When Vice President Mike Pence walked into the Mayo Clinic on Tuesday, he wasn’t wearing a face mask. Everyone else in the building was, according to reporters who were traveling with him. After all, it has been the policy at the renowned Rochester, Minnesota, facility since April 13. They even say they’ll provide one. Pence […]
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Georgia’s daily coronavirus deaths will nearly double by August with relaxed social distancing, model suggests
As some Southeastern US states start to reopen, Georgia is projected to see its number of daily Covid-19 deaths nearly double by early August, according to a model shared by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and created by independent researcher Youyang Gu. The epidemiological model, which provides projections for 40 countries and […]
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Trump to sign order keeping meat processing plants open
President Donald Trump will take executive action Tuesday to order meat processing plants to stay open amid concerns over growing coronavirus cases and the impact on the nation’s food supply. The order will use the Defense Production Act to classify meat processing as critical infrastructure to keep production plants open and prevent a shortage of chicken, pork, […]
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Troy Sneed, Grammy-nominated gospel singer, dies from coronavirus complications
Troy Sneed, a Grammy-nominated gospel singer and record label founder, has died of complications from Covid-19, his publicist Bill Carpenter confirmed to CNN. Sneed was 52. Known for gospel radio hits, including “My Heart Says Yes” and “Worked It Out,” Sneed died Monday at a hospital in Jacksonville, Florida. “Troy was like a brother to […]
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This is what coronavirus capitalism looks like
Covid-19 continues to awkwardly expose the weird morality of American capitalism, where it’s OK for companies to swarm for government help while individual families and small businesses struggle. Consider the strange case of Tyson Foods. The meat giant warned in a full-page ad published Sunday in The New York Times, Washington Post and Arkansas Democrat-Gazette […]
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#Election2020 – Hillary Clinton endorses Joe Biden
Hillary Clinton endorsed Joe Biden during a virtual town hall on Tuesday, putting the support of the Democratic standard bearer from four years ago behind the former vice president and current presumptive presidential nominee. Clinton touted Biden as a “friend” and a figure who has been “preparing for this moment his entire life,” as she […]
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Kemp: no decision on replacing shelter order
Georgia’s governor says he’s still deciding what comes next after the state’s shelter-in-place order expires after Thursday, even as he’s loosened it to allow a number of businesses to reopen. Gov. Brian Kemp, speaking Monday to reporters, said he hasn’t decided how he’ll replace the order. His public health chief said Georgia had moved forward […]
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Kemp announces new mobile testing initiative for Georgia
As the state begins to loosen restrictions in place to stem the coronavirus outbreak, Gov. Brian Kemp is announcing a new mobile testing initiative for Georgia communities without easy access to test sites. On Sunday, Kemp announced the launch of a mobile COVID-19 testing initiative to set up drive-thru sites in more far-flung communities, calling […]
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Coronavirus: A flood of business bankruptcies likely in coming months
The billions of dollars in coronavirus relief targeted at small businesses may not prevent many of them from ending up in bankruptcy court. Business filings under Chapter 11 of the federal bankruptcy law rose sharply in March, and attorneys who work with struggling companies are seeing signs that more owners are contemplating the possibility of […]
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The coronavirus pandemic could push telemedicine into the mainstream
Telemedicine has been around for more than two decades, but its adoption among Americans has been relatively low. The coronavirus pandemic is quickly changing that. With millions of people around the country forced to stay home in lockdown and worried about potentially exposing themselves to the virus, many of them are turning to telemedicine […]
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House Foreign Affairs Committee launches inquiry into Trump’s decision to suspended World Health Organization funding
The chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee announced Monday he is opening an inquiry into the Trump administration’s decision to withhold funding to the World Health Organization. In a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Rep. Eliot Engel wrote that the administration’s explanation for suspending the US contribution in the midst of a […]
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Tulane basketball player charged with murder in Georgia
A Tulane University basketball player who recently declared for the NBA draft is charged with murder and other counts in a Georgia slaying. Teshaun Hightower, who led the Green Wave in scoring last season, was booked into jail Saturday on multiple charges, including murder and aggravated assault, Henry County Jail records show. He was one of six […]
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AP source: NBA training facilities to begin to reopen Friday
NBA players will be allowed to return to team training facilities starting Friday, provided that their local governments do not have a stay-at-home order prohibiting such movement still in place as part of the response to the coronavirus pandemic. Any workouts that take place would be voluntary and be limited to individual sessions only, according […]
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Fauci’s ‘SNL’ dream becomes Trump’s nightmare
It must have been a nightmare for President Donald Trump. In early April, Dr. Anthony Fauci was jokingly asked on CNN’s “New Day” who he would want to play him on “Saturday Night Live.” A laughing Fauci responded, “Brad Pitt, of course.” On Saturday the infectious disease specialist had his wish come true as “SNL” […]
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John Collins joins Hawks, Goodr to extend essential pop-up grocery stores
Today the Atlanta Hawks announced that star forward John Collins has joined forces with the Hawks Foundation and State Farm to extend their partnership with Goodr, an Atlanta-based social impact startup leveraging technology to reduce food waste and end hunger, to continue providing support in their efforts to combat food insecurity during the current COVID-19 […]