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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption A field hospital in Rafah, Gaza Strip Coronavirus cases globally have now reached more than 735,000, with at least 34,000 deaths.To cope with pressure that threatens to overwhelm health systems, countries are building field hospitals that can treat thousands of patients.Armed forces and even…

By Morgan Sung2020-03-27 17:51:37 UTC The Bon Appétit Test Kitchen captured the internet's heart with their culinary YouTube videos. They're still making videos while social distancing — they're just doing it at home.  Bon Appétit had "six to eight weeks" of content pre-filmed before New York City, where the magazine…

New York (CNN)A fire inside a New York City subway car — that appears to be intentionally set — killed a 36-year-old train operator and injured more than 15 others early Friday morning, a senior NYPD official told CNN. Police have a person in custody who is being interviewed by…

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Ryan W. Miller USA TODAYPublished 2:21 PM EDT Mar 26, 2020At a New York City hospital in the center of the state's coronavirus outbreak, at least 13 patients died in the span of 24 hours, hospital staff said.Elmhurst Hospital, part of the city's public hospital system, said in a statement that…

A makeshift morgue has been built outside one of New York City's major hospitals to deal with an expected spike in coronavirus deaths.Between Tuesday and Wednesday night, 88 more people in the city died of COVID-19.New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio issued a stark warning on Wednesday, saying half…

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There’s no “shortage” of adoptable pets in the New York City area, the nonprofit that operates the local municipal shelter system wants to clarify amid reports suggesting otherwise. “NO SHORTAGE!” Katy Hansen, spokesperson for Animal Care Centers of NYC, told HuffPost in an email. “Sure we don’t have puppies or…

The global fatality rate of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus has doubled over the past 2 months.New York City is now an epicenter of COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, with more than 17,000 confirmed cases of at least 450,000 worldwide.A licensed funeral director and embalmer, who works…