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Mississippi justices reject broad absentee voting during pandemic

By Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press

Mississippi law does not allow absentee voting by all people who have health conditions that might make them vulnerable to COVID-19. That's according to a ruling from the state Supreme Court on Friday.

WATCH: Pelosi tells Catholic archbishop to 'follow science' on COVID-19 restrictions

By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

Archbishop Salvatore Joseph Cordileone is protesting limits on larger public gatherings. He said that worshipers First Amendment rights are being "unjustly repressed" by the government.

CDC drops controversial testing advice that caused backlash

By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press

U.S. health officials are dropping a controversial piece of coronavirus guidance and telling all those who have been in close contact with infected people to get tested.

Push is underway to test COVID-19 vaccines in diverse groups

By Lauren Neergaard, Associated Press

Companies are struggling to recruit diverse volunteers in final U.S. tests of possible COVID-19 vaccines. New recruitment efforts are gearing up, with the help of trusted voices in hard-hit communities of color, such as Spanish-speaking “health promoters” and Black pastors.

Is the U.S. government paying twice for coronavirus vaccine?

By Paul Solman

COVID-19 vaccine development continues to be the subject of political jostling, with President Trump contradicting top U.S. health officials regarding timeline and efficacy. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say they expect to distribute vaccines publicly at no cost…

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Venezuela's humanitarian crisis has only worsened under COVID-19

By Marcia Biggs

In Venezuela, President Nicolas Maduro has presided over an economic and societal collapse. The country’s health care system was already coming apart even before the coronavirus pandemic struck. Now, COVID-19 patients are filling ICUs that lack supplies, and doctors are…

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'We need to catch up.' How the U.S. fell behind on child vaccines

By Laura Santhanam

In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, top American pediatricians could see another crisis looming ahead: a swarm of mini-epidemics of childhood diseases returning as families withdrew from regular medical care.

AP-NORC poll finds Trump faces deep pessimism as election nears

By Julie Pace, Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press

The survey shows that roughly 7 in 10 Americans think the nation is on the wrong track. And as the nation nears 200,000 deaths from the pandemic, just 39% approve of Trump's handling of the health crisis.