Aug 06 Workers want mandated temp checks for casino patrons By Wayne Parry, Associated Press Five Atlantic City casinos are not physically checking the temperatures of guests entering the property, workers say. Continue reading
Aug 06 Laid-off workers endure loss of $600 aid calling it a 'nightmare' By Sarah Skidmore Sell, Paul Wiseman, Associated Press Even if Congress does reach a deal, the extra unemployment amount is likely to be less than $600. By the time the money starts flowing, it could be too late for many Americans who are already in dire straits. Continue reading
Aug 06 U.K. says 50 million face masks it bought might not be safe By Jill Lawless, Associated Press The masks were part of a 252 million pound ($332 million) contract the government signed with investment firm Ayanda Capital in April. Papers filed in a court case reveal that the masks won't be distributed because they have ear loops… Continue reading
Aug 06 Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine tests positive for virus ahead of Trump visit By Farnoush Amiri, Report for America, Dan Sewell, Associated Press His office said the 73-year-old DeWine had no symptoms, but was returning to Columbus before Trump had landed. Continue reading
Aug 06 Lack of study and oversight raises concerns about tear gas By Andrew Selsky, Associated Press Witnesses and human rights advocates say peaceful protesters, children and pregnant women have sometimes been hit by excessive amounts of tear gas, with police failing to provide an escape route. Continue reading
Aug 06 WATCH: House Oversight hearing on challenges of reopening schools amid COVID-19 pandemic By Associated Press Is it safe for schools to reopen during the pandemic? The House Oversight Committee is expected to hold a hearing on the challenges and risks of reopening schools amid the global outbreak. Continue reading
Aug 05 Top court rules Brazil must protect Indigenous peoples in pandemic By Débora Álvares, Associated Press The top court's justices voted unanimously that the government must install health checkpoints for isolated Indigenous villages plus draft and implement a plan to remove outsiders now within protected areas illegally. Continue reading
Aug 05 Cuomo takes over governors group as virus batters states By Marina Villeneuve, Associated Press New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is poised to lead the group representing the nation's governors, which has played a pivotal role in pushing the Trump administration about state needs during the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading
Aug 05 Watch 2:59 A Brief But Spectacular take on surviving coronavirus at age 102 Throughout the pandemic, Americans in elder care facilities have been at a high risk of contracting COVID-19. But there are also those residents of nursing homes who have survived the disease in spite of their age. Centenarian Grace Weissman-Spiegel-Davis is… Continue watching
Aug 05 Virus testing in the U.S. is dropping, even as deaths mount By Matthew Perrone, Nicky Forster, Associated Press U.S. testing for COVID-19 is dropping even as infections remain high and the death toll rises by more than 1,000 a day. Officials attribute this trend largely to Americans getting discouraged over having to wait hours to get a test… Continue reading