Twitter allows Trump COVID-19 disinfectant videos, blocks ‘#InjectDisinfectant’
Twitter Inc said on Friday video clips of U.S. President Donald Trump suggesting that scientists investigate inserting light or disinfectant into coronavirus patients did not violate its COVID-19 misinformation policy.
Trump’s COVID-19 disinfectant ideas horrify health experts
U.S. President Donald Trump’s musings on whether injecting disinfectants might treat COVID-19 horrified medical professionals on Friday and raised fresh concerns that his stream-of-consciousness briefings could push frightened people to poison themselv…
Navy wants to reinstate fired captain of coronavirus-hit aircraft carrier, sources say
In an extraordinary reversal, the U.S. Navy has recommended reinstating the fired captain of the coronavirus-hit aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt, whose crew hailed him as their hero for risking his job to safeguard their lives, officials said on Fr…
As U.S. coronavirus death toll tops 50,000, a handful of states edge toward reopening
With the U.S. coronavirus death toll topping 50,000, Georgia, Oklahoma and a handful of other states took the first tentative steps at reopening for business on Friday, despite the disapproval of President Donald Trump and health experts.
Smithfield to close Illinois pork facility after workers test positive for virus
World’s largest pork processor Smithfield Foods Inc said on Friday it will suspend operations at its Monmouth, Illinois pork processing facility next week after some employees tested positive for COVID-19, adding to already strained U.S. meat supplies….
U.S. federal government to accept new small business relief loans Monday morning
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) said on Friday it would resume processing applications for small business relief under the Paycheck Protection Program on Monday at 10:30 a.m.
NYC officials pour cold water on proposal to close some streets to cars
New York City officials on Friday cautioned against a proposal to close some streets to car traffic to allow New Yorkers more space to stay apart and exercise outdoors during the coronavirus crisis – steps taken by other U.S. and European cities.
Explainer: How the U.S. is handling immigration enforcement during the coronavirus crisis
U.S. President Donald Trump made a hardline immigration agenda central to his 2020 re-election campaign and his administration has pushed ahead with a wide-ranging crackdown even as the United States has become the epicenter of the novel coronavirus ou…
As Georgia re-opens, an Atlanta-area salon tests limits of social distancing
A dozen customers lined up outside the Three-13 Salon, Spa & Boutique in suburban Atlanta on Friday morning, each standing six feet apart and eagerly awaiting their first haircuts or colorings since the coronavirus pandemic forced Georgia to lock down.
U.S. CDC reports 865,585 coronavirus cases, 48,816 deaths
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday reported 865,585 cases of the novel coronavirus, an increase of 37,144 from its previous count, and said the number of deaths had risen by 2,437 to 48,816.
