Coronavirus deaths topped 500 Tuesday in Georgia, where the governor has taken action to ensure the wearing of protective masks at grocery stores and other public places doesn’t violate a law passed decades ago to unmask the Ku Klux Klan. The Georgia Department of Public health reported 524 deaths linked to the coronavirus statewide, while confirmed infections […]
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Obama endorses Biden for president in video message
Former President Barack Obama offered his formal endorsement of Joe Biden on Tuesday, injecting himself squarely in the presidential race for the first time by urging Democrats across the party’s ideological spectrum to rally behind Biden and form a unified front to defeat President Donald Trump and win back the White House. Obama, in a […]
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COVID-19: Working remotely? How parents are balancing home school, work, and sanity
Working from home and homeschooling is part of the new normal. Parents have a chance to see how their kids work and children have the opportunity to see what their parents do on a daily basis. For some, this is an excellent way for children and adults to bond on a different level. For others, […]
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Mayor Bottoms announces fund with Georgia’s Own Credit Union to provide grants during COVID-19 crisis
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is partnering with Georgia’s Own Foundation to distribute the first $250,000 installment of the City of Atlanta’s commitment to supporting its contract employees who have experienced lost income and financial hardship due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Bank On Atlanta member institution Georgia’s Own Credit Union will administer the program. Program managers […]
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Salmon: ‘Black businesses matter, but will they get fair share of COVID-19 aid money?’
President Donald Trump and Congressional leaders announced the $2 trillion economic stimulus package—the CARES Act to great fanfare, touting the deliverables of different aspects of the provisions and their belief in its ability to slow the economic tsunami exacerbated by the novel coronavirus pandemic. One of the major selling points is a $1,200 one-time payment […]
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Georgia colleges hold line on tuition, cut some summer fees
Despite bleeding revenue after students went home because of COVID-19, Georgia’s public universities and colleges will give those 330,000 students a break on costs for online summer classes and mostly hold the line on next year’s costs. Chancellor Steve Wrigley told regents Tuesday in a meeting conducted by telephone that he thought it was an […]
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COVID-19: CDC estimates more than 9,200 health care workers have been infected
More than 9,200 health care workers have been infected with Covid-19, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found in its first look at the issue. The number is likely an underestimate, since most reports of coronavirus cases don’t include whether the person worked in healthcare. “This national surveillance article spotlights the large […]
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Donald Trump wants sports back, but some governors are less keen on the idea
It’s been over a month since a basketball was dunked in the NBA and a soccer ball was kicked in MLS and US President Donald Trump, for one, is missing live sports action. “We want to get our sports back, so importantly,” Trump said at his coronavirus briefing Tuesday. “I’m tired of watching baseball games […]
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WHO says it regrets Trump’s decision to halt funding, but remains focused on coronavirus response
The head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday that it “is getting on with the job” in responding to the coronavirus pandemic, despite President Donald Trump’s announcement a day earlier that the US would withhold funding to the international organization. “We regret the decision of the President of the United States to order a […]
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Millions of Americans could lose stimulus payments to debt collectors
Millions of people received their stimulus payments from the federal government this week, but some are at risk of immediately losing the money if they owe credit card, medical, or private student loan debts. A loophole in the law could mean some of those who are most in need of the emergency aid don’t get […]
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Strip clubs and lobbyists sue for stimulus dollars
Strip clubs and lobbyists are suing the federal government to try to get access to coronavirus stimulus dollars. In three separate lawsuits, they say they were ineligible for loans because of the types of business they run, alleging the stimulus law is infringing on their free speech and other constitutional rights. The owners of Little […]
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Thousands protest Michigan governor’s social distance order
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Thousands of flag-waving, honking protesters drove past the Michigan Capitol on Wednesday to show their displeasure with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s orders to keep people at home and businesses locked during the coronavirus outbreak. As snow fell, others got out of their vehicles and raised signs, one of which read, “Gov. Whitmer […]
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Mother, daughter create protective mask brand to prevent spread of coronavirus
Andranae Crawford, a 22-year-old fashion designer based in Atlanta, has developed a new protective facemask cover to help protect Americans in the fight against the novel coronavirus. Crawford’s mother, Anyeta, is a veteran healthcare professional and challenged her daughter to develop a mask cover for everyday use that would be durable and protective for people […]
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Democratic bills call for racial breakdown of COVID-19 cases
Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday introduced legislation to compel federal health officials to post data daily that breaks down COVID-19 cases and deaths by race and ethnicity. The lawmakers say the demographic data is needed to address any disparities in the national response to the coronavirus outbreak, which is taking a disproportionate toll on African Americans […]
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FBI warns companies of employees faking coronavirus test results
As US companies face record losses amid the coronavirus pandemic, the FBI is warning that American businesses now have something else to worry about: fraud by employees seeking to take advantage of the pandemic. In a report disseminated Monday to companies across the nation, and obtained by CNN, the FBI’s Office of Private Sector notified […]