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The Latest: Fauci says pandemic highlights racism’s impact

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ATLANTA — The immunologist who leads the COVID-19 response in the United States said Sunday that “the undeniable effects of racism” have led to unacceptable health disparities that especially hurt African Americans, Hispanics and Native Americans during the pandemic. COVID-19 has highlighted “our own society’s failings,” Dr. Anthony Fauci said during a graduation ceremony for Emory University. Speaking by webcast…

The Latest: China calls for UN council action, slams US

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The Latest on the continuing violence between Israel and Gaza’s militant Hamas rulers amid the latest escalation in the Middle East: BEIJING — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has called on the U.N. Security Council to seek an early de-escalation of violence between Israel and Gaza’s Hamas rulers. He also blamed the U.S. for the council’s lack of action so…

The Latest: Florida’s amusement parks loosen mask wearing

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ORLANDO, Fla. — Visitors to Walt Disney World and Universal Studios-Orlando were allowed Saturday to remove their masks when outdoors, except when on attractions, in line or riding transportation. Florida’s major theme parks are adjusting face mask policies after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention loosened its recommendations on Thursday as more people get vaccinated for the coronavirus. Masks…

AP Week in Pictures: Global

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May 8 – 14, 2021 From a Muslim boy standing beside his father performing an Eid al-Fitr prayer along with others in Pakistan, to a Palestinian mother mourning over her son, who was killed in clashes with Israeli forces, during his funeral in the West Bank, and young migrants holding hands as they run at an intake area upon crossing…

The Latest: New Mexico adopts CDC guidance on facemasks

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SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico has adopted guidance on facemasks from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that says fully vaccinated Americans no longer need to wear masks indoors or outside in most cases. Under revisions Friday to the state’s emergency public health order, masks are no longer required of fully vaccinated people in many public settings, though…

Colorado man suspected in wife’s death cast ballot for her

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A Colorado man suspected in the death of his wife in 2020 is also accused of submitting a fraudulent vote on her behalf for then-President Donald Trump in November’s presidential election. Newly released court documents show that Barry Morphew told investigators he mailed the ballot on behalf of his wife, Suzanne Morphew, to help Trump win, saying “all these other guys are cheating,” and that he thought his wife would have voted for Trump anyway. That’s according to an arrest warrant affidavit signed Thursday by a judge in Chaffee County. The 53-year-old Morphew faces possible first-degree murder and other charges in connection with the disappearance of Suzanne Morphew on May 10, 2020. He was arrested May 5 and is being held in connection with that case.

Beset by virus, Gaza’s hospitals now struggle with wounded

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Just weeks ago, the Gaza Strip’s feeble health system was struggling to cope with a surge of coronavirus cases. Now hospitals in the crowded coastal enclave are confronting a different crisis: treating victims of airstrikes in the latest eruption of violence between Israel and Gaza’s Hamas rulers. Relatives rushed the wounded by car to Shifa Hospital, the territory’s largest. Exhausted doctors hurried from patient to patient, frantically bandaging wounds. Virus patients were moved from intensive care units to make way for those with shrapnel wounds and broken bones. The health care system in the territory of more than 2 million has been left vulnerable by years of conflict and a blockade.

AP Week in Pictures: Europe and Africa

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MAY 7 – MAY 13, 2021 From women singing a blessing for fish in Senegal to Victory Day celebrations in Russia, the solo State Opening of Parliament by Queen Elizabeth II in London and the Pope trying on a new hat at the Vatican, this photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published in the week…