WASHINGTON - Top Republicans in Congress met Monday with President Donald Trump at the White House on the next COVID-19 aid package as the crisis many hoped would have improved has dramatically worsened, just as emergency relief is expiring.New divisions between the Senate GOP majority and the White House posed fresh challenges.

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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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Scott Thompson: Will U.S. voters forgive Donald Trump’s flip-flops on pandemic, mask use?

COVID-19 a hoax and denouncing mask use since the beginning of the pandemic, Trump — months later — has finally admitted the seriousness of the coronavirus outbreak and is now endorsing wearing a mask.

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Biden calls Trump the country's 'first' racist president

A file image shows former Vice President Joe Biden at the Hotel Du Pont in Wilmington, Delaware. (Photo: Michael Brochstein / Echoes Wire/Barcroft Media via Getty Images) WASHINGTON - Joe Biden said Wednesday that President Donald Trump was the country's “first” racist president.The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee’s comments came during a virtual town hall organized by the Service Employees International Union.

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McConnell set to unveil new virus aid, despite GOP revolt

WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is set to unveil a $1 trillion COVID-19 rescue package on Thursday, pushing past a Republican revolt over big spending and differences with the White House as the virus crisis worsens.The package, called CARES II, is made up of separate bills from 10 senators as McConnell seeks to replicate an earlier strategy to launch negotiations with Democrats. But the path will be tougher this time.

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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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Donald Trump ‘Comfortable’ Ready To Send Barron, 14, Back To School Despite Coronavirus

Donald Trump, 74, is looking forward to his son Barron, 14, going back to school in a physical setting despite coronavirus cases continuing to increase in some places because he feels the “statistics” have been “great”. The president revealed his thoughts at a press conference from the White House on July 22 after he was asked if he had a “national strategy” for children to return to school safely in the near future. “Yeah, well I am comfortable with that and we do have a national strategy but you know, ultimately it’s up to the governors of the states,” he said at the press conference.

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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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Coronavirus: Trump says spikes in cases came ‘shortly after’ anti-racism demonstrations, youths visiting bars

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday claimed that the spike in cases started to rise in various states among young people “shortly after demonstrations,” referring to anti-racisms protests, saying these “presumably triggered” a relaxation in mitigation efforts, despite data showing some states with large protests did not see a spike.

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Coronavirus: Trump says deal reached with Pfizer for vaccine

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that a deal had been reached with pharmaceutical company Pfizer to produce 100 million vaccine doses once emergency use authorization is given by the U.S.

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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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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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World coronavirus cases near 15M; Trump says things will get worse

NEW YORK - The global tally of people infected with the coronavirus neared 15 million Wednesday, while in the worst-hit pandemic hot spot of the United States, President Donald Trump warned the pandemic would “get worse before it gets better.”With COVID-19 set to pass another shocking milestone, Trump delivered his first virus briefing after a three-month hiatus, offering a shifted message Tuesday, including professing a newfound respect for the protective face masks he has seldom worn.It came as polls have shown Trump lagging behind Democratic rival Joe Biden ahead of November’s election, and as the count of virus fatalities in the U.S.

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Trump is unhappy with China over COVID-19 : U.S. Official on consulate closure

WASHINGTON : When asked about the message the United States is sending by shutting a Chinese consulate in Texas on Wednesday, White House adviser Kellyanne Conway said President Donald Trump remains unhappy with China over its handling of an outbreak of the novel coronavirus that has killed more than 140,000 Americans."I think this president has made very clear that he's unhappy with China - the fact that China virus was unleashed onto this country and around the world with very little information, honesty and transparency from China," Conway said in response to a reporter's question on the shuttering hours earlier. "We're still not getting information from China.

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Trevor Noah Explains The Snafu Of Reopening Schools During COVID

Getting kids back to school this fall could pose some serious problems.

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Mayors of Portland, Chicago, Atlanta, other big cities demand 'federal forces' withdraw

demanding federal agents be withdrawn from their cities -- and any plans for more federal deployments be halted.In two separate letters -- one addressed to Attorney General Bill Barr and Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf and the other to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, both Democrats, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican -- the mayors expressed objection to the presence of federal agents conducting law enforcement activities in their cities without coordinating with local authorities."Deployment of federal forces in the streets of our communities has not been requested nor is it acceptable," the letter reads.Both letters are signed by Portland, Ore., Mayor Ted Wheeler; Atlanta

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Coronavirus updates: India passes Spain in death toll

coronavirus caseload hit a record.President Donald Trump warned that the U.S. outbreak will probably worsen before improving.

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Chinese cybercriminals targeted Covid-19 research, hacked hundreds of companies: US

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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Next round of U.S. coronavirus aid could cost well over $1 trillion as talks stall

COVID-19 aid package could quickly swell above $1 trillion as White House officials negotiate with Congress over money to reopen schools, prop up small businesses, boost virus testing and keep cash flowing to Americans while the virus crisis deepens in the U.S.Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday promised a new round of direct payments to earners below a certain income level, similar to the $1,200 checks sent in the spring. President Donald Trump insists on a payroll tax holiday for workers.

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US coronavirus crisis to 'get worse before it gets better:' Donald Trump

coronavirus crisis in the United States is likely to "get worse before it gets better.""Some areas of our country are doing very well," Trump said at his first formal White House virus briefing since the end of April."Others are doing less well," the president said. "It will probably unfortunately get worse before it gets better."Trump also urged Americans to wear facemasks to help prevent the spread of the highly contagious virus."Get a mask," he said.

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Coronavirus: Trump won’t say he’s ‘fully responsible’ for COVID-19 impact on U.S., calls it team response

U.S. President Donald Trump repeated his claim that the coronavirus would eventually “disappear.” Asked about the impact COVID-19 has had on the country, with almost 140,000 deaths and over 3.5 million cases, Trump said he “could say I’m fully responsible” but said he views the U.S.

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Coronavirus: Trump says he’s tested for COVID-19 several times a week

On Tuesday, U.S. President Donald Trump addressed comments made earlier in the day by press secretary Kayleigh McEnany that he takes multiple COVID-19 tests a day, saying he takes a test on average every two to three days, but said it is possible it could happen that he does more than one in a day.

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Trump changes tone on coronavirus, says things will get worse before it gets better

Donald Trump sought to paint a rosier picture of the coronavirus for the nation Tuesday but conceded the pandemic is likely to get worse for a time as he revived his daily briefings with an eye to halting a campaign-season erosion of support as new cases spike across the country.The early evening show at the White House came as the next stage of the federal government’s response to the pandemic was being crafted on Capitol Hill. Lawmakers and White House officials were opening negotiations on a trillion-dollar-or-more “phase four” rescue package.

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Covid-19 will 'get worse before it gets better' - Trump

US President Donald Trump has warned that the coronavirus crisis in the United States is likely to "get worse before it gets better".

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'They have an impact': Trump urges Americans to wear masks during coronavirus briefing

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump revived his coronavirus press briefings on Tuesday, saying his administration “will stop at nothing to save lives” amid a resurgence of cases across the country.“We’re asking everybody that when you are not able to socially distance, wear a mask. Whether you like the mask or not, they have an impact.

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Washington Nationals ask ‘true champion’ Fauci to throw out first pitch

Anthony Fauci will throw out the first pitch at Major League Baseball’s Opening Day game between the Washington Nationals and the New York Yankees on Thursday.A diehard Nationals fan, Fauci will kick off an unusual MLB season that has been shortened to 60 games and will start without fans in attendance, due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Meet ‘Pepper’ and ‘Spot’: Dancing robots replace fans at Japanese baseball game “Dr.

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‘We want another round of direct payments:' Second stimulus package seems likely

ORLANDO, Fla. – It’s looking more likely that many Americans will receive a second round of stimulus checks.Two big questions, however, remain: Who’s eligible? And how much will they receive?U.S.

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Facebook adds label to Trump post claiming mail-in ballots will result in rigged election

LOS ANGELES - After President Donald Trump posted on Facebook suggesting that mail-in voting would result in a rigged election, the social media network added a notice to the president’s post with links to official election information.“Mail-In Voting, unless changed by the courts, will lead to the most CORRUPT ELECTION in our Nation’s History! #RIGGEDELECTION,” Trump wrote on Facebook on July 21. Clicking on the link added to Trump’s post takes users to USA.gov, where visitors are provided information on the absentee mail-in voting process.

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White House decries gun charges for St. Louis couple

O'FALLON, Mo. - President Donald Trump believes St. Louis’ top prosecutor committed an “egregious abuse of power” in charging a couple who displayed guns during a protest against racial injustice last month outside their mansion, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said Tuesday.McEnany appeared on the Fox News program Fox & Friends and was asked about St.

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President Trump resuming coronavirus briefings

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump pulled the plug on his freewheeling daily coronavirus briefings when they turned into a political liability this spring, but he was reviving them Tuesday, looking to halt a campaign-season erosion of support as new cases spike across the country.The early evening show at the White House was rolling out as the next stage of the federal government's response to the pandemic was being crafted on Capitol Hill.

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Coronavirus: White House explains Trump’s reverse course on personal mask wearing

White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany was asked during her press briefing Tuesday at the White House to explain U.S.

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President Trump, Congress square off over coronavirus aid, stimulus package

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump acknowledged a “big flareup” of COVID-19 cases, but divisions between the White House and Senate Republicans and differences with Democrats posed fresh challenges for a new federal aid package with the U.S. crisis worsening and emergency relief about to expire.Trump convened GOP leaders at the White House on Monday as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell prepared to roll out his $1 trillion package in days.

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He’s back: President Trump to re-up coronavirus briefings

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump is set to once again take center stage in the government's coronavirus response after a White House debate over how best to deploy its greatest and most volatile asset — him — played out in public as his poll numbers falter.One week after a campaign shake-up, the plan is for Trump to again become a regular public presence at the podium starting Tuesday as confirmed coronavirus cases spike nationwide.Trump advisers have stressed the urgency of the president adopting a more disciplined public agenda in an effort to turn around his lagging poll numbers against Democratic rival Joe Biden.“I think it’s a great way to get information out to the public,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Monday, saying

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China 'chose' not to stop coronavirus from spreading across the world: Trump

WASHINGTON : Accusing China of not being transparent about the COVID-19, US President Donald Trump has said that Beijing could have stopped the deadly virus from spreading across the world but they "chose" not to.Trump has in the past expressed disappointment over China's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Senate panel now likely to back questionable Trump Fed pick

WASHINGTON – In a shift, the Senate Banking Committee is likely to back President Donald Trump's unconventional nomination of Judy Shelton for the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors in a party-line vote Tuesday. The committee's support would move Shelton's nomination to the full Senate, which would have until the end of the year to confirm or reject it.Late Monday, Sen.

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Trump to resume regular coronavirus briefings as U.S. cases continue to soar

Donald Trump is set to once again take center stage in the government’s coronavirus response after a White House debate over how best to deploy its greatest and most volatile asset — him — played out in public as his poll numbers falter.One week after a campaign shake-up, the plan is for Trump to again become a regular public presence at the podium starting Tuesday as confirmed coronavirus cases spike nationwide. Trump calls face masks ‘patriotic’ as U.S.

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Donald Trump to relaunch coronavirus briefings, backs mask wearing

election against Democrat Joe Biden, Trump is scrambling to respond to public anger over his troubled months-long handling of the pandemic.Since the virus first hit the United States, Trump has insisted that it will just "disappear."But that sunny claim is now badly strained even among loyal supporters, as they watch COVID-19 cases surge through populous Republican-led states like Florida and Texas.More widely, polls show public trust in Trump's management of the crisis tanking.Throughout, he has sought to deny the seriousness of the problem, an attitude symbolized by his mockery of masks and refusal to back up doctors' recommendations for mass use.Trump went some way to addressing that Monday with a tweeted picture of himself in a black

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Trump calls face masks ‘patriotic’ as U.S. coronavirus cases top 3.8 million

coronavirus pandemic, U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday tweeted saying it is “patriotic” to wear a face mask.“We are United in our effort to defeat the Invisible China Virus, and many people say that it is Patriotic to wear a face mask when you can’t socially distance,” Trump wrote.

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Trump coronavirus briefings are coming back after new surge in cases

WASHINGTON (FOX News) - President Trump said Monday that he will reinstate his coronavirusbriefings amid a new surge in COVID-19 cases throughout the country.“We had very successful briefings, we had a lot of people watching, a record number of people watching,” Trump said after an Oval Office meeting with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and Vice President Mike Pence. "In the history of cable television there's never been anything like it."“Frankly a lot of the country has been doing well, as many people don't say, as you understand.

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‘Many people say that it is Patriotic to wear a face mask’: Trump tweets photo of himself in mask

WASHINGTON - After being photographed wearing a face mask only once before amid the coronavirus pandemic that has killed more than 140,000 Americans, President Donald Trump finally promoted the preventative measure on Monday.“We are United in our effort to defeat the Invisible China Virus, and many people say that it is Patriotic to wear a face mask when you can’t socially distance.” Trump wrote on Twitter. “There is nobody more Patriotic than me, your favorite President!”Trump’s message was accompanied by a black and white image of him wearing a face covering.President Donald Trump shared an image of himself wearing a face mask on July 20, 2020 on Twitter.

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Top Republicans meet with Trump to negotiate next coronavirus stimulus package

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 20: U.S. President Donald Trump talks to reporters while hosting (2nd L-R) Vice President Mike Pence, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and Republican congressional leaders in the Oval Of WASHINGTON (FOX BUSINESS) - Top Republicans in Congress met Monday with President Donald Trump at the White House on the next COVID-19 aid package as the crisis many hoped would have improved has dramatically worsened, just as emergency relief is expiring.New divisions between the Senate GOP majority and the White House posed fresh challenges.

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Trump puts focus on ‘worldwide problem’ as U.S. seeks additional coronavirus economic relief

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Trump faces divisions with Senate GOP on coronavirus aid

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump insisted “good things” were underway on the next COVID-19 aid package Monday as he met with Republican congressional leaders, but new divisions between the Senate GOP and the White House posed fresh challenges as the crisis worsened and emergency relief was expiring.Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has been prepared to roll out the $1 trillion package in a matter of days.

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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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