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Judge Lets Goodfellas Mobster Go Free

Vinny Asaro is allowed to go home

(Newser) - Goodfellas wiseguy Vinny Asaro got a break Friday when he was released from prison over concerns about the coronavirus, the New York Post reports. The thinking: He's 85 and suffered a stroke just last year. "If Asaro were to contract COVID-19, given his age and current state, it...

Pence Addresses Air Force Grads
Pence Travels to
Cadets' Graduation
Apr 19, 2020 12:00 PM CDT

Pence Travels to Cadets' Graduation

Cadets file into a silent stadium without family and friends in attendance

(Newser) - In a nod to normalcy, Vice President Mike Pence delivered a commencement address to the Air Force Academy's graduating class on Saturday, telling the cadets that by setting off to defend the nation they "inspire confidence that we will prevail against the invisible enemy in our time as...

COVID-19 Patient Is Going Home After a Month

49-year-old began improving when he was taken off paralyzing drug

(Newser) - Two weeks into his stay at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, a doctor told Kim Bello that her husband, who first fell ill March 7, didn't have much of a chance. "That's when I lost it," she said. "I just kept thinking, 'There's...

Pandemic Changes Warsaw Remembrance
Pandemic Changes
Warsaw Remembrance
Apr 19, 2020 11:00 AM CDT

Pandemic Changes Warsaw Remembrance

Virtual visits on 77th anniversary of ghetto uprising move online

(Newser) - Sirens wailed and Jewish prayers were said for the heroes of the 1943 Warsaw Ghetto uprising, but the annual memorial observances were scaled down Sunday and moved to the internet because of the coronavirus pandemic and the need for social distancing, the AP reports. Poland’s chief rabbi, Michael Schudrich,...

Stay-at-Home Protest Brings Charge for Violation

New Jersey demonstrations against restrictions were held during governor's briefing

(Newser) - A New Jersey woman has been charged with violating the state's stay-at-home order in connection with a protest of the restriction. The demonstration took place Friday in Trenton while Gov. Phil Murphy was holding his daily press briefing on the pandemic. State police charged Kim Pagan of Toms River...

This Might Be First Major Department Store Casualty

Neiman Marcus to file for bankruptcy amid pandemic, says Reuters

(Newser) - With all of its stores closed, burdened by $4.8 billion in loans, Neiman Marcus is moving toward seeking bankruptcy protection. The filing could come this week, Reuters reports. It would be the first major department store company to reach that point since the pandemic hit the US, and Neiman...

Biden, Trump Blame China, Each Other

Big buys in battleground states make pandemic response the issue

(Newser) - With the Trump administration increasingly blaming the pandemic on China, the president's reelection campaign has broadened the attacks to include Joe Biden. America First Action, the main super PAC supporting President Trump, spent $10 million on TV ads to run in battleground states that say China "stole American...

For Actor With Coronavirus, the News Is Devastating

Amanda Kloots posted an update about Nick Cordero on Instagram

(Newser) - The wife of Broadway actor Nick Cordero revealed heartbreaking news Saturday—that her husband's right leg is being amputated as he struggles with complications from the coronavirus, People reports. His wife, Amanda Kloots, said the 41-year-old had been in intensive care for 18 days when she got the news....

Trump Ally: 'These People' Are Today's 'Rosa Parks'

Stephen Moore gets into some political rhetoric

(Newser) - A White House adviser has turned heads by comparing protesters of stay-at-home orders with none other than Rosa Parks, the Hill reports. Stephen Moore, an economist on President Trump's council to reopen the country, said in a YouTube video this week that he's helping such protesters in Wisconsin...

Blacks Push Back Over COVID-19
Blacks Push Back
Over COVID-19
Apr 18, 2020 3:00 PM CDT

Blacks Push Back Over COVID-19

A growing chorus pressures the government to blunt the devastation on blacks

(Newser) - As a clearer picture emerges of COVID-19’s decidedly deadly toll on black Americans, leaders are demanding a reckoning of the systemic policies they say have made many blacks far more vulnerable to the virus—including inequity in access to health care and economic opportunity, the AP reports. A growing...

Doctor Who Cited Trump Gets in Trouble With Feds
Feds Charge Doctor
Who Cited Trump
Apr 18, 2020 2:30 PM CDT

Feds Charge Doctor Who Cited Trump

Jennings Staley was allegedly selling a 'COVID-19 cure' that included hydroxychloroquine

(Newser) - "Guaranteed." That word has gotten San Diego physician Jennings Staley in hot water after he allegedly promoted—and offered to sell—the drug hydroxychloroquine as a cure for COVID-19, CNN reports. Staley had offered the drug on his website (now taken down) and cited President Trump's enthusiasm...

Even at Mar-a-Lago, Jobs Aren&#39;t Safe
Mar-a-Lago Grapples
With Job Losses
Apr 18, 2020 1:00 PM CDT

Mar-a-Lago Grapples With Job Losses

A total of 713 workers have been furloughed at 2 Trump properties in Florida

(Newser) - Even Mar-a-Lago is letting employees go. As the coronavirus cripples Florida's hospital industry, the Palm Beach Post reports that two Trump Organization properties are furloughing "non-essential" staff. A total of 713 are being furloughed in all, with 153 at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach and the rest at Trump...

Lacking US Coordination, 17 Governors Gang Up

The question is when to reopen amid the coronavirus pandemic

(Newser) - President Trump, in a roller-coaster week of reversals and contradictions, told governors to "call your own shots" on lifting stay-at-home orders once the coronavirus threat subsides, the AP reports. But then he took to Twitter to push some to reopen their economies quickly and tell them it was their...

'It Is a New World' as Children Return to Class

Denmark gently reopens schools for younger children

(Newser) - Denmark made headlines this week by reopening some of its schools—making it a laboratory for other countries that want to get things rolling again, the New York Times reports. So far, Denmark is allowing younger students back amid restrictions, like having desks six feet apart. "It is a...

Netanyahu Distances Himself From Son's Tweet on Protesters

Yair Netanyahu wrote 'I hope the elderly who die following this protest will only be from your camp'

(Newser) - Thousands of people took to the streets of Tel Aviv Thursday to demonstrate against Benjamin Netanyahu, with claims that he's steeped in corruption and undermining democracy amid the coronavirus pandemic. None other than the prime minister's son ended up stoking controversy over the protests. The Times of Israel...

Experts Share 7 Ways to Get Your Groceries Safely
Experts: Skip the Gloves, and
Other Grocery Shopping Tips
in case you missed it
Apr 18, 2020 7:00 AM CDT

Experts: Skip the Gloves, and Other Grocery Shopping Tips

Good news: You don't need to use a million disinfectant wipes

(Newser) - In March a Michigan doctor's video on how to sanitize your groceries went viral—and his tips were pretty involved. But are they really necessary? According to the infectious disease, virology, and food safety experts NPR spoke with, perhaps not. The upshot of their tips is this: "Focus...

Japan Thought Virus Was Under Control. Now, 'Cries of Desperation'

COVID-19 infections are surging, country's emergency medical system is collapsing

(Newser) - Hospitals in Japan are increasingly turning away sick people as the country struggles with surging coronavirus infections and its emergency medical system collapses. In one recent case, an ambulance carrying a man with a fever and difficulty breathing was rejected by 80 hospitals and forced to search for hours for...

France Tries to Explain More Than 1,000 Virus Cases at Sea

Nearly half the aircraft carrier's personnel test positive

(Newser) - The French navy is investigating how the coronavirus infected more than 1,000 sailors aboard the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, as pressure builds on the government to explain how it happened. The ship, the navy's biggest carrier and flagship, is undergoing a weekslong disinfection since returning Sunday to...

IRS Starts Sending Out Payments, but There Are Snags

Direct deposits go through first, then checks will be mailed

(Newser) - More than 80 million people have already received their one-time payments from the IRS, mandated in the economic stimulus legislation, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said this week. Those are payments that the IRS was able to put directly into accounts. But there are issues in getting the payments to everyone...

Governor Orders First Reopenings for Texas

Citing low testing numbers, Democrats argue it's too soon

(Newser) - He hedged his optimism several ways, but Gov. Greg Abbott announced Friday that he sees enough progress against the spread of the coronavirus that he's taking the first steps toward reopening Texas. "We're now beginning to see glimmers that the worst of COVID-19 may soon be behind...

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