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COVID-19 Hits Home for Rep. Ilhan Omar

Congresswoman reveals her father has died from complications

(Newser) - It is "with tremendous sadness and pain" that Rep. Ilhan Omar has announced the death of her father due to complications from COVID-19. "No words can describe what he meant to me and all who knew him," the Minnesota congresswoman said in a statement late Monday, per...

New Zealand No Longer Coronavirus-Free

2 women from London brought COVID-19 back in

(Newser) - New Zealand is no longer free from the new coronavirus after health officials say two women who flew from London to see a dying parent have tested positive, the AP reports. But before they were tested, the women had been given an exemption to leave quarantine on compassionate grounds and...

Cowboys, Texans Players Test Positive for COVID-19

Cowboys' Ezekiel Elliot is 'feeling good,' agent says

(Newser) - Several Dallas Cowboys and Houston Texans players have tested positive for COVID-19, sources tell NFL Network , thought the teams have declined to provide the exact number. The sources say none of the players has been in the team's facilities and the proper health protocols were followed. Rocky Arceneaux, agent...

More Bad News for Hydroxychloroquine

FDA pulls the plug on its emergency use for COVID-19 patients

(Newser) - The FDA is out with a clear new directive on the controversial drug hydroxychloroquine: stop using it on COVID-19 patients. The agency has concluded that the anti-malarial drug and the related chloroquine "are unlikely to produce an antiviral effect," reports Politico . "Nor is it reasonable to believe...

Tulsa Newspaper: Please Don't Come, Mr. President

Editorial says a campaign rally makes no sense right now

(Newser) - President Trump is scheduled to host a campaign rally in Tulsa on Saturday, but he's receiving anything but a warm welcome from the local newspaper and the top local health official. In an editorial, the Tulsa World argues that "a mass indoor gathering of people pressed closely together...

Ohio State's Football Move May Become New Normal

Players have to sign a COVID waiver

(Newser) - The world of college football in 2020: Players on one of the top teams in the nation must sign a COVID-19 waiver if they want to take the field. The Columbus Dispatch obtained a copy of what the school calls the Buckeye Pledge. It lays out safety protocols players must...

Experts on Trump Rally: It's a 'Dangerous Move'

The coronavirus is still out there and spreads more easily indoors, they say

(Newser) - After months away from the campaign trail, President Trump plans to rally his supporters this coming Saturday for the first time since most of the country was shuttered by the coronavirus. Trump will head to Tulsa, Oklahoma—a state that has seen relatively few COVID-19 cases, the AP reports. But...

Fired Scientist Posts the 'Real' Virus Numbers

Rebekah Jones says the Florida Dept. of Health pressured her to manipulate numbers

(Newser) - You might call them dueling dashboards. A Florida data scientist who got fired for insubordination has set up a dashboard tallying the state's coronavirus numbers—which eclipse the official count, the Washington Post reports. "I wanted to build an application that delivered data and helped people get tested...

This Country Beat the Virus. Now, the Reward.

Sports fans fill a rowdy sports stadium in New Zealand

(Newser) - They call one section of the stadium The Zoo, and it's easy to see why: thousands of university students in team colors standing on their seats, steadying trays of beer, swaying to music and erupting with joy when their team scores. "Craziness," is how 20-year-old student Charlotte...

Teacher Breaks the Mold With Online Classes

Jorge Manolo Villarroel's online classes have actually become popular

(Newser) - Sometimes, Jorge Manolo Villarroel is Spiderman. Sometimes, he's the Flash, or the Green Lantern. But he’s always a teacher—one who lives out his childhood dreams by dressing up as superheroes for the locked-down students who attend his virtual classes, the AP reports. His classes have become so...

Fauci Has a Word About the 'Second Wave'

And researchers offer a stern word about mask-wearing

(Newser) - Anthony Fauci issued a word of calm Friday as coronavirus case numbers spiked across several US states. The director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases said on CNN the latest uptick may not be the "second spike" many fear, but "when you start to see...

'Huge Step in the Right Direction' From CDC on Virus

Agency finally posts guidelines for Americans on how to minimize COVID-19 risk as we reopen

(Newser) - Take the stairs, not the elevator, down from your hotel room. Encourage people to bring their own food and drinks to your cookout. Use hand sanitizer after banking at an ATM. Call ahead to restaurants and nail salons to make sure staff are wearing face coverings. And no high-fives—or...

Scientists Test New Way Blood May Help Fight COVID

They're trying to figure out if plasma from recovered patients can prevent the disease

(Newser) - Survivors of COVID-19 are donating their blood plasma in droves in hopes it helps other patients recover from the coronavirus. And while the jury’s still out, now scientists are testing if the donations might also prevent infection in the first place, per the AP . Thousands of coronavirus patients in...

This Man Is About to Get Even Poorer
This Man Is About
to Get Even Poorer
new study
Jun 11, 2020 7:25 PM CDT

This Man Is About to Get Even Poorer

King's College London warns the world of coming crisis

(Newser) - Global poverty is set to rise above 1 billion people once again as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, which is reducing the income of the world's poorest by $500 million a day, according to new research published Friday. The research by King's College London and the Australian...

Mnuchin Gives His Take on Closing the Economy Again

The treasury secretary gave his take as Wall Street shuddered over the coronavirus

(Newser) - Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says re-closing the US economy is not an option. "We can't shut down the economy again. I think we've learned that if you shut down the economy, you're going to create more damage," he told CNBC 's Jim Cramer on...

COVID Cases Rising in Nearly Half the States

AP analysis sees a troubling trend

(Newser) - One reason the stock market is having such a miserable day is because investors are worried that the coronavirus is making a comeback. An AP analysis lends some weight to those fears, concluding that cases are rising in nearly half the states. In Arizona, hospitals have been told to prepare...

Dow Plunges at Open on &#39;Second Wave&#39; Worries
Dow Plunge Worsens
on 'Second Wave' Worries
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Jun 11, 2020 11:56 AM CDT

Dow Plunge Worsens on 'Second Wave' Worries

Index sinks more than 1,500 points

(Newser) - The market's optimism that the worst of COVID-19 is behind us seems to be vanishing quickly. The Dow on Thursday plunged 900 points at the open, and things have only gotten worse. The index was down more than 1,500 points, or 5.5%, shortly before 1pm Eastern. The...

At State Hearing on Racism, an Allegedly Racist Remark

Ohio Sen. Steve Huffman asked if 'colored' people were doing a good job at hand-washing

(Newser) - An Ohio state senator is accused of showcasing systemic racism in a hearing to determine whether racism should be declared a public health crisis. State GOP Sen. Steve Huffman, an emergency room doctor on the Senate Health Committee, was questioning Ohio Commission on Minority Health chief Angela Dawson on Tuesday...

Starbucks Makes Big Move Toward a New 'Vision'

Company to close 400 stores to focus on takeout-only locations

(Newser) - Starbucks is shifting away from its famous cafe experience in a change only partly inspired by the coronavirus pandemic. The coffee company tells CNN that it was reevaluating its coffee-selling model before the pandemic, as about 80% of transactions at its 15,000 US stores are "on-the-go" purchases. As...

Her Lungs Were Among Worst He'd Seen. Now, a 2nd Chance

Double lung transplant saves young COVID-19 patient's life in Chicago

(Newser) - A 20-something woman whose lungs were devastated by the coronavirus has undergone the first known US lung transplant related to COVID-19—a double transplant, at that. It was her one shot at survival, reports the New York Times . The procedure carried out at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago last week...

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