US immigration services set to furlough two-thirds of its workers after coronavirus stimulus talks fail
WASHINGTON – The federal agency tasked with offering citizenship, green cards and visas to immigrants is planning to furlough about two-thirds…
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40 family members test positive for coronavirus after funeral
More than 40 members of the same West Virginia-based family have reportedly been infected with the coronavirus after they gathered…
Fauci has questioned whether Russia’s coronavirus vaccine is safe amid concerns nations are cutting corners to win the vaccine race
Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting via teleconference call at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow on August 11,…
Global COVID-19 cases surge past 20 million with over 737K deaths
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases across the globe topped 20 million Tuesday – more than half of them in…
Masks can keep out COVID-19 particles even though smaller than dry wall dust
The claim: If masks cannot keep out drywall particles, they cannot keep out coronavirus, which is smaller As the pandemic…
Sailor burnout a concern amid COVID-19 crisis
Four months after more than 1,000 sailors were infected with the coronavirus aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier, the…
Royal Caribbean floats testing passengers for COVID-19 when cruising resumes
For likely the first time in Royal Caribbean Group’s 52-year history, the company has gone nearly four months without a…
Pelosi slams Trump’s executive actions on coronavirus relief
Top Democrats on Sunday criticized President Donald Trump’s executive actions on coronavirus relief as “absurdly unconstitutional” and “way off base.”…
Small farmers left behind in Trump administration’s COVID-19 relief package
In March, Congress authorized a multibillion-dollar bailout for farms suffering losses because of the coronavirus pandemic and left the Agriculture…
US passes 5m Covid-19 cases as Joe Biden says pandemic ‘breaks heart’
Photograph: Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images The US on Sunday passed the grim milestone of 5m coronavirus cases, as Donald Trump’s executive…