To anyone who’s watched, there’s more that binds Yamiche Alcindor, Kaitlan Collins and Weijia Jiang than an impromptu display of teamwork at a recent White House news conference. Each reporter has a knack for getting under President Donald Trump’s skin and an equal ability not to let it knock them off stride. They symbolize the […]
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Priest: Mr. President, we don’t need to open churches to practice our faith
President Donald Trump announced on Friday that he considers houses of worship and their religious services essential. I won’t argue that point. Although obviously not essential for all, they are deemed so by some. Fair enough. He went on: “The governors need to do the right thing and allow these very important essential places of […]
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Doctor in small Georgia city says coronavirus spread through community before hospital staff found out what it was
Coronavirus spread through a southwest Georgia city for 10 days in March before hospital staff were told what was filling their wards with desperately sick people, a doctor told Congress on Thursday. “We were shocked by its abrupt entrance into our lives, and the virus had been spreading quietly for 10 days, and very quickly,” […]
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What eating in a restaurant may look like during the pandemic
Michelin-starred meals via delivery. Instagram Live cooking demos. Gourmet boxes from community supported agriculture. While the country’s restaurant industry has proved nimble in finding new ways to stay afloat with dining rooms closed to customers, the announcement in late April from the state of Georgia permitting reopenings sent a slim beam of light through these […]
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Biden: ‘If you have a problem figuring out whether you’re for me or Trump, then you ain’t black’
Joe Biden told a popular African-American radio host Friday morning that anyone struggling to decide whether to support him or President Donald Trump in the general election “ain’t black.” The presumptive Democratic nominee’s comment came at the end of an at times tense interview with Charlamagne tha God on “The Breakfast Club.” A staffer interjected […]
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NAACP wants the beating of a black man investigated as a hate crime
Officials in Des Moines, Iowa, are looking for the persons who police say attacked a black man as he was leaving his girlfriend’s house — an incident the local NAACP chapter wants to be investigated as a hate crime. DarQuan Jones, 22, told police he was approached by two white men around 3 a.m. Saturday […]
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A two-day-old baby has died of Covid-19 in South Africa
A two-day-old baby has died of coronavirus-related condition in South Africa, the government said Thursday. The baby was born preterm with lung difficulties and had to put on a ventilator, according to a statement from the health ministry. “The mother had tested positive for COVID-19, and the child subsequently tested positive for COVID-19 as well. […]
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Boney: My personal battle with COVID-19; from a positive to a negative result
Jeffrey, unfortunately, your test came back positive for the Coronavirus.” Hearing those words from the doctor, March 27th, shook me to the core. Was that a death sentence for me? Was it a coincidence that my mom years earlier had died in the same month of March? Was this really how my life was going […]
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Caldwell: ‘In America, the choice: death, coronavirus or the economy’
Under the direction and management of President Donald Trump and his coronavirus pandemic task force, there has been mass death. With over 56,000 deaths and over one million cases of the virus, there are still no masks, limited ventilators, limited gowns, limited tests-kits, and massive corruption. Instead of Trump’s weekly briefing solidifying and bringing the […]
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Nearly 39 million have sought US jobless aid since virus hit
More than 2.4 million people applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week in the latest wave of layoffs from the viral outbreak that triggered widespread business shutdowns two months ago and sent the economy into a deep recession. Roughly 38.6 million people have now filed for jobless aid since the coronavirus forced millions of businesses […]
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Kemp to announce new guidance soon for Georgia businesses
Gov. Brian Kemp says he plans to announce new guidance soon about Georgia businesses closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. In an interview with WSB-TV, Kemp said that state officials are aiming to make public new guidelines regarding businesses “over the next several days.” “They’re wanting to open back those businesses, and people want to go […]
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NFL studying helmet face guard that works like surgical mask
With an eye toward getting back on the field during a pandemic, the NFL is working on a helmet face guard that might provide the same sort of protection as a surgical mask. Atlanta Falcons president Rich McKay, who heads up the league’s competition committee, said the issue was raised during a conference call about […]
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Fulton county expands voting hours despite virus fears
Elections officials in Georgia’s most populous county agreed Tuesday to open polls earlier and expand voting sites, but not before the elections chief received input on risks to poll workers and voters from the coronavirus. People lined up outside some polling sites in Fulton County before they opened on Monday — the first day of […]
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Metro Atlanta faith communities embrace virtual services during COVID-19 pandemic
The novel coronavirus pandemic has had a tremendous effect on the world as we know it. U.S. businesses and schools have been shuttered indefinitely, unemployment rates have reached a record high in America, and people everywhere are locked up and shut-in in their homes. Although some states, including Georgia, have re-opened their economies, COVID-19 deaths […]
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Coronavirus data used in decision to reopen Georgia flawed
Data on coronavirus infections that was a key driver in Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s aggressive push to reopen the state was flawed and may have distorted perceptions of progress against the virus. Georgia Department of Public Health spokeswoman Nancy Nydam said in an emailed statement Thursday that the department included antibody tests when calculating the […]