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April 24, 2020
By Felicia Fonseca FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Several Native American tribes sued the federal government Friday, seeking to keep any of the $8 billion in federal coronavirus relief for tribes kept out of the hands of for-profit Alaska Native corporations. The U.S. Treasury Department is tasked with doling out the money by April 26 to…
April 24, 2020
By Sonia Perez D., Nomaan Merchant, Ben Fox and Michael Weissenstein ASSOCIATED PRESS GUATEMALA CITY — The Trump administration’s failure to test all but a small percentage of detained immigrants for the novel coronavirus may be helping it spread through the United States’ sprawling system of detention centers and then to Central America and elsewhere…
April 24, 2020
ABOVE PHOTO: Registered medical assistant Elaine Lomax handles a nasal swab specimen after it was collected at a drive-thru COVID-19 testing site Thursday, April 16, 2020, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) By Kat Stafford, Meghan Hoyer And Aaron Morrison ASSOCIATED PRESS As a clearer picture emerges of COVID-19’s decidedly deadly toll on Black Americans,…
April 24, 2020
ABOVE PHOTO: In this April 7, 2020, photo, a subway rider wears a mask and a bandana to protect himself against COVID-19 in New York. As the coronavirus tightened its grip across the country, it is cutting a particularly devastating swath through an already vulnerable population, black Americans. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews) By Aaron Morrison ASSOCIATED…
April 23, 2020
April 22, 2020
PHILADELPHIA – The Philadelphia Department of Public Health Tuesday announced 615 additional presumptive confirmed cases of COVID-19 novel coronavirus in Philadelphia. That brings the number of confirmed cases to 10,643. The Department of Public Health again noted clusters of positive cases in congregate settings, including nursing homes, behavioral health facilities, and the Department of Prisons. Five…
April 21, 2020
WASHINGTON (AP) — Damon West was hoping the government’s coronavirus rescue package for small business owners would help replace the income he’s lost now that he can’t travel the country as a keynote speaker. But then he got a call from his accountant. A question on the application form asked whether, within the last 5…
April 21, 2020
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Tyson Foods suspended operations Wednesday at an Iowa plant that is critical to the nation’s pork supply but was blamed for fueling a coronavirus outbreak in the community. The Arkansas-based company said the closure of the plant in Waterloo would deny a vital market to hog farmers and further disrupt…
April 20, 2020
PHILADELPHIA – The Philadelphia Department of Public Health today announced 339 additional presumptive confirmed cases of COVID-19 novel coronavirus in Philadelphia. That brings the number of confirmed cases to 9,553. This large increase over Sunday’s total is partially attributed to a backlog in lab testing; some labs do not report results over the weekend, and…
April 20, 2020
Governor Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine announced that the statewide stay-at-home orders issued on April 1 to protect Pennsylvanians and mitigate the spread of COVID-19 will be extended until Friday, May 8 at 12:01 AM. The initial order was set to expire on April 30. “It is clear that our early…
July 3, 2020
ABOVE PHOTO: Cars are lined up at a United Memorial Medical Center COVID-19 testing site Wednesday, June...
July 3, 2020
ABOVE PHOTO: Mary J. Blige (Photo: Joe Seer / Shutterstock) By Florence Anthony Quarantine Billionaire Family Alert!...
July 3, 2020
ABOVE PHOTO: Jeannine Lee Lake, Democratic candidate for Indiana’s 6th congressional district, speaks to the crowd gathered...
July 3, 2020
ABOVE PHOTO: (Photo by Bill Z. Foster) Dear Cultural Coach: My comments may sound racist on the...
July 3, 2020
BPT Whether you’ve had exposure to someone who tested positive for COVID-19, have symptoms you’re worried about,...
July 3, 2020
All Signs: Does it feel like things are stalled in the water? Well, it so happens that...
