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Latest U.S. coronavirus news: New college case tracker; flu season could further complicate virus testing.

“They did such a bad job that I stand before you as president,” Trump said during Wednesday's news briefing.
The White House press secretary said the United States Post Office has enough funding until 2021.
Former governors John Kasich and Christine Todd Whitman are among the GOP leaders presenting "We The People, Putting Country Over Party."
Latest U.S. coronavirus news: More colleges revert to remote learning; teachers resigning en masse; deaths surpass 172,000.
The suspect exited a home after an 18-hour standoff; two of the three officers have been released from hospital and one awaited surgery.
Another driver involved in the Saturday night crash at Green Bay and Wadsworth roads was also hospitalized with serious injuries.
One police officer was repeatedly hit in the head with a skateboard, a video from the scene at Michigan and Wacker shows.
School officials and parents joined White House administrators in calling for a return to in-person learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris addressed voters from Wilmington, Delaware Wednesday afternoon.
They are the first major collegiate sports conferences to delay fall sports seasons due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Harris, a U.S. senator from California, will be the nation’s first Black vice president if Biden’s campaign prevails in November.
Only a quarter of students nationwide will attend daily in-person school, according to data from New York-based Burbio.com.
Secret Service members escorted President Donald Trump from his daily news briefing as the White House went on lockdown.
The latest U.S. coronavirus news: Three southeast states set records; Another league postpones sports; positive testing rates.
The White House press secretary said there's "no timetable" for when coronavirus unemployment benefits could return.
The Dallas high school will close for at least two days after nine infections were reported following the first week of school.
Twenty people were shot, including a 17-year-old who died, during a large gathering in southeast Washington, D.C. early Sunday morning.
Police said a group of 50-60 protesters targeted Joseph Mensah, who was assaulted and shot at while at home Saturday night.
Sunday morning's earthquake that hit western North Carolina was the strongest to hit the state in more than 100 years.