Camp Pendleton Orders Marines to Follow CA Shelter in Place
Marines at Camp Pendleton have been ordered to follow California’s “shelter in place” guidelines and face severe penalties if they don’t, according to the military base’s...
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US Coronavirus Updates: Trump Says ‘Toughest’ Weeks Ahead as Deaths Surpass 9,500
President Donald Trump warned Saturday that the country could be headed into its “toughest” weeks yet as the coronavirus death toll mounts, but at the same time he expressed growing impatience with social distancing guidelines and said he’s eager to get the country reopened and its stalled economy back on track.
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Palm Sunday Services Held Without Public; Some on Rooftops
Pope Francis has celebrated Palm Sunday Mass without the public, since the traditional ceremony in St. Peter’s Square was scrapped because of the coronavirus pandemic
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SDSU Professor Designs Ventilator Prototype He Believes Could Be Mass Produced
A professor at San Diego State University has designed a ventilator that he believes could be mass-produced at low cost and used in hospitals across America to treat COVD-19 patients. SDSU assistant Mechanical Engineering professor Kevin Wood started designing a ventilator after the government put out the urgent call for more. But his expertise is ... -
U.S. ‘wasted’ Months Before Preparing for Virus Pandemic
The first alarms sounded in early January that the outbreak of a novel coronavirus in China would ignite a global pandemic
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Judges Deny California Inmate Release Request, Cite U.S. Law
Federal judges on Saturday refused on procedural grounds to order California to free thousands of prisoners to ease crowded conditions that attorneys representing inmates likened to a “tinderbox” ready to ignite with the rapid spread of the coronavirus. But the three judges invited inmates’ attorneys to file a new motion with either or both of two ... -
UC San Diego Helping State Increase Coronavirus Testing
UC San Diego and UC Davis are partnering with the state of California to help increase the number of coronavirus tests, Gov.Gavin Newsom announced Saturday. The governor said during his daily televised briefing, that officials have created a task force made up of private and public leaders with the goal to increase coronavirus testing samples. He p... -
#SomethingGood: Stories of Comfort, Generosity, Solidarity Amid Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown daily life across the U.S. into chaos. Families suddenly losing loved ones cannot come together to mourn. Health care professionals are putting their lives at risk to treat the untreatable. And the leaders to whom we turn in times of crisis don’t have all the answers. One bit of good news is there is...
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How to Make Toilet Paper at Home
Can’t find toilet paper anywhere? Follow these steps to make your own using items you may already have at home.
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Sunny Weather Tempts Europe; UK Queen Urges Self-discipline
As warm, sunny weather beckoned across Europe, authorities admonished people to strictly follow social distancing regulations and stay at home to help slow the spread of the new coronavirus
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‘The GOAT’: Sailors Cheer Commander Dismissed After Raising Alarm About Coronavirus
...Applauding sailors chanting “Captain Cro-zier” gave their commanding officer a hero’s send-off from the USS Theodore Roosevelt Thursday after he was relieved of duty for warning about a coronavirus outbreak in a letter leaked to the press. Videos posted on Twitter showed hundreds of his supporters applauding Navy Capt. Brett Crozier as he waved ... -
Your Guide to the COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic
The new coronavirus first reported in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December 2019 has infected more than 1.2 million people and caused more than 68,400 deaths worldwide. The number of people who have recovered from COVID-19 surpassed 258,500. The number of people infected in the U.S. surpassed 331,100 and the death toll has climbed past 9,500. Those... -
UN Chief Urges End to Domestic Violence, Citing Global Surge
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says there has been “a horrifying global surge in domestic violence” as fear of the coronavirus fas grown along with its social and economic consequences.
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Mexico: More Social Spending, No Business Bailout for Virus
Mexico’s president says there will be no huge economic stimulus program as the country faces the threat of coronavirus-induced crisis almost certainly unlike any it has seen in the past century
