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In the four months between the NHL halting its season due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the resumption of the campaign this week, the world changed in no uncertain terms. The pandemic imposed a new reality on us, and the economic struggle combined with increased global awareness of how the …

Rep. Jim JordanJames (Jim) Daniel Jordan Democrats blister Barr during tense hearing Nadler asks Republican members to stop ‘refusing to wear masks’ during Barr’s hearing when Democrats accuse Barr of distracting Trump from coronavirus MORE (Ohio), the top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee, opened his testimony at Wednesday’s hearing …

Coronavirus infections in India passed 1.5 million and deaths approached 35,000, but the results of tests in the city of Mumbai cast further doubt on official data in the world’s second most populous nation. Despite the number of cases skyrocketing and more areas imposing blockades, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said …

Editor’s Note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance on Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Low plasma vitamin D levels emerged as an independent risk factor for COVID-19 infection and hospitalization in a large population-based study. COVID-19 positive participants were 50% more likely to have low versus normal 25 (OH) D …

“The current public health crisis will weigh heavily on economic activity, employment and inflation in the short term, and poses considerable risks to the economic outlook in the medium term,” the central bank said in a statement. Despite the economy starting to recover after stopping during the pandemic’s closure in …