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The Florida Department of Health reported a surge in coronavirus deaths for four straight days, setting new records in the state

COVID-19 Deaths Surge: With 257 More Lost, Florida Sets New Record Friday

Deaths linked to the coronavirus in Florida set another new high on Friday for the fourth consecutive day. A total of 257 deaths linked to coronavirus...

Cars line up last month at a rapid coronavirus testing site at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla. Florida's agencies have cut ties with the testing lab Quest Diagnostics over the delayed reporting of tens of thousands of test results to the state.

Florida Cuts Ties With Large Coronavirus Testing Lab, Citing 75,000 Delayed Results

Quest Diagnostics accounts for roughly 30% of Florida's total of some 4.6 million tests. The state calls the release of results from weeks or months ago an "unacceptable dump of test results."

A cyclist crosses Plaza de Mayo in the center of Buenos Aires on April 30. Argentina is loosening its strict lockdown but keeping most restrictions in the capital in place.

Argentina Reacted Early And Kept The Coronavirus Largely Contained

Once there were 100 cases, the government imposed broad confinement measures. More than seven weeks later, with 317 coronavirus-related deaths, Argentina is easing its lockdown outside Buenos Aires.

Introducing The Winner Of The 2017 Tiny Desk Contest

More than 6,000 entries later, we have our champion. Watch the joyous video that won over all 10 judges unanimously.

A festival tent at the Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich, southern Germany, last year. Germany's Oktoberfest will be canceled in 2020 due to the coronavirus, Bavarian Minister President Markus Söder said Tuesday.

A 'Bitter Pill': Oktoberfest Canceled Due To Coronavirus

"You can't host a folk festival in a time like this," said Munich's mayor. Officials said it was a tough decision but they saw no other choice. Some 6 million people attend the festival every year.

The new EU economic forecast reflects a total drop of 9 percentage points since last fall's forecast, as businesses have been shut down or forced to operate at severely limited capacity. Here, a man delivers a butcher shop order in Norena, Spain, on Wednesday.

EU Faces 'Recession Of Historic Proportions,' Economic Forecast Warns

The response to the COVID-19 pandemic lopped off roughly a third of the EU's economic activity "practically overnight," the European commissioner for the economy says.

U.S. Capitol Police push back rioters trying to enter the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6.

Former State Department Aide Charged In Connection With Capitol Riot

Federico Klein, who served as a midlevel aide in the Trump State Department, was arrested and charged with several counts connected to the Capitol attack, including assaulting an officer.

Eugene Goodman of the U.S. Capitol Police will throw out the ceremonial first pitch at a June 18 Washington Nationals home game. He's seen here at the Senate carriage entrance of the Capitol.

Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman Will Throw The First Pitch At A Nationals Game

It's the latest honor for Goodman, whose quick thinking was credited with helping to keep the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection from escalating even further.

The New Orleans Audubon Zoo has taken in the 7-month-old jaguar that was rescued from wildlife trafficking. The jaguar was rescued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Association of Zoos.

New Orleans Audubon Zoo welcomes a trafficked jaguar cub

The 7-month-old spotted beauty was rescued from wildlife trafficking and will be living alongside a 6-year-old male named Valerio. There are only 15,000 believed to be living in the wild.

Oil pollutes Cavero beach in Ventanilla, Callao, Peru, on Tuesday after high waves attributed to the eruption of an undersea volcano in Tonga caused an oil spill.

The Tonga volcano caused an oil spill on Peru's coast. Fishermen are protesting

Because of waves from Saturday's eruption, an estimated 6,000 barrels of oil were spilled near Peru's main refinery on the coast in an area rich in marine biodiversity.

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