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Trump touts idea of injecting disinfectant, light into the body to combat coronavirusVideo
President Trump suggested that medical experts should somehow try to find a way to inject light or disinfectants into the human body as a means to kill coronavirus — methods that are either not possible or highly dangerous. Trump touted the idea Thursday after William Bryan, who leads the Department...
Pentagon to send Blue Angels, Thunderbirds to honor essential workers during pandemic
The famed Blue Angels and Thunderbirds will perform a multicity tour over the United States to honor health care workers and other essential employees during the coronavirus pandemic. The air shows will occur over “America’s major cities and some of the cities that aren’t so major,” President Trump said this...
Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman wants all the city’s casinos to open — then close if they’re infectedVideo
An argument from the mayor of Las Vegas about opening the city’s casinos has hit a fever pitch. Carolyn Goodman, who has been the Sin City mayor since 2011, has demanded that the businesses that want to open should be allowed to and called Nevada’s nonessential business shutdowns “total insanity”...
Nurses protest at White House over lack of protective gear during coronavirus pandemicVideo
Registered nurses protested Tuesday in front of the White House in Washington demanding the Trump administration provide more personal protective gear for health care workers amid the coronavirus pandemic. The nearly two dozen participants from National Nurses United, the largest union of registered nurses in the country, stood silently as...
Zoo in Germany claims it might have to slaughter animals to feed others because of pandemic
At one zoo in Germany, the coronavirus pandemic has produced a dog-eat-dog environment. Sort of. The Neumünster Zoo is requesting donations and warning it might have to slaughter some of its animals to feed others in the park to keep them alive. The zoo’s director, Verena Kaspari, said killing some...
Report: Trump’s name to appear on coronavirus stimulus checks; action to cause delayVideo
President Trump’s name is expected to appear on the coronavirus stimulus relief checks sent from the Internal Revenue Service, the Washington Post reported late Tuesday. The addition is said to delay the delivery of the paper checks by several days, according to the report. It will be the only time...
Harvard scientists: Some in U.S. will have to continue social distancing measures until 2022Video
Health researchers from Harvard contend some people in the United States will have to continue social distancing measures for another two years. The findings, published Tuesday in the journal Science, show that until a vaccine is found and testing becomes widely available, prolonged or intermittent social restrictions — such as...
Ambridge interim Police Chief Mark Romutis dies
Ambridge interim Chief of Police Mark Romutis died Sunday evening. Romutis, who was admitted to Allegheny General Hospital, had tested positive for covid-19 late last month, the Beaver County Times reported. “Chief Mark Romutis was a very good and kind man,” Beaver County District Attorney David Lozier told the newspaper....
Because of backlash, Feds say they will continue to fund coronavirus testing sitesVideo
The Department of Health and Human Services says it will continue to support community-based coronavirus testing sites around the country despite saying earlier in the week it would stop. The funding was to discontinue on Friday but because of social media backlash and criticism of local officials, the agency says...
Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly reportedly offers his resignation
The acting secretary of the Navy offered his resignation Tuesday because of his handling of the coronavirus outbreak on the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier and the firing of its captain prompted sharp criticism, several news outlets have reported. Thomas Modly submitted his resignation letter to Defense Secretary Mark Esper...
