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El Paso, Texas, getting crushed by COVID-19 as state surpasses a million cases
ABC NewsBy MATT GUTMAN, IGANCIO TORRES, and ASHAN SINGH, ABC News(EL PASO, Texas) -- Charlie Brown had spent years motivating his high school football team as their coach. But when he was diagnosed wi...
ABC Audio Nov 11, 2020
Gov. Cuomo imposes curfew on bars and restaurants amid COVID-19 spike
pinkomelet/iStockBy KELLY MCCARTHY, GMA(NEW YORK) -- In response to the rising number of coronavirus cases in the state and in an effort to slow the spread, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Wednes...
ABC Audio Nov 11, 2020
Veterans, Gold Star families now get free admission to national parks
franckreporter/iStockBy JULIA JACOBO, ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Veterans and Gold Star families now can see even more of the country they and their family members have fought to defend.The Military Vete...
ABC Audio Nov 11, 2020
Climate change slows weakening of North Atlantic hurricanes once they make landfall
WoodysPhotos/iStockBy JULIA JACOBO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Climate change is slowing the weakening of hurricanes after they make landfall from the North Atlantic, which could result in more destruction...
ABC Audio Nov 11, 2020
Tampa airport suspends operations as Eta closes in on Florida: Latest
ABC NewsBy MAX GOLEMBO, EMILY SHAPIRO and DAN PECK, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Eta has weakened from a hurricane to a tropical storm as it closes in on Florida, where it's expected to make landfall overnig...
ABC Audio Nov 11, 2020
More than 500 'murder hornets' collected from first known nest in US
kororokerokero/iStockBy MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- More than 500 Asian giant hornets have been collected from the first known nest of the invasive species in the United States, officials a...
ABC Audio Nov 11, 2020
Man crushed to death after 12 ton manufacturing mold falls on top of him at work
katifcam/iStockBy JON HAWORTH, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- A man was crushed to death in a tragic industrial accident when a manufacturing mold weighing upwards of 25,000 pounds fell on top of him while he...
ABC Audio Nov 11, 2020
US Naval Academy announces first Black female brigade commander
U.S. Naval AcademyBy LESLEY HAULER, ABC News (NEW YORK) --  More than 44 years after women were first allowed to join the U.S. Naval Academy, the prestigious military institution has announced it...
ABC Audio Nov 11, 2020
Coronavirus updates: Tiny island nation confirms 1st case of COVID-19
narvikk/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR, EMILY SHAPIRO and IVAN PEREIRA, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 1.2 million people worldwide.Over 51.5 million people...
ABC Audio Nov 11, 2020
CDC issues robust new Thanksgiving guidance as cases surge in US
pinkomelet/iStockBy MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has provided its most robust guidelines yet for Thanksgiving, as cases surge throughout the ...
ABC Audio Nov 10, 2020