COVID-19 vaccine research and hacking hundreds of companies in the United States and abroad, including defense contractors, the US Justice Department said Tuesday.Li Xiaoyu, 34, and Dong Jiazhi, 33, also targeted human rights activists in the United States, China and Hong Kong, Assistant Attorney General John Demers said.The indictment comes amid rising tensions between the global superpowers fueled by the coronavirus pandemic which President Donald Trump blames on China.Li and Dong, who are believed to be in China, acted in some instances "for their own personal gain" and in others for the benefit of China's Ministry of State Security, Demers said at a news conference."China has now taken its place, alongside Russia, Iran, and North Korea,.

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21 American states now declared being in ‘red zone’

The White House Coronavirus Task Force has declared 21 states are in the so-called “red zone,” meaning they have high levels of COVID-19 infections and positive tests.

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Misinformation on the virus is proving highly contagious

FILE - People wearing face masks shop at a Chinese supermarket amid the coronavirus outbreak on April 20, 2020 in New York City. PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - As the world races to find a vaccine and a treatment for COVID-19, there is seemingly no antidote in sight to the burgeoning outbreak of coronavirus conspiracy theories, hoaxes, anti-mask myths and sham cures.The phenomenon, unfolding largely on social media, escalated this week when President Donald Trump retweeted a false video about an anti-malaria drug being a cure for the virus and it was revealed that Russian intelligence is spreading disinformation about the crisis through English-language websites.RELATED: Doctor demonstrates how face mask blocks respiratory droplets from spreadingE

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Trump backs doctor who believes in COVID-19 cure and ‘demon sperm’

Donald Trump‘s disproven theory about hydroxychloroquine, also believes that dream sex with demons will make you sick.Immanuel was one of the main speakers in a misinformation-filled viral video from America’s Frontline Doctors, a coronavirus skeptic group that caught the president’s eye earlier this week. Facebook, Twitter and YouTube banned the video under their misinformation policies after it racked up millions of views, in part thanks to a retweet from Trump on Monday.The video shows Immanuel and other doctors pushing misinformation about the virus, including false claims that masks do nothing and that hydroxychloroquine can cure COVID-19.

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Madonna Covid-19 conspiracy post from 'demon sperm' theorist deleted for fake info

Madonna posted a controversial coronavirus conspiracy video on Instagram, but the posts has since been removed from the social media site after fans reportedly flagged the questionable clip.

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Madonna's bizarre Covid conspiracy post from 'demon sperm' theorist deleted for fake info

Madonna's social media post about a false coronavirus story appears to have been removed from Instagram, after fans flagged it down.

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Man denies Covid-19 exists then feels 'guilty' after 14 relatives get bug at his dinner

coronavirus conspiracy theorist who hosted a family reunion has admitted his shame after 14 of his relatives caught Covid-19, one of whom has now died. Tony Green, a Texas political consultant and lobbyist, has opened up about his change of heart in a deeply personal column in local LGBT outlet Dallas Voice.

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Covid-19 update: Nearly 10 lakh patients cured in India, active cases cross 5 lakh

COVID19 positive cases stand at 15,31,669 including 5,09,447 active cases, 9,88,029 cured/discharged/migrated and 34,193 deaths, the health ministry said.The recoveries on Tuesday is one of the highest ever recoveries in a single day. 35,339 COVID-19 patients were cured and discharged in the last 24 hours.

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Coronavirus: ‘I happen to believe in it’ Trump says of hydroxychloroquine

U.S. President Donald Trump renewed his praise for the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine, which is unproven to treat COVID-19, telling reporters “I happen to believe in it” and adding that “many doctors” think it is successful in treating COVID-19.

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Fourteen members of same family catch coronavirus and one dies after reunion

A family who held a reunion after months of lockdown are devastated after 14 were diagnosed with coronavirus and one died.

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Twitter limits Donald Trump Jr.’s account over COVID-19 misinformation policy

Twitter Inc said on Tuesday it limited access to Donald Trump Jr.’s account for 12 hours because a tweet he had posted violated the social media site’s misinformation policy on COVID-19.The eldest son of U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday posted a video of doctors talking about the drug hydroxychloroquine.

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Twitter deletes video promoted by Trump sharing unproven claims about drug as COVID-19 treatment

WASHINGTON - Twitter removed a video that was retweeted on President Donald Trump's account late Monday night sharing unproven claims that an anti-malaria drug is an effective treatment for the coronavirus.After returning from a trip to North Carolina where Trump promoted efforts to develop a COVID-19 vaccine, he retweeted a series of tweets advocating for hydroxychloroquine.There is no known cure for COVID-19, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization. Numerous studies have shown that hydroxychloroquine is not an effective treatment for virus.

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Trump again pushes unproven hydroxychloroquine as Covid-19 treatment

WASHINGTON: A week after appearing to project a more serious tone about the coronavirus, President Donald Trump is back to pushing unproven claims that an anti-malaria drug is an effective treatment and challenging the credibility of the nation's leading infectious disease expert.Dr. Anthony Fauci pushed back Tuesday, saying he will keep doing his job.Numerous studies, meanwhile, have shown that the drug, hydroxychloroquine, is not an effective treatment for COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus.

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Trump renews claims unproven anti-malaria drug treats COVID-19, challenges Fauci

coronavirus, President Donald Trump is back to pushing unproven claims that an anti-malaria drug is an effective treatment and challenging the credibility of the nation’s leading infectious disease expert.Dr. Anthony Fauci pushed back Tuesday, saying he will keep doing his job.Numerous studies, meanwhile, have shown that the drug, hydroxychloroquine, is not an effective treatment for COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus.

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President Trump again pushes hydroxychloroquine as COVID-19 treatment

WASHINGTON – A week after appearing to project a more serious tone about the coronavirus, President Donald Trump is back to pushing unproven claims that an anti-malaria drug is an effective treatment and challenging the credibility of the nation’s leading infectious disease expert.Dr. Anthony Fauci pushed back Tuesday, saying he will keep doing his job.Numerous studies, meanwhile, have shown that the drug, hydroxychloroquine, is not an effective treatment for COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus.

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China’s ‘bat woman’ rebukes Donald Trump, denies coronavirus link to Wuhan lab

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.

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Amid rising Covid-19 cases, US corporates extend work from home facility

US President Donald Trump has been pushing for re-opening of the economy, the corporate sector is making their own rules with regard to following norms aimed at preventing further spread of coronavirus cases.The Wall Street Journal first reported that Google's decision has pushed Alphabet, its parent company, to delay the comeback of its employees into the second half of next year.The decision was reportedly influenced by different approaches to schools reopening across the country.

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'Good things' on Covid-19 therapeutics to be announced in 2 weeks: Donald Trump

Donald Trump on Monday said that his administration will announce good news regarding therapeutics developed for COVID-19 infection within the next two weeks."With respect to therapeutics, I can tell you that I think over the next couple of weeks, we will have some really, very good things to say...

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Trump touts COVID-19 vaccine progress in NC as coronavirus cases rise in Southern states

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic put his political fate in grave jeopardy. Now he’s hoping to get credit for his administration’s aggressive push for a vaccine — and crossing his fingers that one gets approved before Election Day.Trump and Vice President Mike Pence were both visiting vaccine development sites on Monday, marking the beginning of the largest vaccine research trial yet.

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Coronavirus: Trump says ‘young people’ are ‘fueling’ spike in U.S. COVID-19 cases

President Donald Trump on Monday said that the pandemic, in the U.S., is being “fueled by younger Americans who generally have little risk of being seriously harmed by the disease but can spread the disease” as case numbers continue to spike across the country.

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Coronavirus: Trump announces Moderna COVID-19 vaccine has entered final clinical trial phase

During a press conference in Morrrisville, N.C. on Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that the Moderna coronavirus vaccine has entered phase three of its clinical trials, which is the final phase of testing.

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Dr. Anthony Fauci of the White House Coronavirus Task Force is getting his own bobblehead

The organization said it will be donating $5 from every Fauci bobblehead sale to the American Hospital Association in support of the 100 Million Mask Challenge.Aside from Fauci, President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence are two other U.S. COVID-19 policy leaders who have their own bobbleheads. RELATED: CoronavirusNOW.com, FOX launches national hub for COVID-19 news and updates AdvertisementFor the devout Fauci fans out there, there is also a healthy collection of T-shirts, coffee mugs, donuts, posters, coolies and candles featuring the doctor’s name and likeness.One eatery in Rochester, N.Y.

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Trump’s national security adviser tests positive for coronavirus: sources

Donald Trump‘s national security adviser Robert O’Brien has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, a source familiar with the situation said on Monday.The White House has said staff is regularly tested for the virus, and O’Brien is the most senior official to be found positive amid the pandemic.

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Some U.S. police resisting mandatory mask mandates amid coronavirus pandemic

coronavirus has been overstated and only wears a face mask if he’s inside a business that requires them. He doesn’t make his officers wear them either.So the day after Republican Gov.

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COVID-19 cases won’t stop surging in U.S.

With hospitals across the U.S. inundated with COVID-19 patients more than ever before, multiple states are racing to contain resurgences of outbreaks. Jackson Proskow looks at how President Donald Trump is reacting to this new reality now.

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No virus bill yet: White House, GOP at odds over jobless aid

WASHINGTON - Negotiations over a new COVID-19 rescue bill were in flux Friday after the White House floated cutting an unemployment benefits boost to as little as $100 and President Donald Trump turned to a new priority, adding money to build a new FBI headquarters.Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell sent senators home, promising a Republican proposal would be ready on Monday.

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‘Trump owes us an apology.’ Chinese scientist at the center of COVID-19 origin theories speaks out

Jon CohenScience’s COVID-19 reporting is supported by the Pulitzer Center and the Heising-Simons Foundation.The coronavirus pandemic has thrust virologist Shi Zhengli into a fierce spotlight. Shi, who’s been nicknamed “Bat Woman,” heads a group that studies bat coronaviruses at the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV), in the city in China where the pandemic began, and many have speculated that the virus that causes COVID-19 accidentally escaped from her lab—a theory promoted by U.S.

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Rosie O'Donnell joins celebrities who blame Donald Trump for COVID-19-related deaths of Americans

Rosie O’Donnell has joined the myriad celebrities placing blame for the deaths of Americans on President Donald Trump. The former talk show host is a vocal critic of Trump, having previously feuded with him prior to his presidential run in the 2016 election.

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Donald Trump's dilemma: To take coronavirus vaccine first or last

coronavirus vaccine - first, or last - as people want. Trump said on Wednesday that he faces an impossible situation - whether he should be the first to take a coronavirus vaccine."If I’m the first one they’ll say ‘he’s so selfish'.

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3 of 4 Americans want masks to be mandatory amid coronavirus pandemic: poll

coronavirus cases and a growing embrace of government advice intended to safeguard public health.The survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research also finds that about two-thirds of Americans disapprove of how President Donald Trump is handling the outbreak, an unwelcome sign for the White House in an election year shaped by the nation’s battle with the pandemic. As U.S.

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As U.S. hits 4 million coronavirus cases in record time, deaths are also surging

Coronavirus cases in the United States surpassed 4 million on Thursday, a milestone that was reached at an accelerated pace as cases — and now deaths — surge across the country.Thursday also saw more than 1,000 deaths from COVID-19 in 24 hours for the third day in a row, as cases overwhelm hospitals in multiple states including California, Florida and Texas. Trump cancels parts of Republican convention in Florida due to coronavirus pandemic While it took nearly 100 days for the U.S.

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Coronavirus: Trump says he’s throwing first pitch at Yankees game, says MLB setting positive example with reopening

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Coronavirus: Trump says some school districts may delay opening, but must prepare to open

U.S. President Donald Trump spoke more on the reopening of schools in the country even as COVID-19 cases continue to increase, saying that while some school districts in coronavirus hotspots “may need to delay reopening for a few weeks,” they should be “actively preparing” to reopen.

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‘It’s not the right time’: Trump calls off Florida segment of GOP National Convention

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he has canceled segments of the Republican National Convention scheduled for Jacksonville, Florida in August, citing a “flare-up” of the coronavirus.“To have a big convention is not the right time," Trump said during his revived daily coronavirus task force briefing from the White House. Convention events will still be held in North Carolina.RELATED: CoronavirusNOW.com, FOX launches national hub for COVID-19 news and updatesTrump moved parts of the GOP convention to Florida last month amid a dispute with North Carolina’s Democratic leaders over holding an event indoors with maskless supporters.

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Trump to give coronavirus press briefing Thursday as US tops 4 million cases

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is scheduled to take the podium on Thursday for his revived daily coronavirus task force briefing as the U.S. faces a grim milestone of 4 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 and Congress continues to negotiate another aid package.The briefing is scheduled for 5 p.m.

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In struggle against pandemic, populist leaders fare poorly

Boris Johnson (l), Prime Minister of Great Britain, welcomes US President Donald Trump before the start of the working session of a NATO summit. WASHINGTON (AP) - The countries that top the rankings of COVID-19 deaths globally are not necessarily the poorest, the richest or even the most densely populated.

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White House drops payroll tax cut as GOP unveils virus aid

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House has reluctantly dropped a bid to cut Social Security payroll taxes as Republicans unveil a $1 trillion COVID-19 rescue package on Thursday, ceding to opposition to the idea among top Senate allies.“It won’t be in the base bill," said Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, speaking on CNBC about the payroll tax cut, killing the idea for now. The idea has been a major demand of President Donald Trump.“The president is very focused on getting money quickly to workers right now and the payroll tax takes time,” Mnuchin said at the Capitol.

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Populist leaders struggle to fight coronavirus; experts link it to distrust of science

COVID-19 deaths globally are not necessarily the poorest, the richest, or even the most densely populated. But they do have one thing in common: They are led by populist, mold-breaking leaders.Populism in politics means pushing policies that are popular with “the people,” not the elites and the experts.

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'Think we have a winner': Trump on US order for 60 crore doses of covid vaccines

coronavirus vaccines that Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE are jointly developing. It is the latest in a series of similar agreements with other vaccine companies.

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Only 1 in 10 Americans want schools to reopen without coronavirus restrictions: poll

coronavirus — and that’s OK with the vast majority of Americans.Only about one in 10 Americans think daycare centers, preschools or K-12 schools should open this fall without restrictions, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs. Most think mask requirements and other safety measures are necessary to restart in-person instruction, and roughly three in 10 say that teaching kids in classrooms shouldn’t happen at all.The findings are a sharp contrast to the picture that President Donald Trump paints as he pressures schools to reopen.

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Mexico’s president dismissive of wearing mask as coronavirus cases climb

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Wednesday downplayed the importance of wearing face masks during the novel coronavirus pandemic, calling his treasury secretary’s assertion that using them would be a factor in reactivating the economy “disproportionate.”Lopez Obrador had never been seen publicly wearing a mask until he flew to Washington earlier this month to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump.

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Fauci to testify next week to House panel on coronavirus

WASHINGTON (AP) - Dr. Anthony Fauci and two other top public health officials will testify next week to a House subcommittee that's been investigating the federal response to a coronavirus pandemic still inflicting a relentless toll on Americans, officials with the panel said Wednesday.RELATED: Fauci says he doesn’t see ‘us eradicating’ the coronavirus as US battles rising COVID-19 infectionsFauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has become the government's most visible face in the battle against the virus, and polls show him as its most trusted authority as well.

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Coronavirus: Trump says he’s ‘comfortable’ having son, grandchildren back at schools

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he was “comfortable” having his son and grandchildren back in schools this fall for in-person learning, and said they do have a national strategy for reopening schools safely, before adding that it’s “ultimately” up to the governors.

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Trump lauds possible ‘winner’ vaccine, pushes for reopening of schools in Wednesday coronavirus briefing

U.S. President Donald Trump talks to journalists during a news conference about his administration's response to the ongoing global coronavirus pandemic in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House July 22, 2020 in Washington, DC.

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Fauci to testify next week on House investigation into U.S. coronavirus response

Anthony Fauci and two other top public health officials will testify next week to a House subcommittee that’s been investigating the federal response to a coronavirus pandemic still inflicting a relentless toll on Americans, officials with the panel said Wednesday.Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has become the government’s most visible face in the battle against the virus, and polls show him as its most trusted authority as well. That’s in sharp contrast to President Donald Trump, who gets low marks from the publ ic after ceding much of the U.S.

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Trump continues daily coronavirus press briefings Wednesday as US nears 4 million cases

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump spoke at a coronavirus press briefing on Wednesday, an event that was revived this week following a three-month hiatus.The briefing was scheduled to start 5:30 p.m. ET at the White House. RELATED: CoronavirusNOW.com, FOX launches national hub for COVID-19 news and updatesOn Tuesday, Trump returned to the podium and warned that the novel coronavirus will get worse in the U.S.

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With COVID deaths climbing, US inks deal for vaccine doses

The number of daily COVID-19 deaths in the United States topped 1,000 yesterday, the first time in more than a month the country has crossed that threshold.

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Trump to continue daily coronavirus press briefings Wednesday as US nears 4 million cases

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is expected to speak at a coronavirus press briefing on Wednesday, an event that was revived this week following a three-month hiatus.The briefing is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. ET at the White House. RELATED: CoronavirusNOW.com, FOX launches national hub for COVID-19 news and updatesOn Tuesday, Trump returned to the podium and warned that the novel coronavirus will get worse in the U.S.

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Poll: Very few Americans back full school reopening amid COVID-19 pandemic

BOSTON - Virtual instruction. Mandated masks.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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