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VIRUS OUTBREAK-NEW YORK

A month after New York's 1st virus death, toll hits 10,000

NEW YORK (AP) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo says New York’s death toll from coronavirus has topped 10,000, with hospitals still seeing 2,000 new patients a day. The death tally hit the milestone only about a month after the state recorded its first death. The state tallied 671 new deaths on Sunday. It was the first time in a week the daily toll dipped below 700. Still, the governor noted Monday that people are still dying at a “horrific level of pain and grief and sorrow.” Meanwhile, New York City's health department says the city is in danger of running out of swabs for COVID-19 tests and should test only hospitalized patients.

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Trump uses pandemic virus briefing to air laudatory video

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has used the daily White House briefing to air a taxpayer-funded promotional video praising his own handling of the coronavirus outbreak and slamming his critics and the press. In a highly unusual move, the lights in the briefing room dimmed for a video running more than 3 minutes that was a montage of officials offering laudatory comments about the president and of Trump discussing his steps to contain the virus. Trump also gave Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, a turn at the lectern to defend the president’s response to the crisis.

AP-US-ELECTION-2020-WISCONSIN

Voters reject Trump's pick in chaotic Wisconsin court race

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A liberal challenger has ousted a conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court justice endorsed by President Donald Trump. Court candidate Jill Karofsky on Monday overcame a successful push by Republicans to forge ahead with last week’s election even as numerous other states postponed theirs due to the coronavirus pandemic. Joe Biden also easily won the state's presidential primary. Biden’s win was a foregone conclusion. But Karofsky's decisive victory could be viewed as a bellwether in battleground Wisconsin ahead of the November presidential election. Her victory narrows conservative control of the state's highest court o 4-3.

VIRUS-OUTBREAK-IMF-DEBT RELIEF

IMF cancels debt payments for 6 months for 25 poor nations

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The International Monetary Fund has approved $500 million to cancel six months of debt payments for 25 of the world’s most impoverished countries so they can help tackle the COVID-19 pandemic. IMF Executive Director Kristalina Georgieva said Monday the IMF executive board approved the immediate debt service relief for 19 African countries, Afghanistan, Haiti, Nepal, Solomon Islands, Tajikistan and Yemen. Georgieva said in a statement that the grants to the poorest and most vulnerable countries six months initially for six months “will help them channel more of their scarce financial resources towards vital emergency medical and other relief efforts.”

BC-FINANCIAL MARKETS

Stocks fall as investors brace for earnings hit from virus

Stocks are closing lower on Wall Street as investors brace for what is sure to be widespread damage to company earnings because of the coronavirus. Major banks and other companies will start reporting their earnings this week, including JPMorgan Chase, which releases its report early Tuesday. The S&P 500 fell 1% Monday. The benchmark index is coming off a surge of 12% last week, its best weekly gain in 45 years. Oil prices wound up somewhat lower after OPEC nations and other big producers agreed to reduce output. Demand for energy has cratered because of travel restrictions and business shutdowns related to the outbreak.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-AUTO INSURANCE

Lockdowns cut driving and crashes, bring insurance discounts

DETROIT (AP) — People are driving less due to stay-at-home orders to stop the coronavirus from spreading, and consumer groups say that should mean lower auto insurance premiums. Some companies have responded, but the Consumer Federation of America reports that discounts may be too small and aren’t being applied evenly. In New York and Washington states, the number of traffic crashes fell by 30% last month. The federation says that means lower costs to insurance companies that should be passed on to consumers. The group suggests calling your insurer and commenting on social media if they don't offer discounts.

AP-US-SEVERE-WEATHER-SOUTH

Storms tear through South amid pandemic; more than 30 dead

CHATSWORTH, Ga. (AP) — Storms that killed more than 30 people in the Southeast are spreading misery atop a pandemic as they move up the East Coast. The severe weather outbreak that began on Easter in the Deep South caused floods, mudslides and more than 1 million power outages by Monday. Officials say 11 died in Mississippi, and eight more died in Georgia. Other deaths were reported in Arkansas, Tennessee and the Carolinas. The severe weather outbreak came with much of the nation shut down because of the new coronavirus. In Alabama, people huddled into community storm shelters wearing protective masks to guard against the threat.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-MALARIA DRUG

Heart woes spur partial stop of malaria drug study for virus

Scientists in Brazil have stopped part of a study of a malaria drug touted as a possible coronavirus treatment after heart rhythm problems developed in one-quarter of people given the higher of two doses being tested. Chloroquine and a similar drug, hydroxychloroquine, have been pushed by President Donald Trump after some early tests suggested the drugs might curb the virus from entering cells. But the drugs are known to have potentially serious side effects. Only 81 out of the planned 440 participants had been enrolled in the Brazilian study when scientists saw that many in the higher dose group developed abnormal heartbeats.

AP-US-MED-VIRUS-OUTBREAK-SALIVA-TEST

US clears first saliva test to help diagnose new virus

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rutgers University researchers have received U.S. clearance for the first saliva-based test to help diagnose COVID-19. Experts say the move could expand testing options and reduce the risks of infection for health care workers. The university said Monday the Food and Drug Administration authorized the test under its emergency powers to quickly clear products to help combat the coronavirus outbreak. The standard method for COVID-19 testing requires health care workers to take a swab from patients’ nose or throat. With the saliva test, patients receive a plastic tube into which they spit several times and then hand over for processing.

AP-US-VIRUS-OUTBREAK-WASHINGTON

Trump claims 'total' authority, over govs, to reopen economy

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is claiming total authority to decide how and when to reopen the economy after weeks of tough social distancing guidelines aimed at fighting the new coronavirus. But governors from both parties are pushing back, noting they have the primary constitutional responsibility for ensuring public safety in their states and will decide when it’s safe to begin a return to normal operations. Democratic leaders in the Northeast and along the West Coast have announced separate state compacts to coordinate their efforts to scale back stay-at-home orders or reopen businesses on their own timetables.

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