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Chicago Tribune - 30 Apr 2020 21:45Wuhan shows that the end of lockdown is just the start of the Covid-19 crisis
CNN - 30 Apr 2020 05:21
All around the world, people are waiting for the announcement that the coronavirus pandemic is contained and they can return to normal life.
Deaths soar in country that didn't lock down. Officials identify big reason why.
CNN - 30 Apr 2020 03:41
Unlike its European neighbors, Swedish officials did not institute lock down measures to combat the Covid-19 epidemic. CNN's Phil Black takes a look at how that has affected the country's outbreak.
Dr. Fauci says it's 'doable' to have coronavirus vaccine with hundreds of millions of doses by January
The Week - 30 Apr 2020 16:15
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, believes it's "doable" to have hundreds of millions of doses of a coronavirus vaccine ready by January 2021. Fauci appeared Thursd...
Dr. Fauci warns against 'tempting' coronavirus rebound by opening too soon
New York Post - 30 Apr 2020 16:14
Dr. Anthony Fauci is urging caution as states begin to reopen from coronavirus shutdowns, warning against "tempting a rebound" in infections.
New York paid man who tweeted at Trump $69 million for ventilators he never delivered
The Week - 30 Apr 2020 04:43
In late March, New York state paid an electrical engineer in Silicon Valley $69.1 million for 1,450 ventilators that were never delivered, BuzzFeed News reports. A state official told BuzzFeed News the engineer, Yaron Or...
Trump says China 'will do anything' to stop his reelection
New York Post - 30 Apr 2020 04:07
President Trump on Wednesday said China "will do anything they can" to prevent him from being reelected. The president, in an Oval Office interview with Reuters, said the country's handling of the coronavirus outbreak pr...
Navy SEALs raided Afghan village in attempt to locate Illinois man taken hostage by militants
Chicago Tribune - 30 Apr 2020 16:32Los Angeles is first major US city to offer free coronavirus tests to all residents
New York Post - 30 Apr 2020 05:16
Los Angeles became the first major city in the US to offer free coronavirus tests to every resident — even ones not experiencing symptoms, officials announced Wednesday. Under the program, which also applies to everyon...
Fox News' Judge Napolitano wants Trump to pardon Flynn after FBI allegedly tried to 'get him fired'
The Week - 30 Apr 2020 16:36
One of President Trump's biggest Fox News skeptics is on his side for this one. Documents unsealed late Wednesday in the case against former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn raise questions about whether the FBI "...
Joe Biden names committee to select his 2020 running mate
New York Post - 30 Apr 2020 16:27
Joe Biden named a committee on Thursday to begin vetting candidates for vice president - bringing his 2020 campaign one step closer to naming a running mate.
Pelosi remains 'satisfied' with Biden's response to sexual assault allegation
CNN - 30 Apr 2020 16:16
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi reiterated Thursday she's "satisfied" with how Joe Biden has responded to a sexual assault allegation from a former Senate staffer despite mounting calls for the presumptive Democratic presiden...
4 Amish children dead, 1 missing after horse-drawn buggy swept away by flood
ABC News - 30 Apr 2020 16:14
Four Amish children are dead and another is missing after their horse-drawn buggy was swept up by floodwaters in Kentucky.
FBI agents reportedly tried to get Michael Flynn to lie to get him fired
New York Post - 30 Apr 2020 16:10
Newly released FBI documents turned over to former national security adviser Michael Flynn show agents openly questioned if their “goal” was to “get him to lie,” so they could “prosecute him or get him fired,�...
Images emerge showing Russian hospital conditions
CNN - 30 Apr 2020 13:19
Startling images from a hospital in the south of Russia show how Covid-19 is overstretching its health service. CNN's Matthew Chance reports.
The star gymnast who reinvented herself as a porn actress
CNN - 30 Apr 2020 10:57
The simple act of cartwheeling at the age of five begins Verona van de Leur's story, a childhood passion which in turn led to a desire to be an Olympic gymnast.
Homeless population a growing health issue in New York City's subway system
CBSNews - 30 Apr 2020 05:14
The New York Police Department is looking into a growing number of homeless people sleeping in subway cars and stations. This caught the ire of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, who called the situation "disgusting." CBSN ...
Iran restaurant industry hit hard by COVID-19
Al Jazeera English - 30 Apr 2020 15:07
The global coronavirus pandemic has changed the way Muslims around the world are observing the holy month of Ramadan.
The week's good news: April 30, 2020
The Week - 30 Apr 2020 21:30
1. Capt. Tom Moore, the British World War II veteran who raised more than $36 million for the United Kingdom's National Health Service, is being celebrated by people around the world, with more than 140,000 well-wishers ...
Mike Pence didn't know Mayo Clinic required masks, wife Karen says
New York Post - 30 Apr 2020 18:37
Vice President Mike Pence didn't know about the Mayo Clinic's mandatory mask policy until after leaving the Minnesota facility, his wife said Thursday.
Watch live: New York Governor Cuomo gives coronavirus update
CBSNews - 30 Apr 2020 16:34
He said Wednesday he was asking the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in New York City to come up with a plan to disinfect all subway trains on a daily basis.
Fauci optimistic about remdesivir as treatment for COVID-19
CBSNews - 30 Apr 2020 15:55
The drug may shorten the duration of an infection in seriously ill patients, according to preliminary results from an international drug trial.