[aggregation-styles] The National Five girls in Afghanistan, aged between 14 and 17, have joined the fight against the coronavirus, designing a cheap ventilator that runs off the motor of a Toyota Corolla. The all-female robotics team, aptly named the Afghan Dreamers, has long been more accomplished than average teenagers. Tech...
Dr. Fauci Says He Doesn't Think Americans Should Ever Shake Hands Again to Prevent Spread of Coronavirus
[aggregation-styles] Newsweek Dr. Anthony Fauci, the National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) director, said Americans should never shake hands again, in order to prevent the spread of coronavirus and other diseases. The leading infectious disease expert on President Donald Trump's coronavirus task force told the Wall Street Journal...
First Round of Coronavirus Stimulus Checks on the Way
[aggregation-styles] KRON 4 SAN FRANCISCO – The first wave of Americans will receive stimulus payouts starting today, according to an internal plan circulated by IRS Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, The Washington Post reports. Those who will be receiving this first round of payouts are those who have already given their...
Senate Brawl Derails Fast Push for New Coronavirus Relief
[aggregation-styles] Politco The Senate adjourned on Thursday with no deal to deliver coronavirus aid as Democrats and Republicans rejected each other’s bids for new spending. Senate Democrats blocked Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s attempt to deliver $250 billion in more money for small businesses, arguing that McConnell (R-Ky.) wasn’t negotiating...
Outcry Over Racial Data Grows as Virus Slams Black Americans
As the coronavirus tightens its grip across the country, it is cutting a particularly devastating swath through an already vulnerable population — black Americans. Democratic lawmakers and community leaders in cities hard-hit by the pandemic have been sounding the alarm over what they see as a disturbing trend of the...
Trump Quietly Shuts Down Asylum at US Borders to Fight Virus
SAN DIEGO — A U.S. Border Patrol agent wouldn't let Jackeline Reyes explain why she and her 15-year-old daughter needed asylum, pointing to the coronavirus. That confrontation in Texas came just days after the Trump administration quietly shut down the nation's asylum system for the first time in decades in...
16.8M Americans Thrown out of Work as Economic Toll Rises
NEW YORK — A staggering 16.8 million Americans have been thrown onto the unemployment rolls in just three weeks, underscoring the terrifying speed with which the coronavirus outbreak has brought world economies to their knees. Meanwhile, world leaders and health officials fervently warned that the hard-won gains against the scourge...
Madera Woman Got Coronavirus at Funeral and Died. Her Family Honored Her With a Drive-Up Service
[aggregation-styles] Los Angeles Times Subscription MADERA, Calif. — On Wednesday afternoon, five cars filled with grieving members of Wanda DeSelle’s family and friend group rolled into Madera’s Arbor Vitae cemetery.DeSelle died from complications of coronavirus. She apparently had contracted COVID-19 from a previous funeral. Nobody left their cars as the...
Hawaii Mayor: Florida Man Flouting Quarantine Was ‘Covidiot’
HONOLULU — A mayor in Hawaii is calling a Florida man accused of trying to flout Hawaii’s traveler quarantine a “covidiot.” Kauai Mayor Derek Kawakami isn’t taking credit for coining the word borne from the COVID-19 pandemic, but said he "may be the first elected official to bust it out...
California to Buy 200 Million Masks a Month Amid Outbreak
SACRAMENTO — California will spend nearly $1 billion to purchase up to 200 million masks a month to boost the state's stockpile of protective equipment during the COVID-19 outbreak and could act as a supplier to other Western states, Gov. Gavin Newsom said. “We've been competing against other states, against...