Tribune Publishing Company, which has some of the most well-preserved newspapers in American journalism, said Wednesday that it is closing the rooms at five of them, including New York’s Daily News and The Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Maryland. The company said the newspapers – including the Orlando Sentinel in Florida, …
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WASHINGTON (AP) – A top official at the Federal Reserve criticized the decision by many states to open businesses this spring before the virus came under full control, saying these choices have hindered an economic recovery in the US Eric Rosengren, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, said …
Read More »Texas passes cases of 500K; infection rate rises to new high
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas on Tuesday passed 500,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus as a Republican government. Greg Abbott suggested meetings for family and neighborhood are behind a sharp increase in the rate of positive testing, which has climbed to record levels just as schools begin to open across the …
Read More »Companies test antibody drugs to treat, prevent COVID-19
With a vaccine against a coronavirus still months away, companies are rushing to test what the next best thing might be: drugs that deliver antibodies to fight off the virus, without training the immune system to make them. Antibodies are proteins that the body makes when an infection occurs; they …
Read More »Telemedicine shines during pandemic, but will glow disappear?
In this photo provided by Lauren Shell, Shell poses for a selfie at her home in Leominster, Mass., On Saturday, August 1, 2020. During the pandemic, Shell, a survivor of breast cancer, arranged a quick video visit via the app Zoom in May with her doctor in Boston. Telemedicine grew …
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