LUBBOCK, Texas (Reuters) – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday tried to reassure parents that he is doing everything he can to keep students safe, as most schools in the state are preparing for the new week. School bus drivers lead a caravan through downtown Los Angeles to demand that …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he was blocking Democrats’ attempt to raise funds for the U.S. Postal Service and electoral infrastructure in a new bill for coronavirus, a bid to block more Americans from voting by mail during the pandemic. Democrats in Congress accuse Republican …
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Workers wearing personal protective equipment perform Covid-19 tests in Drive in Winnetka, California (Photo by Kevin Winter / Getty Images) Getty Images Text size Here’s what you need to know about the impact of Covid-19 to navigate the markets today. • Joe Biden kicks in for a national mask mandate, …
Read More »Exclusive: US recruits overseas scientists for COVID-19 vaccine trials, promised access to supply
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration’s coronavirus vaccine project is recruiting scientists in South Africa and Latin America to test for possible vaccines in U.S.-backed clinical trials, and deploying them to access their countries to all successful products , Reuters has learned. FILE PHOTO: A volunteer receives an injection from …
Read More »Three more U.S. states are launching coronavirus exposure warning apps
FILE PHOTO: The 1919 mobile app, which North Dakota and South Dakota officials have asked residents to download to help with contact detection during the global outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19), is viewed on a phone call, US April 24, 2020. REUTERS / Paresh Dave OAKLAND, Caliph. (Reuters) – North Dakota, …
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