The Democratic presidential primary is consumed with uncertainty after leaders in Ohio called off Tuesday’s election just hours before polls were set to open, citing the need to combat the new coronavirus. Officials in Florida, Arizona and Illinois said they would move forward with the vote — but by early Tuesday morning, the virus was hurting people’s […]
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Matt Ryan donates $100,000 to ATL charities aiding in Coronavirus fight
Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan is donating $100,000 to charities helping the city fight the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a report by ESPN’s Vaughn McClure, the donation will be split equally between Atlanta Community Food Bank and Giving Kitchen, which provides the needy with food and assists those who work in the food service industry […]
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Panthers get Bridgewater; tell Cam he’s free to seek a trade
The Carolina Panthers will acquire New Orleans Saints quarterback Teddy Bridgewater signing the Louisville product to a three-year, $63 million contract, according to ESPN’s Chris Mortensen. Carolina informed current starting quarterback, Cam Newton, he is free to seek a trade (or be released). Right now, Newton’s contract is on Carolina’s books. First, the Saints were […]
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Coronavirus: Delta grounding half its fleet, 10,000 taking unpaid leave
The world’s biggest airline, Delta, is cutting even more flights and parking at least half of its airplanes to catch up with a plummeting drop in travel. CEO Ed Bastian said Wednesday that Delta Air Lines will cut passenger-carrying capacity 70% across its system, including an 80% cut on international routes, “until demand starts to […]
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Most airlines could be bankrupt by May. Governments will have to help
Global aviation is shutting down because of the coronavirus outbreak and travel restrictions designed to contain it, and many airlines will need government bailouts within weeks or face bankruptcy. Airlines across the world are grounding planes, laying off workers and scrambling to preserve cash as measures to contain the outbreak prompt flight bans and wipe […]
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German firm denies Trump attempt to buy Coronavirus vaccine
A German company working on a potential vaccine for the new coronavirus denied reports Monday that the U.S. government was angling to acquire it, while German officials sought to ease tensions fueled by the story by insisting the firm would stay in the country. On Sunday, Germany’s Welt am Sonntag newspaper, citing unidentified German government […]
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Trump administration discussing possible encouragement of nationwide curfew
There are active discussions within the Trump administration to encourage a possible “curfew” across the nation in which non-essential businesses would be encouraged to close by a certain time each night in response to the coronavirus pandemic, according to an administration official and another source familiar with the matter. The recommendation would likely focus on […]
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Coronavirus vaccine test opens with first doses
U.S. researchers gave the first shot to the first person in a test of an experimental coronavirus vaccine Monday — leading off a worldwide hunt for protection even as the pandemic surges. With a careful jab in a healthy volunteer’s arm, scientists at the Kaiser Permanente Washington Research Institute in Seattle begin an anxiously awaited […]
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US officials: Foreign disinformation is stoking virus fears
A foreign disinformation campaign is underway in the United States that is aimed at spreading fear in the country amid the coronavirus pandemic, three American officials said Monday. Also on Monday, national security officials said there had been a “cyber incident” involving the computer networks of the Department of Health and Human Services, but the networks […]
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Rory Gamble named first African-American president of the UAW
The International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW) is one of the largest and most diverse unions in North America, with members in virtually every sector of the economy. Representing nearly 1 million current and retired members of all ethnicities and backgrounds in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, the […]
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Coronavirus: CDC recommends organizers cancel or postpone events with 50 people or more for 8 weeks
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday recommended that no gatherings with 50 people or more take place for the next eight weeks to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. The agency said these gatherings include conferences, festivals, parades, concerts, sporting events, weddings and other types of assemblies. “Large events and mass […]
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Coronavirus shutdown threatens jobs
Millions of Americans holed up at home against the coronavirus Monday, with many of them thrown out of work until further notice, as authorities tightened the epic clampdown and the list of businesses forced to close across the U.S. extended to restaurants, bars, gyms, and casinos. With the U.S. economy shuddering to a near-halt, the […]
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Coronavirus: Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms limits public gatherings to 50 persons through March 31
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms issued an updated executive order prohibiting public gatherings and events of 50 or more persons within the City of Atlanta until March 31, 2020. The new executive order follows the latest Center for Disease Control and Prevention guidance. The Mayor signed a second Executive Order requiring restaurants, bars, gyms, movie theatres, clubs, and other public […]
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#Election2020: Biden tries to draw in Sanders supporters in first one-on-one debate
Former vice president Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders launched a new phase of the 2020 presidential election Sunday night, with a one-on-one debate held in a Washington studio without a studio audience. It reflected the dramatic distillation of a once-sprawling field of Democratic presidential hopefuls down to two white men in their late 70s […]
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Idris Elba says he has coronavirus: ‘no symptoms so far’
Idris Elba says he has tested positive for the coronavirus. The actor tweeted Monday that he has no symptoms so far and has been isolated since Friday when he found out about his possible exposure. He says he sought out the test after discovering he had come into contact with someone who had been diagnosed […]