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CHICAGO (Reuters) – United Airlines Holdings Inc said on Tuesday it was temporarily, but significantly, reducing daily flying in and out of Los Angeles and San Francisco airports to better … Read More

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. secretary of Housing and Urban Development said on Tuesday that hopeful signs of a slowdown in the spread of the novel coronavirus in the United … Read More

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin called her to ask Congress for more money to help small businesses hobbled by the coronavirus pandemic, … Read More

By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) – Authorities must protect nurses and other health workers from harassment and attacks compounding the already heavy toll they are paying in the pandemic, the … Read More

By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration’s effort to resume federal executions got a boost on Tuesday from a U.S. appeals court, which tossed a district judge’s injunction … Read More

By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – The family of a Walmart Inc employee in Illinois who died after contracting COVID-19, the illness caused by the novel coronavirus, has filed a lawsuit … Read More

By Humeyra Pamuk and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday urged all countries to be transparent and honest as they grapple with the … Read More

DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland’s chief medical officer said on Tuesday he did not expect to be able to recommend a lifting of severe restrictions on economic activity and the movement … Read More

By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The Israeli government issued orders on Tuesday requiring citizens to wear face masks in public to try to stem the spread of the novel … Read More

By Amanda Ferguson BELFAST (Reuters) – Northern Irish women seeking an abortion have been told they must take an 8-hour ferry to England despite the lockdown, as the regional government … Read More