By KAT STAFFORD, MEGHAN HOYER and AARON MORRISON, Associated Press As the coronavirus tightens its grip across the country, it is cutting a particularly devastating swath through an already vulnerable population — Black Americans. Democratic lawmakers and community leaders in cities hard-hit by the pandemic have been sounding the alarm over what they see as […]
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Trump Feels No Need For Crisis Counsel From Predecessors
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President George W. Bush turned to one of the world’s most exclusive clubs for help raising money after an Indian Ocean tsunami killed more than 200,000 people in 2004. He paired his father, George H.W. Bush, and the man who defeated him to win the presidency in […]
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Doctors, Nurses in Good Friday Procession at Vatican
By FRANCES D’EMILIO, Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — A pair of white-coated doctors who care for coronavirus patients participated in a torch-lit Good Friday procession, watched over by Pope Francis and held in a hauntingly nearly empty St. Peter’s Square instead of at Rome’s Colosseum because of the safety measures aimed at containing the […]
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New York Area Walloped as Global Virus Deaths Pass 100,000
By MATT SEDENSKY, MIKE CATALINI and JIM MUSTIAN, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The worldwide death toll from the coronavirus surged past 100,000 Friday as the epidemic in the U.S. cut a widening swath through not just New York City but the entire three-state metropolitan area of 20 million people connected by a tangle […]
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Next Potential Shortage: Drugs Needed To Run Ventilators
By MICHAEL REZENDES and LINDA A. JOHNSON, Associated Press New York (AP) — As hospitals scour the country for scarce ventilators to treat critically ill patients stricken by the new coronavirus, pharmacists are beginning to sound an alarm that could become just as urgent: Drugs that go hand in hand with ventilators are running low even […]
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Groups Used To Serving Desperately Poor Nations Now Help US
By MARTHA MENDOZA and JULIET LINDERMAN, Associated Press In Santa Barbara, forklifts chug through the warehouse of Direct Relief, hustling pallets of much-needed medical supplies into waiting FedEx trucks. Normally those gloves, masks and medicines would go to desperately poor clinics in Haiti or Sudan, but now they’re racing off to Stanford Hospital in Palo […]
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Some Churches Confront Virus Restrictions On Easter Services
By CURT ANDERSON, Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — At the holiest time of year for Christians, churches are wrestling with how to hold services amid the coronavirus outbreak, and in some cases, that has set up showdowns with local governments over restrictions that forbid large gatherings. Many churches are offering parishioners livestreaming options […]
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US Job Losses Surge As World Leaders Urge Easter Distancing
By MICHELLE R. SMITH, CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and MARINA VILLENEUVE, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A staggering 16.8 million Americans lost their jobs in just three weeks, a measure of how fast the coronavirus has brought world economies to their knees. Meanwhile, religious leaders worldwide Thursday urged people to celebrate Easter from the safety of […]
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Blacks Dying at a Higher Rate
Just a few short weeks ago, when the coronavirus officially kicked off in the United States, rumors surfaced that African Americans were immune to the virus and could not get infected. Now, African Americans are not only infected, but they make up the majority of coronavirus-related deaths in our country. In a press conference on […]
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COVID Highlights Healthcare Gaps
By Lauren Victoria Burke NNPA Newswire Contributor In a letter dated Feb. 4, and sent to the U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) said comprehensive demographic data on people tested or treated for the virus that causes COVID-19 doesn’t exist. Cities with large Black […]
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Meals Of Love Connects Isolated Seniors And Disabled Adults With Meal Delivery From Local Restaurants
MEALS OF LOVE CONNECTS ISOLATED SENIORS AND DISABLED ADULTS WITH MEAL DELIVERY FROM LOCAL RESTAURANTS Partnership Infuses Working Capital into Restaurants While Supporting Seniors and Disabled Adults Isolated Amid COVID-19 Pandemic ORLANDO, Fla. (April 7, 2020) – This month, as older adults face challenging times, up to 1,000 fresh, restaurant-prepared meals will be safely delivered […]
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US Gig Workers and Self-Employed Face Delays In Jobless Aid
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — After Rich Cruse saw about $3,000 in income for his photography business quickly disappear to the coronavirus, he tried to apply for unemployment benefits in California. But like many states, his isn’t yet accepting claims from the self-employed like him. That’s left Cruse, 58, earning just […]
