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Detroit Bus Driver Dies of COVID-19 Days After Posting Video About Coughing Rider
“For you to get on the bus … and cough several times without covering up your mouth and you know (we’re) in the middle of a pandemic — that lets me know that some folks don’t care,” bus driver Jason Hargrove said in a passionate video.
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U.S. Will Finally Let Gay Men Donate Blood Due to Shortage Caused By Coronavirus
The FDA’s previous rules barred donations from men who have had sex with a man in the previous year.
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Another 6.6 Million Americans Filed for Unemployment Benefits Last Week
The latest report from the Labor Department released Thursday shows the figure for last week is much higher than the previous record of 3.3 million reported for the previous week.
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A Growing Number of Americans Want Rent Canceled Over Coronavirus
White sheets are being hung in apartment windows to show solidarity with the #CancelRent movement that is gaining steam on Twitter, Instagram and other social media sites.
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The Grim Calculations Hospitals Will Have to Make During Coronavirus
As many as 900,000 coronavirus patients in the U.S. could need ventilators. Yet one group estimates the country has only 200,000, many of which already are being used by other patients.
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Coronavirus Expected To Take 200K American Lives. Trump’s Response Continues To Be Far From Comforting
The outbreak could kill 200,000 Americans, the U.S. government’s top infectious-disease expert warned. Yet, Trump’s continues to minimize its impact.
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Trump Just Pushed Back His Deadline to Open Up the Country
Sunday’s announcement was a tacit acknowledgment the president had been too optimistic just days earlier when he said he hoped reopen the economy by Easter on April 12.
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Gov. Cooper Cancels School Through Mid-May. Hair Salons and Gyms Must Close, Too.
The governor also said he would issue a new executive order that would make it a misdemeanor for assemblies of more than 50 people.
