| Mitch McConnell could yet pay price for 'tone deaf' coronavirus response Posted: 04 May 2020 12:00 AM PDT  The Senate majority leader oversaw a huge handout to big business and drew bipartisan ire for suggesting struggling states should go bankrupt * Coronavirus – latest US updates * Coronavirus – latest global updates * See all our coronavirus coverageIt was, New York's governor, Andrew Cuomo observed, "one of the really dumb ideas of all time". Larry Hogan, his counterpart in Maryland, called it "complete nonsense". Congressman Pete King of New York said it was the work of the "Marie Antoinette of the Senate".It would be an understatement to say Mitch McConnell's suggestion that state and local governments should declare bankruptcy rather than seek more federal funding went down like a lead balloon. It was a rare instance of the Senate majority leader overplaying his hand.It also showed that Donald Trump is not the only figure embodying liberal nightmares in the time of coronavirus. When historians contemplate a death toll in the tens of thousands and an economy fallen off a cliff, they will pay close attention to the president's most important ally."I think Mitch McConnell is the guy to be watching and focusing on in terms of what's going on," said Larry Jacobs, director of the Center for the Study of Politics and Governance at the University of Minnesota. "His messaging around the coronavirus has been tone deaf."It's not just the fact that McConnell was remarkably brutal in pairing Americans into red and blue states at a time of national crisis – that is pretty shameless – but I think it was also politically inept because he's got his colleagues in tough races in blue states."McConnell's role in the pandemic drama has been criticised. On 12 March, just before Trump declared a national emergency, the senator flew back to Kentucky for a celebration for Justin Walker, a young rightwing judge nominated to America's second highest court. The ill-timed absence was noted. "WheresMitch?" trended on Twitter.With the economy in a tailspin, Senate Republicans came up with emergency funding. But it was skewed in favour of corporate executives and shareholders. Democrats refused it. A New York Times editorial was headlined: "The Coronavirus Bailout Stalled. And It's Mitch McConnell's Fault."Democrats forced concessions in a record $2.2tn bill that increased support to workers and reduced handouts to business, though these still amounted to what critics called a $500bn "corporate slush fund".Trump was earning global opprobrium for his bungling of the pandemic, but it was apparently too late for McConnell to untether himself from the president, even if he so desired. Instead, he blamed Democrats for impeaching Trump."[The coronavirus] came up while we were tied down in the impeachment trial," McConnell told the conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt. "And I think it diverted the attention of the government because everything every day was all about impeachment."Opponents saw that as a feeble attempt to excuse the inexcusable.Moe Vela, a former senior adviser to Joe Biden, said: "Almost any good Mitch McConnell did by cooperating and collaborating on the legislative side is undone by his enabling of the president at a time when he could have been a real leader and called out the president on his lack of responsiveness and leadership."It's disappointing because he had the chance to redeem himself from all the negative and enabling and divisiveness of the past several years as the majority leader and he didn't take it.Vela, a board director of TransparentBusiness, added: "Mitch McConnell and Donald Trump are battling for who is the greatest hypocrite in our nation – it's like they're competing for the hypocrisy trophy. It's not about unity, it's not about bringing the American people together at a time of crisis. For McConnell and Trump, it's all about politics and power."Last week McConnell retreated from his much-derided position on "blue state bailouts" and bankruptcy, indicating he would consider funds in the next relief bill for state and local governments struggling to pay police and firefighters."There's no question all governors, regardless of party, would like to have more money, I'm open to discussing that," he said on Fox News Radio.But he sailed into fresh controversy by insisting that senators, unlike their counterparts in the House, return to work on Monday. Washington DC remains a virus hotspot. At least one senator, eight Capitol police officers and 11 workers have tested positive. Democrat Chris Van Hollen of Maryland warned that "without effective safeguards in place, Mitch McConnell is endangering the lives of the staff".Chuck Schumer, the minority leader, condemned McConnell for priorities that include confirming Walker and demanded oversight hearings into the White House's "dreadful response to this public health crisis".Schumer said: "The American people are demanding answers and solutions – Senator McConnell ought to focus the Senate's work on the crises caused by Covid-19, not rightwing judges or fulfilling his 'pre-existing partisan wishlist' of protecting big business from any harm done to the American people."Another confrontation is looming, over the next stimulus package. McConnell is insisting on protections for businesses from coronavirus-related lawsuits as states reopen. Democrats warn workers' health could be jeopardised.Public Citizen, a corporate and government watchdog, tweeted: "McConnell is now refusing to pass ANY stimulus bill that doesn't include TOTAL LEGAL IMMUNITY for corporations that get people sick [with] the coronavirus. It's abhorrent. It's also totally impractical. How can we reopen the economy if companies have no incentive to keep us safe?"Trump and McConnell appear bound together. Should the president lose in November, he could bring down Senate Republicans – perhaps even McConnell in Kentucky. Challenger Amy McGrath, a fighter pilot, outraised McConnell in the first three months of this year.Defeat would be an ignominious end to a divisive career. Kurt Bardella, a former senior adviser for the House oversight committee, said: "History will not look back on Mitch McConnell kindly. He has been the most effective enabler of Donald Trump."Everything Trump has inflicted on the American people has been done with the blessing of McConnell. Through this entire coronavirus pandemic, McConnell has displayed he is a soulless person who is willing to let people suffer so he can continue to wield power."
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| Ministers 'fully aware' China was covering up extent of coronavirus outbreak in early weeks of crisis Posted: 03 May 2020 09:33 AM PDT  Ministers were made "fully aware" by intelligence agencies that China had covered up the true scale of the coronavirus outbreak, it was claimed on Sunday night, raising questions over Britain's decision to delay the lockdown. The UK Government was told "not to believe Beijing's claims" from the outset and to treat information coming out of China with scepticism, The Telegraph understands. A senior former MI6 official said the intelligence agencies knew what was "really happening" in China and passed that information to ministers. Doubts are also being expressed over China's insistence that the outbreak began in a so-called "wet market" in Wuhan, where live animals were being sold. The spotlight is being turned on the nearby Wuhan Institute of Virology amid claims that lax biosecurity may have allowed the disease, being examined in the lab, to somehow escape. A Chinese television news report dating from two years ago shows scientists in the institute's "emerging viruses group" wearing only lab coats and latex gloves but no other form of protective personal equipment. The latest studies suggest the true number of people infected in China in the first wave, dating back to mid-February, was close to a quarter of a million – four times higher than the official figure. China has also since revised its death toll up by 50 per cent. Downing Street continued to use China's official figures in comparative graphs on the scale of the outbreak until just over a week ago, but then dropped the country from the charts over concerns about the accuracy of the data.
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| Russia is rapidly becoming one of the world's coronavirus hotspots, and it just reported a record 10,000 new cases in a day Posted: 03 May 2020 08:40 AM PDT  A total of 134,687 people are now confirmed to have had coronavirus in Russia, making it the seventh most-infected country on the planet.
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| The Chinese government is worried global anti-China sentiment is at its highest since Tiananmen Square Posted: 04 May 2020 02:33 PM PDT  The mounting global backlash against China stemming from the country's handling the early days of the coronavirus pandemic has apparently registered with Beijing's political leaders, Reuters reports.An internal report drawn up by the China Institutes of Contemporary International found that anti-China sentiment around the world is at its highest point since 1989 following the Tiananmen Square student demonstrations, which Beijing cracked down on by declaring martial law and sending the military to occupy parts of the capital.The think tank's research was reportedly presented in early April to top Chinese Communist Party officials, including President Xi Jinping. Reuters' report is based off sources who have direct knowledge of the findings, though the news outlet has not seen the briefing itself. If reports of its contents are accurate, it would at least confirm Beijing is taking the backlash seriously, though Reuters notes it's unclear if those concerns will ultimately influence policy.The paper reportedly concluded the rising anti-China sentiment is in part a result of American efforts to undermine public confidence in Beijing amid the crisis. Relations between the two super powers are fragile at the moment, and the White House has been ramping up its criticism of China's coronavirus response, accusing the CCP of covering up information about the virus' severity and origin. Read more at Reuters.More stories from theweek.com How George W. Bush exposed Trump's biggest failure Trump was the disaster we should have seen coming Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is what real coronavirus leadership looks like
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| A New York City landlord made a viral TikTok about taking her tenant's packages 'until they pay up' in rent Posted: 04 May 2020 12:26 PM PDT  The landlord said the video was a joke, but told Buzzfeed, "I wished I could do this to them because they were blatantly ignoring me."
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| Iran approves plan to cut four zeros from falling currency -report Posted: 04 May 2020 12:13 AM PDT |
| India coronavirus lockdown: Official denies asking migrants to pay train fares home Posted: 04 May 2020 08:58 AM PDT  The reported move prompted the main opposition party to say it would foot the bill for the tickets.
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| NYC Police Union Claims ‘City Will Fall Apart’ Unless Cops Taken Off Social Distancing Enforcement Posted: 04 May 2020 11:08 AM PDT  The New York City Police Benevolent Association, the city's largest police union, released a statement Monday arguing that officers should not be tasked with enforcing social distancing ordinances."The NYPD needs to get cops out of the social distancing enforcement business altogether," PBA president Patrick Lynch said in a statement. "As the weather heats up & the pandemic continues to unravel our social fabric, police officers should be allowed to focus on our core public safety mission. If we don't, the city will fall apart before our eyes."The city's police force has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, with over 4,000 officers testing positive for the illness and 30 dead over the course of the outbreak. In early April, almost 20 percent of the entire 36,000-strong police force was on sick leave for coronavirus or other illnesses.Enforcing social distancing in the city is made exceedingly difficult by the city's density and residents' reliance on public transport. NYPD commissioner Dermot Shea said Monday that police issued about 70 summonses over the weekend for violations of social distancing regulations."This is a great experiment we're living through here," Shea told reporters at a press conference. "Really never seen this before in a city of 8.6 million people trying to keep everyone inside."The NYPD on Saturday arrested three people in a group violating social distancing measures, and video of the altercation was shared in local media. The force also faced criticism after allowing mourners to gather at the funeral of an ultra-Orthodox rabbi in Brooklyn. After more mourners gathered than were initially predicted, police were forced to break up the funeral.
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| As Senate returns, multiple stumbling blocks threaten next coronavirus bill Posted: 04 May 2020 09:34 AM PDT  Republicans want liability protections, Democrats want state aid, and the White House wants to press "pause" while pushing payroll tax cuts.
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| Italy baffled by unexplained surge in deaths during virus crisis Posted: 04 May 2020 11:09 AM PDT  Italy recorded almost 50 percent more fatalities in March than usual, according to new official data showing that the real coronavirus death toll could be far higher than the 29,000 reported. The data were released on the day Italy eased nine weeks of confinement. Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte hopes a drop in infections and a gradual return to business can help the economy start recovering from what might be its worst downturn since the 1930s.
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| North Korea fired shots across its border with South Korea — just hours after Kim Jong Un made his first public appearance since rumors of his death Posted: 03 May 2020 02:16 AM PDT  Kim Jong Un appeared in public for the first time in weeks Saturday. One report suggested his return will unleash a wave of executions in his homeland.
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| Former FDA commissioner says coronavirus antibody tests are returning tons of false positives Posted: 04 May 2020 07:14 AM PDT  Former Food and Drug Administration Scott Gottlieb said Monday that if he took a coronavirus antibody test to see if he had built up any protection against the virus, he'd receive his result and then take the test again two more times.Gottlieb, during an appearance on CNBC's Squawk Box, said people shouldn't "put any stock" in a single antibody result, because the current tests on the market are churning out a high rate of false positives, which could lead people who don't have immunity to think they're safe. If those people repeat the tests, though, their chances of getting an accurate result increase.> "I wouldn't put any stock in any single result," says @ScottGottliebMD on anti-body testing for COVID19. "Quite frankly if it was me I'd repeat it three times." pic.twitter.com/w429b3PEUg> > — Squawk Box (@SquawkCNBC) May 4, 2020Antibody tests aren't useless from Gottlieb's perspective, though. He believes they can help paint a clearer picture of the scale of the pandemic — that is, while they may not help dictate what an individual should do going forward, they can help scientists and doctors understand the larger trend. Gottlieb has said he believes the number of coronavirus cases in the United States is likely 10 to 20 times higher than what's been recorded, and that would likely include folks who have already recovered.He also said he's fairly confident antibodies do point to some immunity, meaning it's unlikely people would get re-infected, or, if they do, they probably would experience a mild case since the body is more experienced at fighting the virus. The question, of course, is how long that immunity lasts.More stories from theweek.com How George W. Bush exposed Trump's biggest failure Trump was the disaster we should have seen coming The Chinese government is worried global anti-China sentiment is at its highest since Tiananmen Square
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| Neutralizing antibody; new virus details to aid vaccine research Posted: 04 May 2020 10:39 AM PDT  The following is a brief roundup of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus. Researchers on Monday said they have produced a monoclonal antibody that can "neutralize" the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) that causes the illness COVID-19. New information reported on Monday about the structure of the novel coronavirus will aid in development of a vaccine, investigators say.
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| The US is being colonized by 'murder hornets,' a 'shockingly large' insect that can kill humans and behead entire colonies of bees Posted: 03 May 2020 06:48 AM PDT  "They're like something out of a monster cartoon with this huge yellow-orange face," one insect expert said.
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| Off-duty Los Angeles police officer arrested, charged with attempted murder after camping trip shooting Posted: 03 May 2020 05:19 PM PDT |
| Ten times more people may be immune to coronavirus in Germany than predicted Posted: 04 May 2020 08:55 AM PDT  Ten times more people than previously thought may have already acquired immunity to the coronavirus, according to a groundbreaking study in Germany. Scientists from the University of Bonn on Monday claimed their findings show that 1.8m people across Germany have already been infected with the virus. That is more than ten times as many as have tested positive so far, and would mean more than 1.6m may have been infected and recovered without knowing it. The findings are based on the first comprehensive study of the effects of the virus on a single community in Gangelt, the town at the epicentre of Germany's first major outbreak. As reported by the Telegraph, the study's initial findings last month suggested the fatality rate in Gangelt was much lower than previously thought, at just 0.37 per cent. The study's authors now believe this is the general fatality rate for the virus and that it can be used to extrapolate the total number of undetected infections from the death toll. "Because our research allows us to determine exactly how many individuals are infected, we can also determine the percentage of deaths among all those infected with great accuracy," Prof Hendrik Streeck, the study's leader, said as he announced the study's final findings on Monday. "The infection fatality rate is a property of the virus. It can to a degree be applied to all of Germany — corrected for demography, of course."
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| Six months from the election, six states are poised to decide Trump-Biden race Posted: 03 May 2020 06:00 AM PDT  Toss-up contests from Arizona to Florida hold the key for President Trump and Joe Biden.
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| U.K.'s Johnson says doctors prepared to announce his death as he fought COVID-19 Posted: 03 May 2020 03:03 AM PDT  Johnson said he was "in denial" and he initially brushed off the seriousness of the situation when he tested positive for the virus in late March.
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| Iran reopens mosques, records almost 80,000 hospital recoveries Posted: 04 May 2020 07:28 AM PDT  Iran on Monday reopened mosques in parts of the country deemed at low risk from coronavirus, as it said almost 80,000 people hospitalised with the illness had recovered and been released. Health ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said 74 new fatalities brought to 6,277 the total number officially recorded in Iran since it reported its first cases in mid-February. Iran on Sunday recorded 47 deaths, its lowest daily count in 55 days.
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| Australia and New Zealand are reportedly considering a 'travel bubble' between the two countries as they begin to lift lockdown measures Posted: 03 May 2020 11:57 PM PDT  New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said a travel agreement would offer "huge advantages" to both Australia and New Zealand.
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| Justice Clarence Thomas was unusually chatty during the Supreme Court's historic livestream Posted: 04 May 2020 08:47 AM PDT  The Supreme Court's Monday arguments were out of the ordinary in more ways than one.Monday marked the first time the court had broadcast oral arguments live in its history. Justices and the lawyers for the case U.S. Patent and Trademark Office v. Booking.com dialed in to a conference line to debate whether Booking.com could trademark its name, some with more success than others.Justice Sonia Sotomayor had a brief bit of difficulty when Chief Justice John Roberts asked her to chime in with questions, seemingly forgetting to unmute herself before speaking.> Justice Sotomayor seemed to have had the call on mute. CJ Roberts: "Justice Sotomayor.....Justice Sotomayor?" After a pause, Sotomayor: "I'm sorry, chief." SCOTUS> > -- Josh "Wash Your Elbows" Gerstein (@joshgerstein) May 4, 2020Justice Stephen Breyer spoke right away when called on, but had a shoddy connection that made the first few seconds of his questioning unintelligible. But Justice Clarence Thomas had no trouble asking questions comparing Booking.com to a custom 1-800 nummber -- a fact made especially unusual given that he's famous for rarely speaking during arguments. It's been at least a year since Thomas asked a question during arguments, and before that, it had been three years since his voice was heard. > Justice Clarence Thomas asks a rare question during oral argument in U.S. Patent and Trademark Office v. https://t.co/bQ3pNASud2 B.V. oral argument.> > LISTEN to complete oral argument here: https://t.co/QSEIezBQKB SCOTUS pic.twitter.com/N9n3FO4hzB> > -- CSPAN (@cspan) May 4, 2020More stories from theweek.com How George W. Bush exposed Trump's biggest failure Trump was the disaster we should have seen coming The Chinese government is worried global anti-China sentiment is at its highest since Tiananmen Square
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| World leaders pledge $8 billion to fight COVID-19 but U.S. steers clear Posted: 04 May 2020 01:10 AM PDT  World leaders and organisations pledged $8 billion to research, manufacture and distribute a possible vaccine and treatments for COVID-19 on Monday, but the United States refused to contribute to the global effort. Organisers included the European Union and non-EU countries Britain, Norway and Saudi Arabia. Leaders from Japan, Canada, South Africa and dozens of other countries joined the virtual event, while China, where the virus is believed to have originated, was only represented by its ambassador to the European Union.
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| 'It Looked Like a Tropical Paradise.' Florida Man Arrested for Quarantining on a Private Disney Island Posted: 03 May 2020 09:10 AM PDT  Disney's private Discovery Island was previously called Treasure Island
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| Twins who got in to 5 Ivy League schools make their choice Posted: 04 May 2020 10:31 AM PDT  The Alexander sisters will be the first generation of their family to attend college.
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| Police: Woman wanted to get close to alligator before attack Posted: 04 May 2020 11:26 AM PDT |
| Trump news: White House pushes back on projection of 100,000 coronavirus deaths as president promotes murder conspiracy theory Posted: 04 May 2020 06:37 AM PDT  The White House has pushed back on a Trump administration projection from the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention that would see the daily death toll increase to 3,000 per day by 1 June.The latest projection, first obtained by The New York Times, was confirmed as authentic, but the White House has denied the veracity of the report despite the CDC's role in its drafting.
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| Trump Administration ‘Turbocharging’ Withdrawal of Supply Chains from China Posted: 04 May 2020 06:34 AM PDT  The Trump administration is stepping up an effort to reduce dependence on Chinese manufacturing following the coronavirus pandemic, including possible new incentives for companies to shift supply chains, such as tax benefits and subsidies."We've been working on [reducing the reliance of our supply chains in China] over the last few years but we are now turbocharging that initiative," Keith Krach, undersecretary for Economic Growth, Energy and the Environment at the U.S. State Department, told Reuters, adding that the focus was on "the critical areas" and "bottlenecks."Measures involving the Commerce Department, State, and other federal agencies are being explored to determine which supply chains are "essential" and how they could be decoupled from China. Sources said that one such proposal involves the creation of a trade network of "trusted partners" called the "Economic Prosperity Network" that would not include China.Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said last week that the U.S. was working with Australia, India, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, and Vietnam to "move the global economy forward," including how to "restructure … supply chains to prevent something like this from ever happening again."The Department of Homeland Security found in a new report that China "intentionally concealed the severity" of the initial coronavirus outbreak in order to stock up on medical supplies."This moment is a perfect storm; the pandemic has crystallized all the worries that people have had about doing business with China," one senior U.S. official told Reuters. "All the money that people think they made by making deals with China before, now they've been eclipsed many fold by the economic damage."An April survey conducted by the American Chamber of Commerce in China and the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai found that one in five firms said coronavirus would accelerate decoupling from China, while over half — 52 percent — said it was too early to tell what would happen to their long-term supply chain strategy.
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| Race for COVID-19 vaccine heats up as researchers try to end the pandemic Posted: 04 May 2020 03:22 AM PDT  The global race to create a vaccine for the coronavirus is heating up as hundreds of researchers try to find a way to end the pandemic.
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| For nearly two months, Italians rarely left their homes. Now they lead Europe's reopening. Posted: 04 May 2020 07:35 AM PDT  "A new page is beginning, and we will have to write it together with faith and responsibility," Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said.
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| The US Navy sent surface ships deep into the Arctic, and close to Russia, for the first time in over 30 years Posted: 04 May 2020 04:09 AM PDT  The Barents Sea is above northwest Russia, and the US-British operation there comes amid heightened tensions between NATO and Moscow.
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| Mosques and schools to reopen in Iran's low-risk areas Posted: 03 May 2020 01:32 AM PDT  Iran plans to reopen mosques and schools in areas that have been consistently free of the coronavirus as President Hassan Rouhani's government starts to ease restrictions that were aimed at containing the outbreak. With mosques closed and religious gatherings banned since mid-March as the outbreak spread in the Middle East's worst-hit country, ordinary Iranians have turned to drive-ins for ceremonies during the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. Iran's health ministry has divided the country into white, yellow and red areas based on the number of infections and deaths.
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| Forty years ago, Yugoslavia's leader Tito died Posted: 04 May 2020 12:34 AM PDT  The leader of communist Yugoslavia, Josip Broz Tito, died after a long illness on May 4, 1980, just days before his 88th birthday. There was an outpouring of emotion over the death of Tito, who refused to let his Balkan country come under the Soviet thumb and kept a federation of different ethnicities and religions together. On Sunday, May 4, Tito is described as being in a "very grave" and "critical" condition in the latest of the bulletins which reported updates on his health since he was admitted to hospital in Ljubljana nearly four months earlier.
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| Brazil may have more coronavirus cases than the U.S., study suggests Posted: 04 May 2020 09:51 AM PDT  Brazil, not the United States, may have the most coronavirus cases in the world, a University of São Paolo study suggests, per The Wall Street Journal.The study concluded that, through May 3, the number of infections since the pandemic began in Brazil could be as high as 1.6 million, more than the U.S.'s officially world-leading 1.1 million-plus cases. "Brazil is already the global epicenter of the coronavirus," said Dr. Domingo Alves from Ribeirão Preto Medical School, who worked on the study.The research points to minimal testing in the country as the reason the recorded figures aren't nearly that high — Johns Hopkins University has Brazil's official cases count just under 102,000. But the most populous country in the Southern hemisphere has tested only about 1,600 per million people. The U.S., which many experts believe is not testing nearly enough, administers 20,200 per million, while some European countries are conducting 30,000.Of course, those countries are also likely missing cases, but the testing gap is significant, either way. Subsequently concerns are growing for the country, especially as its President Jair Bolsonaro remains a coronavirus skeptic. Read more at The Wall Street Journal.More stories from theweek.com How George W. Bush exposed Trump's biggest failure Trump was the disaster we should have seen coming The Chinese government is worried global anti-China sentiment is at its highest since Tiananmen Square
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| Women dressed as nurses amid coronavirus pandemic are stealing packages off porches in Washington state, police say Posted: 03 May 2020 03:53 PM PDT  The Kennewick Police Department posted photos on Facebook of 2 women wearing scrubs, rubber gloves and what appear to be lanyards with identification.
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| Man, dog and five camels rescued from fall in Australian bush Posted: 03 May 2020 07:14 PM PDT  The convoy was pulled down a steep embankment in Australia after one of the camels slipped.
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| Florida sheriff defends keeping childhood shooting a secret Posted: 04 May 2020 07:29 AM PDT  The Florida sheriff appointed by the governor after the 2018 Parkland high school massacre is defending himself over allegations that he should have disclosed he fatally shot another teenager when he was 14 in Philadelphia. Broward County Sheriff Gregory Tony told reporters over the weekend that he didn't see the need to disclose the 1993 killing to Gov. Ron DeSantis or on other applications during his law enforcement career because he was a juvenile and he was cleared because it was self-defense. The shooting came to light Saturday in an article published by the Florida Bulldog website and further roiled the August Democratic primary race between Tony and the fired sheriff he replaced, Scott Israel.
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| A mother and daughter shared a hospital room, fighting coronavirus until the end Posted: 03 May 2020 02:00 AM PDT  A woman faces the "bittersweet blessing" of being hospitalized with their mother when they both fell ill with COVID-19.
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| McCarthy breaks with McConnell over Trump’s testing offer for Congress Posted: 04 May 2020 09:47 AM PDT |
| California sees 'ray of sunshine,' takes first steps toward reopening Posted: 04 May 2020 12:46 PM PDT  California on Monday announced the state's first tentative steps to reopen from a lockdown designed to contain the spread of the coronavirus, giving a green light for retail stores to open this week, though with restrictions. California Governor Gavin Newsom said the nation's most populous U.S. state, among the two dozen that still has full restrictions in place, would allow some counties to go further if they met certain testing and protection guidelines. "This is an optimistic day, as we see a little bit of a ray of sunshine," Newsom, a first-term Democrat, said at his daily coronavirus briefing.
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| Uber ends Eats delivery in seven markets in strategic pullback Posted: 04 May 2020 06:43 AM PDT  Uber said Monday it would discontinue its Uber Eats restaurant delivery service in seven markets next month as part of a strategic shift for the ride-hailing service, which is struggling with a new economic landscape. Food delivery will end in the Czech Republic, Egypt, Honduras, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Ukraine and Uruguay by June 4, according to a regulatory filing. The changes do not affect Uber Rides operations in those countries.
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| Secretary of the Senate says it can't release Tara Reade documents Posted: 04 May 2020 09:40 AM PDT  The secretary of the Senate will not be releasing information related to a complaint Tara Reade says she made against former Vice President Joe Biden as he requested.Biden last week after breaking his silence on the allegation from Reade, a former staffer, that he sexually assaulted her in 1993, requested that the secretary of the Senate release any documents related to a complaint she says she made. Biden, who denied the allegation, had requested a search of the National Archives but told the secretary of the Senate, "the Archives now states that the records would have remained under the control of the Senate." Biden requested the release of "not only a complaint if one exists, but any and all other documents in the records that relate to the allegation."On Monday, however, the secretary of the Senate responded to Biden's request saying the office has "no discretion to disclose" the information, Axios reports. The statement cited "strict confidentiality requirements."Reade says she filed a complaint against Biden with the Senate personnel office in the 1990s, although she says the complaint did not mention assault. Biden said in regard to the allegation last week, "It is not true. I'm saying unequivocally, it never, never happened. And it didn't. It never happened." The Biden campaign on Monday responded to the Senate secretary with several questions, including if there is anyone to whom the records could be disclosed legally.More stories from theweek.com How George W. Bush exposed Trump's biggest failure Trump was the disaster we should have seen coming The Chinese government is worried global anti-China sentiment is at its highest since Tiananmen Square
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| Royal Caribbean CEO outlines plan to get crew members home, calling it 'incredibly complex' Posted: 04 May 2020 12:21 PM PDT  Royal Caribbean, in conjunction with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has made a plan to repatriate its crew members.
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| Coronavirus: California shopper wears KKK-inspired hood as face shield when grocery shopping Posted: 04 May 2020 12:39 PM PDT  A California shopper has been criticised of wearing what looked to be a Ku Klux Klan-inspired white hood to a grocery store amid coronavirus face mask recommendations.The man was spotted in Vons supermarket in Santee, a suburban city in San Diego, on Saturday.
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| Mexican president: US should probe its ties to ex top cop Posted: 04 May 2020 01:00 PM PDT |
| Coronavirus implodes family of three last month Posted: 04 May 2020 11:26 AM PDT  For most of her life, Maranda Lender, 32, has lived with her parents in Lewisberry, Pennsylvania. But the family-of-three configuration imploded last month. Her mother, Becky Lender, 61, died April 4. Her father, Brad Lender, 60, died three days later. Both had tested positive for the coronavirus.
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