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WASHINGTON AP 鈥?For the first time, President Donald Trump cut off his daily coronavirus task force briefing on Friday without taking any questions from reporters. It may not be the last time.Watch the briefing in the player above.There have been discussions within the White House about changing the format of the briefings to curtail the pr
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The Palestinian ambassador to the Czech Republic died Wednesday from an explosion at his apartment that officials said occurred when the diplomat opened an old safe that had remained untouched for more than 20 years.Ambassador Jamel al-Jamal, 56, died at the hospital from serious abdominal injuries and injuries to the head and chest. Although the ambassador 52-year-old wife was also in the two-story residence, she was not harmed by the blast, Czech police officials said.There is nothing suggesting that a terrorist act was committed, police spokeswoman Andrea Zoulova said. However, it did appear that the door to the safe had been booby-
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