Unveiling vaccine effort, Trump says country will be back with or without one
President Donald Trump unveiled a crash effort on Friday aimed at developing a coronavirus vaccine by the end of the year but said the country would…
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These are the states with coronarvirus cases falling and rising the most
The numbers of daily new reported coronavirus cases appear to be dropping in most states as the majority of the country takes steps to open their…
Continue ReadingGwyneth Paltrow posts rare photos of daughter Apple Martin for her 16th birthday
Happy 16th birthday Apple Martin! The daughter of actress/Goop founder Gwyneth Paltrow and Coldplay front man Chris Martin has celebrated that…
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Mary-Kate Olsen files for divorce from Olivier Sarkozy, emergency petition denied
Mary-Kate Olsen has filed for divorce from her husband of almost five years, Olivier Sarkozy. But a spokesperson for the New York court system tells…
Continue ReadingMary-Kate Olsen files for divorce from Olivier Sarkozy, emergency petition denied
Mary-Kate Olsen has filed for divorce from her husband of almost five years, Olivier Sarkozy. But a spokesperson for the New York court system tells…
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Banks are in trouble, but this solution would make Elizabeth Warren’s head explode
Mass unemployment. Mounting bankruptcies. And fears of negative interest rates. It’s a nightmarish time for America’s banks. The mood is…
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Top Trump campaign aide pushed anti-gay positions, said legalizing same-sex marriage would lead to bestiality and pedophilia
A top adviser and lawyer for President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign has a history of pushing anti-gay positions, including linking the…
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Veterans who sacrificed for their country battle coronavirus threat
More than 40 years after serving his country in the Vietnam War, John Rowan and many of his fellow veterans are facing a new terrifying reality at…
Continue ReadingHawaii discourages tourists from coming to the state through at least the end of June
If you were planning on an early summer vacation in Hawaii this year, the state’s governor hopes you think twice. Hawaii Gov. David Ige said in…
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White House announces new additions to coronavirus task force
Five individuals have been added to the White House coronavirus task force, the Office of the Vice President announced Friday, a little over a week…
Continue ReadingLeBron James and Travis Scott team up to design a T-shirt for the class of 2020
They won’t have typical graduation ceremonies but the high school class of 2020 now has a T-shirt, thanks to LeBron James and Travis Scott. The…
Continue ReadingMagnitude-6.5 earthquake is largest in Nevada in past 66 years
An earthquake with a revised magnitude of 6.5 hit a remote area of Nevada on Friday morning, about 225 miles northwest of Las Vegas and near the…
Continue ReadingPandemic jerk: A new kind of bad behavior
Enforcing social distancing isn’t easy, even when you’re simply trying to serve people ice cream. That’s what Cape Cod’s Mark…
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Rick Bright plans to start new coronavirus treatments position, but his exact role is in dispute
Rick Bright will start his new job in a role inside the federal government’s coronavirus response next week, his attorneys said Thursday. While…
Continue Reading‘Scoob!’ isn’t much fun, and neither are those meddling kids
First, a confession: There are those of us who have never really been fans of Scooby-Doo, or for that matter, those meddling kids. Still, the…
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Attorneys for Gregory McMichael say Ahmaud Arbery killing ‘not another act of violent racism’
Attorneys for Gregory McMichael, one of the men charged in the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery, said Friday that “a very different…
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The number of new coronavirus cases is going down in 28 states as reopening efforts continue
The number of new coronavirus cases reported each day is going down in more than half of US states, according to an analysis of data from Johns…
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Officials raise concerns about CDC counting systems
The public health system by which Covid-19 deaths are reported to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is “antiquated” and…
Continue ReadingScience speeds up during coronavirus pandemic — but at what cost?
Every day we learn something new about Covid-19 — like how the virus can damage organs outside the lungs, or how some kids can become severely…
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News reporters become subjects of ire at anti-lockdown protests
A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. I usually come up…
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It’s not just Amazon: Why the pandemic will make Aldi and Dollar General more dominant
The coronavirus pandemic has devastated the retail industry, with April sales plunging 16% and big names like Neiman Marcus and J.Crew filing for…
Continue ReadingContact tracing 101: How it works, and why it’s so critical in fighting coronavirus now
Thousands of Americans could soon join the ranks of disease detectives in one of the most important battles against coronavirus. Contact tracing has…
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Preparing the palace: How an iconic Las Vegas casino plans to conquer Covid-19
At the heart of a nearly vacant Las Vegas Strip, Caesar’s iconic palace stands empty. The hotel’s doors are locked for the first time in…
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Nearly 40% of low-income workers lost their jobs in March
The Federal Reserve Bank on Thursday reported just how unequally the coronavirus-induced economic downturn is hitting Americans. On one hand,…
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Wall Street still loves Elon Musk and Tesla. Here’s why
Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted on May 1 that he thought Tesla’s stock price was ‘too high.” Shares were trading at about $760 at the…
Continue ReadingGerman soccer returns but not as we know it
It’s an experiment and the stakes couldn’t be higher. The eyes of the world will be on the German Bundesliga this weekend as it becomes…
Continue ReadingSee the gardens of famous designers as Britain’s prestigious Chelsea Flower Show goes virtual
Horticultural enthusiasts will be able to take a virtual tour of award-winning designers’ gardens when Britain’s famous Chelsea Flower…
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Trump unveils new vaccine effort
WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump, whose prediction of a coronavirus vaccine by year’s end outpaces the outlook given by most…
Continue ReadingThe pandemic could drive homelessness up as much as 45%, an economist projects
If the coronavirus pandemic continues to drive unemployment levels as high as predicted, homelessness will increase 40% to 45% by the end of the…
Continue ReadingDavid Crosby, sperm donor, responds to death of Melissa Etheridge’s son
Legendary singer David Crosby helped fellow singer Melissa Etheridge’s son Beckett Cypher be conceived and now Crosby is speaking out about his…
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