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Judge rejects release of vulnerable Cook County Jail inmates
CBSNews - 10 Apr 2020 03:08
Cook County Jail is experiencing one of the largest outbreaks from a single location in the country.
Barr defends Trump's firing of intelligence community inspector general
CBSNews - 10 Apr 2020 16:49
Barr said Thursday that Trump was right to fire the watchdog who disclosed the whistleblower report.
AG William Barr says Russia probe was started 'without basis'
New York Post - 10 Apr 2020 05:50
WASHINGTON -- Attorney General William Barr believes the Russia investigation that shadowed President Donald Trump for the first two years of his administration was started without any basis and amounted to an effort to ...
US testing of 2nd possible coronavirus vaccine underway
New York Post - 10 Apr 2020 04:06
WASHINGTON -- US researchers have opened another safety test of an experimental COVID-19 vaccine, this one using a skin-deep shot instead of the usual deeper jab. The pinch should feel like a simple skin test, a research...
Trump's coronavirus border closure has locked out 10,000 migrants
New York Post - 10 Apr 2020 03:34
The Trump administration has barred refuge to nearly 10,000 Mexicans and Central Americans after closing down the southern border during the US coronavirus outbreak last month. The people have been "expelled" back to Mex...
Saudi, Russia outline record oil cut under U.S. pressure as demand crashes
Reuters - 10 Apr 2020 03:22
OPEC, Russia and other allies outlined plans on Thursday to cut their oil output by more than a fifth and said they expected the United States and other producers to join in their effort to prop up prices hammered by the...
16 years after 'Yeah,' Usher reteams with Lil John and Ludacris for a new track 'SexBeat'
The Week - 10 Apr 2020 16:50
Guess who's back up in the studio with his homies? Usher, Lil Jon, and Ludacris have reunited for the first time since the trio's 2004 hit "Yeah!" in order bring us the not-so-subtly-named slow jam, "SexBeat." As Enterta...
Domestic abuse spikes in Mexico amid virus outbreak
Al Jazeera English - 10 Apr 2020 16:35
According to authorities, at least 10 women are killed each day in Mexico, but now rights groups fear more violence amid coronavirus pandemic.
Florida woman admits to stuffing porn-filled Easter eggs in mailboxes
New York Post - 10 Apr 2020 04:55
They cracked the case. A Florida woman was arrested Wednesday night for allegedly filling hundreds of residential mailboxes with plastic Easter eggs stuffed with pornographic pictures and religious writings, authorities ...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says coronavirus 'doesn't seem to threaten' kids
New York Post - 10 Apr 2020 05:59
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis claimed the coronavirus "doesn’t seem to threaten" kids at an educational roundtable Thursday where he left open the possibility of reopening schools in May, according to reports. The governor...
Message For Trump? Obama Names 'Biggest Mistake' Leaders Make In A Crisis
The Huffington Post - 10 Apr 2020 04:34
The former president has a warning -- and it seems to be directed at his successor.
Virus cases on U.S. warship continue to climb after captain fired
CBSNews - 10 Apr 2020 19:44
The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier now has 447 confirmed cases of the coronavirus.
10 Delightful Hangout Shows for People Who Miss Hanging Out
Time - 10 Apr 2020 16:55
With 'Friends' offline until HBO Max launches, here are some great alternatives to soothe your self-isolation blues
How to Help in a Pandemic: Ask Before You Donate 1,000 Pizzas
The New York Times - 10 Apr 2020 11:00
A Brooklyn priest learned to cut through the red tape after Hurricane Sandy. He has lessons for us.
Second TSA employee dies from coronavirus as agency nears 350 cases
New York Post - 10 Apr 2020 16:29
A Transportation Security Administration branch manager has died from the coronavirus, the second agency employee to succumb to the deadly illness, officials said.
Spain's coronavirus death toll slows, government mulls easing lockdown
Reuters - 10 Apr 2020 16:25
The coronavirus death toll curve in Spain flattened further on Friday as the government debated different strategies to start phasing out one of the world's strictest lockdowns.
Rare look at stockpile handouts shows which states got ventilators, masks amid coronavirus
USA Today - 10 Apr 2020 16:16
A federal report gives the nation its closest look yet at how the secretive Strategic National Stockpile distributed supplies amid the coronavirus.
White House seeks easing of shutdown in May, but some fear second viral wave
Boston - 10 Apr 2020 03:23
"Hopefully, we're going to be opening up - you could call it opening - very, very, very, very soon, I hope."
Esper on possibly reinstating Navy captain fired for memo on virus
CBSNews - 10 Apr 2020 16:45
More than 400 crew members on the USS Theodore Roosevelt have tested positive for the coronavirus so far.
Plans called off to turn N.Y. cathedral into field hospital
CBSNews - 10 Apr 2020 16:37
The storied cathedral was set to house hundreds of hospital beds.
Czech nudists told to wear face masks by police
CNN - 10 Apr 2020 16:32
Face masks aren't mandatory everywhere, but strict rules on wearing them have been enforced in the Czech Republic -- even for nudists.
In parts of Africa, police are accused of excess force amid coronavirus lockdowns
Reuters - 10 Apr 2020 11:41
Days after Congo announced emergency restrictions to curb the new coronavirus, a police video started circulating online showing an officer in the capital beating a taxi driver for violating a one-passenger limit.