Alexa Lardieri

Staff Writer

Alexa Lardieri is a reporter and digital producer for the Civic section of U.S. News & World Report, where she writes about breaking news. She came to U.S. News in 2016 as a researcher and writer for the Rankings and Reviews section and in 2017, joined the news team, where she helped launch America 2020. Alexa has previously worked for LifeZette.com as a reporter and social media specialist and was an editor for several outlets at her alma mater. She is a graduate of the Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland, College Park. You can follow her on Twitter and Facebook, connect with her on LinkedIn or email her at alardieri@usnews.com.

Cuomo: New York to Test Protesters for Virus

The New York governor called on demonstrators to get tested, adding that the state has updated its coronavirus testing criteria to include people who have attended protests.

Poll: Biden Widens Lead Over Trump in North Carolina

The poll also found that voters in the state would elect a Democratic governor and senator in the 2020 election.

South Korea Sees More Virus Cases

A majority of the new locally transmitted cases have been tied to a logistics center in a satellite city of Seoul.

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The former vice president is extending an overall lead against the president but facing tight contests in battleground states.

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Students and faculty will return to campus for a semester that will end early due to fears about the spread of the coronavirus at the start of flu season.

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The president has encouraged the secretary of state to run for the Senate seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Pat Roberts.

BET Founder Calls for $14 Trillion in Reparations

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U.S. Sends Hydroxychloroquine to Brazil

A joint statement from the countries said they will work together on clinical trials of hydroxychloroquine to evaluate its efficacy and safety.

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