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Biggest Vaccine Study Yet Gets Underway
Largest Vaccine Trial
Yet Gets Underway
the rundown
Jul 27, 2020 9:40 AM CDT

Largest Vaccine Trial Yet Gets Underway

About 30K volunteers will receive shots in tests by Moderna for a coronavirus vaccine

(Newser) - The early, small-scale testing is over, and now the largest trial to date for a COVID-19 vaccine is underway, reports the AP . This one involves the vaccine made by Moderna , and the first of 30,000 volunteers in the US will begin getting shots on Monday. Half will get the...

High-Profile Trump Official Tests Positive

National security adviser Robert O'Brien is isolating at home

(Newser) - Another member of President Trump's team has tested positive for COVID-19, the highest-ranking one to date. National security adviser Robert O'Brien came down with the virus after a "family event," reports Bloomberg . He has been working from home for the last week, according to the outlet....

Boris Johnson: &#39;I Was Too Fat&#39;
Boris Johnson:
'I Was Too Fat'
Jul 27, 2020 8:07 AM CDT

Boris Johnson: 'I Was Too Fat'

British prime minister using his COVID scare to push physical fitness

(Newser) - Boris Johnson says his COVID scare has made him a changed man in one respect: He's trying to become more physically fit. "I was too fat," the British prime minister says in a new video , put out in tandem with a government initiative to lower obesity rates....

Kudlow on Next Stimulus Bill: 'There's a $1.2K Check Coming'

Senate GOPers set to reveal $1T coronavirus relief package on Monday

(Newser) - Senate Republicans are set to release a $1 trillion coronavirus relief package on Monday, and with that deal, Americans can expect checks similar to the ones sent out in the last round. "There's a $1,200 check coming," White House chief economic adviser Larry Kudlow said in...

Baptist Revival Infects 40 People—With a Twist

And 24 lifeguards have tested positive after going out to parties

(Newser) - A Baptist revival in Alabama has infected more than 40 people with the coronavirus—a flare-up apparently caused by someone who exhibited no symptoms, AL.com reports. "The whole church has got it, just about," says pastor Daryl Ross, who adds that two cases were serious: "One...

Pelosi Slams GOP Over New Virus Relief Plan

The House Speaker criticizes White House 'dissaray'

(Newser) - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday assailed Republican "disarray" over a new pandemic relief package as the White House suggested a narrower effort might be necessary, at least for now, the AP reports. The California Democrat panned the Trump administration's desire to trim an expiring temporary federal unemployment...

Hanna Floods Streets, Knocks Out Power in Texas

Now a tropical storm, its winds are still close to 50mph

(Newser) - A day after roaring ashore as a hurricane, Hanna lashed the Texas Gulf Coast on Sunday with high winds and drenching rains that destroyed boats, flooded streets, and knocked out power across a region already reeling from a surge in coronavirus cases, the AP reports. Downgraded to a tropical storm,...

First Baseball Fans Return
First Baseball Fans Return 
Jul 26, 2020 10:40 AM CDT

First Baseball Fans Return

South Korea allows small crowds to watch games in person

(Newser) - Masked fans hopped, sang and shouted cheers in baseball stadiums in South Korea on Sunday as authorities began allowing spectators to return to professional sports during the coronavirus pandemic. After a weekslong delay, South Korea’s 2020 baseball season began in early May without fans in the stands amid a...

OK, COVID-19 Is Here, North Korea Says

Kim Jong Un declares emergency and shuts down Kaesong

(Newser) - For the first time, Pyongyang has acknowledged that the new coronavirus has reached North Korea. The nation's first confirmed case prompted the lockdown of a border city and an emergency politburo meeting, Reuters reports. A defector to South Korea, who crossed back to Kaesong this month after three years,...

Show Touting Fauci Conspiracy Gets Yanked

Fauci, meanwhile, talks about 'serious threats' and hate mail sent his way

(Newser) - The Sinclair Broadcast Group said Saturday it is pulling from the air an edition of its America This Week program that discusses a conspiracy theory involving Dr. Anthony Fauci and the coronavirus, the AP reports. Sinclair spokesman Michael Padovano said Sinclair hopes to add context and other viewpoints and still...

Cruise Ship Sails Amid Pandemic
What Virus? This
Cruise Ship Sails
Jul 25, 2020 4:00 PM CDT

What Virus? This Cruise Ship Sails

'My Ship 2' sets sail from Germany

(Newser) - A German cruise ship is gingerly testing the water amid the coronavirus pandemic, setting sail for the first time since the industry was shut down months ago and using strict precautions to keep passengers and crew as safe as possible, the AP reports. The TUI cruise ship "Mein Schiff...

You Could Get Paid for Your Spare Change
You Could Get Paid
for Your Spare Change
in case you missed it
Jul 25, 2020 3:00 PM CDT

You Could Get Paid for Your Spare Change

Bank is paying customers for coins amid pandemic-induced shortage

(Newser) - Amid the pandemic-induced coin shortage , one Wisconsin bank has resorted to paying people who bring in their spare change. The Community State Bank's Coin Buy Back Program will give a $5 bonus to anyone who brings in $100 worth of coins, up to a maximum bonus of $500. The...

Hanna Is No Longer Just a Tropical Storm
Hanna Was Just
a Tropical Storm
Jul 25, 2020 10:00 AM CDT

Hanna Was Just a Tropical Storm

Now it's a hurricane, heading for Texas

(Newser) - Tropical Storm Hanna was upgraded to a hurricane Saturday, moving toward the Texas coast and threatening to bring heavy rain, storm surge, and possible tornadoes to a part of the country trying to cope with a surge in coronavirus cases, the AP reports. The storm, which is the first hurricane...

For Some, Remote Work Has Become a 'Nightmare'

Companies see the downside of a system that looked great at first

(Newser) - Tired of working remotely? Your employer might feel the same. The Wall Street Journal reports that after an initial burst of work-at-home productivity amid the coronavirus pandemic, "cracks are starting to emerge." Projects drag on; it's harder to hire, train, and integrate new people; some workers seem...

Supreme Court Rejects Church's COVID Request

Calvary Chapel Dayton Valley wanted to get around Nevada's 50-person cap for religious services

(Newser) - A sharply divided US Supreme Court denied a rural Nevada church's request late Friday to strike down as unconstitutional a 50-person cap on worship services as part of the state's ongoing response to the coronavirus. In a 5-4 decision, the high court refused to grant the request from...

Blue Jays Find a Home in Buffalo
Pandemic Creates
Buffalo Blue Jays
Jul 24, 2020 4:40 PM CDT

Pandemic Creates Buffalo Blue Jays

Team has been homeless since Canada prohibited games in Toronto

(Newser) - After a couple of rejections, the Toronto Blues Jays have found a place to play their home games this season. Their search ended not all that far away. "We are extremely grateful to have a home in Buffalo this season," the team's president said. Sahlen Field usually...

Hospital Must Turn Away Sickest COVID Patients

'The situation is desperate' in Starr County, Texas

(Newser) - The lone hospital in one Texas county is so swamped with coronavirus patients that it will start sending home patients who are deemed to be the most likely to die, reports the Fort Worth Star-Telegram . The idea is to focus resources on patients who can be saved at Starr County...

McDonald&#39;s to Require Face Coverings
No Mask, No Burger
Jul 24, 2020 2:27 PM CDT

No Mask, No Burger

Company plans training to deal with customers who refuse to wear face covering

(Newser) - Starting Aug. 1, you won't be able to enter a McDonald's in the US without a face covering. Noting that 82% of its restaurants are in places under government pandemic mandates to wear a mask, the company said, "It's important we protect the safety of all...

Woman Blasts Texas Governor on Virus, Then Offers an Invite

Fiana Tulip pens letter to Greg Abbott, citing his 'poor leadership' and asking him to mom's funeral

(Newser) - Isabelle Odette Papadimitriou was a 64-year-old respiratory therapist from Texas with no underlying health issues who died of COVID-19 on the Fourth of July, after just a week of suffering from a seemingly mild case, per the Houston Chronicle . Now, her funeral is set for Monday, and her daughter, Fiana...

Florida's Virus Woes: 'Like Swimming for Shore and Not Seeing Shore'

Grim news continues on COVID, with 12,444 new cases Friday, more than 400K infected in all

(Newser) - Florida has zipped past a grim benchmark amid the pandemic, per data from the state's Department of Health: With the addition of 12,444 new coronavirus cases on Friday, the statewide total has now surpassed 400,000, the Miami Herald reports. There were also 135 new resident deaths, bringing...

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