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FILE - In this July 17, 2020, file photo, a health care worker sanitizes her equipment while working at a walk-up COVID-19 testing site during the coronavirus pandemic in Miami Beach, Fla. As the world races to find a vaccine and a cure for COVID-19, there is seemingly no antidote in sight to the burgeoning outbreak of coronavirus conspiracy theories, hoaxes, anti-mask myths and sham treatments. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

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Misinformation on the virus is proving contagious

by David Klepper Associated PressJuly 29, 2020

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — As the world races to find a vaccine and a treatment for COVID-19, there is seemingly no antidote in sight to the burgeoning outbreak of coronavirus conspiracy theories, hoaxes, anti-mask myths and sham cures.The phenomenon,…

“Leave” and “Remain” supporters try to block each others’ banners on Sept. 3 as they protest opposite Parliament Square in London.

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Tech companies rush to fight misinformation ahead of UK vote

by David Klepper Associated Press, and Danica Kirka Associated PressNovember 8, 2019

A sign by furnyc.org in the window of Victoria Stass Collection in New York’s fur district.

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New York considers ban on fur sales

by David Klepper Associated Press, and David R. Martin Associated PressApril 17, 2019

In this Friday, March 15, 2019 photo, Laura Levine, right, meets with client patients at Vocal NY, an organization that works with addicts, where she is the health educator and coordinator for the opioid reversal drug Narcan, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. New York state is considering providing medication-assisted treatment to all prison and jail inmates struggling with opioid addiction. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

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Lawmakers ponder meds to help ease withdrawal in jail

by David Klepper Associated PressMarch 19, 2019

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New York attorney general launches probe of Weinstein Co.

by David Klepper Associated PressOctober 23, 2017

Juan Rojas, right, of Queens, hugs his 4-year-old grandson Elias Rojas, as his daughter-in-law Cori Rojas, left, carries her daughter Lilly, 3, through the terminal at JFK airport after Cori arrived on a flight from San Juan, Puerto Rico, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017, in New York. Cori Rojas, who is a school teacher in Puerto Rico, fled Puerto Rico with her children after Hurricane Maria left the island devastated and will stay with her in-laws in Queens while her husband, who works for a global insurance firm chose to stay behind. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

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NY rushes aid to ravaged Puerto Rico

by Jennifer Peltz Associated Press, and David Klepper Associated PressSeptember 27, 2017

This April 24, 2017 photo shows the exterior of the state group home in Rome, N.Y., where severely disabled patient Steven Wenger was twice found to have been infested with maggots near his breathing tube. The Associated Press obtained a confidential report on the state investigation that determined the 2016 infestations at the group home were the result of neglect by caregivers. In most states, details of abuse and neglect investigations in state-regulated institutions for the disabled are almost never made public. (AP Photo/David Klepper)

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Maggots case offers rare look at neglect probes

by David Klepper Associated PressAugust 10, 2017

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey points to an email displayed on a board while she discusses a lawsuit against Volkswagen, Tuesday, July 19, 2016, in New York. She is joined by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, second from left. The states are suing Volkswagen and its affiliates Audi and Porsche over diesel emissions cheating, alleging that the German automakers defrauded customers by selling diesel vehicles equipped with software allowing them to cheat emissions testing. In response, the company said, "The allegations in complaints filed by certain states today are essentially not new and we have been addressing them in our discussions with U.S. federal and state authorities." (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

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Lawsuits: VW employees tried to cover up emissions cheating

by David Klepper Associated PressJuly 19, 2016

In this Tuesday, July 21, 2015 file photo, workers hold a rally in Los Angeles in support of a $15 minimum wage.

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$15 min. wage movement sets sights on more states

by Jennifer Peltz Associated Press, and David Klepper Associated PressApril 1, 2016