Miami Beach to reopen park after closing it because people weren’t social distancing
Miami Beach will give socially distant recreation another try at South Pointe Park. Starting Monday, the 17-acre park will reopen to the public on…
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Mayor Margo’s dinner out didn’t violate his own city order, but it did ignore top doctor’s advice
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso Mayor Dee Margo has responded to a photograph being circulated on social media. (See it at the bottom of this article.) It…
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Frosted Flakes for dinner. Hiding in the laundry room. This is life for single moms right now.
Anticipating mommy shaming when she had to take her 5-year-old daughter with her to the grocery store, on her daughter’s back MaryAnn Resendez…
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Canada is giving their essential workers a pay raise they ‘deserve’
Canada is hiking wages for essential workers across the country, in a blunt admission that many who are now risking their health to work during the…
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VP Pence’s press secretary has virus in 2nd White House case
WASHINGTON, DC — Vice President Mike Pence’s press secretary has the coronavirus, the White House said Friday, making her the second person…
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Men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery thought he was a burglary suspect. But no burglaries were reported in the month before the shooting
The two white men arrested Thursday evening in the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery told police they believed he was a suspect in a series of…
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Donald Trump’s cold, hard political calculation
It was always going to come to this. From the moment the coronavirus surfaced in this country, it was clear that it could exact a brutal toll of…
Continue Reading How does the government decide who gets remdesivir? Doctors have no idea
It’s the first and only drug shown to be effective against the novel coronavirus in a rigorous trial. Its effects are modest but significant…
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How does the government decide who gets remdesivir? Doctors have no idea
It’s the first and only drug shown to be effective against the novel coronavirus in a rigorous trial. Its effects are modest but significant…
Continue Reading Another example of ‘The Simpsons’ predicting future
“The Simpsons” have continued their streak of being our pop culture Nostradamus. Fox’s long-running animated series — actually…
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez joins ‘Animal Crossing’
The popular Nintendo game “Animal Crossing” has reached the halls of Congress. Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez told her Twitter…
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‘If you want to vote, wear a mask’: Las Cruces mayor to require voters to wear masks at City Hall
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Despite push-back from city councilors, Mayor Ken Miyagishima plans to require all voters to wear masks when casting their…
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‘Jurassic Park’ raptors may not have hunted in packs like they did in the movies
The fearsome raptors that terrorized visitors to “Jurassic Park” may not have hunted in packs, like they did on screen. That’s the…
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‘Jurassic Park’ raptors may not have hunted in packs like they did in the movies
The fearsome raptors that terrorized visitors to “Jurassic Park” may not have hunted in packs, like they did on screen. That’s the…
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Trump’s push to reopen the economy comes as hope for a quick recovery fades
To staffers inside the White House, it was clear by mid-April the “big bang” economic revival once predicted by President Donald Trump…
Continue Reading 35 of the 40 people arrested for social distancing violations in Brooklyn were black
An initial glimpse into social distancing enforcement in New York City shows that the majority of those arrested in Brooklyn were black, according to…
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The 40 most astonishing lines from Donald Trump’s Friday ‘Fox & Friends’ interview
Faced with a mounting death toll from the coronavirus pandemic and historically high unemployment numbers, President Donald Trump went looking for a…
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President Trump predicts ‘95,000, maybe more’ will die from virus
WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump predicted Friday that the coronavirus pandemic could kill “95,000 people ultimately” across the U.S. —…
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Member of Pence’s staff tests positive for coronavirus
A member of Vice President Mike Pence’s staff has tested positive for the coronavirus, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany confirmed…
Continue Reading Once the coronavirus ‘epicenter,’ this American city reversed course
“Chaos” was how Dr. Kevin Hanson described his emergency department at EvergreenHealth hospital in suburban Seattle. Nearly 20…
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Once the coronavirus ‘epicenter,’ this American city reversed course
“Chaos” was how Dr. Kevin Hanson described his emergency department at EvergreenHealth hospital in suburban Seattle. Nearly 20…
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1 new virus death, but no additional cases in Juarez
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — The Chihuahua Health Secretariat on Friday said there was one new coronavirus death in the city of Juarez, but no additional…
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These companies are hiring rapidly during the crisis
Millions of American workers have been laid off or furloughed during the coronavirus pandemic, with a record 20.5 million US jobs lost in April. But…
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New Mexico town near vast tribal reservation continues to shut everyone out
GALLUP, New Mexico — Like clockwork, payday arrives and tens of thousands of people from the Navajo reservation and other rural stretches along the…
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Thank You, Teacher: Dr. Sanjay Gupta’s coronavirus podcast for May 8
It’s National Teacher Appreciation Week, and there’s rarely been a more important time to be grateful for their hard work. CNN Chief…
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YISD board trustee Richard Couder steps down over potential conflict of interest
El Paso, Texas — Ysleta Independent School District Board of Trustees member Richard Couder has resigned from his seat representing the Parkland…
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Notice says federal government to begin ‘phased transition’ back to work
As various states begin to reopen, the federal government has taken a small but significant step in that direction with the agency that serves a…
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Why unemployment claims are so much higher in Kentucky, Hawaii and Georgia
During the past seven weeks, more than 30% of the March labor force in Kentucky, Hawaii and Georgia filed initial claims for unemployment benefits.…
Continue Reading These ‘high risk’ sex offenders were released early. A prosecutor warns they’re still a threat
They were accused of crimes ranging from molesting children to public lewdness. Under California state law, all were supposed to serve at least six…
Continue Reading 75,000 Americans at risk of dying from overdose or suicide due to coronavirus despair, group warns
As many as 75,000 Americans could die because of drug or alcohol misuse and suicide as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, according to an analysis…
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