and Pedro Fonseca BRASILIA/RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazil likely has 12 times more cases of the new coronavirus than are being officially reported by the government, … Read More

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil’s health minister urged the government to speak with a unified voice in its fight against the new coronavirus, effectively calling out President Jair Bolsonaro for … Read More

By Trevor Hunnicutt and James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senator Bernie Sanders on Monday endorsed his longtime rival former Vice President Joe Biden, a move aimed at unifying a Democratic … Read More

By Florence Tan and Shadia Nasralla SINGAPORE/LONDON (Reuters) – The minimal impact on oil prices from a global deal for record output cuts showed that oil producers have a mountain … Read More

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General William Barr on Monday issued guidance to Justice Department agencies on the use of protective measures against drones, including the destruction … Read More

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Census Bureau, which stopped some of its work last month because of the new coronavirus, said on Monday that it planned to ramp up again beginning … Read More