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Italy registered 26,831 new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours, the health ministry said on Thursday, the highest daily tally since the start of the health crisis and up from the previous record of 24,991 posted on Wednesday. A total 38,122 people have now died in Italy because of coronavirus, while 616,595 cases of the disease have been registered to date. The northern region of Lombardy, centred on Italy's financial capital Milan, remained the hardest hit area, reporting 7,339 new cases on Thursday against 7,558 on Wednesday.

Thu, 29 Oct 2020 12:18:39 -0400

Deep in the woods of northeast Pennsylvania, heavy rain pummeled down at dawn on Wednesday as a few dozen worshippers kowtowed onto rubber mats at an outdoor memorial, ending the ceremony by chanting "four more years." In Greeley, Pennsylvania, some 100 miles (160 km) north of Philadelphia, parishioners - joined by hundreds of visitors from Japan and South Korea - are on a 21-day spiritual retreat to help re-elect Trump, whom co-founder Hyung Jin Moon said represents "the Biblical world view."

Thu, 29 Oct 2020 12:15:27 -0400

Correia and Parnas faced charges of campaign finance fraud and of duping investors in a company called "Fraud Guarantee" out of more than $2 million.

Thu, 29 Oct 2020 12:07:00 -0400

Behind that shortfall is a large number of jobless Americans whose struggles may factor into their decision whether to support incumbent Trump or former Vice President Biden in the presidential election. Biden issued a statement Thursday reminding voters that the economy is still in a "deep hole" and that the recovery, which benefited mostly "those at the top", is slowing.

Thu, 29 Oct 2020 11:58:49 -0400

Overnight order followed two straight nights of unrest that led to scores of arrests and dozens of police injuries.

Thu, 29 Oct 2020 11:32:00 -0400