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Monday

"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. Don Emmert/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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

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Thursday

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. Kaitlyn Offer/AP hide caption

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Tuesday

A judge in New York on Tuesday ordered Cesar Sayoc held on mail-bomb charges. He is seen in an undated booking photo. Broward County Sheriff's Office/AP hide caption

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Tuesday

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. Broward County Sheriff's Office/Getty Images hide caption

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Monday

Cesar Altieri Sayoc faces a number of federal charges after the FBI accused him of sending improvised explosive devices to high-profile targets last week. He's seen here being escorted from an FBI facility in Miramar, Fla., on Friday. Reuters hide caption

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Friday

A car enters the United States Postal Service Processing and Distribution Center in Los Angeles on Wednesday. Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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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 anthrax. Tom Mihalek/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Attorney General Jeff Sessions speaks Friday at a news conference about the apprehension of a suspect in the recent spate of suspicious packages. Aaron P. Bernstein/Getty Images hide caption

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

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Thursday

While President Trump called for unity at a campaign rally in Wisconsin on Wednesday, he has also criticized the news media. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Wednesday

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. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption

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Tuesday