by Jim Heath | Jul 28, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health
Twitter has temporarily limited Donald Trump Jr.’s account after he posted a misleading video on the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine on Monday. The social media giant said the president’s oldest son violated its COVID-19 misinformation policy. He...
by Jim Heath | Jul 27, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines, MLB
Just four days into its attempt to play 66 games over 60 days, there may be cracks in the construct of Major League Baseball’s pandemic plan. A coronavirus outbreak on the Miami Marlins forced postponement of two games today, calling into question the viability of...
by Jim Heath | Jul 27, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health
New COVID-19 cases have hitting record highs in more than a dozen states as Dr Deborah Birx urged regions with rising infections to close bars, cut back on indoor dining and to mandate face masks. There has now been more than 4.2 million infections recorded across the...
by Jim Heath | Jul 27, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health
Donald Trump’s National Security adviser has coronavirus, the White House announced today, making him the highest- ranking administration official to test positive for it. ‘National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien tested positive for COVID-19,’...
by Jim Heath | Jul 25, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health
US coronavirus deaths have topped 1,000 for the fourth day in a row as 18 states set single day records of infections. A staggering 1,019 Americans were killed by the virus in the last day, topping off a dismal week with 1,140 deaths Thursday, 1,135 Wednesday and...
by Jim Heath | Jul 25, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines
Sinclair Broadcasting, one of the nation’s largest operators of local TV stations, said today it would delay its planned presentation of a news report featuring commentators offering discredited conspiracy theories about the nation’s coronavirus pandemic, after the...