NPR has a great email newsletter called the New Normal and this article is from the May 23 edition. The full article lists all 14 activities and explains each one in detail. A BYOB backyard MORE
I listened to The President as he spoke at Ft. McHenry today; he spoke of the invisible enemy we are fighting: he spoke of the “tens of thousands” in our Military who had answered the MORE
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have found that nearly half of all accounts on Twitter that are tweeting about the coronavirus are likely bots. Of over 200 million tweets analyzed, researchers found that about 45% MORE
The World Health Organization expressed concern on Wednesday about the rising number of new coronavirus cases in poor countries, even as many rich nations have begun emerging from lockdown. The global health body said 106,000 MORE
Many of the workers across the country are working elbow to elbow six days a week, eight hours a day. For them, social distancing in the workplace is but a dream. I’ve spent the past MORE
Where did the coronavirus come from? Can the coronavirus infect cats and dogs? Can other animals be infected? Can I get COVID-19 from my pet? How can I protect my pets? Is there a vaccine MORE
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell criticized Barack Obama Monday evening, lashing out days after the former president reportedly described the Trump administration’s response to the coronavirus as an “absolute chaotic disaster.” “I think President Obama MORE
Then came a pandemic during the presidency of Donald Trump. Note: Flanagan has been diagnosed with Stage IV Metastatic Cancer. This is a recurrence; she was first diagnosed when her twin sons were in kindergarten; MORE
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem on Friday told Native American tribes they have 48 hours to take down road checkpoints they had set up to keep out unnecessary visitors because of concerns over the coronavirus. MORE
Katie Miller, a spokesperson for Vice President Mike Pence, has tested positive for coronavirus, according to two people with knowledge of Miller’s diagnosis. Miller’s positive diagnosis for Covid-19 puts the potential threat of the infection MORE
Leading Texas Republicans on Wednesday condemned the jailing of a Dallas salon owner who gained national attention for openly defying the governor’s stay-at-home order. The owner, Shelley Luther, was sentenced to a week in jail MORE
An aide to Vice President and Coronavirus Warrior Mike Pence has tested positive according to a senior administration official. A spokeswoman for Pence did not answer questions. Pence was scheduled to travel to Des Moines, MORE
As states are trying to reopen their economies, the Trump administration is privately projecting steady rises in cases, according to a new document obtained by the New York Times, showing deaths nearly doubling to 3,000 MORE
America’s extremists are attempting to turn the coronavirus pandemic into a potent recruiting tool both in the deep corners of the internet and on the streets of state capitals by twisting the public health crisis MORE
As states begin to lift quarantines, President Trump is trying to recast the story of the pandemic from that of an administration slow to see and address the threat to one that responded with decisive action that saved lives. MORE
Senior Trump administration officials have pushed American spy agencies to hunt for evidence to support an unsubstantiated theory that a government laboratory in Wuhan, China, was the origin of the coronavirus outbreak, according to current and former American officials. The effort comes as President Trump escalates a public campaign to blame China for the pandemic. MORE
Gilead Sciences on Wednesday announced that the company “is aware of positive data” from a federal trial of its experimental coronavirus drug, remdesivir, even as a new study reported that the drug offered no benefit MORE
Business groups are pushing Congress to limit liability from potential lawsuits filed by workers and customers infected by the coronavirus. President Donald Trump has also floated shielding businesses from lawsuits. His top economic adviser Larry MORE
In the race for a vaccine against the coronavirus, Oxford University is sprinting the fastest. Scientists at the university’s Jenner Institute had a head start on a vaccine, having proved in previous trials that similar inoculations — MORE
The Trump campaign is upset about the wording in a memo distributed to Republican Senate candidates about how to address the coronavirus crisis by “attacking China, not defending Trump.” The document urges candidates to stay MORE
Attorney General William Barr on Monday directed federal prosecutors to “be on the lookout” for public health measures put in place amid the coronavirus pandemic that might be running afoul of constitutional rights. In a two-page memorandum MORE
After scheduling then canceling the daily COVID-19 press briefing, it appears the White House has scheduled a Trump press briefing for 5PM EDST/2PM PDST. Trump will hold the briefing from the Rose Garden but may MORE
Grainger Rickenbaker was more than halfway through his freshman year at Drexel University in Philadelphia when the pandemic forced its in-person courses and dormitories to be cleared indefinitely. At his home in South Carolina, Rickenbaker, MORE
“Lame duck” is the usual term given to politicians who don’t want to or can’t run for office again. With their political shelf-life suddenly measurable, such figures are condemned to being considered weakened and less MORE
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms on the racist text she received: “The reason I released that message is because I wanted across America to see what racism still looks like in 2020.” Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance MORE