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State: Let's Use $16M in Virus Aid for Fracking

North Dakota officials say it would create jobs, but critics are outraged

(Newser) - North Dakota officials are hoping to use federal coronavirus funds for fracking grants—a move that has critics up in arms, the Grand Forks Herald reports. A state energy commission voted unanimously Friday to reallocate over $221 million in congressional virus aid to state agencies, including $16 million for fracking....

Mark Meadows: &#39;We Are Not Going to Control&#39; COVID
Mark Meadows
Makes Startling
COVID Comment
sunday talk shows
Oct 25, 2020 1:00 PM CDT

Mark Meadows Makes Startling COVID Comment

The White House chief of staff admits 'we are not going to control' it

(Newser) - White House chief of staff Mark Meadows is making headlines Sunday with his comments about the coronavirus, CNN reports. "We are not going to control the pandemic," he said on State of the Union. "We are going to control the fact that we get vaccines, therapeutics and...

Pence's Chief of Staff Tests Positive

But vice president has tested negative, will maintain aggressive campaign schedule

(Newser) - Vice President Mike Pence's chief of staff became the latest in a flurry of top White House officials to test positive for the coronavirus even as President Trump insisted Saturday that the country is "rounding the turn." "Today, Marc Short, Chief of Staff to the Vice...

Trump: &#39;We&#39;re Rounding the Turn&#39;
Trump: 'We're
Rounding
the Turn'
Oct 25, 2020 5:47 AM CDT

Trump: 'We're Rounding the Turn'

President mocks Biden for sounding alarm on virus spike

(Newser) - President Trump assured supporters packed shoulder to shoulder at a trio of rallies Saturday that “we’re rounding the turn” on the coronavirus and mocked Joe Biden for raising alarms about the pandemic, despite surging cases around the country and more positive infections at the White House. Trump’s...

He Got COVID in March— and Just Got Home From the Hospital

Chris Hirte still has a long way to go

(Newser) - A Minnesota man is grateful to be returning home after 208 grueling days in a hospital—all with the coronavirus, WCCO reports. "Well I think I'm fortunate to have love and family like I do," says Chris Hirte, whose speech was slowed by two months on a...

Ivanka, Jared Billboards Trigger Lawsuit Threat

The power couple's lawyer writes stern letter to the Lincoln Project

(Newser) - Seen the Ivanka and Jared billboards in Times Square? They're causing a bit of a stir, the Hill reports. One of the ads shows Ivanka Trump gesturing with a smile toward coronavirus death tallies of "33,366+ New Yorkers" and "221,247+ Americans." The other shows...

Dr. Fauci Had Doubts on a Mask Mandate. He's Reconsidering

Nation's top infectious disease expert says we may need to require masks as US sees record daily high

(Newser) - On Friday, the US reached what CNN calls a "harrowing milestone": the nation's highest daily count of new coronavirus cases since the pandemic began, with 83,010 cases recorded, per the COVID Tracking Project . Forbes notes that the previous one-day record was 76,842, recorded on July 17....

Another World Leader Comes Down With COVID

Poland President Andrzej Duda is latest to be stricken with disease in nation seeing a spike

(Newser) - Poland has entered the "red zone" for COVID-19, with a new nationwide lockdown due to a spike in cases, and infections are starting right at the top. The AP reports President Andrzej Duda tested positive for the coronavirus on Friday, though the 48-year-old says he feels OK so far,...

County Hit by Surge Ends Mask Mandate

One official says it's not COVID-19 that's making people sick anyway

(Newser) - A health board in Idaho reacted to the news that the county's main hospital was out of room for new patients by throwing out the local face mask mandate. The Kootenai County board voted 4-3 Thursday to pull back to just a recommendation that residents wear masks to contain...

We Haven't Seen This COVID Number Since July

Daily new case count in US surpasses 70K

(Newser) - On Thursday, the United States saw a new coronavirus case count of 71,671, according to Johns Hopkins University—that's the third most ever, behind 77,362 on July 16 and 73,107 on July 24, the Wall Street Journal reports. Reuters' count is even worse: It logs 76,...

North Korean Warning: Stay Indoors Due to 'Malicious' Dust

Government says seasonal 'yellow dust' from China could spread coronavirus

(Newser) - Pyongyang looked like a ghost town on Thursday, thanks to governmental warnings on a natural phenomenon that some fear could spread the coronavirus. Per the BBC , state TV aired special weather advisories on Wednesday imploring residents to hunker down indoors and banning construction across North Korea due to seasonal "...

Southwest Makes Move It Says Is Backed by Science

It will start putting passengers in middle seats again

(Newser) - After announcing the biggest loss in its history Thursday, Southwest Airlines said it plans to unblock middle seats and allow flights to operate at full capacity over the holidays, starting Dec 1. The airline said studies show people are highly unlikely to get infected with the coronavirus on a flight...

Barbie Sales Are Way Up Thanks to Pandemic
One Pandemic Winner: Barbies
Oct 23, 2020 1:45 AM CDT

One Pandemic Winner: Barbies

Parents are looking for ways to keep their kids off screens

(Newser) - "Screen time 24/7" might have been the rallying cry back when parents thought they'd be locked down for two weeks or so , but seven-plus months in to the coronavirus pandemic, they're apparently looking for somewhat more old-fashioned ways to entertain their kids. Enter: Barbies. Mattel announced a...

Remdesivir Wins Approval as COVID-19 Treatment

Antiviral drug has been found to shorten recovery times

(Newser) - Remdesivir on Thursday became the first fully approved treatment for COVID-19 in the US. The Food and Drug Administration had issued an emergency use authorization for the antiviral drug in May. FDA Commissioner made the announcement , CNBC reports. Remdesivir shortened recovery time for hospitalized patients; President Trump is among the...

NHL Gives Up on Big Events but Not the Season

Winter Classic, All-Star Weekend are off the calendar

(Newser) - The NHL won't take it outside and open 2021 with the Winter Classic in Minnesota but still hopes to get the hockey season going around the start of the new year. The league on Thursday canceled the Winter Classic scheduled for Jan. 1 at Target Field in Minneapolis and...

Study Counts 2.5M Years of Lost Life in US Over COVID
Amid Bad News on COVID,
One Silver Lining
the rundown
Oct 22, 2020 12:00 PM CDT

Amid Bad News on COVID, One Silver Lining

Cases are surging again in the US, but the death rate isn't

(Newser) - The US death toll on COVID is now more than 222,000 , but a Harvard geneticist says the figure doesn't capture the full scope of the loss. In a new analysis , Stephen Elledge takes into account the ages of those who've died and calculates the number of years...

Chris Christie Speaks Out on His 'Serious Failure'

Former NJ governor regrets not wearing a mask at Rose Garden event, implores others to

(Newser) - Chris Christie is pushing for people to wear face masks, and he has good reason to push for them: He caught COVID-19 himself after attending the Rose Garden event last month for Amy Coney Barrett's nomination, and now he's regretting how lax he was about safety protocols. "...

Court: San Quentin Prison Population Must Be Halved

Prison had one of nation's worst COVID outbreaks

(Newser) - A California appeals court has ordered state corrections officials to cut the population of one of the world's most famous prisons to less than half of its designed capacity, citing officials' "deliberate indifference" to the plight of inmates during the coronavirus pandemic. State officials said Wednesday that they...

Here&#39;s What Obama Said While Stumping for Biden
Here's How
Obama Went
After Trump
Oct 22, 2020 3:00 AM CDT

Here's How Obama Went After Trump

Former president stumps for Joe Biden in Philadelphia

(Newser) - President Obama gave his first stump speech for his former vice president and current good pal Joe Biden Wednesday night, and the Philadelphia drive-in rally featured what CNN calls Obama's "most direct attacks" on his successor yet. "I never thought Donald Trump would embrace my vision or...

COVID Highs Push Hospitals Near the Brink

'We'll run into some difficult decisions to make'

(Newser) - Hospitals across the US are starting to buckle from a resurgence of COVID-19 cases, with several states setting records for the number of people hospitalized and leaders scrambling to find extra beds and staff, the AP reports. New highs in cases have been reported in states big and small—from...

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