The White House will give rapid Covid-19 tests to anyone who will come in close proximity with either President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence, CNN has confirmed. “As the physician to the President and White House Operations continue to protect the health and safety of the President and vice president, starting today anyone…… MORE
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An Oklahoma newspaper has apologized for a coronavirus April Fools’ story after backlash
An Oklahoma newspaper has retracted a coronavirus-related story it published on April Fools Day that caused panic among parents and teachers. The Sapulpa Times also issued an apology on its website for a story that claimed Sapulpa students would have to repeat the entire school year. The Oklahoma State Board of Education ordered all public…… MORE
Matthew Broderick’s sister Janet thought coronavirus would kill her
Janet Broderick is just happy to be alive. The older sister of actor Matthew Broderick has survived after becoming critically ill with Covid-19, and is now sharing her story. Broderick, who is a rector at All Saints’ Episcopal Church in Beverly Hills, told New York magazine’s Intelligencer that while hospitalized she told herself, “I’m going…… MORE
Judge delays Wisconsin primary results until April 13, six days after state’s election
Wisconsin‘s primary results will not be released until at least April 13 — six days after the state’s election is held — after a federal judge extended the deadline for absentee ballots to be returned. US District Judge William Conley on Friday morning clarified an earlier order at the Wisconsin Election Commission’s request, saying that…… MORE
Inside Jared Kushner and Peter Navarro’s efforts to rescue the White House’s coronavirus response
For days, executives at the industrial company 3M gave Trump administration officials shifting explanations for why they couldn’t send a larger share of the company’s global production of N95 masks to the US. Export restrictions prevented them from shipping to the US, they said at first, before explaining they didn’t want to jeopardize foreign business…… MORE
FDA changes course and allows China’s KN95 mask to be used in US
The US Food and Drug Administration on Friday changed its position on a sought-after type of respirator from China, the KN95, announcing that the agency will authorize the mask for use in healthcare settings if it meets certain criteria. In response to continued respirator shortages, the FDA issued new guidance, authorizing KN95 respirators if certain…… MORE
Pelosi says infrastructure may have to wait past fourth coronavirus bill
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday that Democrats could put on hold a host of their infrastructure priorities and instead advance a new stimulus measure that mirrors the historic $2.2 trillion stimulus package President Donald Trump signed into law last week. Her comments signal Democrats’ willingness to collaborate on emergency legislation yet again — even…… MORE
CNN’s Brooke Baldwin tests positive for coronavirus
CNN anchor Brooke Baldwin announced on Friday that she tested positive for coronavirus after experiencing symptoms a day earlier. “I am OKAY,” Baldwin said in an Instagram post announcing her diagnosis. “It came on suddenly yesterday afternoon. Chills, aches, fever.” Baldwin became the second CNN anchor to test positive for the virus. Chris Cuomo tested…… MORE
Doctor’s message to her kids: ‘If they lose me to COVID, I want them to know Mommy tried really hard’
After a weekend spent on call in a New York City hospital, one doctor posted a message for her kids with a raw and honest view of what it’s like to be a healthcare worker on the frontlines of the coronavirus outbreak. “My babies are too young to read this now,” Dr. Cornelia Griggs tweeted.…… MORE
Trump’s incredible 180 on OPEC, oil and free markets
President Donald Trump has long cast OPEC as an evil force ripping Americans off by not pumping enough oil. Now he’s pleading with Saudi Arabia and Russia to stop pumping so much oil. In the past, Trump has called OPEC a “monopoly” (it’s not) that must be broken up. “They are robbing our country blind,”…… MORE
