Travel restrictions, orders to stay home, TSA officers testing positive for coronavirus and public fear are killing demand for air travel, which could make a domestic travel ban under consideration by the Trump administration largely irrelevant. The idea of grounding many or all domestic flights remains under consideration at the White House, where the administration’s
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President Donald Trump faced new and troubling questions Thursday about his response to the coronavirus pandemic, as it became clear that there is a nationwide shortage of ventilators, masks and other crucial medical equipment. During a White House news conference, Trump was asked about the shortages and responded by falsely suggesting that the problem was
Continue Reading President Donald Trump claimed Tuesday that he had “always” known the coronavirus outbreak was a pandemic. So a reporter asked him on Thursday: if he had known this, why was the country not prepared to do the necessary coronavirus testing? Trump responded with a claim so inaccurate it bordered on nonsensical. “We were very prepared.
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(CNN Español)– La Fórmula 1 también tuvo que ajustar su calendario y el Gran Premio de Montecarlo ha sido otra baja sensible para este 2020. Al igual que la mítica carrera de Mónaco, el Gran Premio de Australia, programado para el arranque de la temporada, también fue cancelado por la pandemia del coronavirus covid-19. La
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Click here for updates on this story Platte County (KCTV) — You’ve heard about the toilet paper and bread… People are clearly stocking up on what they think they’ll need. Now, that includes ammunition and guns. On Thursday, the cases were almost empty at Northland Guns. They are are normally full. People who work there
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Howard Stern used his wife Beth Stern’s Instagram to make a major announcement. On Wednesday, the Sirius Satellite broadcaster said he’d be returning to the air on Monday after the show went on hiatus due to the coronavirus outbreak. Stern’s studio is located in New York City. Most likely, the broadcast will instead be happening
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SANTA FE, New Mexcio — All tribal casinos have closed in New Mexico, including Inn of the Mountain Gods near Ruidiso, according to Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. The governor said in a news release late Thursday afternoon that the soverign tribal nations all agreed to close in a collective effort with state of New Mexico
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Clarksville (WSMV) — The Clarksville Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying two women who broke into a locked storage area inside a business and stole over $35,000 in merchandise. Police say the women broke into a business in the 2800 block of Wilma Rudolph
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EL PASO, Texas — As items continue flying off grocery shelves leaving them nearly empty, stores in El Paso and Las Cruces are accommodating seniors and vulnerable at-risk customers by reserving special morning hours just for them to shop. ALBERTSON’S: Tuesday and Thursday from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m.TARGET: First hour of shopping every Wednesday.WALMART:
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Doctors reusing masks between patients. Nurses going to work, even if they’ve been exposed to the novel coronavirus, to meet demand. And if their supplies run out — staff having to replace face masks with bandanas or scarves. That is what hospitals in the United States, facing a surge of coronavirus patients, could look like
Continue Reading Millennials may just have the opportunity to rebrand what it means to be American, as did many of their predecessors, including the “Greatest Generation,” dubbed so for their sacrifices during World War II. Sure, there’s plenty of blame to go around for the scary state of affairs regarding the novel coronavirus, especially when it comes
Continue Reading As parts of the country grind to a halt, it’s on Congress to marshal a major economic package to help the country through this health and economic crisis. But just like everywhere else, the halls of Congress are not safe from the virus. And it doesn’t appear there’s much of an option for at-risk members
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story South Windsor (WFSB) — With the mandatory restrictions across the state, most businesses are trying to do what they can to keep themselves up and running. Local craft breweries are offering plenty of options to their customers. Beer being delivered right to your car door is one of
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Guilford County (WGHP) — A tractor-trailer was stopped on Interstate 40 in Whitsett with a stolen trailer loaded with 18,000 pounds of “bathroom paper products,” according to the Guilford County Sheriff’s Office. On Wednesday, deputies launched an investigation after a tractor-trailer was pulled over on I-40 in Whitsett.
Continue Reading Governments and medical officials are scrambling to provide the public with accurate and timely information about the novel coronavirus. But those efforts are being undermined by the spread of medical misinformation and fake cures on one of the world’s most popular messaging platforms. WhatsApp, which is owned by Facebook, is coming under renewed scrutiny over
Continue Reading Facebook is giving each of its employees a $1,000 bonus to help support them during the coronavirus outbreak. The bonus is meant to help employees who are working remotely with additional expenses, such as setting up home offices or spending on childcare, the company told CNN Business. The news was first reported by The Information,
Continue Reading (CNN) – El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, aseguró que ha presionando a la Administración de Medicinas y Alimentos (FDA, por sus siglas en inglés) para eliminar las barreras de obtener terapias contra el coronavirus para pacientes. Según el presidente, un medicamento que actualmente se utiliza para tratar la malaria –la hidroxicloroquina– podría estar
Continue Reading (CNN)– Un piloto puso un mensaje digital en los cielos de Austria para recordar a las personas que no salgan durante la pandemia de coronavirus. El piloto no identificado de la aeronave la usó como un Etch A Sketch (conocido en algunos países como Telesketch) para deletrear el mensaje “Stay Home” (“quédate en casa”) en
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The Pentagon is preparing to send a US Navy hospital ship to Seattle and deploy two Army hospital units to separate locations in an effort to assist the US medical response to the novel coronavirus. The US Navy hospital ship is expected to head to the Seattle area in the next five to 10 days,
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While there’s concern for the elderly catching coronavirus, there’s another high-risk group that has nothing to do with age. People with underlying medical conditions are also more likely to become seriously ill if they get it. Some of them are young and most of them may not look sick at all. Millions of them are
Continue Reading The coronavirus pandemic is impacting the US military in places like Iraq and Afghanistan as measures to prevent its spread have caused the US to limit its activities, including operations to help counter ISIS. In Iraq, the US-led training effort aimed at combating ISIS has been suspended “for 60 days as a precaution due to
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — On Thursday, the New Mexico State Athletics department announced the Aggie football team’s spring practices, as well as the 2020 Spring Game, have been cancelled. The decision to cancel spring practices, including the annual Spring Game, was made in accordance with recommendations by New Mexico State University, as well as
Continue Reading Drum roll, please. “The Masked Singer” gave us all a shock when it was revealed on Wednesday night that the Swan is … actress Bella Thorne. Who saw that one coming? Thorne sang, “I Hate Myself for Loving You,” by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts. Believe it or not, none of the judges had any
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Drum roll, please. “The Masked Singer” gave us all a shock when it was revealed on Wednesday night that the Swan is … actress Bella Thorne. Who saw that one coming? Thorne sang, “I Hate Myself for Loving You,” by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts. Believe it or not, none of the judges had any
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Cometh the hour, cometh the men and women. A crisis can reveal true leaders. And while Trump is trying to show that he can be one, often-ignored state governors are shining. Republican governors like Mike DeWine of Ohio and Democrats like Gina Raimondo of Rhode Island are becoming national media stars, as they tamp down
Continue Reading Think everyone’s working from home as the novel coronavirus spreads? Think again, a new report argues. “There’s a lot of misinformation about how much people are able to telework. It’s actually quite a small share of the workforce. … The vast majority of people can’t,” says Heidi Shierholz, senior economist and director of policy at
Continue Reading The golden sands along Florida’s coasts have long been one of the state’s greatest resources, helping Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis oversee a tourism mecca that brings in more than $40 billion a year. But as the coronavirus pandemic halts American life, those same sun-scorched beaches, and the crowds they draw, are currently at the heart
Continue Reading President Donald Trump on Thursday made one thing clear: Even as he’s trying to blame China for not being transparent about the coronavirus pandemic, he’s yearning for it to be covered in the US the way it was in that authoritarian state. Speaking at the White House’s daily coronavirus briefing, Trump praised a right-wing conspiracy
Continue Reading (CNN) — A medida que nuestras capacidades para ir a trabajar y participar en otras actividades fuera del hogar están restringidas, la incomodidad inicial puede provocar rápidamente claustrofobia por cuarentena. Al menos, eso es lo que la gente dice. ¿Pero es real la llamada claustrofobia por cuarentena? Y si es así, ¿podemos reducirla? “La claustrofobia
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) — State leaders are now telling all salons, and other businesses that provide similar services, to close in an effort to stop the spread of coronavirus. A letter was sent out this week saying barbers, hairdressers, nail technicians, estheticians, eyelash technicians, and massage therapists should
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