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WATCH: Doctors testify on COVID-19 racial disparities among seniors

By Courtney Vinopal

The U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging will hold a hearing July 21 on racial health disparities among seniors during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Trump, Congress square off over virus aid as crisis worsens

By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

Divisions between the White House and Senate Republicans and differences with Democrats posed fresh challenges for a new federal aid package, with the U.S. crisis worsening and emergency relief about to expire.

EU agrees on $2.1 trillion deal after marathon summit

By Raf Casert, Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press

After four days and nights of wrangling, exhausted European Union leaders finally clinched a deal on an unprecedented 1.8 trillion-euro ($2.1 trillion) budget.

Trump announces return of coronavirus briefings amid 'big flare-up'

By Yamiche Alcindor

With the novel coronavirus running rampant across much of the U.S., more states are facing a dilemma about whether to shut down again. In Washington, D.C., political leaders are confronting their own critical choices over a potential new round of…

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'No question' slow federal pandemic response cost lives, Gov. Hogan says

American governors are on the front lines of the fight against COVID-19 -- and the economic collapse it prompted. Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, a Republican, is chairman of the National Governors Association, and he has spoken out recently about failures…

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Christopher Nolan's 'Tenet' delayed indefinitely by virus

By Jake Coyle, Associated Press

Nolan, a staunch advocate for the big-screen experience, has strenuously hoped that "Tenet" could lead the resumption of nationwide and global moviegoing. …

WATCH: New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio gives coronavirus update

By Associated Press

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio held a news conference to give an update on the city's efforts to fight the novel coronavirus.

WATCH: D.C. mayor criticizes Trump on virus testing

By Associated Press

Local health officials say there is the capacity in Washington to test anyone who needs a test, and the average turnaround test is approximately four and a half days.

WATCH: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis gives coronavirus update

By Candice Norwood and Bobby Caina Calvan, Associated Press

As other governors move to mandate masks and face coverings for people in public spaces, DeSantis said he has no such plans and will leave the issue for local leaders to decide.

Amid COVID-19 pandemic, health officials brace for insect-borne illnesses

By Philip Marcelo, Associated Press

As the coronavirus pandemic subsides for now in the hard-hit Northeast, public health officials in the region are warning about another potentially bad summer for EEE virus and other insect-borne illnesses.