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Former Trump aide seeks to fight drug abuse, addiction in his new role

Tue, 04 Aug 2020 10:00:19 GMT

President Trump’s former domestic policy adviser is joining the board of directors of Verde Technologies, a company that produces a drug "deactivation" system to dispose of unused medications.Joe Grogan, who stepped down as White House Domestic...

COVID-19 outbreaks in agricultural communities raise harvest fears

Tue, 04 Aug 2020 10:00:12 GMT

BREWSTER, Wash. — In the summer months, this tiny community on the shores of the Columbia River becomes the heart of America’s apple industry, ripe fruit weighing down branches in the surrounding orchards before they’re loaded onto trains and...

Fauci warns of 'really bad situation' if daily coronavirus cases don't drop to 10K by September

Mon, 03 Aug 2020 23:07:30 GMT

Anthony Fauci, the country’s top infectious disease expert, warned on Monday that the U.S. could be in a “really bad situation” if the number of new coronavirus cases confirmed daily does not drop to 10,000 by next month.Fauci, the director of the...

Trump won't say if he disagrees with Birx that virus is widespread

Mon, 03 Aug 2020 22:54:59 GMT

President Trump on Monday declined to say whether he disagreed with Deborah Birx's characterization that the coronavirus is widespread across the United States, hours after he complained that she "took the bait" in responding to criticism...

Trump signs order expanding use of virtual doctors

Mon, 03 Aug 2020 22:39:18 GMT

President Trump on Monday signed an executive order seeking to expand the use of virtual doctors visits, as his administration looks to highlight achievements in health care. The administration waived certain regulatory barriers to video and...

Overnight Health Care: Trump criticizes Birx over Pelosi, COVID-19 remarks: 'Pathetic' | ...

Mon, 03 Aug 2020 22:35:56 GMT

Welcome to Monday's Overnight Health Care.President Trump attacked coronavirus task force coordinator Deborah Birx, and continued to hype hydroxychloroquine. Governors don't want the National Guard to leave the pandemic front lines, and the WHO is...

WHO chief: There may never be 'silver bullet' for coronavirus

Mon, 03 Aug 2020 14:49:33 GMT

The leader of the World Health Organization (WHO) warned Monday there may never be a "silver bullet" for defeating COVID-19. "A number of vaccines are now in phase three clinical trials and we all hope to have a number of effective vaccines...

Governors call for Trump to extend funding for National Guard coronavirus response

Mon, 03 Aug 2020 14:43:10 GMT

The National Governors Association (NGA) on Monday called on President Trump to extend federal funding for National Guard forces being used to respond to the coronavirus, warning that they need certainty on the issue.The federal funding and benefits...

Trump criticizes Birx over Pelosi, COVID-19 remarks: 'Pathetic'

Mon, 03 Aug 2020 14:12:10 GMT

President Trump on Monday publicly criticized Deborah Birx, the doctor who is coordinating the White House’s coronavirus response, suggesting she was hurting him after she bluntly acknowledged that the pandemic is widespread across the United States...

US reports smallest daily coronavirus cases increase in almost four weeks

Mon, 03 Aug 2020 13:04:04 GMT

The U.S. on Sunday saw its smallest daily increase in coronavirus cases in nearly four weeks after hitting an all-time high in July.The U.S. recorded over 47,000 new cases on Sunday, the lowest figure since July 6, The Wall Street Journal reported....

Fewer parents want full-time, in-person instruction for their children: Gallup

Mon, 03 Aug 2020 11:31:46 GMT

The percentage of parents who say they want full-time, in-person school for their children in the fall has fallen 20 points in recent months, although more still favor it than fully remote classes, according to Gallup.Thirty-six percent of K-12...

Kosovo prime minister tests positive for coronavirus

Sun, 02 Aug 2020 22:42:15 GMT

Kosovo’s prime minister, Avdullah Hoti, said Sunday that he tested positive for COVID-19. Hoti said his only symptom is a mild cough, according to a post on his Facebook page. The prime minister said he will be isolating for the next two...

Florida surpasses record for most COVID-19 deaths in single week

Sun, 02 Aug 2020 17:40:57 GMT

Florida on Sunday surpassed its record for the most COVID-19 deaths in a single week, with 1,230 reported in the past seven days. The Sunshine State broke the previous record, set one week earlier, after recording 257 deaths&...

India reports 55K new coronavirus cases

Sun, 02 Aug 2020 16:18:14 GMT

Indian health officials reported nearly 55,000 new cases of the coronavirus on Sunday as the country continues to see rising rates of infections and approaches nearly 2 million confirmed cases.Data gathered by Johns Hopkins University found...

White House testing czar: 'I can't recommend' hydroxychloroquine

Sun, 02 Aug 2020 15:09:37 GMT

White House coronavirus testing czar Adm. Brett Giroir said Sunday that he “can't recommend” hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19 in an apparent contradiction of President Trump’s support of the drug. Giroir, a Health and Human...

Trump: 'Fake News' not reporting 'big China Virus breakouts all over the World'

Sun, 02 Aug 2020 12:29:41 GMT

President Trump in an early morning tweet on Sunday accused the press of failing to report coronavirus outbreaks in other nations as cases surge in the U.S.“Big China Virus breakouts all over the World, including nations which were thought to...

Experts fear political pressure on COVID-19 vaccine

Sun, 02 Aug 2020 11:30:06 GMT

Public health experts are raising red flags that the Trump administration could exert political pressure on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to approve a COVID-19 vaccine before one is ready.President Trump, searching for a political win...

'Progress' but no deal as coronavirus talks head into next week

Sat, 01 Aug 2020 17:43:30 GMT

Trump administration officials and Democratic leaders negotiating a new coronavirus relief package said they made "progress" during a rare Saturday meeting but aren't yet close to a deal.“We’re not close yet, but it was a productive discussion...

US posts more than 25,000 COVID-19 deaths in July

Sat, 01 Aug 2020 12:09:05 GMT

The U.S. reported more than 25,000 deaths in July related to the novel coronavirus, according to data from Johns Hopkins University, a grim milestone for the country as it seeks to stem a rising number of cases.The country saw 1.87 million...

McConnell: 15-20 GOP senators will not vote for any coronavirus deal

Sat, 01 Aug 2020 00:47:01 GMT

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Friday that more than a third of Republican senators will not vote for any coronavirus relief package, underscoring division with his caucus. "I think there are 15-20 of my guys that are not...