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Top Pork Producer Shuts Major Plant After Coronavirus Sickens Workers
Smithfield Foods' CEO warned of potential meat shortages as he agreed to indefinitely close a giant South Dakota pork processing facility.
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Jerry Falwell Jr. Had Campus Police Issue Warrants For Journalists
The Liberty University president said warrants were issued for New York Times and ProPublica journalists reporting on his failure to close the school for the coronavirus.
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Hundreds Of Young People Have Already Died Of COVID-19 In The U.S.
At least 759 people under the age of 50, including some with no preexisting conditions, have reportedly died in the U.S. from the novel coronavirus.
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Trump's New Press Secretary's Troubling Remarks Are Coming Back To Haunt Her
Kayleigh McEnany has been spreading misinformation about COVID-19 for months. Her history of birtherism and other lies have also come under scrutiny.
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Facing Backlash, Acting Navy Secretary Apologizes For Calling Ousted Captain ‘Stupid’
After facing heat for his criticism of Captain Brett Crozier, Thomas Modly walked back his comments on Monday. "I think ... the opposite," Modly said.
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Trump Says ‘Nobody’ Knew Pandemic Was Coming. His Adviser Warned Of It In January.
Peter Navarro, Trump’s trade adviser, reportedly penned two memos — in January and then February — warning of potential catastrophe because of COVID-19.
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Georgia Gov. Shows Just How Far Behind The World He Is On Coronavirus
Back in February, the CDC warned that asymptomatic patients could spread COVID-19. But Gov. Brian Kemp says he only just learned of the phenomenon.
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Bill Gates: U.S. Needs To Shut Down ‘Everywhere’ To Fight COVID-19
Back in 2015, the Microsoft co-founder predicted the world would soon face a catastrophic pandemic. "We're not ready," he warned at the time.
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Amazon Workers Plan Walkout After Staten Island Warehouse Reports COVID-19 Case
The striking workers want the New York City facility shuttered and sanitized before their return. "People are scared," one employee said. "We’re unsafe."
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Virus, Not Humans, 'Makes The Timeline,' Fauci Warns As Trump Mulls Easing Restrictions
President Trump may already be talking about easing coronavirus-related restrictions, but Fauci says "arbitrary decisions" should not be made without data.
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Amazon Workers In At Least 8 U.S. Warehouses Test Positive For COVID-19
Hundreds of Amazon employees and contractors have signed a petition calling for the online retail giant to do more to protect its staff.
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Arizona Man Dies After Ingesting Fish Tank Chloroquine To Prevent Coronavirus
The man and his wife drank a fish tank cleaner containing chloroquine, which the president has touted as a treatment despite a lack of scientific evidence.
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U.S. States, Cities Put Bans On Restaurants, Bars To Stem Coronavirus Spread
Several states, including Washington and Illinois, and major cities like Los Angeles and New York, have prohibited dine-in services at eateries and drinking holes.
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No Charges In Alleged Biting Of Florida 6-Year-Old
A Florida woman who allegedly bit her boyfriend’s 6-year-old son in a ‘biting game’ has been arrested and charged with child abuse, reports say. According to NBC Miami, Rachael Bohbot of Boynton Beach, Fla., was arrested after her boyfriend’s young son told his mother that the 24-year-old had “bit him several times” over the course of a weekend that he had spent with his father.