[NBC NEWS, GETTY IMAGES,] “Predominantly African American people are buying those products, so the assumption is we’re thieves,” said one customer. “Like other retailers, the cases were put in place to deter shoplifters from some products such as electronics, automotive, cosmetics and other personal care products,” a spokesperson for Walmart […]
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[Business Insider] Here’s why it now hovers at 6%. The coronavirus’ death rate — a calculation of deaths out of total confirmed cases — varies by place and population. Worldwide, the death rate, or “case-fatality rate,” has doubled since March. Business Insider asked three epidemiologists why the death rate has grown, […]
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[USA TODAY] RIO DE JANEIRO – He’s shown disdain for facts and science-based recommendations. He’s said the public will eventually realize they were “tricked” by governors and large parts of the media over a “measly little cold.” He’s embraced chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine as treatments for the coronavirus despite no evidence of the anti-malaria drugs’ effectiveness […]
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[The New York Post, Getty Images] President Trump’s infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci on Tuesday called the coronavirus his “worst nightmare” and warned that the fight against its spread is far from over. The bleak outlook from Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, […]
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[Forbes] A spokeswoman said on Tuesday that National Guard members, who were sent to D.C. to respond to riots starting on May 31 and have since been among hundreds of thousands of protestors in the nation’s capital, have tested positive for COVID-19, bolstering concerns over a protest-induced spike in coronavirus cases. KEY […]
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Preliminary data from 23andMe’s ongoing genetic study of COVID-19 appears to lend more evidence for the importance of a person’s blood type — determined by the ABO gene — in differences in the susceptibility to the virus. 23andMe is still recruiting for its massive study, most recently seeking 10,000 participants outside of 23andMe who have […]
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[FOX NEWS] Across the globe, skywatchers have been enjoying the stunning June full moon or strawberry moon. The moon became full at 3:12 p.m. ET Friday and will appear full into early Sunday morning, NASA explains, on its website. “This moon is named Strawberry Moon as a reference to the time of harvesting strawberries in North […]
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[CBS] Players on the Alabama football team tested positive for the coronavirus after many met for workouts this week, multiple news outlets reported. Alabama’s players have begun to return to campus ahead of voluntary workouts starting next week. At least five of those players have already tested positive for the coronavirus, according […]
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[AccuWeather] Hurricane season — which officially got underway on Monday — featured the formation of the third tropical system of the year with a tropical depression brewing over the Gulf of Mexico. June 1 marks the official start of the Atlantic hurricane season, yet forecasters have already been busy for weeks […]
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[The Washington Post, AP] Gregg Popovich has sharply criticized President Trump in the past, calling him a “soulless coward” and someone who “brings out the dark side of human beings for his own purpose.” “He can’t do anything to put us on a positive path, because he’s not a leader,” Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich said […]
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