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Surgeon General Singles Out People Of Color To Stop Alcohol, Drugs In COVID-19 Fight
The Huffington Post - 11 Apr 2020 05:08
Jerome Adams then said he didn't mean to offend and his advice was for "all Americans." He was addressing the disproportionate rate of minority deaths.
Mainland China reports 46 new coronavirus cases, up from 42 a day earlier
Reuters - 11 Apr 2020 05:33
China reported on Saturday a rise in new coronavirus cases, as authorities try to head off a second wave of infections, particularly from imported and asymptomatic cases, as curbs on cities and travel are lifted.
Duke leading scorer Carey chooses to enter draft
ESPN - 11 Apr 2020 02:37
Vernon Carey Jr., who led Duke in scoring, rebounding and blocked shots this past season, announced Friday that he would enter the NBA draft.
Coronavirus live updates: US set to surpass Italy in most worldwide deaths; authorities fight against Easter gatherings
USA Today - 11 Apr 2020 16:15Virus lockdown spawns at-home amateur barbers
CBSNews - 11 Apr 2020 16:11
The coronavirus pandemic forcing the shutdown of nonessential businesses has created a small but growing problem for Americans - with no hair salons or barber shops open, people have to turn to other methods of getting t...
Iran's virus response: Gov't weighs its options
Al Jazeera English - 11 Apr 2020 16:08
Gov't says it cannot play its part in fighting the pandemic because of 'collective punishment' imposed on it by US.
Fires, rioting break out at Siberia prison over apparent abuse
New York Post - 11 Apr 2020 06:26
MOSCOW -- Russian officials said a large fire was blazing Friday at a prison in Siberia where inmates and guards have clashed. There was no official information about casualties or damage at the prison in Angarsk, 2,500 ...
Deciding when to reopen country will be 'biggest decision I've ever had to make': Trump
New York Post - 11 Apr 2020 03:58
Deciding when to reopen the country will be “the biggest decision I’ve ever had to make,” President Trump said Friday, cautioning he wouldn't do so until it's absolutely safe, despite hopeful signs that the pandemi...
British PM Boris Johnson 'not out of the woods yet' in coronavirus fight, dad says
New York Post - 11 Apr 2020 15:19
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was well enough to watch 11 hours of “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy this week, but his father warned his coronavirus-stricken son is “not out of the woods” yet after a bout i...
WHO warns of 'deadly resurgence' if coronavirus restrictions are lifted too soon
Fox News - 11 Apr 2020 16:10
The head of the World Health Organization on Friday warned of a "deadly resurgence" if restrictions to stop the spread of the coronavirus are lifted too soon -- as political leaders across the globe begin to consider re-...
U.N. Envoy Gives Yemen's Clashing Parties New Peace Proposals
Time - 11 Apr 2020 16:06
The conflict has killed over 100,000 people and created the world's worst humanitarian crisis
2 dead, 5 others wounded in shootings overnight Friday
Chicago Tribune - 11 Apr 2020 16:05
Two men are dead, and at least five others were wounded in separate shootings since 6 p.m. Friday on the West, Northwest and South sides, Chicago police said. The latest fatal shooting happened in the West Englewood neig...
Sailors are 'struggling' with coronavirus aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt
New York Post - 11 Apr 2020 16:36
The Navy’s top admiral says the crew aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt are “struggling” and 447 of them are infected with the coronavirus more than a week after their beloved captain was controversially fired. Vice...
Feds not tracking increase in coronavirus nursing home deaths
New York Post - 11 Apr 2020 16:28
Almost 2,500 nursing homes in 36 states are fighting coronavirus cases, a massive increase of 522% compared with federal data from just 10 days ago, NBC News reported. Those numbers either indicate an explosive jump in t...
New York City Closes Schools for Academic Year: Live Updates
The New York Times - 11 Apr 2020 16:26
While the daily death toll remains staggering in New York, the rate of coronavirus patients being hospitalized has shown early signs of potentially flattening.
WHO Investigating Reports of Coronavirus Patients Testing Positive Again After Recovery
Slate - 11 Apr 2020 16:02
South Korea officials said 91 patients who were thought to have recovered from the coronavirus tested positive again.
Here's why coronavirus death toll predictions are improving
ABC News - 11 Apr 2020 16:00
Explaining why coronavirus death toll predictions are improving
Treasury Department was right to keep Trump tax returns private, watchdog says
New York Post - 11 Apr 2020 15:36
President Trump can keep his elusive tax returns under wraps -- for now -- with the collapse of House Democrats’ latest attempt to make them public. The Treasury Department’s top watchdog ruled that Treasury Secretar...
A year after Bashir's removal, Sudan still has a long road ahead
Al Jazeera English - 11 Apr 2020 15:33
A year after al-Bashir was removed from power, country continues to face mounting economic problems.
Spain's coronavirus death toll slows ahead of lockdown loosening
Reuters - 11 Apr 2020 15:29
Spain registered its lowest one-day increase in deaths from coronavirus since March 23 on Saturday, as thousands of businesses prepared to reopen under a loosening of nationwide lockdown restrictions.
England's coronavirus hospital death toll rises by 823 to 8,937
Reuters - 11 Apr 2020 15:28
The coronavirus death toll in English hospitals rose over the past 24 hours by 823 to a total of 8,937, health officials reported on Saturday.