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EL PASO — County Judge Ricardo Samaniego on Wednesday extended a shutdown of all nonessential businesses until Dec. 1 as COVID-19 deaths soar, setting records and leading to an increase in the number of mobile morgues in the city. The announcement comes as Samaniego’s original Oct. 29 order was set to expire at midnight Wednesday and as the Texas Supreme …

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