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Ted Cruz raises prospect of coronavirus escaping accidentally from lab in China

Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas Republican. (Associated Press photograph)

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas on Wednesday raised the prospect that the coronavirus pandemic might have originated from a lab in China with the virus being let loose accidentally.

Marines with Battery N, 5th Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, fire an M777 A2 howitzer during a series of integrated firing exercises at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Centter Twentynine Palms' Quakenbush Training Area April 26, 2013. (credit: U.S. Marine Corps)

Clear and present danger: COVID-19 rippling through the ranks is crippling U.S. military strength

By Ben Wolfgang and Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

As seen through a window, President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Tuesday, March 31, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump warns of ‘painful two weeks’

By Tom Howell Jr. and David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

In this June 18, 2018, file photo, dignitaries take a tour of Southwest Key Programs Casa Padre, a U.S. immigration facility in Brownsville, Texas, where children are detained. When school leaders in San Benito, Texas, learned of an influx of children to a migrant shelter in town, they felt obliged to help. The superintendent reached out and agreed to send 19 bilingual teachers and hundreds of computers to make the learning environment as similar as possible to one of his schools. (Miguel Roberts/The Brownsville Herald via AP, File)

Sex and smuggling under HHS as feds charge shelter worker with helping illegal immigrant teen escape 52 minutes ago

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In this March 21, 2020 photo, a lone pedestrian walks his dog past the New York Stock Exchange as COVID-19 concerns empty a typically bustling downtown area in New York. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced sweeping orders Friday that will severely restrict gatherings of any size for the state's more than 19 million residents and will require workers in nonessential businesses to stay home. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Stocks fall to start second quarter, after worst first quarter in history

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In this March 9, 2020, file photo Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign rally at Renaissance High School in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

Joe Biden expresses doubt about Democratic National Convention proceeding as planned

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Former Vice President Joe Biden, left, and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., right, greet one another before they participate in a Democratic presidential primary debate at CNN Studios in Washington, Sunday, March 15, 2020. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) ** FILE **

Bernie Sanders: ‘There is a path’ to defeat Joe Biden

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Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks about the coronavirus Thursday, March 12, 2020, in Wilmington, De. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Biden camp denies Tara Reade’s sexual assault claim: ‘These accusations are false’

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In this March 9, 2020, file photo Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign rally at Renaissance High School in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

Joe Biden’s ability to inspire high voter turnout in doubt

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In this Sept. 27, 2017, file photo, Larry David attends the premiere of HBO's &quot;Curb Your Enthusiasm&quot; at the SVA Theatre in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)

Larry David tapes coronavirus PSA; ‘Seinfeld’ creator tells ‘the idiots out there’ to stay at home

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Rep. Frederica Wilson, D-Fla., talks to reporters in Miami Gardens, Florida, Oct. 18, 2017. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz) ** FILE **

Florida congresswoman: Coronavirus pandemic is a ‘gendered crisis’

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Former President Barack Obama talks during a panel with NBA players Chris Paul, Kevin Love and Giannis Antetokounmpo and sports analyst Michael Wilbon in Chicago on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) ** FILE **

Obama compares Trump’s coronavirus response to ‘climate denial’: We ‘have to demand better’

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FILE - This May 15, 2019 file photo shows CNN news anchor Chris Cuomo at the WarnerMedia Upfront in New York. Cuomo has announced that he has tested positive for the coronavirus. The prime-time host is one of the most visible media figures to come down with the disease. He said he's experienced chills, fever and shortness of breath. He promised to continue doing his show while in quarantine in the basement of his home. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

CNN’s Chris Cuomo does show from basement, alarms Sanjay Gupta with symptoms

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Passengers, one wearing a protective face mask, look out from the Zaandam cruise ship, anchored in the bay of Panama City, Friday, March 27, 2020. Several passengers have died aboard the cruise ship and a few people aboard the ship have tested positive for the new coronavirus, the cruise line said Friday, with hundreds of passengers unsure how long they will remain at sea. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)

Trump to talk coronavirus cruise ships with Florida governor: ‘I’m going to do what’s right’

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As seen through a window, President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Tuesday, March 31, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump warns of ‘painful two weeks’

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President Donald Trump holds his hand to his face as he talks about masks during a briefing about the coronavirus in the Rose Garden of the White House, Monday, March 30, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump campaign internal polling shows 63% support for his handling of coronavirus crisis

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President Donald Trump listens to a question from a reporter as he speaks about the coronavirus in the Rose Garden of the White House, Monday, March 30, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump calls for ‘big and bold’ $2 trillion infrastructure bill for fourth coronavirus aid plan

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Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas Republican. (Associated Press photograph)

Ted Cruz raises prospect of coronavirus escaping accidentally from lab in China

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Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., questions attorney general nominee William Barr as he testifies before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) ** FILE **

John Kennedy: I’m not interested in more of Nancy Pelosi’s ‘spending porn’

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Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., listen as President Donald Trump speaks before he signs the coronavirus stimulus relief package in the Oval Office at the White House, Friday, March 27, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

McConnell ad touts leading role in shepherding $2.2 trillion economic rescue package

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, March 27, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Dems distracted as coronavirus crept into U.S., GOP says: ‘Every day was all about impeachment’

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. leaves after signing the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act after it passes in the House on Capitol Hill, Friday, March 27, 2020, in Washington. The $2.2 trillion package will head to head to Trump's desk for his signature. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Nancy Pelosi reveals Democrats’ priorities for next phase of coronavirus stimulus

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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Richard Sippl, UH-1Y Venom, flight crew chief assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 (HMLA-169) fires a 7.62mm GAU-17/A Minigun July 22, 2012, during a live fire combat training mission over the Pohakuloa Training Area, (PTA) Hawaii during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2012. HMLA-169 is part of the aviation combat element of special purpose Marine air-ground task force three. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC exercise from Jun. 29 to Aug. 3, in and around the Hawaiian Islands. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the worlds oceans. RIMPAC 2012 is the 23rd exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth)

Semper Modify: Marine Corps to undergo ‘radical’ overhaul in pivot to take on China

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President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a coronavirus task force briefing in the Rose Garden of the White House, Sunday, March 29, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Trump extends coronavirus guidelines, abandons hope of Easter reopening

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Lian Driver was adopted in 2016 from Fuzhou in Fujian Province of China. His parents, Cady and Chris, had plans to travel to China to adopt a little girl in February, but their plans were put on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Courtesy of Katelyn McKay Photography)

‘Devastated’: Adoptions for U.S. families disrupted by coronavirus

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Surgeon General Jerome Adams speaks during press briefing with the coronavirus task force, at the White House, Thursday, March 19, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) **FILE**

Surgeon general: Fed guidelines are a national stay-at-home order

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In this March 21, 2020 photo, a lone pedestrian walks his dog past the New York Stock Exchange as COVID-19 concerns empty a typically bustling downtown area in New York. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced sweeping orders Friday that will severely restrict gatherings of any size for the state's more than 19 million residents and will require workers in nonessential businesses to stay home. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Stocks fall to start second quarter, after worst first quarter in history

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Service Manager Keith Wilson tests a TV100 ventilator at medical equipment manufacturer Bio-Med Devices in Guilford, Conn. on Sunday, March 29, 2020. The company, working seven days a week, has signed a contract to produce ventilators for the state. (Brian A. Pounds/Hearst Connecticut Media via AP)

Feds have 10,469 total ventilators available

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U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams attends a coronavirus task force briefing at the White House, Sunday, March 22, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Surgeon General Jerome Adams: 30 days will be enough for some places but not others

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Phil Mickelson, left, and Tiger Woods talk at the first tee before a golf match at Shadow Creek golf course, Friday, Nov. 23, 2018, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher) ** FILE **

Tiger, Mickelson plan charity golf match with Brady, Manning: report

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In this Dec. 15, 2019, file photo, Carolina Panthers quarterback Kyle Allen (7) passes against the Seattle Seahawks during the second half of an NFL football game in Charlotte, N.C. A person with knowledge of the move tells the Associated Press the Washington Redskins have acquired quarterback Kyle Allen, Monday, March 23, 2020, in a trade with the Carolina Panthers. (AP Photo/Mike McCarn, FIle) **FILE**

Allen embraces competition with Haskins for starting quarterback job

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FILE - In this Aug. 17, 2012, file photo, Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis reacts as he is introduced before an NFL preseason football game against the Detroit Lions in Baltimore. Lewis was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) ** FILE **

Ray Lewis, Katie Ledecky join call to remind Marylanders to stay home

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