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COVID-19
Where I’m Incarcerated, People With COVID-19 Are Warehoused in a Gym
A private company located hundreds of miles away is making medical decisions for COVID-19 patients in my prison.
Due to COVID-19, We Had First March Since 2002 Without a School Shooting
Despite the absence of school shootings in March, gun sales in the month were the second highest on record.
37,000 More Americans May Die Because Trump Did Not Take COVID-19 Seriously
Trump's inaction in early March may have cost the lives of tens of thousands of Americans, say epidemiologists.
COVID-19 Is Exposing the Violence of US Foreign Policy as Virus Spreads
COVID-19 has begun to wreak its havoc in Iraq, Syria and Yemen – nations harmed by U.S. wars and economic sanctions.
Black Doctor Who Tests Homeless for Coronavirus Handcuffed by Miami Police
A doctor says he was racially profiled by police near his home as he donned a mask to test homeless people for COVID-19.
Pandemic Exposes Navajo Nation’s Water Access Crisis and Health Disparities
The Navajo Nation is one of the largest tribal nations in the United States and the hardest hit by the outbreak.
Millions of Americans Might Not Get Stimulus Checks
Meanwhile, some might be tricked into paying TurboTax to receive their checks.
Outrage Erupts as Trump’s Vanity Stunt Delays Delivery of Stimulus Checks
Trump is delaying delivery of stimulus checks to add his name -- something a U.S. president has never demanded before.
GOP Buried Overwhelming Benefits for Millionaires in COVID-19 Relief Package
Nearly 82 percent of benefits will go to millionaires and billionaires at a cost of $90 billion to taxpayers this year.
Louisiana Issued a COVID Memo to Release Prisoners — Then Quickly Rescinded It
Louisiana is a COVID-19 epicenter with the U.S.’s highest incarceration rate, but officials won’t release its prisoners.