President Donald Trump‘s White House appears powerless to halt an increasingly tragic trajectory in the coronavirus pandemic as the death toll climbed by nearly 1,000 on a single, dark day. Vice President Mike Pence warned in a CNN interview that the most comparable example for what is to come is Italy, which has endured weeks…… MORE
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The ‘game changer’ that wasn’t: Company falsely claimed FDA authorization for coronavirus blood test
The company claimed it would distribute the first coronavirus antibody test authorized by the US Food and Drug Administration. It promised to detect current and past infections in as little as two minutes — with just a tiny amount of blood. “This is a game changer,” said the company, Bodysphere, in a statement on Tuesday.…… MORE
Ellis Marsalis Jr., pianist, educator and patriarch of legendary musical family, dies of complications from coronavirus
Ellis Marsalis Jr., a New Orleans jazz legend, educator and father of four musical sons died on Wednesday, Ellis Marsalis Center for Music Director Emeritus Quint Davis told CNN. He was 85. The cause of death was complications of Covid-19, his son Branford Marsalis told the New York Times. “Ellis Marsalis was a legend. He…… MORE
Nation’s top coronavirus expert Dr. Anthony Fauci forced to beef up security as death threats increase
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the country’s top medical expert on the coronavirus pandemic and a member of President Donald Trump’s coronavirus task force, is facing threats to his personal safety and now requires personal security from law enforcement at all times, including at his home, a source confirms to CNN. A law enforcement official told CNN…… MORE
Social Security recipients will automatically receive stimulus pay
The Treasury Department, clearing up confusion, has announced Social Security recipients will not have to file a tax return in order to receive the economic stimulus payments the government is preparing to send out amid the coronavirus pandemic. It was unclear in guidance posted earlier this week whether Social Security recipients who don’t normally file…… MORE
Fact check: Trump again misleads on ventilator shortages and coronavirus timeline at off-topic briefing
President Donald Trump made another series of false, misleading or dubious claims at a Wednesday coronavirus briefing that began with an off-topic discussion of his administration’s efforts to fight drug trafficking. Trump again said that “nobody” could have foreseen a pandemic crisis leading to a shortage of ventilators, for which there were numerous warnings. He…… MORE
US freezes shipments of protective gear overseas
The Trump administration will no longer ship personal protective equipment to allies overseas as the United States grapples with critical shortages of supplies and coronavirus cases continue to soar. A congressional source told CNN on Wednesday that they were informed late last Friday night that the coronavirus task force — led by Vice President Mike…… MORE
Schumer wants to deal with coronavirus crisis before talking infrastructure recovery plan
Top Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer on Wednesday dismissed the President’s proposal of a $2 trillion infrastructure plan to counteract the coronavirus’ economic effects, characterizing the effort as premature compared to the health care crisis triggered by the virus. When asked by CNN’s Erin Burnett whether he gave President Donald Trump credit for his willingness to…… MORE
Shin-Soo Choo pledges to give every Texas Rangers’ minor league player $1,000
Shin-Soo Choo, an outfielder and designated hitter for the Texas Rangers, is giving every player in the Rangers’ minor league system $1,000 to help alleviate the financial hit they may take amid the coronavirus pandemic. That’s 191 players, meaning the 37-year-old from South Korea is pledging $191,000. “I can help other people,” Choo, who is…… MORE
Biden campaign says it will arrange call with Trump about coronavirus
A phone call between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden, the leading Democratic contender for his position, is in the works to discuss the coronavirus pandemic. “Our teams will be in touch and we will arrange a call,” said Kate Bedingfield, Biden’s deputy campaign manager, in a statement Wednesday evening. The potential…… MORE
