California prepares for more wildfires as coronavirus challenges budget
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) - California has had 60% more wildfires so far in 2020 than last year because of drier weather, Governor Gavin Newsom said on Wednesday, and he promised increased funding for firefighting even as the state’s budget faces a $54 billion hit from the impact of the coronavirus outbreak. FILE PHOTO: Flames grow…
Trump to tap ex-Glaxo exec, U
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak response press briefing in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, U.S., May 11, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump is expected to tap a former GlaxoSmithKline executive and a U.S. general to spearhead the government’s effort…
Trump to name former pharma exec as vaccine czar
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Without any interventions like social distancing, one model predicts the
A priest gives a response in front the coffin of a woman who died of COVID-19 and that she will be cremated alone because her relatives are in quarantine at Carabanchel cemetery during partial lockdown to combat the novel coronavirus outbreak in Madrid, Spain, on March 27, 2020.REUTERS/Juan Medina Without intense government intervention, the novel…
Pentagon awards 134 million for medical supplies for U
FILE PHOTO: A man with a mask stands behind a sign advertising the Sapphire Center nursing home after reports of a number of deaths there came to light during an ongoing outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Brooklyn borough of New York, U.S., April 17, 2020. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The…
Chinese arrivals to U
By Rachit Vats and Sanjana Shivdas(Reuters) - The number of travelers flying from China to the United States fell 84.1% in February from a year earlier, according to data from an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce, as travel curbs were imposed to limit the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.Arrival data from the International…
Where coronavirus cases are rising in the United States
(Reuters) - Nearly all 50 U.S. states have begun to allow some businesses to reopen and residents to move more freely, but only 14 states have met the federal government’s guidelines for lifting measures aimed at fighting the pandemic, according to a Reuters analysis. FILE PHOTO: Members of the Massachusetts Army National Guard distribute free…
Coalition Out of Crisis Why Gantz Threw in with Netanyahu
After more than a year of bitter political dispute and maneuvering, Israel is about to have a coalition government. It took three elections and an unprecedented public-health crisis to get the country to this point.Benny Gantz, a former chief of staff of the Israel Defense Forces and the leader of the opposition Blue and White…
Rhode Island State Police are stopping New Yorkers traveling into
police cartome213/Shutterstock Rhode Island State Police are pulling over those with New York license plates "due to New York's high rate of the COVID-19 cases" a trooper told Insider. Rhode Island authorities will advise the New Yorkers to self-quarantine for 14 days. Police will then refer the drivers to the National Guard, which is tracking…
Coronavirus In Wisconsin Mother Of 4 Documents Week One Of
BySusan-Elizabeth LittlefieldFiled Under:Coronavirus, COVID-19, Local TV, Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield, WisconsinStay Informed: Coronavirus Latest | COVID-19 Resources | Download CBS Minnesota App | CBSN MinnesotaMINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — It’s a dilemma parents across the country are facing: How to become your child’s new full-time educator.One Wisconsin mom of four documented their first week at home, and she shares some hacks, and hope, for the coming…