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Coming to Pence's Defense on Mask Decision: His Wife

Karen Pence says VP didn't learn of Mayo policy until after he left, wasn't at risk of infecting anyone

(Newser) - Mike Pence is taking all kinds of flak for not wearing a mask during a visit to the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota this week, but his wife came to his defense on Thursday morning. "As our medical experts have told us, wearing a mask prevents you from spreading disease,...

Thunberg Steps Up With Big Bucks for 'Child-Rights Crisis'

Teen activist to donate a recent $100K award to UNICEF to help kids affected by virus

(Newser) - Greta Thunberg announced last month she may have been infected with the coronavirus and recovered, and now the teen activist is making a push to help other kids affected by COVID-19. Thunberg recently received a $100,000 award from the Human Act, a Danish anti-poverty NGO, and now the Local...

Sister: COVID Altered Brain of ER Doctor Who Killed Herself

She says Lorna Breen faced 'most horrific, unimaginable conditions'

(Newser) - A New York City emergency room doctor who died by suicide after working at a hospital inundated with COVID-19 cases pushed herself past the breaking point because she wanted to help as many people as possible, relatives say. Jennifer Feist tells Today that Dr. Lorna Breen took a week and...

Macy's to Reopen Dozens of Stores, With Changes

Temperature checks, masks for workers will now be part of the work environment

(Newser) - Dozens of Macy's stores, closed since March 18, are set to reopen Monday. The company plans to have 68 of its 775 department stores reopened by the start of next week, with limited hours of 11am to 7pm. These are in states that have loosened restrictions. A quarter of...

During 'Unprecedented Times,' an Unusual Change on Driving

New Georgia drivers don't need road test to get license during pandemic state of emergency

(Newser) - Georgia teens nervous about taking their road test can breathe a little easier, though everyone else on the road may not. CNN reports that, due to the logistical challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Brian Kemp has temporarily eased driver's license requirements so that new drivers with a...

Trump: China 'Will Do Anything' to Spoil My Reelection

President also doesn't believe polls giving Biden the edge

(Newser) - President Trump's reelection bid is shakier than it was at the end of 2019, thanks to the coronavirus and an upended economy—and he's now pointing the finger at China for that. Trump, who has been vocal in blaming China for the spread of the virus by not...

White House Takes Undeserved Heat Over $100 Coin

Store unaffiliated with White House says profits will go to charity

(Newser) - The Trump administration took some undeserved heat Wednesday after Bernie Sanders claimed it had released $100 commemorative COVID-19 coins . "If the White House Gift Shop is going to produce $100 COVID-19 coins, Trump can sure as hell utilize the Defense Production Act to manufacture the gloves, gowns, and masks...

After Wild Weekend, California Cracking Down

Beaches were packed, and memo indicates governor will shut them all down

(Newser) - California Gov. Gavin Newsom will order all beaches and state parks closed starting Friday after people thronged the seashore during a sweltering weekend despite his social distancing order, according to a memo sent to police chiefs around the state. Eric Nuñez, president of the California Police Chiefs Association, said...

This Major US City Is Offering All Residents Tests

LA mayor says free tests will be available whether someone has symptoms or not

(Newser) - The city of Los Angeles will offer free coronavirus testing to all residents regardless of whether they have symptoms, Mayor Eric Garcettt says. Testing centers have been set up across the city but until now they were reserved for those with symptoms and frontline employees like health care and grocery...

Elon Musk Continues His Rant in Earnings Call
Elon Musk Continues
His Rant in Earnings Call
the rundown
Apr 30, 2020 12:59 AM CDT

Elon Musk Continues His Rant in Earnings Call

Tesla founder unleashes expletive-laced tirade

(Newser) - Elon Musk wasn't done after his Twitter diatribe against the coronavirus lockdown . After those early Wednesday tweets, the Tesla founder continued his rant during an earnings call the same day. Some quotes, per the Guardian , CNBC , and the Verge :
  • On how this relates to Tesla: "We are a
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Overwhelmed Funeral Home Put Bodies on Ice in Trucks

Passerby alerts police to the situation in Brooklyn

(Newser) - Police were called to a Brooklyn neighborhood Wednesday after a funeral home overwhelmed by the coronavirus resorted to storing dozens of bodies on ice in rented trucks, and a passerby complained about the smell, officials said. Investigators who responded to a 911 call found that the home had rented four...

Trump: Feds Won't Extend Social Distancing Guidelines

Kushner says federal response has been a 'great success story'

(Newser) - President Trump is ready for the country to go back to the "way it was three months ago"—and that includes Trump rallies. The president said Wednesday that he is going to visit a facility making medical equipment in Arizona next week and hopes to go to Ohio...

City Hopes Chicken Manure Will Stop Partying in Park

Swedish city plans to dump a ton of droppings to deter Walpurgis revellers

(Newser) - California authorities filled a skate park with sand to deter visitors, but dirt bikers turned up instead . Unless chicken poop-biking is now a thing, a Swedish city's plan is unlikely to backfire the same way. The Guardian reports that authorities in Lund plan to dump a ton of chicken...

Costco Shoppers, Things Are About to Change

The retail giant wants you to cover your face inside stores

(Newser) - Costco shoppers, gear up for Monday. That's when the retail giant will begin requiring workers and shoppers to wear masks or face coverings, USA Today reports. "The use of a mask or face covering should not be seen as a substitute for social distancing," the company says...

Fauci: Study Has Proven Drug 'Can Block This Virus'

'This will be the standard of care,' he says

(Newser) - Dr. Anthony Fauci says a trial of the drug remdesivir was so promising that people who took a placebo instead should be informed immediately. "This will be the standard of care,” Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said Wednesday. "When you know...

Some Meat Products Are Already Scarce
Here's What Is Happening
at America's Meat Plants
THE RUNDOWN
Apr 29, 2020 2:44 PM CDT

Here's What Is Happening at America's Meat Plants

Unions cry foul after Trump orders plants to stay open

(Newser) - President Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday to keep meat processing plants open as "critical infrastructure"—but with coronavirus outbreaks sickening workers and closing plants, some meat products are already in short supply. Poultry plants say they are doing less de-boning as a way to function with...

Fed Indicates It Will Hold Rates Near Zero for Months

Fed will also keep buying Treasury and mortgage bonds

(Newser) - The Federal Reserve signaled Wednesday that it will keep its key short-term interest rate near zero for the foreseeable future as part of its extraordinary efforts to bolster an economy that is sinking into its worst crisis since the 1930s. As part of its emergency steps, the Fed said it...

Testing Chief: 'No Way on Earth' US Can Hit 5M Target

Trump indicated that daily number will be reached 'very soon'

(Newser) - When the official in charge of the government's coronavirus testing was asked about a report that to reopen the economy, the US would need to test 5 million people a day by early June and 20 million a day by late July, his response was unambiguous. "There is...

A Handful of Countries Are Still COVID-19-Free

But some claims are more suspicious than others

(Newser) - Most of the world's countries and territories have reported coronavirus cases—and 166 of them have reported deaths—but a few dozen locations are still virus-free, or claim to be. According to Reuters , all but 33 of the 247 countries and territories recognized by the United Nations have reported...

Federal Inmate Gives Birth on Ventilator, Dies Weeks Later

Andrea Circle Bear is first female federal inmate to die of COVID-19 while in custody

(Newser) - A pregnant inmate whose baby was delivered by cesarean section while she was on a ventilator after being hospitalized with coronavirus symptoms has died in federal custody, the Bureau of Prisons said Tuesday. Andrea Circle Bear, 30, died on Tuesday, about a month after she was hospitalized while serving a...

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