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Cuomo: NY state has third-lowest coronavirus infection rate in U.S.

Cuomo: NY state has third-lowest coronavirus infection rate in U.S.

WHO: Europe now has more than 10 million COVID-19 cases
Shen, North Colonie report new cases; Bethlehem extends remote learning at high school
NY reports slight drop in coronavirus infection rate; two more deaths in Capital Region
Study outlines pandemic's impact on mental resilience
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Coronavirus cluster found at Albany County Department of Health
Capital Region's top medical officers warn coronavirus fight far from over
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Lilly stays confident in possible COVID drug after setback
Albany County executive implores caution after coronavirus rise
Listeria outbreak linked to deli meat under investigation
Capital Region sees uptick in coronavirus positivity rate
AstraZeneca, J&J resuming US tests of COVID-19 vaccines

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Asia Today: Australia to spend on vaccines for wider region
A man wearing a face mask as a precaution against the coronavirus carries a child and walks past a graffiti in Kochi, Kerala state, India, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020. (AP Photo/R S Iyer)
The Latest: Greece tightens restrictions as virus spreads
Locals chat as they sit at a traditional coffee shop in central Athens, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020. Greece saw a jump in the number of confirmed coronavirus cases during last week, and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is widely expected to announce new social restrictions.(AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis)
The Latest: Kentucky sees near-record number of new cases
FILE - In this May 11, 2020, file photo, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear puts on a face mask after speaking to reporters at the Capitol in Frankfort, Ky. Kentucky's governor said Sunday, Oct. 11, 2020, that he will quarantine after a member of his security detail who drove with his family the day before later tested positive for COVID-19. Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear said he and his family feel fine, show no coronavirus symptoms and have tested negative for the virus. (Ryan C. Hermens/Lexington Herald-Leader via AP, File)
Oregon could become 1st US state to decriminalize hard drugs
This photo from video provided by the Yes on Measure 110 Campaign shows volunteers delivering boxes containing signed petitions in favor of the measure to the Oregon Secretary of State's office in Salem on June 26, 2020. In what would be a first in the U.S., possession of small amounts of heroin, cocaine, LSD and other hard drugs could be decriminalized in Oregon under a ballot measure that voters are deciding on in Tuesday's election. Oregon's Measure 110 is one of the most watched referendums in the state because it would drastically change how the justice system treats people with amounts of the drugs for their personal use. Instead of going to trial and facing possible jail time, people caught with the drugs would have the option of paying $100 fines or attending new
State leaders facing 2nd wave resist steps to curb virus
Medical personnel don PPE while attending to a patient (not infected with COVID-19) at Bellevue Hospital in New York, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020. Hospitals in the city's public NYC Health and Hospitals' system have been upgrading their equipment, bracing for a potential resurgence of coronavirus patients, drawing on lessons learned in the spring when the outbreak brought the nation's largest city to its knees. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
US agency sets rules for cruise ships to start sailing again
FILE - In this Sunday, March 8, 2020 file photo, the Grand Princess maintains a holding pattern about 30 miles off the coast of San Francisco, carrying multiple people who have tested positive for the coronavirus. On Friday, Oct. 30, 2020, U.S. federal health officials issued new rules that will enable large cruise ships to start sailing again in U.S. waters, though not immediately. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
For many Latinos, virus deaths loom over Day of the Dead
Ofelia Esparza, 88, from East Los Angles, has brough fresh marigolds, often called
Georgia governor tests negative for COVID-19 after exposure
FILE - In this July 17, 2020, file photo, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp speaks during a coronavirus briefing at the Capitol, in Atlanta. Republican Gov. Kemp and his wife are quarantining after being exposed to someone who tested positive for COVID-19, his spokesman announced Friday, Oct. 30. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)
Why an abortion law ruling triggered mass protests in Poland
Women's rights activists protest against recent tightening of Poland's restrictive abortion law, in front of the parliament building as inside, guards had to be used to shield right-wing ruling party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski from angry opposition lawmakers, in Warsaw, Poland, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020. Massive nationwide protests have been held ever since a top court ruled Thursday that abortions due to fetal congenital defects are unconstitutional.(AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week
FILE - In this Oct. 26, 2020, file photo, an election worker sorts vote-by-mail ballots at the Miami-Dade County Board of Elections, in Doral, Fla. On Friday, Oct. 30, 2020, The Associated Press reported on stories circulating online incorrectly asserting that 23% of mail-in ballots have been rejected for missing signatures in Florida's Miami-Dade County. The correct number is about 0.5%. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)
2nd study testing a COVID-19 antibody drug has a setback
In this undated image from video provided by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals on Friday, Oct. 2, 2020, scientists work with a bioreactor at a company facility in New York state, for efforts on an experimental coronavirus antibody drug. Antibodies are proteins the body makes when an infection occurs; they attach to a virus and help the immune system eliminate it. (Regeneron via AP)
Lithuania upset over soon-to-open Belarus nuke plant
Parisians flee, sidewalks empty as France enters lockdown
A man walks in an empty street during a nationwide confinement to counter the Covid-19, in Bayonne, southwestern France Friday, Oct. 30, 2020 . France re-imposed a monthlong nationwide lockdown Friday aimed at slowing the spread of the virus, closing all non-essential business and forbidding people from going beyond one kilometer from their homes except to go to school or a few other essential reasons. (AP Photo/Bob Edme)
EU: WHO should have more power to investigate outbreaks
FILE - In this file photo dated Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020, German Health Minister Jens Spahn attends the weekly government cabinet meeting at the chancellery in Berlin. Spahn said Friday Oct. 30, 2020, that World Health Organisation (WHO) should receive more political support and financial backing for its international efforts to manage acute health crises, and given greater powers to independently investigate virus outbreaks. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, FILE)
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RPI professor helping to simplify coronavirus tracking

RPI professor helping to simplify coronavirus tracking

Cuomo: NY positivity rate is 1.15%

Cuomo: NY positivity rate is 1.15%

Some hospitals in crisis as US nears high for COVID-19 cases

FILE - In this Oct. 21, 2020, file photo, Exam Corp Lab employee, right, wears a mask as she talks with a patient lined up for COVID-19 testing in Niles, Ill. The United States is approaching a record for the number of new daily coronavirus cases in the latest ominous sign about the disease's grip on the nation. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

New coronavirus cases reported in Bethlehem, Colonie, Ballston Spa schools

New coronavirus cases reported in Bethlehem, Colonie, Ballston Spa schools

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