(Newser) – A California correctional facility currently accounts for almost half of the more than 2,000 prison cases in COVID-19 state, a fact that Governor Gavin Newsom now calls a “deep area of focus and concern.” Quoting data from the state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, USA Today reports that …
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The NBA will paint the words “Black Lives Matter” on all of its courts by the time play resumes in a closed environment in Orlando, according to an ESPN report citing league sources. The WNBA is also reportedly discussing the same plan. NBA Players Union President Chris Paul also told …
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At a May 30 birthday party in Texas, a man reportedly infected 18 friends and family with the coronavirus. By reading reports like these, you can think of the virus as a forest fire, instantly triggering epidemics wherever you go. But other reports tell another story entirely. In Italy, for …
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According to a new analysis, only 17 states and Washington DC are meeting minimum targets to conduct sufficient coronavirus testing. The Harvard Global Health Institute, in collaboration with NPR, finds that 14 states and Washington, DC are doing enough testing to mitigate the spread of the virus, meaning that it …
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A significant drop in maritime traffic brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic has created what scientists call a rare opportunity to study how calmer waters affect resident killer whales on the south coast of British Columbia. Ocean Networks Canada, which has been monitoring ship noise and sounds produced by marine …
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