Israel To Relax Its Second Nationwide Coronavirus Lockdown On Sunday

The number of infections dropped significantly during the lockdown. People will again be allowed to move without restriction. Jerusalem's three main holy sites will reopen to the general public.

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Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Won't Be Ready By Election Day

Pfizer Chairman and CEO Albert Bourla said in a public statement Friday that the company won't have data showing that the vaccine is safe before the third week of November at the earliest.

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Shoppers Went Back To Department Stores In September

U.S. retail spending grew 1.9% last month, delivering a slight boost of confidence to a recent spate of signs that the U.S. economic recovery has lost momentum from the pandemic's toll.

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City In China Tests 10 Million People After 13 COVID-19 Cases Are Found

Qingdao city officials say no new infections were identified. The extraordinary testing effort followed the appearance of a small cluster of COVID-19 cases centered in a city hospital.

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United Airlines Reports $1.8 Billion Loss But Looks Ahead to Friendlier Skies

United is the latest airline to report a huge third quarter loss blamed on the coronavirus pandemic, but the CEO says he sees improvement ahead.

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Single-Day COVID-19 Deaths In Illinois At Highest Level In Months

Health officials said Thursday that 53 people had died from the disease in the most recent daily tally, the highest number since June. Confirmed cases have also been trending up in recent days.

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Wells Fargo Fires More Than 100 Employees For Alleged Coronavirus Relief Fraud

The employees' alleged actions were outside of their work responsibilities and do not involve Wells Fargo's customers, the company said. The bank says it's cooperating with law enforcement.

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London And Other English Cities Declared To Be At High Alert For COVID-19

"Things will get worse before they get better," U.K. Health Secretary Matt Hancock said, noting that the coronavirus is spreading exponentially in the U.K.

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Putin Announces Approval Of A Second Unproven Coronavirus Vaccine

The announcement comes two months after the Russian leader touted "registration" of what was billed as the world's first SARS-CoV-2 vaccine. But neither drug has completed large-scale human trials.

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Barron Trump Tested Positive For Coronavirus, But Now Negative

First lady Melania Trump says she dreaded the diagnosis after she and the president got sick. "Luckily [Barron] is a strong teenager and exhibited no symptoms."

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