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Read More »Chicago orders travelers from states with high rates of coronavirus to be quarantined for two weeks
Al Drago / AFP / Getty Images / ARCHIVE The US coronavirus pandemic is not headed in a positive direction, but it is possible to balance the yearning to reopen with precautions that can help delay the spread of the coronavirus, said Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute …
Read More »The Secret Service ‘urged’ Pence to delay the trip to Arizona when agents caught the coronavirus and cases continued to escalate
The Independent employs journalists from around the world to bring you truly independent journalism. To support us, consider a contribution. The US Secret Service was forced to urge Mike Pence’s office to delay a trip to Arizona, as agents were falling ill with coronavirus amid a nationwide surge in cases, …
Read More »Of course, Donald Trump wants fireworks over Mount Rushmore – Meanwhile in America
Such frivolity may seem tacky in the midst of a rapidly escalating pandemic, and reckless as no social distancing will be required at the event. But the holiday celebrating independence from Britain is being used to reinforce Trump’s false narrative that the country is okay. “We are coming back in …
Read More »Trump plays golf ahead of Mount Rushmore celebration even as coronavirus cases hit new record
The Independent employs journalists from around the world to bring you truly independent journalism. To support us, consider a contribution. Donald Trump made his way to the golf course on Friday, kicking off the long weekend of Independence Day hitting the links even after the country set a one-day record …
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