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Warren: Brother's COVID Death Brings New Kind of Grief

Senator describes losing Don Reed Herring

(Newser) - In an interview with the Atlantic about government and politics, Sen. Elizabeth Warren opened up about the death of her eldest brother. Don Reed Herring, 86, died of COVID-19 in April while isolated from his family—a new kind of death that brings what Warren called "a kind of...

Trump Says He's Taking Hydroxychloroquine

He says 'a lot of good things have come out' about unproven drug

(Newser) - The FDA has warned against using hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19 outside clinical trials or hospitals—but President Trump remains so much of a fan that he's taking it despite not being infected. "A lot of good things have come out about the hydroxy. ... You’d be surprised at...

France Reports 70 COVID-19 Cases at Reopened Schools

At least 7 schools have been closed again

(Newser) - Just one week after a third of French schoolchildren went back to school in an easing of the coronavirus lockdown, there's been a worrying flareup of about 70 COVID-19 cases linked to schools, the AP reports. Some lower grades in schools were opened last week and a further 150,...

Cuomo Says Western NY Can Move to Next Phase

But reopening in NYC could be weeks away

(Newser) - Western New York, including the city of Buffalo, has met coronavirus containment goals and can begin to reopen its economy, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday. Hospitals will be able to schedule elective surgeries as the region enters the first phase of reopening on Tuesday, but gatherings such as church services...

Pat Sajak Criticizes 'Stay-at-Home' Messages

It's OK for out-of-work Americans to 'question the premise,' game show host says

(Newser) - After decades hosting Wheel of Fortune, Pat Sajak can probably afford to take a few months off—but he hasn't forgotten about those who can't. Health experts and some media personalities have called for reopening America slowly and cautiously, but in a tweet over the weekend, Sajak suggested...

Crash Kills US Woman Who Left Tech to Fly Relief Aid
US Pilot Dies Flying COVID
Test Kits to Villagers
the rundown
May 18, 2020 11:40 AM CDT

US Pilot Dies Flying COVID Test Kits to Villagers

Joyce Lin is killed in remote Indonesia

(Newser) - A pilot in a small plane went down in a remote part of Indonesia last week, and the fatal crash is making headlines in the US. It turns out the pilot, the sole person on the plane, was an American missionary named Joyce Lin who was flying COVID-19 test kits...

China Just Opened Its Wallet Wide in Fight Against the Virus

President Xi announces $2B in aid for pandemic battle, as EU bloc seeks to probe WHO response

(Newser) - China will provide $2 billion over two years to fight the coronavirus pandemic and the economic fallout from it, President Xi Jinping said Monday, rallying around the World Health Organization even as the United States has slashed funding for the UN health agency. The $2 billion over the next two...

Judge Rules No on 'Delusional' Martin Shkreli Request

Convicted 'Pharma Bro' wanted to be let out early to do coronavirus research in NYC

(Newser) - Martin Shkreli is still serving the seven-year sentence handed down to him in 2017 for defrauding investors, but the convicted pharmaceuticals executive was hoping he'd found a temporary way out. Per the Washington Post , attorneys for the man best known as "Pharma Bro" filed a request last month...

Oops: Team's Mannequins Not Exactly Family Fare

They're made by a sex-doll company

(Newser) - Soccer is resuming in South Korea, and one team added mannequins to the otherwise empty stands to provide a sense of normalcy. One problem: Sharp-eyed fans watching on TV noticed the mannequins looked more like sex dolls, albeit fully clothed ones, reports the Guardian . One giveaway: Some were sporting advertisements...

NASCAR Returned Without Fans. Here&#39;s How It Went
NASCAR Returned Without
Fans. Here's How It Went
THE RUNDOWN
May 18, 2020 8:24 AM CDT

NASCAR Returned Without Fans. Here's How It Went

Consensus: A little weird, but OK once the race got underway

(Newser) - NASCAR got back to racing on Sunday, though in unprecedented fashion at Darlington Raceway in South Carolina. As in, the grandstands were empty and team members at the track followed strict protocols, including face masks and social distancing. So how did it go? Not so bad, is the general consensus:...

Vaccine Results Expected to Give Stock Market a Lift

Dow futures jump 650 points, in part on good news from Moderna trials

(Newser) - The stock market is expected to get off to a strong start on Monday after last week's struggles. Dow futures jumped 650 points, nearly 3%, and part of the reason is a promising report from drug-maker Moderna about a coronavirus vaccine, reports CNBC . The company says its vaccine contender...

You've Never Seen a Priest Bless Quite Like This

Father Timothy Pelc of Michigan uses a squirt gun

(Newser) - It happened over Easter weekend, but thanks to a Twitter user who just now discovered the photos, a Michigan priest is going viral. Father Timothy Pelc was shown in pictures posted by St. Ambrose Parish last month blessing parishioners' Easter food baskets ... by squirting holy water out of a water...

Eric Trump: Here's Why Democrats Are 'Milking' Virus

Trump's son says the left is using lockdown as a 'strategy' to derail election

(Newser) - Eric Trump's prediction? The Democrats are in favor of strict coronavirus lockdown requirements only because they want to derail the election by preventing President Trump from holding rallies. "They think they are taking away Donald Trump's greatest tool, which is being able to go into an arena...

Trump Returns Fire as Feud Heats Up With Obama

The president had just returned from Camp David

(Newser) - President Trump, welcome back to the White House—now what do you think of Barack Obama's latest jabs? That was pretty much the exchange between reporters and Trump after he returned Sunday from Camp David, the Guardian reports. "So I think we had a great weekend," Trump...

Trump Adviser Slams &#39;Kumbaya of Incompetence&#39;
Trump Adviser Slams
'Kumbaya of Incompetence'
sunday talk shows
May 17, 2020 2:40 PM CDT

Trump Adviser Slams 'Kumbaya of Incompetence'

Peter Navarro is unleashed on the Sunday talkies

(Newser) - A top White House economic adviser hit the talk-show circuit Sunday and slammed everyone from the CDC to China to former President Obama, Politico reports. "I'm glad Mr. Obama has a new job as Joe Biden's press secretary," Peter Navarro said on ABC's This Week,...

Cafe Sticking to Rules Turns Prime Minister Away

Ardern was allowed to dine after a table opened up

(Newser) - A New Zealand cafe following her government's guidelines told Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern there was no room for her Saturday. After imposing some of the most restrictive social distancing guidelines in the world, the government began allowing cafes and shopping malls to reopen Thursday. The cafe Ardern went to...

Get Used to Life Like This, Leaders Tell Europeans

Conte, Johnson advise their nations not to count on a vaccine

(Newser) - In separate, stark warnings, two major European leaders have bluntly told their citizens that the world needs to adapt to living with the coronavirus and cannot wait to be saved by a vaccine. Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, pushed by his nation's regional leaders and weeks ahead of an...

Baseball May Return Without One Messy Tradition

High-fives and fist bumps could be outlawed, too

(Newser) - If Major League Baseball returns this year, fans may not like all the changes. A draft document prohibits high-fives and fist bumps, and there will be no hugging in baseball. But fans watching on TV might appreciate no longer having to endure closeups of players spitting. To that end, the...

Foreign Hackers Swipe Millions in Unemployment Benefits

Secret Service says a Nigerian fraud ring has been very busy filing fraudulent unemployment claims

(Newser) - With the United States furiously shoveling money at millions of recently unemployed Americans, the New York Times reports that very employed foreign hackers sensed an opportunity to siphon millions of dollars in benefits in "an immense, sophisticated attack." Using personal data like social security numbers that were likely...

One State's Virus Tests Are No Good, Company Says

AdventHealth admits that 35K tests are unreliable

(Newser) - The results of more than 35,000 COVID-19 tests ordered by a Florida-based health care system and performed by a third-party lab are unreliable, the company said Saturday. According to AdventHealth, a faith-based health care system, the situation has created "unacceptable delays." AdventHealth didn't name the third-party...

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