by Jim Heath | Jul 23, 2020 | coronavirus, GOP, Headlines, Health
With the nation gripped by an alarming resurgence of coronavirus cases and new rounds of lockdowns, weekly new claims for unemployment have risen for the first time since March. The Department of Labor said today that 1.416 million Americans filed for unemployment in...
by Jim Heath | Jul 22, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health
The daily death total in the United States exceeded 1,000 for the first time in weeks yesteray, as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said there were far more infections than have been reported. The news came as President Trump abandoned his consistently...
by Jim Heath | Jul 20, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health, MLB
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the country’s top infectious disease expert, will throw out the ceremonial first pitch at the first game of Major League Baseball’s pandemic-delayed regular season. The Washington Nationals announced today that Fauci – a...
by Jim Heath | Jul 20, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health
President Trump today said he will resume giving regular coronavirus briefings this week, reviving a practice that is controversial among some aides as infections surge across the United States. Trump told reporters in the Oval Office he would deliver a briefing at 5...
by Jim Heath | Jul 19, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health
US deaths from the novel coronavirus topped 140,000 on Saturday as cases continued to rise in 42 out of 50 states over the past two weeks, according to a Reuters tally. Since late June, the US has seen a resurgence in new cases and now, six weeks later, deaths have...
by Jim Heath | Jul 19, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health, Joe Biden, Trump
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has built a commanding 15-point national lead over President Trump in his bid for the White House. The new Washington Post-ABC news poll, which was released today, found that 55 percent of registered voters say...
