David Welna
Stories
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Health
Pentagon Says FEMA Wants It To Find 100,000 Body Bags For Pandemic Fatalities
The request from FEMA to the Pentagon's Defense Logistics Agency for cadaver pouches follows warnings at the White House of coronavirus death tolls surpassing 100,000.
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World
4 Men Hanged In India For 2012 Gang Rape And Murder That Sparked Outrage
More than seven years after a crime that prompted street protests and reforms of sexual assault laws, four men who were convicted of raping and murdering a woman on a bus were put to death.
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Business
Trump Invokes A Cold War Relic, The Defense Production Act, For Coronavirus Shortages
A law that allows the executive branch to direct industrial production is being used to spur firms to step up their output of scarce items, such as face masks and ventilators.
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Health
No Need To Test Trump For Coronavirus, White House Doctor Says
President Trump indicated he might be tested after a Brazilian official he had contact with was diagnosed with the virus. But Dr. Sean Conley says Trump has no symptoms, so testing "is not indicated."
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Health
U.S. Forces In South Korea And Italy Are Told To Stay Put As Coronavirus Spreads
There are some 45,000 Americans working at U.S. military installations in South Korea and Italy. Both nations have major coronavirus outbreaks and travel to and from them is being restricted.
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Politics
Freedom House Report Finds Freedom On The Wane Worldwide
The annual survey of the state of global freedom includes the world's two biggest democracies — India and the U.S. — among nations where freedom is declining.
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World
U.S. Signs Peace Deal With Taliban After Nearly 2 Decades Of War In Afghanistan
The agreement follows 18 months of negotiations and comes after a seven-day "reduction in violence" period in Afghanistan. Here's what to know about the agreement and what may come next.
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Environment
The End May Be Nearer: Doomsday Clock Moves Within 100 Seconds Of Midnight
The two-minute warning that had held over the past two years has now shrunk to 100 seconds before midnight on the Doomsday Clock set by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.
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Law & Courts
Space Force Bible Blessing At National Cathedral Sparks Outrage
The dedication at the Washington National Cathedral of an official Bible of the new U.S. Space Force is being criticized as a violation of laws separating church and state.
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World
'Imminent' Threat — Trump Justification Of Attack On Iranian General — Is Undefined
Administration officials say Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani was killed to prevent "imminent attacks." They're being questioned about what "imminent" means.