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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a press conference at Wellington Park Apartments, July 17, 2020.
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Environment & Health

Southern Governors Are Finally Making Their States Mask Up

As COVID cases spike across the South, even some of the most conservative governors have instituted statewide mandates.
by
Olivia Paschal,
Facing South
July 20, 2020
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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp speaks to members of the media during his weekly press conference regarding the COVID-19 pandemic from the Georgia State Capitol on May 7, 2020, in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Environment & Health

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp Prohibits Cities From Mandating Masks

A number of studies have shown that wearing masks significantly reduces the chances of spreading coronavirus.
by
Chris Walker,
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July 16, 2020
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Gov. Kevin Stitt claps as President Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the Bank of Oklahoma Center on June 20, 2020, in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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Politics & Elections

Oklahoma Governor Who Welcomed Trump’s Tulsa Rally Has Tested Positive for COVID

Stitt received his diagnosis hours after leading a meeting with other state officials while not wearing a mask.
by
Chris Walker,
Truthout
July 15, 2020
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Ted Cruz is pictured without a mask while on a commercial flight on July 12, 2020.
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Environment & Health

As COVID Deaths Soar in Texas, Ted Cruz Seen Without a Mask on Commercial Flight

Almost three-quarters of Americans overall say they “always” or “very often” wear a mask or facial covering in public.
by
Chris Walker,
Truthout
July 13, 2020
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Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, testifies at a hearing of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on June 30, 2020, in Washington, D.C.
Op-Ed
Politics & Elections

Trump Elevates a Game Show Host’s Views on COVID While Stifling Fauci

Fauci represents science, and science is politically inconvenient for this president.
by
William Rivers Pitt,
Truthout
July 13, 2020
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Medical staff wearing full PPE push a stretcher with a deceased patient to a car outside of the COVID-19 intensive care unit at the United Memorial Medical Center on June 30, 2020, in Houston, Texas.
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Environment & Health

New Study Suggests Thousands of Deaths Are Missing From Coronavirus Toll

Numbers observed in the U.S. from March to May could mean as many as 27,000 deaths are missing from the official tally.
by
Chris Walker,
Truthout
July 2, 2020
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President Donald Trump tours Fincantieri Marinette Marine in Marinette, Wisconsin, June 25, 2020.
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Environment & Health

Trump Does U-Turn Stating He’s “All for Masks” as Case Numbers Soar

The president has previously said he viewed some people wearing masks as a political statement against him.
by
Chris Walker,
Truthout
July 2, 2020
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Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, attends a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on June 30, 2020, in Washington, D.C.
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Environment & Health

Fauci Is “Very Concerned” US COVID Cases May “Go up to 100,000 a Day”

The nation’s top infectious disease expert encouraged Americans to wear masks during his Senate testimony on Tuesday.
by
Chris Walker,
Truthout
June 30, 2020
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Environment & Health

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.
by
Chris Walker,
Truthout
June 19, 2020
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Environment & Health

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.
by
Chris Walker,
Truthout
June 17, 2020
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