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Feds to Distribute 150M Rapid Coronavirus Tests

Trump announces plans in push to reopen schools

(Newser) - President Trump on Monday announced that the federal government will be distributing 150 million rapid coronavirus tests to states over the next few weeks. The Trump administration is pushing the use of the point-of-care tests, which deliver results within 15 minutes, in K-12 settings so more schools can return to...

CDC Chief Makes Call on Plane, Reporter Overhears It

'Everything he says is false,' Robert Redfield said of Trump's new COVID-19 adviser, Dr. Scott Atlas

(Newser) - The director of the CDC flew from Atlanta to DC Friday, and a phone call he made while on the plane is now making headlines. Turns out an NBC News reporter was on the same flight as Robert Redfield and overheard him apparently blasting President Trump's newest coronavirus task...

As Festival Season Kicks Off, India Blows Past 6M Cases

Slew of autumn religious celebrations pose new issues for virus-stricken nation

(Newser) - The fall months in India are typically celebratory ones, as people get reverent and make merry during Hindu religious fests like Diwali, Dussehra, and Navratri. This year, however, poses a new challenge for the country: It just blew past 6 million COVID-19 cases (with more than 95,000 deaths so...

For Life Insurers, a Surprise Development in Age of COVID

There's a big reduction in estimate of death claims exposure, as many killed have little to no insurance

(Newser) - Back in March, actuaries for life insurance companies started crunching the numbers on possible COVID-19 death claims, trying to anticipate how many would eventually roll in. The Wall Street Journal reports life insurance companies are now significantly reducing the estimates on their exposure to death claims, by an average of...

At One NFL Game, 1.8K Familiar Faces

Cardboard cutouts from 'South Park' filled stadium for Broncos-Buccaneers game

(Newser) - There were far fewer humans in the stands at Denver's Empower Field at Mile High stadium on Sunday for the Broncos' game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but that doesn't mean there weren't plenty of fans on hand—and most of the faces likely looked familiar to...

Woman Who Won't Wear Mask Gets Tased, Arrested

Alecia Kitts sparks local furor over mask incident

(Newser) - A woman was tased and arrested at her son's middle-school football game Wednesday after refusing to wear a face mask, CNN reports. Police say Alecia Kitts—who was sitting in the stands at Logan High School Stadium in Logan, Ohio—refused a school resource officer's request that she...

Military Suicides Rise Up to 20% in 2020

Leaders assume pandemic is part of the cause

(Newser) - Military suicides have increased by as much as 20% this year compared to the same period in 2019, and some incidents of violent behavior have spiked as service members struggle under COVID-19, war-zone deployments, national disasters, and civil unrest. While the data is incomplete and causes of suicide are complex,...

Partying Like It's Not 2020 Gets Guy Year in Jail

Maryland man twice hosted parties of more than 50 people

(Newser) - Failure to party like it's 2020 landed a Maryland man in the clink until it's 2021. As WJLA reports, police were summoned to the home of one Shawn Marshall Myers on March 22 over a report of a gathering of some 50 to 60 of his nearest and...

New York Again Hits 1K Coronavirus Cases a Day

Students return to public schools this week

(Newser) - New York has kept the spread of the coronavirus in check all summer, but the state hit hardest early in the pandemic is not immune from the recent spike in cases across the country. New York's new coronavirus cases topped 1,000 on Saturday for the first time since...

The Day After Florida Reopens, 107 Deaths

The state's death tally is 14,190 so far

(Newser) - Florida reported 107 new coronavirus deaths on Saturday, a day after Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis announced he was lifting restrictions on restaurant capacity, the AP reports. The state also reported 2,795 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing its total since the pandemic began to just under 699,000. Overall,...

He Quarantined From Class, Got a &#39;Racist&#39; Email From Prof
He Quarantined From Class,
Got a 'Racist' Email From Prof
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Sep 26, 2020 10:30 AM CDT

He Quarantined From Class, Got a 'Racist' Email From Prof

University of Cincinnati instructor on administrative leave

(Newser) - After Evan Sotzing's girlfriend tested positive for COVID-19, the University of Cincinnati student says the school's health department instructed him to self-isolate. That meant he had to miss an in-person lab under adjunct professor John Ucker, per the Cincinnati Enquirer . The reaction Sotzing received from Ucker was not...

Cops Move to Break Up Huge COVID-19 Protest
Thousands Rally in
COVID-19 Protest
Sep 26, 2020 10:00 AM CDT

Thousands Rally in COVID-19 Protest

Police move to break up protest in London's Trafalgar Square

(Newser) - Police moved into London's Trafalgar Square on Saturday afternoon to break up a protest against restrictions imposed to slow the spread of COVID-19 after demonstrators ignored warnings to observe social distancing rules, the AP reports. Thousands of people, most of whom weren't wearing masks, crowded into the iconic...

In NYC, a 'Most Precarious Moment' in the COVID Timeline

Parts of Queens, Brooklyn are seeing spike in cases; health dept. warns of possible shutdowns

(Newser) - New York City has been slowly reopening since June , with schools set to welcome back many in-person students next week and restaurants opening for indoor dining at the end of September, per Gothamist . But despite this staggered return to some form of normality, certain parts of the city are now...

Final Major Conference Decides to Resume Football

Mid-American teams will play 6-game schedule, while other fall sports wait till spring

(Newser) - The Mid-American Conference, the first major college football league to postpone its season after the coronavirus pandemic hit, has become the final one to jump back in. That means all 10 conferences will play in the fall, the AP reports. As university presidents in the Big Ten, Pac-12, and Mountain...

Florida Reopens, Ends Mask Fines
Florida Reopens,
Ends Mask Fines
Sep 25, 2020 2:45 PM CDT

Florida Reopens, Ends Mask Fines

Restaurants and businesses can reopen

(Newser) - Gov. Ron DeSantis lifted all restrictions on restaurants and other businesses in Florida on Friday, and prohibited local fines against people who refuse to wear masks as he seeks to reopen the state's economy despite the spread of the coronavirus. The Republican governor's order unleashed fresh debate in...

Criminal Charges Filed After Deaths of 76 at Veterans' Facility

Mass. AG: Former officials Bennett Walsh, David Clinton made 'deadly decision' that caused deaths

(Newser) - Two former officials at a Massachusetts veterans home have been hit with criminal charges after dozens died there during a COVID-19 outbreak. NBC Boston and CBS Boston report that Bennett Walsh, 50, the facility's former superintendent, and 71-year-old David Clinton, who served as the facility's medical director, are...

Another Governor Tests Positive
Another
Governor
Tests Positive
Sep 25, 2020 10:46 AM CDT

Another Governor Tests Positive

This time it's Virginia's Ralph Northam and his wife

(Newser) - On Thursday, GOP Gov. Mike Parson of Missouri tested positive for COVID-19 . On Friday, one of his Democratic counterparts made the same announcement. Per a release cited by Axios , Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam and his wife, Pamela, both have the coronavirus. The couple were tested after they discovered a member...

'World's Biggest Party' Has Been Postponed

Rio hasn't set a new date for Carnival

(Newser) - A cloud of uncertainty that has hung over Rio de Janeiro throughout the pandemic has been lifted, but gloom remains—the annual Carnival parade of flamboyant samba schools, known as the "world's biggest party," won’t be held in February. And while the decision is being characterized...

Virus Hits 22 States Harder and Young People Hardest

Cases are up in 22 states, again raising concerns about the next few months

(Newser) - New information about the spread of the coronavirus in the US raises several alarms. The latest concerning data show:
  • The number of new cases up in 22 states over the past week. The biggest jumps are in West and Midwest states, Axios reports, but Maine and New Jersey also report
...

Cuomo Makes Big Move on Vaccine
Cuomo Makes
Big Move
on Vaccine
Sep 24, 2020 1:57 PM CDT

Cuomo Makes Big Move on Vaccine

New York governor will form panel to vet anything pushed by federal government

(Newser) - When the federal government gives the green light for the first COVID vaccine, New Yorkers may be waiting longer than others. Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday said he was forming a special panel of experts to vet anything approved by the feds before it gets distributed in his state, reports...

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