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Ahead of Trump Visit, Church Makes Unproven Claim of Virus-Killing Technology

PHOENIX — An Arizona megachurch hosting President Trump on Tuesday misleadingly claimed that its new air purification system “kills 99.9 percent of Covid...

The Hajj Pilgrimage Is Canceled, and Grief Rocks the Muslim World

BEIRUT, Lebanon — For much of his life, Abdul-Halim al-Akoum stashed away cash in hopes of one day traveling from his Lebanese mountain...

In Poor Countries, Many Covid-19 Patients Are Desperate for Oxygen

As the coronavirus pandemic hits more impoverished countries with fragile health care systems, global health authorities are scrambling for supplies of a simple...

As the Virus Surges in South Florida, a Trump Resort Joins the Rush to Reopen

Poolside at President Trump’s resort near Miami, dozens of guests sunned last weekend on lounge chairs and chatted in cabanas. Golfers fanned out...

EU May Ban Travel from US as it Reopens Borders, Citing Coronavirus Failures

BRUSSELS — European Union countries rushing to revive their economies and reopen their borders after months of coronavirus restrictions are prepared to block...

Virus Gains Steam Across Latin America

MEXICO CITY — By late March, the Mexican government calmly predicted that its coronavirus outbreak would peak in April.A few weeks later, it...

Are Companies More Productive in a Pandemic?

When the online learning company Chegg started working remotely in March, Nathan Schultz, a senior executive, was convinced that productivity would plummet 15...

Trump Defends China Trade Deal After Adviser Says It’s ‘Over’

WASHINGTON — The White House trade adviser, Peter Navarro, said on Monday night that the trade deal between the United States and China...

Health Officials Had to Face a Pandemic. Then Came the Death Threats.

Leaders of local and state health departments have been subject to harassment, personal insults and death threats in recent weeks, a response from...

Trump Suspends H-1B and Other Visas That Allow Foreigners to Work in the U.S.

WASHINGTON — President Trump on Monday temporarily suspended new work visas and barred hundreds of thousands of foreigners from seeking employment in the...

Bars, Strip Clubs and Churches: U.S. Virus Outbreaks Enter Unwieldy Phase

PITTSBURGH — After months of lockdown in which outbreaks of the coronavirus often centered in nursing homes, prisons and meatpacking plants, the nation...

A Multibillion-Dollar Opportunity: Virus-Proofing the New Office

Truework, an income verification start-up, recently introduced software to help employers keep track of their workers’ health status.Gensler, an architecture and design firm,...

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