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Trump Says Masks Are Worn to Spite Him, Fauci Warns Against “Anti-Science Bias”
The president has famously avoided wearing a mask in public, despite CDC recommendations.
Trump Claimed Coronavirus Will “Fade Away” on a Day That Saw 26,000 New Cases
Only three states are “on track” to containing the spread of COVID-19 according to an independent report.
Pelosi Pushes Rule Requiring Masks at Congressional Hearings
The new rules could allow the sergeant-at-arms to expel those not wearing masks from committee hearings.
Fauci Will Not Attend Trump Rally, Citing COVID Risks
The CDC continues to advise Americans to wear facial coverings, but the Trump campaign won't require them on Saturday.
Health Care Anti-Bias Tools May Be Endangering Classes of Essential Workers
Protocols for prioritizing COVID-19 treatment are implicitly biased against the mostly non-white essential workers.
FDA Strips “Emergency Use” Authorization for Trump’s “Game-Changer” COVID Drug
The FDA's chief scientist said it's “no longer reasonable to believe” hydroxychloroquine is effective against COVID-19.
Surrounded by Liars and Lickspittles, Trump Dares COVID to Kill Him
Trump’s fact-starved obsession with reelection and his racist disinterest in COVID have reached a collision point
US Passes 2 Million COVID Cases Amid Reopening, Raising Fears of Second Wave
States are easing stay-at-home orders and reopening their economies as more than a dozen see surges in new infections.
New Zealand Declared Virus-Free as United States Approaches 2 Million Cases
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced a relaxation of social distancing rules in her country on Monday.
Noam Chomsky: Trump Has Adopted a “Viva Death!” Approach to the Presidency
Trump’s guiding maxim is the one articulated by Franco’s general in 1936: “Down with intelligence! Viva death!”