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By: mathgrrl
On: December 4, 2019

  • Coronavirus updates: One-day records for new cases set in world, Florida; hackers attack health records; athlete tests could strain system
    by USA TODAY on July 12, 2020 at 9:21 pm

    Another 15,299 Floridians tested positive Saturday, for a total of 269,811 coronavirus cases. California had the previous record. Latest news       

  • Some Americans refuse to mask up. Rules, fines and free masks will change that, experts say.
    by USA TODAY on July 12, 2020 at 8:58 pm

    Experts spoke in support of rules and fines, likening refusal to wear a mask with traffic violations that put other drivers at risk.       

  • Explosion, fire on USS Bonhomme Richard sends 18 sailors to hospital, fills San Diego skies with dark smoke
    by USA TODAY on July 12, 2020 at 8:53 pm

    An amphibious assault ship caught fire on Sunday at Naval Base San Diego, injuring 18 sailors and filling the skies with smoke, officials said.       

  • 'It was only done to make me look bad': Trump denounces border wall section funded by supporters
    by USA TODAY on July 12, 2020 at 7:55 pm

    "I disagreed with doing this very small (tiny) section of wall, in a tricky area, by a private group which raised money by ads," Trump said Sunday.       

  • Marvin Gaye's 'What's Going On' is still relevant and revealing, 50 years later
    by Detroit Free Press on July 12, 2020 at 7:28 pm

    "What's Going On," crafted in a season of unease, persists as a backdrop to another heated summer, 50 years later, when the world feels upside down.       

  • Same school, similar achievements, different skin: How race colors students' lives
    by Delaware News Journal on July 12, 2020 at 7:10 pm

    Will's and Omar's high school lives mirror one another. But because of the color of their skin, the world perceives them differently.       

  • Newspaper chain McClatchy announces Chatham Asset Management is successful bidder in bankruptcy auction
    by USA TODAY on July 12, 2020 at 7:00 pm

    Newspaper chain McClatchy, owner of the Miami Herald and Kansas City Star, is closer to transferring ownership to hedge fund Chatham Asset Management.       

  • Sen. Lindsey Graham said he will call Robert Mueller to testify before his committee
    by USA TODAY on July 12, 2020 at 6:57 pm

    Robert Mueller broke his yearlong silence Saturday, penning an op-ed that defends the Russia investigation and the prosecution of Roger Stone.       

  • 'No one is safe until everyone is safe': Vaccine nationalism threatens global coronavirus effort
    by USA TODAY on July 12, 2020 at 6:50 pm

    Instead of collaboration, coordination and sharing, vaccine nationalism pits nation against nation to get and keep enough doses for their citizens.      

  • Authorities say they're checking nearby cabins, buildings in search for Naya Rivera
    by USA TODAY on July 12, 2020 at 6:23 pm

    Authorities have shared the methods by which they are searching for actress Naya Rivera who is presumed dead after disappearing from a rented boat.       

  • Epic Sydney, Australia storm timelapse is mesmerizing
    by Wochit on July 12, 2020 at 6:19 pm

    Resident Jason van Genderen recorded video showing the storm as it passes out over the ocean drenching the eastern Australian coastline.       

  • 'We do expect deaths to go up,' warns White House COVID-19 task force's Adm. Giroir as cases rise
    by USA TODAY on July 12, 2020 at 6:14 pm

    Brett Giroir, who oversees coronavirus testing, said mask wearing is "essential" to stopping the spread of coronavirus and reinstating lockdowns is "on the table." […]

  • Polls show Trump is losing to Joe Biden. They said the same thing 4 years ago against Hillary Clinton
    by USA TODAY on July 12, 2020 at 6:03 pm

    Polls got it wrong when they showed Hillary Clinton defeating Trump in 2016. But pollsters say surveys showing Biden over Trump are more trustworthy.       

  • Former Russia special counsel Robert Mueller defends Roger Stone prosecution in wake of Trump commutation
    by USA TODAY on July 12, 2020 at 6:01 pm

    Robert Mueller challenges President Trump: Roger Stone was "prosecuted and convicted because he committed federal crimes."       

  • Pennsylvania police have received over $6M worth of military surplus since 2018
    by Erie Times-News on July 12, 2020 at 5:46 pm

    The Department of Defense program, which began in the 1990s, provides excess or obsolete military equipment at no cost other than shipping and storage fees. […]

  • Tesla cuts prices of Model Y electric SUV up to $3,000 as the automaker's stock reaches record highs
    by USA TODAY on July 12, 2020 at 5:25 pm

    Tesla has reduced the price of its mid-sized Model Y SUV by $3,000 after cutting prices of the Model 3, Model S and Model X up to $5,000 in May.      

  • Lessons from Walt Disney World's reopening: Smaller crowds make up for COVID-19 protocols
    by Florida Today on July 12, 2020 at 4:06 pm

    As Disney World opened Saturday after its four-month coronavirus closure, fans found a smaller, much more sanitized and COVID-19-conscious world.       

  • Costco Wholesale Club continues senior hours indefinitely due to increase in COVID-19 cases
    by USA TODAY on July 12, 2020 at 3:29 pm

    Costco hours for seniors 60 and older, shoppers with disabilities or immunocompromised will continue every weekday morning "until further notice."      

  • The 5 best Amazon deals you can get this weekend
    by Reviewed.com on July 12, 2020 at 3:16 pm

    From charcoal toothpaste to pizza wheels, the best Amazon deals this weekend are too good to skip. Click for details.       

  • Amanda Kloots opens up about being 'scared of my new normal' after Nick Cordero's memorial
    by USA TODAY on July 12, 2020 at 3:03 pm

    "Truly, I am scared," Amanda Kloots wrote. "Scared of my new normal, of the pain, the loss and being strong enough to get through it."       

  • 2 slain police officers 'never had a chance' in Texas shooting, chief says
    by USA TODAY on July 12, 2020 at 1:44 pm

    The suspect died by suicide after being confronted by police after the incident, McAllen Police Chief Victor Rodriguez said.      

  • Opening day at Disney World: Small crowds, short lines, social distancing and COVID-19 merch
    by USA TODAY on July 12, 2020 at 1:08 pm

    Walt Disney World reopened to the public Saturday, nearly four months after it closed due to the coronavirus. And what a different world it is.      

  • John Wayne Airport: Will California terminal's name go the way of Confederate statues?
    by USA TODAY on July 12, 2020 at 12:39 pm

    As statues of Confederate generals and other historically problematic figures are coming down, will airports with troublesome namesakes be next?       

  • Inside NHL return: How league plans to decide Stanley Cup champion amid pandemic
    by USA TODAY on July 12, 2020 at 11:42 am

    The NHL is hoping the precautions it is taking at training camp and at hub cities in Toronto and Edmonton will allow it to award the Stanley Cup.       

  • Keep it simple, Democrats. Job One is making sure Americans can cast votes this fall.
    by USA TODAY on July 12, 2020 at 11:00 am

    Too many Democrats are debating policy or filing lawsuits instead of ensuring that Biden supporters are registered and polling places are plentiful.       

  • Marine dad gives family the best wake-up call ever
    by USA TODAY on July 12, 2020 at 4:01 am

    After an extended deployment, U.S. Marine GySgt. Wesley Johnson wanted to make sure he was the first thing his family saw when they woke up.       

  • FDA expands list of hand sanitizers to avoid due to methanol risk with more being recommended for recall
    by USA TODAY on July 11, 2020 at 9:04 pm

    The FDA has expanded the number of hand sanitizers to avoid because they may contain the toxic substance methanol. Some have also been recalled.      

  • Walt Disney World reopens to the public after 4-month coronavirus closure
    by Wochit on July 11, 2020 at 4:15 pm

    Walt Disney World has reopened to the public but with many new precautions to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.      

  • 'It's just amazing': Boy finds Marine's dog tag and returns it to his family 46 years after his death
    by Lancaster Eagle-Gazette on July 11, 2020 at 11:59 am

    After he found a dog tag in the Hocking River, Kolton Conrad was able to give it back to the Marine's sister, 46 years after his death.       

  • Reining in police unions’ power in America
    on July 11, 2020 at 12:00 am

    Cities and states have begun to curb organisations that have been indulged from left and right

  • As fewer Americans go to church, chaplains are finding work elsewhere
    on July 11, 2020 at 12:00 am

    The hospital chaplain has become a key figure in the treatment of covid-19 patients

  • Could Democrats pick up a Senate seat in Kansas?
    on July 11, 2020 at 12:00 am

    The party has a strong candidate, but needs an FDR-like performance at the top of the ticket

  • The mark of Cain
    on July 11, 2020 at 12:00 am

    A Christian pollster argues that a reckoning is due in America’s churches

  • How the South and Southwest became the global epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic
    by USA TODAY on July 10, 2020 at 6:58 pm

    This series of COVID-19 hot spot maps shows spikes in cases as they move from the north to Sunbelt states — especially as the latter have reopened.       

  • 6 things to check when resurrecting your bike for riding in the time of coronavirus
    by USA TODAY on July 9, 2020 at 3:39 pm

    A few simple steps get your bicycle roadworthy for socially distanced exercise, commuting and fun       

  • The challenges of reducing America’s jail population
    on July 9, 2020 at 2:52 pm

    Cash bail is unpopular. But the replacements are not necessarily better

  • The Supreme Court's top cases
    by USA TODAY on July 9, 2020 at 1:28 pm

    Learn about the biggest decisions this term, including abortion and immigration, gay rights and gun rights, health care and religious school funding — even President Trump's taxes and financial […]

  • The Supreme Court hands Donald Trump a defeat over his finances
    on July 9, 2020 at 12:00 am

    A grand jury may see his records; but House Democrats may not, at least for now

  • Cutting American police budgets might have perverse effects
    on July 7, 2020 at 12:00 am

    Without other changes, it might even set back the effort to reform how officers treat black citizens

  • America’s huge stimulus is having surprising effects on the poor
    on July 6, 2020 at 12:00 am

    Though severe deprivation is rising, not everyone is worse off

  • Justice John Roberts joins the Supreme Court’s liberal wing in some key rulings
    on July 4, 2020 at 12:00 am

    But he is not tilting left

  • Russia allegedly offered bounties for killing American soldiers
    on July 4, 2020 at 12:00 am

    The president doesn’t believe it

  • It’s messing with Texas
    on July 4, 2020 at 12:00 am

    Greg Abbott is battling the coronavirus with one hand and his party’s lunatic fringe with the other

  • Mississippi changes its state flag
    on July 4, 2020 at 12:00 am

    And removes a Confederate symbol

  • American conservatives are pushing for the repeal of the death penalty
    on July 4, 2020 at 12:00 am

    The federal government’s enthusiasm for executions is at odds with many Republican-led states

  • The progressive left celebrates some notable Democratic primary victories
    on July 4, 2020 at 12:00 am

    This will not change the make-up of Congress. But it could make Nancy Pelosi’s job a lot harder

  • Games, puzzles, more!
    by USA TODAY on July 2, 2020 at 8:13 pm

    Free learning guide      

  • Donald Trump faces a much bigger task than he did in 2016
    on July 2, 2020 at 12:00 am

    The polls, political fundamentals and key voters have all turned against the president

  • The Trump administration is using the pandemic to halt asylum
    on June 30, 2020 at 12:00 am

    Its latest restrictions, justified on the grounds of public health, look like an attempt to sidestep asylum courts

  • Flying? ✈️
    by USA TODAY on June 29, 2020 at 10:37 pm

    Here's how to stay safe      

  • African-American businesses need more than “buy black” campaigns
    on June 28, 2020 at 12:00 am

    Too often they lack the capital, education and connections they need

  • Will Clarence Thomas stick it out for a 30th year on the court?
    on June 27, 2020 at 4:00 am

    Some conservatives would like Donald Trump’s favourite justice to step aside

  • America’s blue-chip collectors rush to preserve artefacts from protests
    on June 27, 2020 at 12:00 am

    That Black Lives Matter sign could already be in the Smithsonian

  • Decapitating America’s state-funded media
    on June 27, 2020 at 12:00 am

    The White House takes aim at American soft power

  • Decoding the confusing messages of the coronavirus epidemic in America
    on June 27, 2020 at 12:00 am

    The US has too few cases for a total lockdown and too many to open up safely

  • Is Donald Trump tough on China?
    on June 27, 2020 at 12:00 am

    John Bolton destroys the president’s signature foreign policy boast

  • Silence isn't an option
    by USA TODAY on June 25, 2020 at 7:48 pm

    How to be an ally      

  • Tracking the coronavirus outbreak
    by USA TODAY on June 25, 2020 at 7:16 pm

    Track coronavirus outbreaks across the United States with daily updated maps, total cases and deaths.       

  • Will Donald Trump resume nuclear testing?
    on June 24, 2020 at 12:00 am

    America’s 28-year moratorium on setting off nukes is looking shakier than ever

  • Has America’s Department of Justice been politicised?
    on June 24, 2020 at 12:00 am

    William Barr appears to be using federal law enforcement for political ends

  • New podcast: Women in Sports
    by USA TODAY on June 23, 2020 at 1:50 pm

    Changing the Game      

  • Highly skilled migrants are no longer welcome in America. Maybe
    on June 23, 2020 at 12:00 am

    Software engineers, go home

  • Why race will continue to vex American newsrooms
    on June 22, 2020 at 12:00 am

    Outfits big and small are shedding top editors over racial controversies

  • Donald Trump finds sanctuary in Tulsa
    on June 21, 2020 at 12:00 am

    The first rally in three months was primarily an exercise in making the president feel better

  • New Yorkers turn their backs on Bill de Blasio
    on June 20, 2020 at 12:00 am

    The Big Apple’s mayor is underperforming badly

  • The pandemic is making America rethink its shunning of midwifery
    on June 20, 2020 at 12:00 am

    The quest for safe childbirth

  • The bid to unseat the last New England Republican in Congress
    on June 20, 2020 at 12:00 am

    The race of the long driveways

  • America rediscovers the joys of vegetable-growing
    on June 20, 2020 at 12:00 am

    A shovel-ready project

  • The state-budget train crash
    on June 18, 2020 at 12:00 am

    Why this could cost lives and set back economic recovery

  • America’s Supreme Court protects LGBT workers against discrimination
    on June 18, 2020 at 12:00 am

    A momentous 6-3 ruling

  • Details from John Bolton’s book are damning for Donald Trump
    on June 18, 2020 at 12:00 am

    The former national security adviser accuses the president of asking China for help to win a second term and kowtowing to authoritarians

  • Confederate statues are being torn down across America
    on June 16, 2020 at 12:00 am

    George Floyd’s killing brings urgency to an old debate about their future

  • Covid-19 is spreading into Republican-voting areas of America
    on June 14, 2020 at 12:00 am

    Infections are rising fastest outside the big cities first afflicted

  • A birdwatchers’ app inspires a field-guide to protesters’ symbols
    on June 13, 2020 at 4:00 am

    Struggling to sort your odal runes from your blood-drop crosses? There’s an app for that

  • In America protests have already brought policy changes
    on June 11, 2020 at 2:49 pm

    Congress, cities and states have all suggested changes since George Floyd’s killing

  • America’s protests turn jubilant
    on June 11, 2020 at 12:00 am

    Democrats are not organising them, but they do stand to gain

  • How Pennsylvania’s governor is battling the pandemic
    on June 11, 2020 at 12:00 am

    A day on the frontline with Tom Wolf is an unnerving experience

  • Meet our US 2020 election-forecasting model
    on June 11, 2020 at 12:00 am

    In early June, it gives Donald Trump a one-in-five shot at re-election

  • Following George Floyd’s death, New York opens police records
    on June 9, 2020 at 11:00 pm

    Records of past misconduct will no longer be shielded from the public—and prosecutors

  • America’s top brass break with Donald Trump
    on June 7, 2020 at 12:00 am

    The president’s threat to send the troops into American cities alarms commanders

  • Covid-19 has driven American gamblers online
    on June 7, 2020 at 12:00 am

    With casinos shut and sports disrupted, gambling addicts have still got their fix

  • Segregation and poverty have declined among blacks since 1968
    on June 4, 2020 at 2:47 pm

    Yet deep disparities still persist

  • Donald Trump is right that the G7 needs updating. But what for?
    on June 4, 2020 at 2:47 pm

    Tinkering with the world’s top table

  • In praise of the tiny, oily candlefish
    on June 4, 2020 at 2:47 pm

    Disrupted supply chains make a source of wild food even more welcome

  • How to fix American policing
    on June 4, 2020 at 12:00 am

    The country’s forces kill too many of those they serve. Here is how to change that

  • Far worse than Nixon
    on June 4, 2020 at 12:00 am

    Donald Trump’s pledge to restore America to order recalls Andrew Johnson more than Tricky Dicky

  • The grim racial inequalities behind America’s protests
    on June 3, 2020 at 12:00 am

    Profound economic, health and judicial disparities help explain the fury over George Floyd’s death

  • The violence in American cities reflects the fury of polarisation
    on June 2, 2020 at 12:00 am

    America’s chronic anger could be its political undoing

  • History is repeated in protests at the death of George Floyd
    on June 1, 2020 at 4:00 am

    And may unhappily continue to repeat itself

  • Protests sparked by George Floyd’s death are still raging
    on May 31, 2020 at 12:00 am

    Police have been aggressive, and Donald Trump has stoked division

  • Why the prosecution of a Minneapolis police officer is such a rarity
    on May 29, 2020 at 12:00 am

    The doctrine of “qualified immunity” too often gives police miscreants a free pass

  • Google’s removal of anti-Beijing comments raises political eyebrows
    on May 28, 2020 at 2:48 pm

    The case of the vanishing comments

  • Could a fifth of America’s colleges really face the chop?
    on May 28, 2020 at 2:48 pm

    Problems that predated the virus have been accelerated by it

  • America rethinks its strategy in the Wild West of cyberspace
    on May 28, 2020 at 2:48 pm

    The challenge of defence in the world’s most lawless battlefield

  • What connects casinos, the first Thanksgiving and the Trump administration?
    on May 28, 2020 at 2:48 pm

    The Mashpee Wampanoag tribe, which stands to lose its land again

  • The vulnerability of African Americans to the coronavirus is a national emergency
    on May 28, 2020 at 12:00 am

    It is past time to fix a glaring disparity

  • Why some protesters in America wear Hawaiian shirts
    on May 23, 2020 at 12:00 am

    Accelerationism, the boogaloo and the meaning of the extreme right

  • The virus is accelerating dechurching in America
    on May 23, 2020 at 12:00 am

    When it comes to organised religion, the US is looking less and less exceptional

  • Francis Collins on science and faith
    on May 23, 2020 at 12:00 am

    The eminent geneticist is also an evangelical Christian

  • How the world’s premier public-health agency was handcuffed
    on May 23, 2020 at 12:00 am

    The CDC has been absent with leave during the spread of covid-19

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  • Coronavirus updates: One-day records for new cases set in world, Florida; hackers attack health records; athlete tests could strain system July 12, 2020
    Another 15,299 Floridians tested positive Saturday, for a total of 269,811 coronavirus cases. California had the previous record. Latest news       
  • Some Americans refuse to mask up. Rules, fines and free masks will change that, experts say. July 12, 2020
    Experts spoke in support of rules and fines, likening refusal to wear a mask with traffic violations that put other drivers at risk.       
  • Explosion, fire on USS Bonhomme Richard sends 18 sailors to hospital, fills San Diego skies with dark smoke July 12, 2020
    An amphibious assault ship caught fire on Sunday at Naval Base San Diego, injuring 18 sailors and filling the skies with smoke, officials said.       
  • 'It was only done to make me look bad': Trump denounces border wall section funded by supporters July 12, 2020
    "I disagreed with doing this very small (tiny) section of wall, in a tricky area, by a private group which raised money by ads," Trump said Sunday.       
  • Marvin Gaye's 'What's Going On' is still relevant and revealing, 50 years later July 12, 2020
    "What's Going On," crafted in a season of unease, persists as a backdrop to another heated summer, 50 years later, when the world feels upside down.       
  • Same school, similar achievements, different skin: How race colors students' lives July 12, 2020
    Will's and Omar's high school lives mirror one another. But because of the color of their skin, the world perceives them differently.       
  • Newspaper chain McClatchy announces Chatham Asset Management is successful bidder in bankruptcy auction July 12, 2020
    Newspaper chain McClatchy, owner of the Miami Herald and Kansas City Star, is closer to transferring ownership to hedge fund Chatham Asset Management.       
  • Sen. Lindsey Graham said he will call Robert Mueller to testify before his committee July 12, 2020
    Robert Mueller broke his yearlong silence Saturday, penning an op-ed that defends the Russia investigation and the prosecution of Roger Stone.       
  • 'No one is safe until everyone is safe': Vaccine nationalism threatens global coronavirus effort July 12, 2020
    Instead of collaboration, coordination and sharing, vaccine nationalism pits nation against nation to get and keep enough doses for their citizens.      
  • Authorities say they're checking nearby cabins, buildings in search for Naya Rivera July 12, 2020
    Authorities have shared the methods by which they are searching for actress Naya Rivera who is presumed dead after disappearing from a rented boat.       
  • Epic Sydney, Australia storm timelapse is mesmerizing July 12, 2020
    Resident Jason van Genderen recorded video showing the storm as it passes out over the ocean drenching the eastern Australian coastline.       
  • 'We do expect deaths to go up,' warns White House COVID-19 task force's Adm. Giroir as cases rise July 12, 2020
    Brett Giroir, who oversees coronavirus testing, said mask wearing is "essential" to stopping the spread of coronavirus and reinstating lockdowns is "on the table."       
  • Polls show Trump is losing to Joe Biden. They said the same thing 4 years ago against Hillary Clinton July 12, 2020
    Polls got it wrong when they showed Hillary Clinton defeating Trump in 2016. But pollsters say surveys showing Biden over Trump are more trustworthy.       
  • Former Russia special counsel Robert Mueller defends Roger Stone prosecution in wake of Trump commutation July 12, 2020
    Robert Mueller challenges President Trump: Roger Stone was "prosecuted and convicted because he committed federal crimes."       
  • Pennsylvania police have received over $6M worth of military surplus since 2018 July 12, 2020
    The Department of Defense program, which began in the 1990s, provides excess or obsolete military equipment at no cost other than shipping and storage fees.       
  • Tesla cuts prices of Model Y electric SUV up to $3,000 as the automaker's stock reaches record highs July 12, 2020
    Tesla has reduced the price of its mid-sized Model Y SUV by $3,000 after cutting prices of the Model 3, Model S and Model X up to $5,000 in May.      
  • Lessons from Walt Disney World's reopening: Smaller crowds make up for COVID-19 protocols July 12, 2020
    As Disney World opened Saturday after its four-month coronavirus closure, fans found a smaller, much more sanitized and COVID-19-conscious world.       
  • Costco Wholesale Club continues senior hours indefinitely due to increase in COVID-19 cases July 12, 2020
    Costco hours for seniors 60 and older, shoppers with disabilities or immunocompromised will continue every weekday morning "until further notice."      
  • The 5 best Amazon deals you can get this weekend July 12, 2020
    From charcoal toothpaste to pizza wheels, the best Amazon deals this weekend are too good to skip. Click for details.       
  • Amanda Kloots opens up about being 'scared of my new normal' after Nick Cordero's memorial July 12, 2020
    "Truly, I am scared," Amanda Kloots wrote. "Scared of my new normal, of the pain, the loss and being strong enough to get through it."       

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