MIAMI BEACH, FLA. (WSVN) – Miami Beach will close and ban short-term rentals, which city leaders say is a major source of the COVID-19 spread, and will help curb crime and control large crowds. Vacation rentals will be banned in town starting Thursday, according to an emergency order signed Tuesday. …
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(Newser) – Britain’s government backed down on Tuesday in plans to give Chinese telecommunications company Huawei a limited role in the UK’s new high-speed mobile phone network in a move with wide implications for relations between London and Beijing. . Britain imposed the ban after the United States threatened to …
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While New York and New Jersey were the first virus hotspots, California, Florida, Arizona and Texas have now become the states to watch, said Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s leading infectious disease doctor. . Fauci, a member of the White House coronavirus task force, called Covid-19 a “pandemic of historical …
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Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry (R) announced Tuesday morning that he had tested positive for the coronavirus and, as a result, would not meet with Vice President Pence when he arrives in the state later in the day. The Louisiana Ombudsman reported that Landry sent an email to employees of …
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