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  1. Canada's next-door neighbour is now the epicentre of global pandemic. Here's what that U.S. surge means

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    Canada’s next-door neighbour is now the epicentre of a global pandemic, with U.S. reported infection rates soaring. The tremors coming from the U.S. will ripple across the border and beyond, touching a staggering array of people and battering the broader economy. Here's what it means for Canadians.

  2. U.S. Amazon and Instacart workers strike to protest COVID-19 hazards on the job

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    Some Instacart and Amazon warehouse workers in the U.S. walk off the job demanding greater safeguards against the coronavirus, even as both companies are speed-hiring hundreds of thousands of new workers to handle a surge in delivery orders.

  3. U.S. federal agency says it's prepared to build as many as 340 makeshift hospitals

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    U.S. officials want to build hundreds of temporary hospitals across the country to cope with the thousands of new coronavirus cases being diagnosed daily after the United States endured its deadliest day yet on Monday with 575 fatalities.

  4. Florida police taking another look at disappearance depicted in Netflix's Tiger King

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    A Florida sheriff is asking the public for tips regarding one of the lingering mysteries raised in the recently released buzzworthy show Tiger King: What happened to Carole Baskin's husband?

  5. Citing COVID-19, Saudi Arabia asks Muslims to put hajj plans on hold

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    Saudi Arabia wants Muslims to wait until there is more clarity about the COVID-19 pandemic before planning to attend the annual hajj pilgrimage, the minister for hajj and umrah said on state TV Tuesday.