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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!”
Trump Demanded Meat Plants Stay Open, COVID Cases Have Now Tripled
Many conditions at meatpacking plants make them the perfect places for coronavirus to spread.
As Trump Golfed and Downplayed COVID, US Death Count Pushed Past 100,000
Americans make up 30 percent of world COVID Deaths, a number likely to rise by July Fourth, according to some models.
Lake of Ozarks Partygoers Who Ignored Social Distancing Told to Self-Isolate
Missouri's relatively low infection rate is in jeopardy after the weekend party drew crowds from around the state.
Brazil’s Reckless COVID Response Threatens Indigenous Survival
Brazil has seen more than 800 deaths in 24 hours and nearly 400,000 confirmed cases.
Tennessee’s Secret to Plentiful Coronavirus Testing? Picking Up the Tab.
Ample testing, preferably including people who are not symptomatic, can help contain future outbreaks.