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Vladimir Putin awards commemorative WWII medal to Kim Jong Un
Ambassador Alexander Matsegora presented the "75 years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945" medal to North Korean officials "in accordance with the Russian president's decree", according to the Russian embassy's Facebook page. [Full Article...]
Pence: We're Talking About Doing Away With Task Force
President Trump defended the talks Tuesday while speaking to the media in Phoenix, Ariz., where he was touring a mask production facility, saying his advisers were continuing to examine the virus "very closely", and the doctors on the task force would continue to make their voices heard. [Full Article...]
North Carolina monitoring for 'murder hornets'; not detected yet in state
It's not clear to officials how exactly the Asian hornets managed to make it to the USA, but according to Seth Truscott at WSU's College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences, " Insects are frequently transported in global cargo and are sometimes transported deliberately". [Full Article...]
Hate Sign: Nazi Slogan Spotted At Illinois Rally Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Governor Pritzker vilified the protester in his personal Tweeter page, as well as the others who rallied with swastikas, including one with a "Heil Pritzker" sign. A demonstrator attending a rally in IL, where hundreds of people protested against the state's lockdown and social distancing measures, was photographed carrying a sign bearing the words " Arbeit macht frei, JB ". [Full Article...]
Intel shared among U.S., allies contradicts Trump's claims virus originated in lab
Mr Trump had hinted he could impose new tariffs on China , claiming he had seen evidence linking a Wuhan disease research laboratory to the coronavirus pandemic - a theory many scientists see as unlikely. And Pompeo on Sunday said "enormous evidence" backed up that claim, although the United States intelligence community last week said it would continue to study whether the outbreak ste... [Full Article...]
Venezuela arrests two USA citizens for failed 'invasion'
Venezuela frequently accuses Colombia of fomenting plots to overthrow the Maduro government and of allowing mercenaries to train in its territory. Maduro, in an appearance late Monday on Venezuelan state television, showed passports identifying the two as Luke Denman, 34, and Airan Berry, 41, who he claimed were members of Trump's security team. [Full Article...]
Third Russian Doctor Falls From Hospital Window After Coronavirus Complaint
Alexander Shulepov, an ambulance doctor in Voronezh, is in a critical condition after falling from a hospital window on Saturday. Shulepov was hospitalized on April 22 for the virus, but was scheduled to be released after his latest COVID-19 test came back negative. [Full Article...]
New York COVID-19 deaths continue to dip from highs
Cuomo has also said the state has facilities that can house transferred COVID-19 nursing home patients, and he recently said that nursing homes that tell the state up front that they cannot care for a COVID-19 patient will not face regulatory scrutiny. [Full Article...]