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China's leader on Saturday called the accelerating spread of a new virus a grave situation, as cities from the outbreak's epicenter in central China to Hong Kong scrambled to stop the spread of an illness that has infected more than 1,200 people and killed 41.
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Nassau and Suffolk residents say they want the Senate to subpoena witnesses and new documents in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump.
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Trump, eyes on the audience beyond the Senate chamber, bemoaned the schedule in a tweet, saying "looks like my lawyers will be forced to start on Saturday, which is called Death Valley in T.V."
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2020 will be a momentous political year. Here's a calendar of important days in national politics to watch for.
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The woman in her 60s returned from China on Jan. 13 without showing any signs of illness, but three or four days later she called her doctor to report feeling sick.
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All 41 deaths have been in China, including 39 in Hubei province, the epicenter of the outbreak, one in Hebei and one in Heilongjiang.
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ABC News reported that a speaker who appears to be Trump says on the recording, "Get rid of her! Get her out tomorrow. I don't care. Get her out tomorrow. Take her out. OK? Do it."
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Get complete coverage of the House's impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump.
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Democratic House managers wrapped up their three-day case for the removal of President Trump from office by arguing that he tried to cheat in the 2020 election and then worked hard to cover it up.
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President Trump called it his "profound honor" to be the first president to attend the March for Life, an annual anti-abortion gathering in Washington.
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County Executive Laura Curran announced the commemoration at a news conference that featured World War II tanks that paraded in front of the Cradle of Aviation Museum.
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Sen. Jack Reed, a Rhode Island Democrat and former Army Ranger, called on Trump to apologize.