by Jim Heath | Aug 29, 2020 | 2020, coronavirus, GOP, Headlines
A small gas station in California received small business bailout money from the Trump administration during the pandemic, then paid for Make America Great Again campaign billboards ahead the election. Large, towering billboards attempting to rally support for Trump...
by Jim Heath | Aug 23, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health, Trump
On the eve of the Republican National Convention where President Trump hopes to revive his flagging political fortunes, he has announced the emergency authorization of convalescent plasma for COVID-19. Many scientists and physicians believe that convalescent plasma...
by Jim Heath | Aug 22, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health
Coronavirus cases reported in Minnesota and Nebraska have been linked to people who attended the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota, which ended last week. According to the Star Tribune, the Minnesota Department of Health reported 15 cases linked to people who...
by Jim Heath | Aug 18, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines
CNN’s Anderson Cooper on Tuesday slammed MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, an ardent President Trump supporter, for pushing an unproven therapeutic treatment for coronavirus, sales of which could benefit him. “You really are a snake oil salesman. I mean, you could be in the...
by Jim Heath | Aug 17, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health
The United States surpassed 170,000 coronavirus deaths on Sunday, according to a tally kept by Johns Hopkins University as health officials express concerns over COVID-19 complicating the fall flu season. Deaths rose by 483 on Sunday, with Florida, Texas and...
by Jim Heath | Aug 15, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health, Trump
President Trump today said he disagreed with an assessment from the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that the United States could face the “worst fall” from a public health perspective if Americans do not follow guidelines to ease the...