Acting Navy secretary offers to resign over firing of captain who raised coronavirus concerns

BREAKING: Acting US Navy secretary offers to resign amid firestorm over firing of captain who raised coronavirus concerns.

Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly has offered his resignation after public criticism of his decision to fire Capt. Brett Crozier, who sounded the alarm about coronavirus on the USS Theodore Roosevelt.France death toll surpasses 10,000, officials warn peak yet to come

French authorities have counted at least 1,417 coronavirus deaths on Tuesday, including deaths in nursing homes, pushing the total for the nation over 10,300. Director General of Health Jarome Salomon warned that the country has yet to see its peak and the curve has yet to flatten.

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