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Day: March 29, 2020
Governor vows to increase testing as COVID-19 cases surge
CHICAGO (AP) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Sunday that Illinois will soon more than double the…
Trump says Prince Harry and Meghan Markle must foot the bill for security in Los Angeles
President Trump said the United States will not pay the estimated $1 million-a-year security costs for…
Nearly a Dozen Liberty University Students Reportedly Have Coronavirus Symptoms
Getty Images Nearly a dozen of students at Liberty University are sick with symptoms associated with…
Sheriff: Maryland man’s party violated emergency order
LA PLATA, Md. (AP) – Authorities in Maryland charged a man with failing to comply with…
Stranded ship awaits Panama passage, faces doubts in Florida
PANAMA CITY (AP) – More than 1,800 passengers and crew – some infected with COVID-19 –…
Hawaii tourism grinds to halt as virus restrictions tighten
HONOLULU (AP) – Like many cities across the world, Honolulu came to an eerie standstill this…
WY medical board warns about using malaria drugs for COVID
CASPER, Wyo. (AP) – The Wyoming Board of Medicine is warning physicians against hoarding and misusing…
Wuhan residents estimate region’s coronavirus death toll much higher than reported
Some residents in Wuhan, China, believe the region’s death toll is likely at least 20 times…
Texas governor orders all travelers from Louisiana to self-quarantine for two weeks
Gov. Greg Abbott signed an executive order mandating that all Louisiana residents who enter the state…
Jake Tapper: It’s a ‘National Disgrace’ That Health Care Workers Across the Country Still Don’t Have All the Supplies They Need
Jake Tapper ended Sunday’s State of the Union by highlighting medical workers on the front lines…
Iowa officials confirm 38 new COVID-19 cases, 4th death
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Iowa health officials said Sunday that they have confirmed 38 more…
Law to stop dental insurance waiting periods on Maine books
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) – A new law that prohibits insurance companies from requiring waiting periods before…
The funeral home overwhelmed by New York’s conveyor belt of death
The phone doesn’t stop ringing at the Gerard J Nuefeld funeral home in New York City.…
‘The right warrior for the fight’: Geraldo Rivera compares Trump to General Patton amid coronavirus crisis
Fox News correspondent-at-large Geraldo Rivera compared President Trump to Gen. George S. Patton, who commanded U.S.…
‘A little too harsh’: Biden rebuffs Chuck Todd question about Trump having ‘blood’ on his hands
Joe Biden pushed back on NBC’s Chuck Todd after he asked about the 2020 Democrat’s campaign…
Man arrested for breaching social distancing policies by hosting bonfire for 60 people
Police in Maryland arrested a man for hosting a bonfire with 60 other people after the…
CBS’ Brennan Presses Mnuchin on Unemployment Spike: Do You Need to Admit ‘You Simply Don’t Know’ If All These Jobs Will Come Back?
[embedded content] Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin was optimistic about the future of the economy in Sunday,…
Ohio governor presses for mask sterilization OK from feds
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio’s governor said Sunday he expects federal regulators to soon clear the…
Alabama stay at home rules start quietly as virus cases rise
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – As Alabama settles into a statewide stay at home order from the…