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Dallas County reports 599 confirmed coronavirus cases, 3 deaths; Tarrant logs 720 cases, 4 deaths


October 18, 2020

Dallas County announced 599 more confirmed coronavirus cases Saturday, including 593 that the county considers new and six that are from previous months. Three new COVID-19 deaths were also reported. Labs either report coronavirus cases directly to the county health department or to the state health department, which then relays the information to individual counties. Of cases reported Saturday, Dallas …

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Man robbed and shot at north Oak Cliff apartment complex, Dallas police say


October 18, 2020

Two masked men shot and robbed a man at an apartment complex in the 1500 block of Beckley Avenue in north Oak Cliff’s Kessler Stevens neighborhood late Friday, Dallas police say. Officers dispatched to the complex about 10 p.m. found the 26-year-old man with a gunshot wound. He said that his assailants approached him in the apartment breezeway and opened …

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What you need to know about coronavirus


October 18, 2020

Health authorities are closely watching an outbreak of respiratory illness caused by a new strain of coronavirus known as COVID-19. Here are the answers to key questions about the outbreak: What is the new virus? Scientists have identified the virus as a novel, or new, coronavirus. The name comes from the Latin word for crowns or halos, which coronaviruses resemble …

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Should kids go trick-or-treating? Here’s how to make Halloween less scary


October 18, 2020

Halloween isn’t really supposed to be scary, but COVID-19 has made trick-or-treating frightening for many parents. There are safe ways to celebrate, but health experts say people need to accept that some traditions need to be adapted to the world today. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published a complete list of recommendations for the Halloween season, ranking activities as low, …

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Warm and breezy end to the weekend


October 18, 2020

Sunday begins mostly cloudy with a low chance of showers, mainly across our far northeast counties early. Otherwise, clouds will give way to sunshine this afternoon with breezy south winds and warmer temperatures. Highs will climb into the middle 80s with sustained winds between 15 and 25 mph. Our next cold front arrives after sunset. Some areas well to the …

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First weapon with area damage launched by Call of Duty


October 18, 2020

Sniper NA-45 is the first primary weapon of Call of Duty Mobile with area damage or explosive shot in the game which was earlier launched by PUBG Mobile that suppresses enemies at long range with its first shot. The newly-launched gun will cause a small explosion in every other shot creates area damage while landing within range of the first …

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Sixteen Pakistanis die of coronavirus in past 24 hours


October 18, 2020

ISLAMABAD: Sixteen more people died of coronavirus in the country over the past 24 hours, taking the overall death toll from the disease to 6,654,. According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), 567 fresh infections surfaced when 32,062 samples were tested during this period, lifting the national tally of cases to 323,019. Around 307,069 people have recovered from …

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Mbappe brace sends PSG top


October 18, 2020

PARIS: Kylian Mbappe shrugged off any lingering fatigue to score twice in his second game in 48 hours as Paris Saint-Germain defeated 10-man Nimes 4-0 on Friday to take over top spot in Ligue 1. The France forward struck the opener on 32 minutes at the Stade des Costieres and netted again late on as a weary Nimes folded following …

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