A Missouri mom hopes seeing the blood of her dead son dripping from a hospital room wall will help Americans take COVID-19 seriously. Pitton Bumgarth was only 13-year-old when he died of the virus in October, as his mother – a nurse who was also infected – was watching. The …
Read More »‘Our hands are tied’: US Coronavirus haunts small rural hospitals World News
As Dr. Shane Wilson visits a small 25-bed hospital in rural Missouri, many of his movements are familiar in the age of the coronavirus. Masks and gloves. Zippered plastic walls between the hall loaves. Hand sanitizer when he enters and exits every room. But one thing is quite different. Born …
Read More »The death of the teacher raises concerns over COVID
(Newser) – At least six U.S. Teachers have died from coronavirus complications The Daily Beast has seen since the start of the school year that “students from across the country returning to classrooms are an ominous sign of what is to come.” There is no clear evidence, however, that teachers …
Read More »Trump $ 300 in Unemployment Assistance: Only 5 States Pay Benefits
On August 8, President Donald Trump said his executive order to provide an additional $ 400 in weekly unemployment assistance to the nation’s 26.3 million unemployed workers would provide “immediate” relief. But nearly three weeks after he signed the order, so far only five states have paid the federal portion …
Read More »Ballot drop boxes are last field round in the American election campaign
(Reuters) – Welcome to the latest partisan ballot in the US presidential election: the ballot box. FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a mask to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) casts his vote for Maryland’s primary election at a dropbox in Rockville, Maryland, USA, June 2, 2020. REUTERS / …
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