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‘I cry every day’: Coronavirus hits French nursing homes anew

By Associated Press

Virus pressure is mounting at French nursing homes, where more than 400 people with COVID-19 have died in the past week.

Counties with worst virus surges overwhelmingly voted Trump

By Carla K. Johnson, Hannah Fingerhut, Pia Deshpande, Associated Press

U.S. voters went to the polls starkly divided on how they see President Donald Trump's response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Federal Reserve keeps interest rate at record low

By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press

The Fed announced no new actions after its latest policy meeting but left the door open to provide further assistance in the coming months.

751,000 seek U.S. jobless benefits as virus hobbles economy

By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press

The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell slightly last week to 751,000, a still-historically high level that shows that many employers keep cutting jobs in the face of the accelerating pandemic.

Amid COVID-19 pandemic, Wisconsin voters choose Biden over Trump

By Laura Santhanam

Leading up to the 2020 presidential election, Wisconsin became a national hotspot for the coronavirus. So far, more than 250,000 Wisconsinites have gotten sick with COVID-19, and another 2,100 have died.

With performers infected, La Scala season premiere canceled

By Associated Press

The Dec. 7 season premiere at Milan’s La Scala opera house is being scrapped after a rash of COVID-19 infections among musicians and chorus members.

South Korea approves single test for COVID-19 and flu

By Associated Press

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Health officials in South Korea have approved a test to detect both COVID-19 and seasonal influenza from the same samples, which would help prevent disruption at hospitals as the pandemic stretches into the flu season.

Europe tightens restrictions as COVID-19 hospitalizations rise

By Elena Becatoros, Associated Press

Coronavirus have hit new daily highs this week in Russia, and Germany and the U.K. have announced plans to expand virus testing as European countries battle rapidly increasing infection and hospitalizations.

Voters saw election as a judgment on Trump, AP survey finds

By Josh Boak, Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press

The pandemic and the fragile economy weighed heavily on voters in Tuesday’s presidential election, a contest that for many amounted to a referendum on President Donald Trump's leadership in a time of turmoil.

Voters say pandemic top issue in election, AP survey finds

By Tammy Webber, Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press

With the coronavirus now surging anew, voters ranked the pandemic and the economy as top concerns in the race between President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden, according to AP VoteCast, a national survey of the electorate.