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Italy seeks to calm fears in Europe as cases, deaths rise

Italy seeks to calm fears in Europe as cases, deaths rise

ROME — Italy sought to rally international support for its virus containment efforts Wednesday even as its caseload reached 447, people linked to Italy fell ill across Europe and as far away as Brazil, and the U.N.
Colorado poised to become 22nd state with no death penalty

Colorado poised to become 22nd state with no death penalty

DENVER — Colorado is set to become the 22nd U.S. state to abolish the death penalty after lawmakers on Wednesday approved a repeal bill that Democratic Gov. Jared Polis has pledged to sign into law.
House makes lynching a federal crime, 65 years after Till

House makes lynching a federal crime, 65 years after Till

WASHINGTON — Sixty-five years after 14-year-old Emmett Till was lynched in Mississippi, the House has approved legislation designating lynching as a hate crime under federal law. The bill, introduced by Illinois Rep.
New lawsuit: Mississippi prison has 'abhorrent conditions'

New lawsuit: Mississippi prison has 'abhorrent conditions'

JACKSON, Miss.
Sharapova retires from tennis at age 32 with 5 Slam titles

Sharapova retires from tennis at age 32 with 5 Slam titles

Maria Sharapova was a transcendent star in tennis from the time she was a teenager, someone whose grit and groundstrokes earned her a career Grand Slam and whose off-court success included millions of dollars more in endorsement deals than prize mone
Virus fears keep guests trapped in sunny 'luxurious prison'

Virus fears keep guests trapped in sunny 'luxurious prison'

MADRID — They signed up for a bit of a beach holiday to break up the winter. Instead, hundreds of holidaymakers, mainly from northern Europe, are set for a two-week lock-down as a result of an outbreak of the new coronavirus.
Delta reduces flights to Korea as virus outbreak spreads

Delta reduces flights to Korea as virus outbreak spreads

Delta Air Lines said Wednesday it will reduce flights to South Korea as concern rises about the spread of the new virus beyond China. Delta said it will suspend flights between Seoul and Minneapolis after Saturday and running through April 30.
Death toll rises to 24 from Delhi riots during Trump trip

Death toll rises to 24 from Delhi riots during Trump trip

NEW DELHI — At least 24 people were killed and 189 injured in three days of clashes in New Delhi that coincided with U.S.
Brazil confirms first coronavirus case in Latin America

Brazil confirms first coronavirus case in Latin America

RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil's government confirmed on Wednesday that a 61-year-old Brazilian man who travelled to Italy this month has Latin America's first confirmed case of the new coronavirus spreading worldwide.
An increasingly isolated Iran tries to control virus crisis

An increasingly isolated Iran tries to control virus crisis

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran girded Wednesday for a long battle against the coronavirus that is spreading rapidly across the country and the wider Middle East, even though officials in the Islamic Republic had earlier minimized the outbreak tha