At 8 am Friday, the line of cars waiting at the Austin coronavirus testing site exited the parking lot and down the street. The night before, Emi Zuniga waited hours for her nose to be cleaned at a test site in San Antonio. And in south central Texas, a network …
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Arizona: Walking the streets of Tucson or Phoenix can give the impression that the pandemic never existed in Arizona. People go about their usual business, and construction on the border wall on the southern border with Mexico seems to be gaining momentum. President Donald Trump took a trip to the …
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* Correction attached As the coronavirus pandemic engulfs Texas metropolitan areas, Republican Governor Greg Abbott has left the door open for massive indoor gatherings. And organizers are moving ahead with some important ones, including the upcoming Texas Republican Party convention in Houston. Harris County, where Houston is located, has the …
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Millions of Americans who have survived Covid-19 or who face future infections could lose their insurance or be barred from obtaining coverage if the Trump administration successfully repeals Obamacare. The Trump administration petitioned the supreme court Thursday night to overturn the Affordable Care Act, a measure that, if successful, would …
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A frustrating side effect of mandatory wearing of face masks during the coronavirus outbreak is that it is causing many people to explode. And that generated the term “mask” – or “mask” plus “acne”, referring to blemishes that result from the use of a face covering. Acne was already the …
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