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"It's not going to be transported on a box," Dr. Michael Ison, an infectious disease specialist at Northwestern University, says of your chances of contracting the novel coronavirus from packages shipped from China.

No, You Won't Catch The New Coronavirus Via Packages Or Mail From China

6:01pm February 03, 2020

by Allison Aubrey

Experts in infectious disease say viruses such as the novel coronavirus don't survive long on surfaces, and there's no evidence from similar outbreaks that anyone got infected by handling a package.

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Hazmat and fire crews work outside the Indian and French Consulate in Melbourne. At least seven international consulates were evacuated in Melbourne, Australia, on Wednesday after reports that multiple suspicious packages had been sent to them.

World News

Man Arrested After Suspicious Packages Sent To Consulates Throughout Australia

10:47am January 10, 2019

by Matthew S. Schwartz

Multiple consulates were evacuated after reports of suspicious packages. The suspect was charged with sending dangerous items through the postal service.

A judge in New York on Tuesday ordered Cesar Sayoc held on mail-bomb charges. He is seen in an undated booking photo.

National

Judge Orders Pipe Bomb Suspect Cesar Sayoc Held Without Bail

5:27pm November 06, 2018

Prosecutors said Sayoc posed "a serious risk of danger to the public" and described him as "a flight risk." His lawyer made no objection to the decision. Sayoc could face up to 48 years in jail.

Cesar Sayoc, accused of mailing explosive devices to a number of prominent Trump critics, reportedly had a list of potential targets, including an editor at The New York Times.

National

Mail Bomb Suspect Reportedly Had List Of More Than 100 Potential Targets

10:12am October 30, 2018

by Emily Sullivan

Cesar Sayoc, accused of mailing explosive devices to a number of prominent Trump critics, reportedly had a list of potential targets including an editor at The New York Times.

'Another Suspicious Package' To CNN Is Intercepted In Atlanta

1:51pm October 29, 2018

by Bill Chappell

The announcement comes as bomb suspect Cesar Altieri Sayoc is due to appear in court on Monday, accused of sending packages to CNN and others last week.

A car enters the United States Postal Service Processing and Distribution Center in Los Angeles on Wednesday.

National

Postal Inspectors See Suspicious Package Cases Drop In Recent Years

3:37pm October 26, 2018

by Sean McMinn

Most recent data shows the law enforcement arm of U.S. Postal Service opened 19 cases related to suspicious items or substances. That's decline from four years earlier when they probed more than 200.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions, accompanied by officials including FBI Director Christopher Wray and New York Police Commissioner James P. O'Neill, arrives at a press conference Friday about the arrest of a suspect in the recent spate of suspicious packag

Feds Charge Florida Man With Mailing Improvised Bombs To Trump Political Critics

3:16pm October 26, 2018

by Emily Sullivan

Cesar Altieri Sayoc was arrested after more devices were found on Friday. Packages have been sent to at least 10 targets this week, all of whom are critics or opponents of President Trump.

Members of a haz-mat team help remove a hazardous materials suit from an investigator (in white) who emerged from the U.S. Post Office in West Trenton, N.J., on Oct. 25, 2001. Samples from the facility were part of an investigation into letters containing

National

With Technology, Law Enforcement Gets Better At Handling Threats By Mail

2:07pm October 26, 2018

by Greg Myre

Potentially deadly letters and packages are rare, and technology makes it easier to track down perpetrators. But they can play a powerful role in further polarizing the country, analysts say.

While President Trump called for unity at a campaign rally in Wisconsin on Wednesday, he has also criticized the news media.

Politics & Government

After Suspicious Packages, Trump Urges Civility While Blaming 'Fake News' Media

12:12pm October 25, 2018

by Tamara Keith

On his best behavior at a subdued rally Wednesday, the president left out insults of three Democratic targets. But a Thursday tweet pointed a finger at "purposely false and inaccurate reporting."

Police, FBI and other emergency workers gather outside the Time Warner Center in New York City after an explosive device was found Wednesday morning at CNN's office in the building.

Apparent 'Pipe Bombs' Mailed To Clinton, Obama And CNN

9:38pm October 24, 2018

by Bill Chappell

U.S. authorities have identified at least six suspicious packages that were mailed to leading Democratic figures and CNN since Monday. Some of them appear to be similar.