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Trump Campaign Secretly Paying $180,000 A Year To His Sons' Significant Others
The Huffington Post - 18 Apr 2020 00:20
Lara Trump and Kimberly Guilfoyle are each receiving $15,000 per month through the campaign manager's private company, GOP sources said, to dodge FEC rules.
Recovered coronavirus patients are testing positive again. Can you get re-infected?
CNN - 18 Apr 2020 04:24
In South Korea, health officials are trying to solve a mystery: why 163 people who recovered from coronavirus have retested positive, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC).
Regular exercise can help protect from severe coronavirus complication
New York Post - 18 Apr 2020 05:38
When it comes to fighting the coronavirus, exercise is preventative medicine, according to one new study. Regular cardiovascular workouts may help protect future coronavirus patients from developing a severe complication...
Trump Fans Protest Against Governors Who Have Imposed Virus Restrictions
The New York Times - 18 Apr 2020 03:37
The president's stark departure from his message on Thursday night, when he announced guidelines for governors to reopen their states and said they would "call your own shots," suggested he was ceding any semblance of na...
How millions of women became the most essential workers in America
Boston - 18 Apr 2020 16:32
One in three jobs held by women has been designated as essential.
Trump Administration Moves to Weaken EPA Restrictions on a Toxic Compound in Consumer Products
Time - 18 Apr 2020 16:25
Public health studies have associated them with an array of health problems
After Virus Delays, Census Must Scramble to Avoid Undercount
The New York Times - 18 Apr 2020 16:15
Slammed by a pandemic, the Census Bureau postponed crucial portions of the count for the third time in a month, further raising the bar for an accurate count.
Inside the Silicon Valley 'brain trust' taking aim at COVID-19
ABC News - 18 Apr 2020 15:52
Start-ups combine forces to find solutions to COVID-19 problems.
In Italy, a Sharp Drop in Coronavirus I.C.U. Patients: Live Coverage
The New York Times - 18 Apr 2020 15:50
Africa is desperate for ventilators. Pockets of people reluctant to take a coronavirus vaccine are emerging. A petition says Japan's Olympic Village should house homeless people.
Trump announces $19B coronavirus aid for farmers
New York Post - 18 Apr 2020 06:01
CHICAGO -- President Donald Trump on Friday announced a $19 billion relief program to help U.S. farmers cope with the impact of the coronavirus, including $16 billion in direct payments to producers and mass purchases of...
Doctor Charged With Fraud After U.S. Says He Sold Treatment as '100 Percent' Cure for Covid-19
The New York Times - 18 Apr 2020 05:58
A lawyer for Dr. Jennings Ryan Staley of California said his client believed he was helping people.
Many migrants on U.S. deportation flight had coronavirus, Guatemalan president says
Reuters - 18 Apr 2020 05:43
Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei said on Friday a large number of migrants on a deportation flight to Guatemala from the United States this week were infected with the coronavirus, adding that U.S. authorities h...
Pastor Flouting Stay-At-Home Order Remains Defiant After Parishioner's Death
The Huffington Post - 18 Apr 2020 03:03
His congregant died due to COVID-19, but Tony Spell still plans to keep his church open while asking for people's stimulus checks.
2-year-old boy among 7 wounded in overnight shootings on South, West sides
Chicago Tribune - 18 Apr 2020 15:26
A 2-year-old boy was among seven people who were wounded Friday night into Saturday morning on the South and West sides, Chicago police said. About 6 p.m. Friday, a 26-year-old man was traveling east in the 8400 bock of ...
Hong Kong police arrest pro-democracy activists, including media tycoon
New York Post - 18 Apr 2020 15:26
Hong Kong police arrested 14 veteran activists Sunday -- including two prominent politicians and a millionaire media mogul -- in the biggest crackdown on the city’s pro-democracy movement since mass protests began last...
USDA to try 'out of the box' solution to get food from farmers to food banks
ABC News - 18 Apr 2020 06:27
USDA will spend $19 billion on a relief program for farmers struggling during the coronavirus pandemic, including a new approach to get food to food banks.
Canada, U.S. extend border restrictions by 30 days
Reuters - 18 Apr 2020 18:41
Canada and the United States have agreed to extend border restrictions for another 30 days, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Saturday.
Officials urge Tyson Foods to shut down plant after employees test positive for COVID-19
USA Today - 18 Apr 2020 05:54
The Tyson Foods meatpacking plant in Waterloo, Iowa, is facing calls to shut down from officials concerned over employees positive for coronavirus.
Biden says Trump failed to hold China accountable on coronavirus
Reuters - 18 Apr 2020 00:21
Americans are paying the price for President Donald Trump's failure to hold China to account over the coronavirus pandemic, presumed Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said on Friday, as the two campaigns spar ove...
More testing needed before states implement Trump's reopening guidance, experts say
ABC News - 18 Apr 2020 21:47
Experts told ABC News more testing is required before reopening states, per the president's plan.
Hong Kong police arrest pro-democracy activists in biggest crackdown since protests began
The Week - 18 Apr 2020 17:10
The novel COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic had led to relative calm when it came to Hong Kong's pro-democracy, anti-government protests in recent months, but the city's police arrested at least 15 pro-democracy activists Sa...
Trump's crafty ploy is doomed to fail
CNN - 18 Apr 2020 16:18
• Why Putin's increased contact with Trump may be risky for the US • Trump wants movie theaters to open soon. That's more complicated than you'd think.