Wuhan Institute of Virology, said in an interview published in Science magazine that she and her colleagues encountered the virus in December last year, when reports of the disease first emerged in the city.

She said the lab hadn’t seen or studied the virus before that.“U.S. President Trump’s claim that SARS-CoV-2 was leaked from our institute totally contradicts the facts," Shi said in the article published July 24. “It jeopardizes and affects our academic work and personal life.

He owes us an apology."The question of the coronavirus’s origin has become an increasingly politicized issue as relations between the U.S.

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Facebook, Twitter take aim at Trump 'misinformation'

Facebook and Twitter have taken aim at US President Donald Trump and his campaign over a video post in which he contended that children are "almost immune" to the coronavirus, a claim they said amounted to "misinformation".

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Facebook removes Trump post falsely claiming children are 'almost immune' to coronavirus

Facebook has deleted a post by Donald Trump for the first time after he violated rules against sharing misinformation about the coronavirus.

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Coronavirus upends Trump, Biden convention plans ahead of the 2020 election

Donald Trump and his Democratic rival, Joe Biden, are searching for places to impressively yet safely accept their parties’ presidential nominations as the spread of the coronavirus adds fresh uncertainty to the campaign for the White House.Trump said Wednesday he’s considering giving his Aug. 27 acceptance speech on the grounds of the White House, a move that could violate ethics law.

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Facebook removes video of Trump saying children are ‘virtually immune’ to coronavirus, Twitter follows suit

FILE - U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on August 5, 2020 in Washington, DC.

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Facebook pulls Donald Trump video for Covid misinformation on kids

Facebook for months has said it will prioritize removing Covid-19 misinformation that could cause people harm. “This video includes false claims that a group of people is immune from Covid-19 which is a violation of our policies around harmful Covid misinformation," spokesman Andy Stone said in a statement.The video is still on Trump’s account on Twitter Inc.’s site.Spokespeople for the White House and the Trump campaign didn’t immediate respond to requests for comment.Facebook has been criticized in recent months by those who say the company has failed to enforce its information policies against Trump.

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Fauci says coronavirus testing is too slow while Trump calls it the ‘best ever’

coronavirus testing to deliver results within two days, said Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. infectious disease official, hours after President Donald Trump boasted that U.S.

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Facebook removes Trump coronavirus post over misinformation

Facebook Inc on Wednesday took down a video by U.S. President Donald Trump in which he said children are “almost immune” to COVID-19, with the company saying it violated its rules against sharing misinformation about the coronavirus.

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Facebook removes video of Trump saying children are ‘virtually immune’ to the coronavirus

FILE - U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on August 5, 2020 in Washington, DC.

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Florida surpasses 500K coronavirus cases as testing resumes after tropical storm

Florida surpassed 500,000 coronavirus cases Wednesday as testing ramped up following a temporary shutdown of some sites because of Tropical Storm Isaias, state officials said.A long line of cars waited outside Hark Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens on Wednesday morning for a coronavirus testing site to reopen after being closed because of the storm.Florida reported 225 new deaths Wednesday, bringing its seven-day average of daily reported deaths to a high of 185, behind Texas with 197. Florida’s rate is approaching a quarter of that seen in New York at its peak in mid-April.

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Drugmakers will have tens of millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses by early 2021: Fauci

tens of millions of doses of a coronavirus vaccine in the early part of next year, with production ramping up so that it hits a billion doses by the end of 2021, Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. government official on infectious diseases, said in a Reuters interview on Wednesday.Fauci said he has not seen any pressure from the White House to announce a vaccine close to the Nov.

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Michelle Obama Has ‘Low-Grade Depression’ Over Trump’s Handling Of Pandemic – Listen

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US officials dispute Trump's claim that Beirut blast was attack

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Coronavirus kills one person every 15 seconds as world death toll passes 700,000

coronavirus as the global death toll surpassed 700,000. It is estimated some 5,900 people are dying every 24 hours from the deadly disease on average, according to calculations based on data from the past two weeks.That equates to 247 people per hour, or one person every 15 seconds.President Donald Trump said the coronavirus outbreak is as under control as it can get in the United States.More than 155,000 people have died amid a patchy response to the public health crisis which has failed to stem a rise in cases.“They are dying, that’s true,” Trump said in an interview with the Axios news website.“It is what it is.

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Trump sues Nevada over mail-in voting, one day after encouraging Floridians to vote by mail

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Anthony Fauci warns against opening schools in coronavirus hot spots in US

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Nevada to mail all voters ballots; Trump promises lawsuit

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leaders managed Canada’s response to COVID-19 or with how Ottawa, in particular, has doled out several hundred billion dollars of aid. Or both.Canadians may regard their country’s response to the lethal virus as good, but the national death toll has surpassed 8,900.

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Republicans, Democrats report progress on coronavirus aid negotiations

coronavirus relief bill Saturday, as political pressure mounts to restore an expired $600-per-week supplemental unemployment benefit and send funding to help schools reopen.“This was the longest meeting we’ve had and it was more productive than the other meetings,” said Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., who was part of the rare weekend session.

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Trump says he plans to ban TikTok in U.S., opposes Chinese sale

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Trump says federal officers to remain in Portland on standby

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Coronavirus: Trump says rate of positive COVID-19 cases in Florida is declining

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Trump says US 'may be banning' China-owned video app TikTok

NEW YORK - President Donald Trump said Friday that his administration is weighing action against TikTok, a popular Chinese-owned video app that has been a source of national-security and censorship concerns.Trump's comments came after published reports that the administration is planning to order China’s ByteDance to sell TikTok. There were also reports Friday that software giant Microsoft is in talks to buy the app.“We are looking at TikTok," Trump told reporters at the White House.

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Reports: Trump to order China's ByteDance to sell TikTok

NEW YORK - President Donald Trump will order China’s ByteDance to sell its hit video app TikTok because of national-security concerns, according to reports published Friday.“We are looking at TikTok," Trump told reporters Friday at the White House. "We may be banning TikTok.”Reports by Bloomberg News and the Wall Street Journal citing anonymous sources said the administration could announce as soon as Friday a decision ordering ByteDance to divest its ownership in TikTok.TikTok issued a statement Friday saying that, “While we do not comment on rumors or speculation, we are confident in the long-term success of TikTok.”RELATED: Rep. Adam Schiff: TikTok users beware; China could steal your informationByteDance launched TikTok in 2017, then

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WATCH LIVE: Flagler County officials provide update ahead of Hurricane Isaias

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Coronavirus: White House accuses Democrats of refusing to compromise on COVID-19 relief package

The White House offered a short-term extension Thursday of a $600 weekly unemployment benefit that has helped keep families and the economy afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic, but Democrats rejected it, saying President Donald Trump’s team failed to grasp the severity of the crisis.

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Prosecutors: Pennsylvania man gets 20 years for threatening President Trump

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