For the past two days, New Yorkers have been dying at a rate of one every 17 minutes, according to the latest grim citywide statistics. On both Thursday and Friday, another 84 people died in the city from the coronavirus, as the number of positive cases and of those who are critically ill also climbed. […]
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Alabama 4 Year Old Found Safe After Missing For Two Days
A 4-year-old Alabama girl was found safe with her dog Friday afternoon — a mile from her rural home after she went missing for two days. “I’m so happy and grateful to God for watching over my beautiful granddaughter and bringing her safely back to us,” Evelyn “Vadie” Sides’ grandmother, Harriet Sides, said. Vadie was […]
California Bans Evictions For 60 Days
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has ordered a two-month delay on evictions for those who can’t pay their rent due to coronavirus, effective immediately. Other states have taken similar action to protects renters who may be unable to work due to the health crisis, including New York, Michigan, Illinois, Louisiana and New Jersey. Newsom’s executive order, […]
Congress Passes $2T Corona Virus Stimulus Package
The House of Representatives on Friday overwhelmingly approved a more than $2 trillion package to combat the coronavirus pandemic and send economic relief to workers and businesses squeezed by restrictions meant to stop the outbreak’s spread. The legislation, approved by voice vote despite 11th-hour drama arising from a GOP lawmaker’s objections, amounts to the costliest […]
Trump Approval Rating Continues To Rise In Face Of Pandemic
President Trump’s job approval rating has swung into positive territory for the first time ever in the latest Washington Post-ABC News poll released on Friday. The survey finds that 48 percent of voters polled approve of the job Trump is doing, against 46 percent who disapprove. Eighty-six percent of Republicans respondents approve, compared to 49 […]
Marines Preparing For War With China
The U.S. Marine Corps is remaking itself to better fight China in a potential conflict, and it’s making bold choices to make it happen. The Marines will eliminate all of their tank units (a capability the service has had for nearly a century), most of its tube artillery, and a substantial amount of aviation units. […]
Unemployment Jumps Over 3 Million In Last Week
More than 3 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as a devastating wave of layoffs and business closures due to the coronavirus pandemic intensifies, according to data released by the Labor Department on Thursday. Weekly claims for unemployment insurance rose to 3,283,000 between March 15 and 22, spiking from the 281,000 applications for […]
CDC Official Says New York Is A Covid-19 Preview For Rest Of Country
American health officials are deeply concerned that the coronavirus outbreak that has overwhelmed New York City hospitals in recent days is just the first in a wave of local outbreaks likely to strike cities across the country in the coming weeks. In an exclusive interview, Dr. Anne Schuchat, the principal deputy director of the Centers […]
Loss Of Smell And Taste Possible Covid-19 Symptom
Doctors and researchers still have much to learn about the exact symptoms caused by COVID-19, but a group of ear, nose and throat doctors now suspect two such symptoms may be an altered sense of taste, called dysgeusia, and a loss of smell, known as anosmia. In a statement released earlier this week, the American […]
Grandparents Willing To Die To Save Economy Says Top Lawmaker
Dan Patrick, Texas’ Republican lieutenant governor, on Monday night suggested that he and other grandparents would be willing to risk their health and even lives in order for the United States to “get back to work” amid the coronavirus pandemic. “Those of us who are 70 plus, we’ll take care of ourselves. But don’t sacrifice […]
Trump At Odds With Experts Over Return To Daily Life For America
“The hardship will end, it will end soon. Normal life will return,” Trump said Monday. Bristling at the economic losses, Trump has started suggesting that Americans would be able to return to normal life soon. After “15 days” of the social distancing the administration began mid-month, Trump said, officials will decide how to reopen the […]
14 Inmates Escape From Jail, 6 Still Loose
Half a dozen inmates were on the loose Tuesday after 14 escaped from a county jail in Washington state the night before, officials said. “ALERT! Several prisoners have escaped from the Yakima County Jail in Downtown Yakima,” said a Facebook post from the city of Yakima on Monday night. The post added that residents in […]