ROME (AP) — From the marbled halls of Italy to the wheat fields of Kansas, health authorities are increasingly warning that the question isn’t whether a second wave of coronavirus infections and deaths will hit, but when — and how badly.
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BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union predicted Wednesday “a recession of historic proportions this year” due to the impact of the coronavirus as it released its first official estimates of the damage the pandemic is inflicting on the bloc’s economy.
The 27-nation EU economy is predicted to contract by 7.5% this year, before growing by about 6% in 2021. The group of 19 nations using the euro as their currency will see a record decline of 7.75% this year, and grow by 6.25% in 2021, the European Commission said in its Spring economic forecast.
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R), who is currently chipping away at his stay-at-home order to reopen his state’s economy, privately told his state legislature and members of Congress during a phone call last Friday that doing so will cause further spread of COVID-19.
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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was hospitalized at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland for a “benign” gallstone infection on Tuesday, according to a Supreme Court spokesperson.
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A top Trump administration public health official alleged Tuesday that he was demoted after raising concerns about widely distributing a drug that President Donald Trump touted as a potential “game changer” against COVID-19.
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Farewell, COVID-19 task force. We barely knew ye.
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Let me run through a few miscellaneous news items.
Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley invoked Korematsu v. the United States, the Supreme Court case which upheld Japanese-American internment during World War II, in the midst of oral arguments centered on the state’s stay-at-home order Tuesday.
NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Barack Obama will deliver a televised prime-time commencement address for the high school class of 2020 during an hour-long event that will also feature LeBron James, Malala Yousafzai and Ben Platt, among others.
ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC will simultaneously air the special May 16 at 8 p.m. Eastern along with more than 20 other broadcast and digital streaming partners, according to the announcement Tuesday from organizers.
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Ohio state Rep. Nino Vitale (R) got biblical on Monday while railing against protective face masks that help prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Continue reading “Ohio GOPer Refuses To Wear A Mask Because It Covers ‘The Image Of God’”
