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A new Fox News poll has bad news for Trump in key battleground counties

Former Vice President Joe Biden leads President Donald Trump by nine points nationally, and his advantage in key battleground counties is even greater, according to a new Fox News poll.This article first appeared in Salon.Biden leads Trump 49-40, according to the survey, which is roughly the...

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You’re Likely to Get the Coronavirus

Most cases are not life-threatening, which is also what makes the virus a historic challenge to contain

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Covid 19 is a two fer, light symptoms for many to spread it to those it kills.

 

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More evolution in action.

Evangelist Plans Woodstock-like Christian Gathering

Right-wing evangelist Jonathan Shuttlesworth -- a close friend of Rodney Howard-Browne, the Florida megachurch pastor who was arrested after violating coronavirus lockdown orders -- told his followers that he intends to hold a large Woodstock-like Christian gathering in defiance of stay-at-home orde

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A Major Medical Staffing Company Just Slashed Benefits for Doctors and Nurses Fighting Coronavirus

This story first appeared at ProPublica. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox.

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British American Tobacco working on plant-based coronavirus vaccine

Cigarette maker says tobacco plants offer potential for faster and safer drug development​

 

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‘A beautiful thing’: the African migrants getting healthy food to Italians



After years of exploitation, former fruit pickers set up a co-operative near Rome selling vegetables and yoghurt. Now they are working ‘twice as hard’ to get supplies to families under lockdown

 

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In 'Big Adjustment,' Some European Countries Push For Residents To Wear Masks

 

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Cruise Ship Passengers Plead with Florida

Unable to find a port willing to accept them, a cruise ship with more than 1,400 passengers "has been stuck in a holding pattern for nearly two weeks as it desperately goes from country to country," NBC News reports."So far they have been rejected by Chile, Peru and Argentina, which all sealed t

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Hobby Lobby reopens dozens of stores in defiance of coronavirus lockdowns

Hobby Lobby has been quietly reopening dozens of stores in defiance of statewide stay-at-home orders.The arts-and-crafts retailer on Monday reopened all 19 of its stores in Ohio and 17 of 20 in Wisconsin -- whose governors each issued March 24 orders closing nonessential businesses -- and...

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Liberty University Brings Back Its Students, and Coronavirus Fears, Too (Published 2020)

The decision by the school’s president, Jerry Falwell Jr., to partly reopen his evangelical university enraged residents of Lynchburg, Va. Then a student tested positive for Covid-19.

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‘Complete chaos’: Patients rapidly dying at veterans’ hospital that covered up coronavirus outbreak

Employees at a veteran's hospital in Holyoke, Massachusetts say that their bosses tried to cover up an outbreak of COVID-19 that has now killed 13 military vets.The Daily Hampshire Gazette reports that workers at the Holyoke Soldiers' Home say that the hospital did not quarantine patients that...

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US Navy evacuating virus-struck aircraft carrier Roosevelt

The US Navy is evacuating thousands of sailors from the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt in Guam after its captain warned a coronavirus outbreak was threatening the lives of the crew.With dozens of COVID-19 cases discovered, a senior official said the navy was rapidly...

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Why Trump Changed Tack on the Pandemic

Gabriel Sherman reports that President Trump only shifted his tone as the coronavirus virus spread to "Trump country."Said one former White House official: "The polling sucked. The campaign panicked about the numbers in red states. They don’t expect to win states that are getting blown to piec

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Ron DeSantis says he'll order a rescue from stranded cruise ship — but only the people from Florida

On Wednesday, CNN's Joe Lockhart reported that Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) is preparing a rescue mission for people trapped aboard the MS Zandaam cruise ship off the coast of Florida.The catch? DeSantis plans to rescue only the 49 Floridians on the ship. None of the other 1,200 passengers on board...

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WHO troubled by 'near exponential' growth of coronavirus pandemic

The World Health Organization said Wednesday it was deeply concerned about the near-exponential escalation of the new coronavirus pandemic, with the number of deaths doubling in a week.WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged citizens around the globe to stand together to fight COVID-19, as he...

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CNN's Sanjay Gupta breaks down how Ron DeSantis' failure to lock down Florida put millions in jeopardy

On Wednesday, finally bowing to public pressure and pleas from experts, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) announced a shelter-in-place order for his state.But the delay likely made the pandemic worse and needlessly put people in Florida and around the country at risk, said Dr. Sanjay Gupta on CNN."The...

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Trump's 'new tone' when addressing coronavirus is part of his skill at manipulating the media: analysis

As President Trump addressed reporters in the White House briefing room this Tuesday, many agreed that his tone was markedly different as he acknowledged the country would likely experience more than 100,000 coronavirus-related deaths, even in a best case scenario.Trump's 'new tone' was...

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With Record-Shattering Unemployment, Sanders, Schumer, and Wyden Ask Trump's Labor Dept: 'Do You Have a Plan?'

"It is absolutely imperative that the millions of Americans who are eligible for unemployment benefits receive every dollar to which they are entitled as quickly as possible."

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New Evidence Shows Trump—Who Says He Knew Covid-19 'Going to Be Horrible'—Allowed Exports of Crucial Supplies to Continue

"In the absence of early detection and purchasing agreements, crucial medical supplies have been ferried out from American manufacturers for foreign markets."

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U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Surpasses 4,000

"The death toll in the United States surpassed 4,000 and it continued to far outstrip other nations with more than 200,000 confirmed infections, about 20 percent of the global total," the Washington Post reports.

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More than 1 in 5 ventilators in federal government stockpile is holding for emergencies don't work

As the coronavirus is raging through the United States, President Donald Trump has begun releasing personal protective equipment from federal stockpiles as well as much-needed ventilators. Unfortunately, however, one in five ventilators from the government don't work. The New York Times reported...

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Just like after 9/11: Why the right wing is telling Americans that economic activity is the same as patriotism

In the days after the September 11th attacks, President Bush, Mayor Giuliani and a variety of other politicians sought to soothe the ailing American psyche. They spoke publicly with a mixture of mourning and resolve. "Even grief recedes with time and grace," Bush told the nation in his State of...

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