Details on what’s inside the Republicans’ delayed $1 trillion stimulus bill as they enter negotiations with Democrats, who prefer the $3 trillion plan they passed back in May. / NPR To make Trump care more about the coronavirus, advisors present him with maps showing spikes in cases among “our people.
Coronavirus deaths in the US are at their highest level in two months, topping 1,000 for four consecutive days. / The Washington Post One way South Korea has been able to quash the coronavirus: Contract tracers working in a society willing to sacrifice privacy for the greater good. / Bloomberg North
Over the past week, nearly 40 countries had record single-day increases in confirmed COVID-19 infections. Fauci: A coronavirus vaccine likely won't be widely available until deeper into 2021. With just two drugs shown effective against COVID-19, the NIH will begin a "flurry" of
With 1 million new cases in the past 15 days, the US has now passed 4 million total coronavirus cases, with hospitalizations reaching a record high. California now finds itself at the center of the pandemic twice over. In Southern California, Huntington Beach has come “to symbolize resistance to many
Coronavirus infections in the US are much higher than confirmed, but far below what’s required for widespread immunity. In light of expiring CARES Act benefits, how state jobless benefits stack up against workers’ wages. Republican arguments about unemployment insurance de-incentivizing people to work ignore a harsh reality: many
Trump doubles down on sending federal law enforcement to cities with protests—and says of the cities he's considering, all are “run by very liberal Democrats." Portland, Ore., vet in viral video says he was struck after asking unmarked feds if they would uphold their oath to
The White House is trying to block billions in the upcoming coronavirus relief bill for states to conduct testing and contact tracing. The US has been incapable of controlling the pandemic, and now the government resists addressing the resulting economic reality. The source of our inability to control the pandemic
The US hit a new record high in new coronavirus infections this week, with more than 77,000 cases reported on Thursday. Florida, South Carolina, and Texas also reported their largest one-day spikes in fatalities. See also: Texas ICUs are overwhelmed with coronavirus patients, some of whom are being
The number of deaths from the coronavirus in Latin America for the first time exceeds the figure for North America. Meanwhile, a second death surge is coming for the United States. Governors and mayors scramble to issue new mask orders and limit the size of gatherings. COVID-19 vaccine trials
In what's thought to be the first case, a baby contracted COVID-19 while still in the womb (and has made a full recovery). Echocardiograms of COVID-19 patients show heart damage in 55% of the scans. One in seven have "severe abnormalities." Some first-person
