Early warnings clash with Trump’s private pandemic tone
Public health officials warned Americans to prepare for a coronavirus threat in February. Trump called it deadly in a private Woodward interview, then played down the danger in public. Fauci warned of magnitude while White House tried to align messages. Mask guidance shifted from avoidance to public coverings as testing expanded in major cities.
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National Institute For Allergy and Infectious Diseases
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China blasts U S report as threat to world peace
Beijing dismisses a U S Defense Department study on Chinese military buildup as a distortion and says the United States threatens international order and global peace. The ministry cites U S actions in Iraq, Syria, and Libya and warns Taiwan remains a core issue amid PLA expansion and a growing navy.
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Harding’s grandson seeks exhumation of President Harding’s body
James Blaesing, grandson of Warren G. Harding and Nan Britton, asks an Ohio court to disinter the president from the Marion memorial to prove kinship. Relatives oppose the move, citing DNA evidence that Blaesing’s mother is Harding’s daughter, while Blaesing laments lack of museum inclusion. The centennial of Harding’s 1920 election nears with a new presidential center planned in Marion.
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