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Hospitals in Houston near capacity. Iraq’s health care system is on the verge of breakdown. The Supreme Court rejected Illinois Republicans’ request to hold big political gatherings.Right NowNearly 45,000 new daily cases were reported in the country on Saturday, according to a New York Times database, with at least three states setting records.ImageGuests, mostly without…

July 4, 2020 | 1:02pm Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo Up Next Every once in a while for fun, Phil Plotch likes... President Trump signed legislature Saturday extending the deadline for businesses to apply for funding under the Paycheck Protection Program. The COVID-19 relief legislation enacted in March expired on Tuesday with…

In April, Plumas County barber Steve Betts became one of the first Californians to face a criminal penalty for violating coronavirus health orders when he refused to close his two shops.After local sheriff’s deputies warned him twice, they cited him on their third visit. Now, due back in court in August, he faces six months…

Fifty-three countries at the U.N. Human Rights Council, led by Cuba, came out in support of China’s national security law this week -- a law that has formed the basis of the communist regime’s latest crackdown on the people of Hong Kong.Dueling statements were read out in the Council Tuesday in support and against the national security law. According…

Texas on Saturday reported its largest daily rise in confirmed coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic -- 8,258 -- following a facial mask mandate from Gov. Greg Abbott in an effort to slow the uptick in cases.Texas health officials said the state’s total number of confirmed cases is now up to 191,790, The Associated Press reported.In addition, there were reportedly 33…