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Month: May 2020

Two dozen sheep dead in Sanpete County

Two dozen sheep dead in Sanpete County

Roughly two dozen sheep were found dead in Sanpete County earlier this week several miles northwest of Ephraim. Sanpete County Sheriff Detective, Derick Taysom, stated that “at this time we don’t know the cause of death as they are all in different stages of decay.” According to the rancher most […]

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A tale of two pandemics: How coronavirus split the map of the US

A tale of two pandemics: How coronavirus split the map of the US

Willowpix/iStockBy IVAN PEREIRA, ABC News (NEW YORK) — South Dakota and New York are separated by hundreds of miles. But when it comes to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, they could be seen as worlds apart. The coronavirus pandemic and the resulting health policies have resulted in a vastly […]

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Utah Wildlife Board approves decrease in general-season deer, antlerless permits for 2020 hunts

Utah Wildlife Board approves decrease in general-season deer, antlerless permits for 2020 hunts

SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Wildlife Board approved a decrease in the number of general-season permits for the 2020 deer hunt during Thursday’s virtual board meeting. The current mule deer unit management plans have an objective of 18-20 bucks per 100 does on 18 general-season hunting units and an […]

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Coronavirus live updates: City to legally challenge Newsom’s California beach closures

Coronavirus live updates: City to legally challenge Newsom’s California beach closures

Ovidiu Dugulan/iStockBy WILLIAM MANSELL, ABC News (NEW YORK) — A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 233,000 people worldwide. Over 3.2 million people across the globe have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new respiratory virus, according to data compiled by the Center […]

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Flooding, damaging winds along East Coast as record heat moves into Texas Friday

Flooding, damaging winds along East Coast as record heat moves into Texas Friday

ABC NewsBy MAX GOLEMBO, ABC News (NEW YORK) — A major storm system moved through the eastern half of the U.S. Thursday into Friday, bringing flooding rain and damaging winds. In just hours Thursday, more than 3 inches of rain fell from Virginia to New York, producing flash flooding. In […]

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NYC faces dangerous task of keeping MTA running during coronavirus crisis

NYC faces dangerous task of keeping MTA running during coronavirus crisis

Starflamedia/iStockBy AARON KATERSKY and MARYALICE PARKS, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Sick and dying employees, tight quarters, dirty handrails, filthy floors and the reality that many residents experiencing homelessness are seeking shelter on trains — from top to bottom the COVID-19 pandemic has overwhelmed New York’s public transportation system and […]

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How the fall semester could play out at US colleges

How the fall semester could play out at US colleges

sshepard/iStockBy MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Delaying the start of the semester. Alternating blocks of students in lecture halls. One course for weeks at a time. Those are some of the scenarios that might play out this fall, as colleges across the country brainstorm ways to limit contact […]

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‘Mass evictions’ on the horizon as US confronts coronavirus housing crisis: Advocates

‘Mass evictions’ on the horizon as US confronts coronavirus housing crisis: Advocates

tap10/iStockBy DEENA ZARU, ABC News (NEW YORK) — The first of the month is daunting for many low and middle-income Americans who will be struggling to pay their rent for the second time since the coronavirus pandemic essentially shut down the U.S. economy. More than 30 million Americans have filed […]

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As the dead pile up, funeral homes feel the crush of coronavirus pandemic

As the dead pile up, funeral homes feel the crush of coronavirus pandemic

sshepard/iStockBy ELLA TORRES, ABC News (NEW YORK) — At Towers Funeral Home in Long Island, New York, grim signs of the coronavirus pandemic are all around. In a room previously used as one of the chapels, empty coffins are stacked — tragic reminders of the toll the virus has taken […]

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Maryland hiding testing kits, purchased from South Korea, from US government: Hogan

Maryland hiding testing kits, purchased from South Korea, from US government: Hogan

ABC NewsBy BENJAMIN SIU, ABC News(ANNAPOLIS, Md.) — Maryland authorities were so concerned about the federal government seizing a shipment of COVID-19 tests destined for the state that they made special arrangements to receive and guard the tests until they could be distributed, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said Thursday. Hogan […]

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