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UK minister quits over Cummings lockdown trip
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government was hit by its first resignation on Tuesday over the controversy surrounding top aide Dominic Cummings’ cross-country trip during…
Italy’s Pompeii reopens its ruins to public
Italy’s world-famous archaeological site Pompeii reopened to the public on Tuesday as the country’s coronavirus lockdown lifted — though there were more guides than tourists….
Partygoers celebrate as Iceland’s nightclubs reopen
Iceland’s dancefloors once again pulsed to the beat as the country’s nightclubs reopened on Monday after a nine-week closure due to the coronavirus pandemic. At…
Scientists fight online coronavirus misinformation war
With cat photos and sometimes scathing irony, Mathieu Rebeaud, a Swiss-based researcher in biochemistry, has nearly tripled his Twitter following since the coronavirus pandemic began….
Ted Cruz doesn’t want people shamed with body bags for going to beach: ‘Please stop the hate’
In early May, Florida attorney Daniel Uhlfelder made news by dressing up as the Grim Reaper in an attempt to scare people from crowding beaches…
Poultry workers denied service over COVID-19 fears as businesses reopen: report
On Monday, the Huffington Post explored how poultry workers in North Carolina are being denied service even as businesses reopen from COVID-19 lockdowns. “The hair…
Democrats win another voting rights victory as absentee restrictions struck down in South Carolina
On Monday, voting rights attorney Marc Elias reported that a federal court has blocked a restriction on absentee ballots for the upcoming South Carolina primary….
GOP ripped for refusing to remove Trump from office: ‘Folly of that failure becomes clearer by the day’
Republicans seeking to keep control of the United States Senate were harshly criticized by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch for failing to remove President Donald Trump…
Fox News commentator slammed for mocking Joe Biden’s decision to wear a mask
On Monday, during his observance of Memorial Day, former Vice President Joe Biden donned a face mask in accordance with CDC guidelines — a contrast…
GOP Leader un-endorses Republican candidate for ‘hateful rhetoric’ on social media
On Monday, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) announced he was revoking his endorsement of Ted Howze, the Republican candidate for California’s 10th Congressional District,…
President roasted for ‘a lie of colossal Trumpian proportions’ by St. Louis newspaper
President Donald Trump’s attempts to blame former President Barack Obama for America’s COVID-19 response were fact-checked in a new editorial by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch….
WHO halts study of ‘coronavirus’ drug touted by Trump
The World Health Organization said Monday it had temporarily suspended clinical trials of hydroxychloriquine as a potential treatment for COVID-19 being carried out across a…
Florida seniors are ‘highly susceptible’ to coronavirus — which could hurt Trump’s reelection chances
On Monday, The Washington Post examined the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on older voters’ politics, and in particular how it is hurting President Donald…
Trump adviser’s ‘repugnant’ lack of concern for human life slammed by ethics expert
On Monday, President Donald Trump’s economic adviser Kevin Hassett appeared on CNN to urge the economy to reopen, saying, “Our human capital stock is ready…
Trump uses Memorial Day to attack Biden and recycle old lies about his coronavirus response
NYT: “At Least 430,000 People Have Arrived in the United States on Direct Flights From China” President Donald Trump used the occasion of the Memorial…
Trump scorned for claiming he has ‘great reviews’ on COVID-19: ‘This is not a game show’
On Monday, President Donald Trump complained on Twitter that he wasn’t getting enough credit for his COVID-19 response, but that he was still getting “great…
Trump claims ‘great reviews’ for COVID-19 response — while complaining he ‘got no credit’
In a tweet fired off this Monday afternoon, President Trump painted a rosy picture of the response to his administration’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic,…
Covid-19: No new death toll published but hospitalisations continue to fall in France
The number of people in hospital with coronavirus in France fell by 387 to 16,798 on Monday, resuming a gradual decline that had been interrupted Sunday. The…
NBA great Patrick Ewing out of hospital after being diagnosed with COVID-19
NBA great Patrick Ewing has left hospital and is recovering at home after being diagnosed with COVID-19, his son said on Monday. The 57-year-old Hall-of-Famer…
Trump’s televised ‘petulance’ is driving a key voting bloc away from the GOP amid the coronavirus pandemic: columnist
Writing in the Washington Post this Monday, columnist Karen Tumulty writes that when it comes to the reliable voting bloc of Americans who are 65…
A doctor shares 7 steps he’ll review to decide when and where it’s safe to go out and about
As we return to some degree of normalcy after weeks of social distancing, we all need a plan. As an immunologist, I’ve given this a…
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