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• The US and Sweden may have approached the coronavirus differently, but they could both end up with high death rates

  05-05-2020 23:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Sweden avoided a lockdown entirely, while states across the US have relied on stay-at-home orders to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
  
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• Pfizer, NYU working on innovative coronavirus vaccine

  05-05-2020 23:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  "It is probably the fastest way of having a vaccine available to stem this pandemic, based on the data that I have seen,” a researcher said.
  
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• Pandemic isn't slowing Joe Biden's big-money fundraisers

  05-05-2020 23:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Hundreds of tiny Zoom video conferencing boxes show some attendees wearing suits, while others opt for sweatshirts. One donor was spotted on a treadmill.
  
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• ‘It’s Murder’: This Shooting of an Unarmed Black Man Is Roiling Georgia

  05-05-2020 23:32 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BRUNSWICK, GA—The killing of an unarmed black man at the hands of armed white men here has sparked outrage and drawn fresh attention to the state’s stand-your-ground law.Ahmaud Arbery, 25, was running down a street in the city’s Satilla Shores neighborhood early in the afternoon of Feb. 23 when he caught the attention of Gregory McMichael. A former cop and investigator with the local district attorney’s office, McMichael was sitting in his son Travis’ front yard.&ld
  
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• Drug Smugglers May Have Started COVID-19 Outbreak Aboard Destroyer, SecDef Says

  05-05-2020 23:32 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The destroyer Kidd is the second Navy ship to deal with a coronavirus outbreak.
  
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• Coronavirus could worsen death toll of summer heat waves, health officials warn

  05-05-2020 23:26 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Long and intense heat waves are nothing new in Southern California and the Southwest, but amid COVID-19, public health experts are warning they could become deadlier for people self-isolating in homes they can't keep cool.
  
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• Exclusive: U.S. airlines burn through $10 billion a month as traffic plummets

  05-05-2020 23:21 via news.yahoo.com
  
  "The U.S. airline industry will emerge from this crisis a mere shadow of what it was just three short months ago," the group's chief executive, Nicholas Calio, will say, according to his prepared testimony.Net booked passengers have fallen by nearly 100% year-on-year, according to the testimony before the Senate Commerce Committee.
  
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• US shopper uses KKK hood as face covering

  05-05-2020 23:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Authorities in California have launched a probe after a man was spotted at a grocery store using a Ku Klux Klan hood as a face covering against coronavirus infection."I am stunned, stunned because it's always sad when somebody, regardless of what the reasoning is, resorts to putting any kind of symbol out there that depicts some kind of hatred," John Minto, the mayor of the town of Santee, near San Diego, told the local ABC station.Images of the man taken by a fellow shopper at a Vons grocery st
  
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• 20 Pulitzer Prize-winning photographs capture the stunning violence from last year's Hong Kong protests

  05-05-2020 23:08 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Pulitzer Prize winning photos reveal how the protests in Hong Kong last year turned violent, destructive, and deadly.
  
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• Pence says White House discussing winding down Coronavirus Task Force

  05-05-2020 23:01 via news.yahoo.com
  
  That appeared to be news to Dr. Anthony Fauci, who said only moments earlier no one had mentioned any discussion that the task force would disband.
  
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• Taliban not living up to commitments, U.S. Defense Secretary says

  05-05-2020 22:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Tuesday that the Taliban were not living up to their commitments under an agreement signed this year, amid signs the fragile deal is under strain by a political deadlock and increasing Taliban violence.After lengthy talks behind closed doors, the Taliban and Washington signed an agreement in February for reduced violence and a move toward talks with the Afghan government, but attacks by the group have increased since then."I don't think they are," Esper
  
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• Elon Musk tweeted out a string of characters claiming it was his new baby boy's name, and the memes about him and Grimes' parenting have already begun

  05-05-2020 22:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Claire 'c' Boucher, AKA Grimes, gave birth to her first child, a baby boy, with her partner Elon Musk. The Tesla CEO tweeted a unique name choice.
  
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• Why are some planes crowded even with air travel down?

  05-05-2020 22:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Every once in a while, social media lights up with photos or video from flights that are nearly full, with passengers clearly violating advice from public health officials about social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic.In some cases, airlines are creating the crowds by canceling other flights and packing passengers on the few remaining planes.Carriers say, however, that they are taking action to ease passengers’ fears about coronavirus contagion.
  
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• Texas governor says nail and hair salons, barbershops can open Friday

  05-05-2020 22:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Businesses will have to follow specific rules on workforce and building occupancy for the foreseeable future to prevent the coronavirus from spreading, Abbott told a news conference.Office workforce will be limited, in most cases, to no more than 25% of the staff and workers must practice social distancing.
  
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• Israel vows to pursue Syria operations until Iran leaves

  05-05-2020 22:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Israel will keep up its operations in Syria until its arch enemy Iran leaves, Defence Minister Naftali Bennett said Tuesday after strikes on Iranian-backed militias and their allies killed 14 fighters.Israel has launched hundreds of attacks in Syria since the start of the civil war in 2011, targeting government troops, allied Iranian forces and fighters from Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.The Jewish state rarely confirms details of its operations in Syria but says Iran's presence in support o
  
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• High-rise 48-storey tower catches fire in UAE

  05-05-2020 22:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A high-rise tower caught fire on Tuesday in the United Arab Emirates. The side of the 48-floor Abbco Tower in Sharjah, which neighbours Dubai, saw flames shoot up them. Firefighters and police surrounded the tower, as did curious onlookers. Seven people were treated for minor injuries from the fire in the tower in Sharjah's Al Nahda area and taken to hospital for treatment. Authorities offered no immediate cause for the blaze.
  
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• Wisconsin justices question COVID-19 order

  05-05-2020 22:32 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Conservative justices who control the Wisconsin Supreme Court are raising questions about Gov. Tony Evers' administration's stay-at-home order. They heard arguments Tuesday in a lawsuit Republican legislators filed challenging the order. (May 5)
  
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• An F-15 Eagle Comes In for a Belly Landing

  05-05-2020 22:21 via popularmechanics.com
  
  The fighter was protecting President Trump at his weekend retreat.
  
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• Trump says he might give federal coronavirus aid to states if they comply with his political demands

  05-05-2020 22:10 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Trump has been sharply criticized for suggesting a quid pro quo between states and the federal government during a public-health crisis.
  
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• Students at 25 universities sue for refunds after campuses close due to coronavirus

  05-05-2020 22:04 via news.yahoo.com
  
  “It’s just not the same experience I would be getting if I was at the campus," said Grainger Rickenbaker, who filed a lawsuit against Drexel University.
  
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• Students at 25 colleges sue for refunds after campuses close because of coronavirus

  05-05-2020 22:04 via news.yahoo.com
  
  "It's just not the same experience I would be getting if I was at the campus," said Grainger Rickenbaker, who sued Drexel University.
  
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• Trump disbanding coronavirus task force despite growing number of U.S. cases

  05-05-2020 22:01 via news.yahoo.com
  
  President Trump is looking to wind down the White House coronavirus task force in the coming weeks despite the fact that the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the U.S. continues to rise.
  
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• How to apply to be a contact tracer and make up to $22 an hour with benefits

  05-05-2020 21:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Contact tracers identify people who have crossed paths with COVID-19-positive people to track and prevent the spread of infection.
  
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• Texas Governor Admits Dangers of Reopening State on Private Call With Lawmakers

  05-05-2020 21:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  During a private call on Friday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott admitted that “every scientific and medical report shows” state reopenings “ipso facto” lead to an increase in novel coronavirus cases, even as he publicly announced plans that same week to end an executive stay-at-home order in the state.“How do we know reopening businesses won’t result in faster spread of more cases of COVID-19?” Abbott asked during a Friday afternoon phone call with members of th
  
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• Texas Gov. Admits Dangers of Reopening State on Private Call With Lawmakers

  05-05-2020 21:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  During a private call on Friday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott admitted that “every scientific and medical report shows” state reopenings “ipso facto” lead to an increase in novel coronavirus cases, even as he publicly announced plans that same week to end an executive stay-at-home order in the state.“How do we know reopening businesses won’t result in faster spread of more cases of COVID-19?” Abbott asked during a Friday afternoon phone call with members of th
  
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• British Scientist Who Spearheaded National Lockdown Quits After Meeting With Married Lover

  05-05-2020 21:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The British scientist known colloquially as “Professor Lockdown,” who pushed Prime Minister Boris Johnson to impose a nationwide lockdown, resigned on Tuesday after he defied social distancing guidelines to have a rendezvous with his married lover in his London home.Professor Neil Ferguson, who had been praised for his expertise and guidance during the U.K.’s coronavirus outbreak, allowed 38-year-old Antonia Staats—who is married with two children—into his home at t
  
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• Fauci again dismisses Wuhan lab as source of coronavirus

  05-05-2020 21:32 via news.yahoo.com
  
  "If you look at the evolution of the virus in bats and what's out there now, [the scientific evidence] is very, very strongly leaning toward this could not have been artificially or deliberately manipulated," Fauci said.
  
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• U.S. files first criminal charges for defrauding coronavirus bailout program

  05-05-2020 21:11 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday brought its first criminal charges against people it accused of defrauding the $660 billion Paycheck Protection Program aimed at dulling the coronavirus pandemic's heavy hit on the economy. David Staveley, 52, of Andover, Massachusetts said he needed more than $400,000 to help employees at three restaurants, when in fact two of the establishments were closed before the pandemic began and the third has a different owner, prosecutors alleged. Prosecutors said
  
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• Richard Branson's Virgin Atlantic will cut thousands of jobs, retire its most iconic planes, and close one of its biggest bases as it fights to survive the pandemic

  05-05-2020 20:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Virgin Atlantic has seen plummeting demand due to the coronavirus pandemic, and has been operating cargo flights to try and maintain some revenue.
  
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• Trump denies ties to Venezuelan attack with 2 US men jailed

  05-05-2020 20:45 via news.yahoo.com
  
  President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the United States had nothing to do with an alleged incursion into Venezuela that landed two U.S. citizens behind bars in the crisis-stricken South American nation.Trump said he had just learned of the detention of the pair, accused by Venezuela of being mercenaries.Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said they were part of an operation to kill him that was backed by neighboring Colombia and the United States.
  
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• Pelosi pushes new virus package

  05-05-2020 20:45 via news.yahoo.com
  
  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pressed ahead Tuesday with the next coronavirus aid plan, a sweeping $800 billion-plus package that is expected to be unveiled soon, even as the House stays closed while the Senate reopens during the pandemic.
  
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• Michigan man arrested after wiping face on store clerk who told him to wear a mask, police say

  05-05-2020 20:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  "Here, I will just use this as a mask," the suspect said as he wiped his face on the clerk's sleeve.
  
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• Whistleblower: US failed to prepare, sought quick virus fix

  05-05-2020 20:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Trump administration failed to prepare for the onslaught of the coronavirus,then sought a quick fix by trying to rush an unproven drug to patients, a senior government scientist alleged in a whistleblower complaint Tuesday.Dr. Rick Bright, former director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, alleges he was reassigned to a lesser role because he resisted political pressure to allow widespread use of hydroxychloroquine, a malaria drug pushed by President Donald Trump.
  
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• Airbnb is holding an all-hands meeting and rumors are circulating among employees that layoffs may be on the agenda

  05-05-2020 20:32 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Sources confirm that the company is holding an all hands meeting, while online forums suggest the company may be discussing additional layoffs.
  
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• A volunteer on Kushner's coronavirus team filed a complaint to Congress warning the group was 'falling short' on helping health care workers

  05-05-2020 20:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Kushner, the president's son-in-law, has tapped inexperienced volunteers from consulting and private equity firms to help his COVID-19 response team.
  
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• Trump officials ignored coronavirus warnings, ousted scientist says in complaint

  05-05-2020 20:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Rick Bright, pushed out of a job heading a federal research agency, files a complaint saying he was retaliated against for resisting Trump's plans.
  
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• New York attorney general's office questioned NBC News employees on sexual harassment

  05-05-2020 20:23 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Former anchor Linda Vester and others have been called in.
  
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• Patients in Florida had coronavirus symptoms as early as January

  05-05-2020 20:22 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Florida removed data from the Department of Health website that showed 171 patients had coronavirus symptoms or positive test results in January and February.
  
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• ‘Very difficult and emotional’: Pandemic expert leaves Trump administration

  05-05-2020 20:06 via politico.com
  
  Timothy Ziemer’s departure robs the Trump administration of another expert as it tries to battle the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Governor Cuomo responds to Trump: Coronavirus is "not a blue state issue"

  05-05-2020 20:04 via news.yahoo.com
  
  "It's not just Democratic states that have an economic shortfall," he said. "Republican states have an economic shortfall."
  
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• Cuomo Blasts Trump: Your Bailout Strategy Will Doom Us All

  05-05-2020 20:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Republicans’ refusal to bail out cash-strapped states “will lead to defeat for us all,” in an epic rant on Tuesday against the federal government’s “decades” of mismanagement and crippling partisanship in the face of COVID-19.“It’s not red or blue, it’s red, white and blue. This coronavirus doesn’t pick Democrats or Republicans. It doesn’t kill Democrats or Republicans, it kills Americans,” Cu
  
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• Approval rating for Trump's coronavirus response drops again, poll shows

  05-05-2020 19:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Americans are becoming less impressed with President Trump's response to the coronavirus pandemic as the months go by, a new poll from Monmouth University shows.Since Monmouth began asking the question in March, Trump's approval rating specifically for how he's handled the pandemic has dropped from 50 percent to 46 percent in April to 42 percent in May. And, for the first time, more than half of those surveyed believe he's doing a "bad job."> NATIONAL POLL: @realDonaldTrump job rating ticks d
  
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• Woman arraigned in killing of security guard over virus mask

  05-05-2020 19:50 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A Michigan woman was formally charged Tuesday in the fatal shooting of a store security guard who refused to allow her daughter inside because she wasn’t wearing a face mask to protect against transmission of the coronavirus.Sharmel Teague, 45, was arraigned via video Tuesday in district court, according to the Genesee County prosecutor's office.Teague, her husband, Larry Teague, 44; and her son, Ramonyea Bishop, 23, face first-degree premeditated murder charges in Friday’s killing o
  
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• National intelligence director nominee Ratcliffe pulls a 180 on whistleblower protections, 'deep state'

  05-05-2020 19:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) has a few new principles now that he's under the Senate's spotlight.Ratcliffe faced a Senate nomination hearing on Tuesday after President Trump nominated him, for the second time, to be the next director of national intelligence. In his hearing, Ratcliffe promised protections for whistleblowers and showed support for the intelligence community — a stark contrast from how he spoke about those topics in the past.Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) on Tuesday asked Ra
  
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• Aviation industry opposes leaving middle seat empty

  05-05-2020 19:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The global aviation body said Tuesday that the risk of catching COVID-19 on a plane was low and there was no need to leave the middle seat empty once the industry takes off again.The International Air Transport Association backed the wearing of masks by both passengers and crew but said it did not support physical distancing measures that would leave the middle seat empty in a row of three.There would be "dramatic cost increases" if such seats were left empty, IATA said in a statement, warning t
  
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• NY Gov. Cuomo picks daughter Mariah as 'informal advisor' for coronavirus mask wearing campaign

  05-05-2020 19:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Mariah Kennedy-Cuomo, the New York governor's 25-year-old middle child, will be an "informal advisor" for the state's Department of Health.
  
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• Norwegian has 'substantial doubt' regarding its ability to continue in wake of coronavirus

  05-05-2020 19:15 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Norwegian Cruise LIne warned it may need to reorganize completely as a result of the impact of coronavirus, possibly through bankruptcy proceedings.
  
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• U.S. coronavirus deaths exceed 70,000 as forecasting models predict grim summer

  05-05-2020 19:13 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Nearly 1.2 million people in the United States have tested positive for COVID-19 - more than the combined total of the next largest outbreaks in Spain, Italy, the United Kingdom, France and Germany.A University of Washington research model https://covid19.healthdata.org/united-states-of-america often cited by White House officials on Monday nearly doubled its projected U.S. death toll to over 134,000 by Aug. 4.The U.S. coronavirus outbreak is deadlier than any flu season since 1967 when about 10
  
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• Navy SEALs Restart Training with These Restrictions After Pause for Pandemic

  05-05-2020 19:12 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Navy resumed its toughest training Monday for sailors hoping to join the special warfare community.
  
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• Trump says 'bailouts' unfair to GOP since states needing aid 'run by Democrats in every case'

  05-05-2020 18:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The president said in an interview that New York, California and Illinois "have been mismanaged over a long period of time."
  
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