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Month: March 2020

Releases, infections, fear: US coronavirus crisis in jails, prisons looms

Releases, infections, fear: US coronavirus crisis in jails, prisons looms

DanHenson1/iStock(NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 virus continues its relentless march across the nation, the looming crisis inside America’s jails and prisons appears to be deepening, as corrections officials dig in to prevent outbreaks in the nation’s more than 6,000 prisons and jails. So far this week, a total of […]

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US coronavirus death toll crosses 1,000; stimulus plan ‘terrible’ for NY, Cuomo says

US coronavirus death toll crosses 1,000; stimulus plan ‘terrible’ for NY, Cuomo says

jarun011/iStock(NEW YORK) — A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 21,200 people around the world. There are more than 470,000 diagnosed cases of the new respiratory illness, known officially as COVID-19, spanning every continent except Antarctica, according to data compiled by the Center for Systems Science […]

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Minnesota doctor engaged in FDA-approved Hydroxychloroquine trials lacks volunteers

Minnesota doctor engaged in FDA-approved Hydroxychloroquine trials lacks volunteers

HaizhanZheng/iStock(MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.) — A Minnesota doctor is calling on healthcare workers and people who have tested positive for COVID-19 and are showing early symptoms of infection to participate in two of the first trials of the malaria drug Hydroxychloroquine to treat coronavirus patients. Dr. David Boulware, an infectious disease specialist […]

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NYC officials confirm 1st homeless death from coronavirus

NYC officials confirm 1st homeless death from coronavirus

Shooter_Sam/iStock(NEW YORK)– New York officials have confirmed the first homeless death from the novel coronavirus, a grim statistic that homeless advocates fear could rise in coming weeks. “Tragically, one New Yorker experiencing homelessness succumbed to this virus after several days in the hospital – our hearts go out to this […]

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American study abroad students stranded in Morocco find alternative means to evacuate

American study abroad students stranded in Morocco find alternative means to evacuate

Stefan Havadi-Nagy/iStock(NEW YORK) — Claudia Danford sat on the couch in the living room with her host mother in Rabat, Morocco last week, watching an announcement on TV that the country was effectively shutting down due to novel coronavirus concerns. Danford, an American student from the University of Vermont in […]

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Americans still stranded overseas by coronavirus travel bans are frustrated, confused

Americans still stranded overseas by coronavirus travel bans are frustrated, confused

bymuratdeniz/iStock(WASHINGTON) — For 10 days now, Kimberly Gleason’s two daughters have been seeking help and a way out of Peru. Julie Gleason was visiting her sister Sarah, who was studying abroad in Cusco, the beautiful ancient Incan capital high up in the Andes mountains, when the Peruvian government closed its […]

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Ogden police mistakenly handcuff mentally disabled patient

Ogden police mistakenly handcuff mentally disabled patient

OGDEN, Utah (Standard-Examiner) — Drug agents in Utah have apologized for serving a warrant at the wrong house. Agents broke down a door and handcuffed a staff member and a resident of an Ogden group home for the mentally disabled. The Standard-Examiner reported Tuesday that Ogden Police Lt. Chris Kovalsky […]

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Bernie Sanders awarded 16 of Utah’s 29 Democratic delegates

Bernie Sanders awarded 16 of Utah’s 29 Democratic delegates

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has claimed 16 of Utah’s 29 delegates to the Democratic National Convention. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the announcement by the Utah Democratic Party formalizes the Vermont senator’s victory in the state’s primary election. Utah was among 14 states participating in […]

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Coronavirus live updates: Stimulus plan ‘terrible’ for NY, Cuomo says

Coronavirus live updates: Stimulus plan ‘terrible’ for NY, Cuomo says

jarun011/iStock(NEW YORK) — A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 19,700 people around the world. There are more than 441,000 diagnosed cases of the new respiratory illness, known officially as COVID-19, spanning every continent except Antarctica, according to data compiled by the Center for Systems Science […]

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Nine inmates bolt from SD prison on same day a prisoner tested positive for coronavirus

Nine inmates bolt from SD prison on same day a prisoner tested positive for coronavirus

Gatsi/iStock(PIERRE, S.D.) — A search continued in South Dakota on Wednesday for five inmates who escaped along with four others from a minimum-security women’s penitentiary on the same day a prisoner tested positive for the novel coronavirus, officials said. The breakout at the Pierre Community Work Center took place around […]

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