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(NEW YORK) -- A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 1.1 million people worldwide.

Over 40.4 million people across the globe have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new respiratory virus, according to data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. The criteria f...

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(WASHINGTON) President Donald Trump tweeted that he will remove Sudan from the state sponsors of terrorism list -- the most stringent of U.S. sanctions -- in a historic move that marks a new chapter in relations between the two countries.

In exchange, Sudans new government has paid $335 million to the victims of the 1998 bombings of the U.S. embassie...

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(WASHINGTON) -- With 14 days to go until Election Day, and President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden racing toward Nov. 3, voters are turning out in record numbers to cast their ballots early.

Roughly 31 million Americans have already voted in the 2020 election, reflecting an extraordinary level of participation and interest despite unprec...

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(WASHINGTON) -- The Department of Justice announced Tuesday it has filed a major antitrust lawsuit against Google, accusing the company of a host of anti-competitive practices that it says has allowed the company to unlawfully preserve monopolies through the operations and advertising agreements reached through its web browser.

The long-awaited lawsui...

Kevin Winter/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) -- COVID-19 has strained many facets of peoples lives, including relationships. For actressCourteney Cox, she says the pandemic challenged her and fianc Johnny McDaid because they havent seen each other in over200 days.

TheFriends alum appeared on theVinyl Supperpodcast Monday, where she revealedto hostFoy Vance that she and McDaid have been li...

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(NEW YORK) -- Actor Jeff Bridges announced on Monday that he has been diagnosed with cancer.

In an announcement on social media, the Big Lebowski actor didnt mince words about the seriousness of his diagnosis.

With a nod to one of his signature characters, Bridges began his statement by writing, "As the Dude would say.. New S**T has come to lig...