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New York nixes Democratic presidential primary due to virus

ALBANY — In an unprecedented move, New York has canceled its Democratic presidential primary that was scheduled for June 23 amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Democratic members of the State’s Board of Elections voted Monday to nix the primary. New York will still hold its ...

New York’s virus death toll falls to lowest level in weeks

NEW YORK — New York’s daily coronavirus death toll dropped slightly, state leaders braced for a $13.3 billion budget hit, and residents will be receiving applications for mail-in ballots. Details on developments in the coronavirus outbreak in New York: - The numbers New York ...

Crowd welcomes home FCI Ray Brook CO recovering from COVID

DICKINSON CENTER — There’s no place like home — especially after spending 21 days in the hospital, 18 of them in the intensive care unit and 13 on a ventilator — after testing positive for the COVID-19 virus. Dickinson Center resident Andy Hastings — a member of the Dickinson ...

Franklin County takes cautious approach to reopening

MALONE — Franklin County officials are adopting a go-slow approach to reopening the local economy, even as Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo eyes a region-by-region resumption of some businesses and events. Cuomo’s plan is contingent on the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus within a region ...

Coronavirus shakes the conceit of ‘American exceptionalism’

WASHINGTON — What if the real “invisible enemy” is the enemy from within — America’s very institutions? When the coronavirus pandemic came from distant lands to the United States, it was met with cascading failures and incompetencies by a system that exists to prepare, protect, ...

No, don’t inject disinfectant: Outcry over Trump’s musing

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s raising of unproven, even far-fetched ideas for fighting COVID-19 — including his latest musing about injecting disinfectants into people — triggered an outcry from health officials everywhere on Friday. It also highlighted his unconventional ...