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    “Never Rarely Sometimes Always” won raves from critics , but coronavirus cut its theatrical release short. Now, one of the year's best films is available on-demand.

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    “That’s your normal, is people being on top of you,” one New Yorker says about his crowded city. But in virus-era New York City, people are suddenly farther apart — and a bit gentler, reports.

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  3. 3 hours ago

    President Trump says the U.S. is heading into what could be its “toughest” weeks as coronavirus cases rise nationwide. The number of people infected in the U.S. has exceeded 300,000, with the death toll climbing past 8,000.

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    Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett headline this year’s Basketball Hall of Fame class. Watch for more on the newest members. Read the story >>

    2020 Basketball Hall of Fame Class
    A look at the newest members of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
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  5. 4 hours ago

    Freddie, 16, says he’d do anything to protect his family during this pandemic — even if staying home is hard. He shared snippets of his life for an video diary project. Read more here:

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    Intense global demand to get protective equipment for doctors and nurses on the front lines of the coronavirus battle is prompting states and hospitals to compete against themselves in a shady marketplace where prices are soaring.

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    The late Kobe Bryant is officially a Hall of Famer. Bryant and fellow NBA greats Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett headline a nine-person class of enshrinees into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

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  8. 6 hours ago

    America's armed services are finding it harder to bring in new recruits as the worsening coronavirus forces families and communities to hunker down, even as the country turns increasingly to the military for help.

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  9. 6 hours ago

    Entire countries are on lockdown. State visits have been canceled, travel curtailed and key meetings postponed or moved online. The coronavirus pandemic has dramatically altered international diplomacy.

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    7 hours ago

    AP has made an informal list of the greatest one-and-done players in the history of men’s college basketball. Hear what Kentucky coach John Calipari says about the performance of Anthony Davis in the 2012 NCAA championship game. From >>

    UK coach John Calipari talks about Anthony Davis
    An informal list of the greatest one-and-done players in the history of men’s college basketball.
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  11. 7 hours ago

    Even as Ecuador's coronavirus “patient zero” agonized in intensive care, strangers began tearing her reputation apart online.

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    Many animal shelters are placing record numbers of dogs, cats and other pets as people suddenly find themselves stuck at home.

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  13. 8 hours ago

    Despite state and local limits on public gatherings, some faith leaders have persisted in holding in-person services -- a matter of religious freedom, they say, as the nation approached its fourth Sunday battling the coronavirus pandemic.

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  14. 8 hours ago

    Asian Americans are taking lessons from a long history of being scapegoated as they push back against bigotry and “a virus of hate” amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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  15. 9 hours ago

    When a Harvard Divinity grad asked on social who, on lockdown, would want to participate in a weekly community sing, he found more than 100 eager strangers from the U.S., Europe and Africa.

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    9 hours ago

    THIS WEEK IN MARIJUANA: Legalization likely won’t be on Missouri’s November ballot. The coronavirus has impeded organizers' efforts to gather signatures.

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    Shelters across the U.S. say they've placed record numbers of dogs, cats and other animals into foster homes as people suddenly find themselves stuck at home amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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    10 hours ago

    A panel of Associated Press sports writers voted in March 2020 on the top 10 men’s basketball games in the history of the NCAA Tournament. Our countdown continues with No. 6 from 2008. Original game story >> More coverage:

    AP: Greatest NCAA Tournament Games
    A look at the top 10 men’s basketball games in the history of the NCAA Tournament.
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  19. 10 hours ago

    Authorities are seeking to secure additional body storage wherever possible as U.S. officials estimate the death toll from the coronavirus could reach as high as 240,000. It’s a crisis being repeated worldwide.

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  20. 10 hours ago

    Many funeral homes across the U.S. are instituting social-distancing rules. No more than nine people can attend services. Chairs are separated. And there are no lines of mourners to hug those who have lost loved ones.

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