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Red Sox offer refunds for tickets to April and May games at Fenway Park
Boston - 29 Apr 2020 23:46
The refund only applies to tickets purchased directly from the Red Sox.
Trump Says U.S. Will Run 5 Million Daily Virus Tests 'Very Soon.' His Testing Chief Says That's Impossible
Time - 29 Apr 2020 04:59
President Donald Trump declared Tuesday that the U.S. will be able to carry out five million coronavirus tests per day, but the top official overseeing testing strategy told TIME earlier in the day that goal wasn’t fea...
Ritzy Fisher Island Club tells members it may have to lay off workers without PPP loan
New York Post - 29 Apr 2020 05:31
An exclusive private country club in Florida, where a coveted membership costs $250,000, seemingly gave its members an ultimatum -- accept a federal loan meant to help small businesses or increase member dues by $5,000 t...
Hero shrews have strong, interlocking spines unlike any other animal, study says
CNN - 29 Apr 2020 01:00
Hero shrews may be small mammals that look like rodents, but they're strong, mighty and live up to their name on the inside. Their interlocking spine is unlike anything researchers have ever seen in another mammal.
Medical Supplies for Coronavirus Are Not Reaching Northeast Syria, Rights Group Says
Time - 29 Apr 2020 04:51
Syrian Kurds established an autonomous zone in the northeast in 2012
Virus Heightens Global Struggle for Migrant Nurses
Wall Street Journal - 29 Apr 2020 13:56
Migrant nurses, increasingly needed in developed nations like the U.S., are at the center of a battle over the global distribution of health-care workers as exporting countries try to build their own understaffed health-...
Hubble telescope captures spectacular images of "dying comet"
CBSNews - 29 Apr 2020 19:54
Before it burst into pieces, astronomers were hoping the comet would be visible by the naked eye when it zooms past Earth next month.
Trump orders meat plants remain open, despite COVID-19 outbreaks
The Week - 29 Apr 2020 04:07
President Trump on Tuesday night used the Defense Production Act to order meat processing facilities stay open amid the coronavirus pandemic. More than a dozen have shut down in recent weeks due to employee illness, incl...
Florida man arrested with 2 pounds of fentanyl -- enough to kill 500K people
New York Post - 29 Apr 2020 04:01
A Florida man was arrested with enough of the narcotic fentanyl to kill half a million people, cops revealed Tuesday. David Gayle, 43, was arrested for dealing drugs -- including two charges stemming from warrants for se...
War Within War: As Saudi Prince Edges Away from Yemen, His Allies Feud
The New York Times - 29 Apr 2020 05:49
A declaration of self-rule by Yemeni separatists has complicated Saudi efforts to withdraw from the war.
U.S. coronavirus deaths surpass Vietnam War toll as Florida readies reopening plan
Reuters - 29 Apr 2020 05:12
The U.S. coronavirus death toll climbed above 58,000 on Tuesday, surpassing the loss of American life from the Vietnam War, as Florida's governor met with President Donald Trump to discuss an easing of economic restraint...
Senate Democrats Urge Lindsey Graham To Focus Hearings On COVID-19, Not More Judges
The Huffington Post - 29 Apr 2020 04:28
"Now is not the time to process routine judicial nominations," reads a letter signed by every Democrat on the Judiciary Committee.
Are the Courts Finally Ready to Compel Don McGahn to Testify?
Slate - 29 Apr 2020 00:34
The McGahn case is fundamentally about Congress' efforts to investigate Trump's attempts to interfere with the Mueller investigation.
Vaccine skeptics already casting doubt on one for COVID-19
CBSNews - 29 Apr 2020 16:33
Global health experts fear naysayers' misinformation could hinder efforts to stop the coronavirus once a vaccine is developed
Company says drug proved effective against virus in US study
ABC News - 29 Apr 2020 16:28
A biotech company says its experimental drug has proved effective against the new coronavirus in a major U.S. government study that put it to a strict test
Everyone is extremely jealous of Gigi Hadid's unborn child
The Week - 29 Apr 2020 16:26
As you may have heard by now, Gigi Hadid and Zayn Malik are having their first baby together, thereby making a genetic embarrassment out of every other human alive. But rather than be jealous of the looks of the sure-to-...
Driver caught going 180 mph on Michigan highway during lockdown: police
New York Post - 29 Apr 2020 16:23
A driver in Michigan was clocked barreling down a highway at 180 mph - more than double the posted speed limit, state police said. The speed demon in a black 2016 Dodge was nabbed in the 70 mph zone on I-75 in Monroe Cou...
Trump again says coronavirus is "going to go away"
CBSNews - 29 Apr 2020 16:17
The president on Tuesday said the deadly coronavirus is "going to go away," but the U.S. will be prepared in fall if it returns in another form.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom says schools may restart in late July
New York Post - 29 Apr 2020 05:44
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California classrooms could reopen with modifications as soon as late July, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Tuesday, bringing a new wave of anxiety for parents, teachers and students. Newsom laid ...
Rep. Justin Amash launches presidential exploratory committee
The Week - 29 Apr 2020 05:43
Rep. Justin Amash (I-Mich.) tweeted on Tuesday night that he has launched an exploratory committee to seek the Libertarian Party's nomination for president. "Americans are ready for practical approaches based in humility...
Cristina Cuomo is 'feeling well' after testing positive for coronavirus
New York Post - 29 Apr 2020 05:29
Cristina Cuomo is in good health after becoming ill with the coronavirus, she declared in an Instagram post on Tuesday evening. “I am so grateful to be feeling well again, and I wish for everyone's safety and health,�...
De Blasio Breaks Up Rabbi's Funeral and Lashes Out Over Virus Distancing
The New York Times - 29 Apr 2020 05:27
After overseeing the dispersal of hundreds of Hasidic mourners in Brooklyn, Mayor Bill de Blasio called the gathering "absolutely unacceptable."