What do Trail Blazers scrimmages and a good cut of meat have in common? Both should be taken with a grain of salt. Okay, that joke was a bit forced, but the point still stands: With scrimmages inside the bubble underway, the overreaction to preseason games is in full force. …
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Admiral Brett Giroir, the undersecretary of Health and Human Services who heads the administration’s coronavirus testing efforts, said Sunday that no one in the White House coronavirus workforce is afraid to pressure. President TrumpDonald John Trump Seattle police declare riots amid ongoing protests. Brazilian Bolsonaro says he tested positive for …
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GIGLIO ISLAND, Italy – Stranded on a small Italian island, a cancer researcher became increasingly alarmed to hear that, and then three more visitors became ill with COVID-19. Paola Muti prepared for a rapid spread of the coronavirus to the 800 close-knit islanders, many of whom she knows well. Her …
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We are making coronavirus coverage available without a subscription as a public service. But we depend on the reader’s support to do this work. Consider joining others to support local journalism in Alaska for just $ 3.23 per week. New COVID-19 cases reported Sunday in Alaska totaled 231, marking the …
Read More »CNN presenter Jake Tapper questions Tsar Brett Giroir who tests the coronavirus and asks if he is afraid of upsetting Trump
CNN presenter Jake Tapper took the undersecretary of health, Admiral Brett Giroir, to the task of solving ongoing problems with coronavirus testing, and asked the coronavirus testing czar if he is “afraid” of raising these issues. President Donald Trump. During a controversial 20-minute interview on CNN State of the union …
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