by Jim Heath | May 17, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health
The Texas Department of Health reported that there are more than 47,000 confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the state, with over 1,800 new cases reported Saturday, as the state ramps up testing in areas that it has declared high risk. It’s the largest...
by Jim Heath | May 17, 2020 | 2020, Headlines, Trump
Donald Trump Jr posted a meme on his social media page which referred to Joe Biden as a ‘pedophile’ while his younger brother Eric suggested that the coronavirus pandemic was a ‘hoax’ perpetrated by Democrats to prevent his father from holding election rallies....
by Jim Heath | May 17, 2020 | 2020, coronavirus, Headlines, Health
A new editorial published by a prestigious medical journal in defense of the CDC is urging Americans to vote for a president who won’t let partisan politics influence public health decisions. The Lancet, the world’s oldest and best-known general medical...
by Jim Heath | May 17, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health
Eight more sailors aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt have tested positive again for the coronavirus, raising to 13 the number who appear to have become infected a second time while serving aboard the sidelined aircraft carrier. All the sailors had previously tested...
by Jim Heath | May 16, 2020 | coronavirus, Economy, Headlines
J.C. Penney announced Friday it has filed for bankruptcy, marking the largest retail industry casualty thus far during the coronavirus pandemic. The 118-year-old department store had already racked up a substantial amount of debt in recent years, a situation that was...
