First Edition: Oct. 21, 2020
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Archives: Morning Breakouts
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Kodak Says It Will Make Drug Ingredients Despite Loan Snafu
In July, the company struck a $765 million deal with the federal government. However, it was put on hold after the Securities and Exchange Commission announced a probe into the handling of the deal.
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Study Suggests Sick Leave Law Helps Reduce COVID Spread
The research in Health Affairs examined whether emergency sick-leave provisions provided in a coronavirus relief bill cut the number of reported new COVID-19 cases. News outlets also look at treatment options for the virus.
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For Hospitals, Normal Is A Long Way Off
With COVID cases once again surging, hospitals don't expect to be back to normal until 2022. In other industry news, private equity-backed dermatology groups got COVID relief funds, and Cardinal Health shareholders are urged to void a huge bonus for the CEO.
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UK To Infect Healthy Volunteers In Risky Approach To Speed Up Vaccine Development
Imperial College London researchers developing a government-funded COVID-19 vaccine will start human challenge testing -- a controversial method that deliberately exposes people to a virus.
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3 Digits To Remember In A Mental Health Crisis: Law Creates 988 Hotline
The Federal Communications Commission aims to have the hotline operational by July 2022. In related news, suicides among U.S. troops are rising and the pandemic continues to impact Americans' mental health.
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National Security Leaders Self-Isolate After Possible COVID Exposure
CIA Director Gina Haspel, undersecretary of State for political affairs David Hale and national security adviser Robert O’Brien are among the officials who met with a Lebanese spymaster who has since tested positive for COVID-19, Politico reports.
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Rural Hospitals Flooding With COVID Cases In Fall’s New Hot Spots
Many smaller and more remote medical centers are becoming overwhelmed as the outbreak's "third wave" starts to swamp rural communities. Nursing homes eye the trend warily, as well.
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Average Premiums Fall 2% On Federal ACA Marketplace
Federal officials say the cost of the benchmark plan will be down for the third year in a row when enrollment begins next month. Meanwhile, ProPublica looks at misleading social media ads for health insurance that isn't comprehensive.
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Viewpoints: Obamacare’s Future; Supreme Court Impact On Health Care; And Medicare
Editorial pages focus on these public health issues and more.
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Perspectives: Dangers Of ‘Herd Immunity’ Strategy; Battling COVID Fatigue; Safe Vaccine Needed
Opinion writers weigh in on these pandemic topics and others.
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‘Strong Recommendation’ From CDC To Wear Masks On Planes, Trains, Buses
“Local transmission can grow quickly into interstate and international transmission when infected persons travel on public conveyances without wearing a mask and with others who are not wearing masks," the agency said in a statement Monday. In related news, a government watchdog will look into whether the Trump administration interfered at the CDC and FDA.
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US Border With Mexico And Canada Closed Until Nov. 21
The extension of the border closure was in response to rising COVID-19 cases. International news also highlights a top Palestinian leader in critical condition with the virus; child labor in the cocoa industry; and the Quebec town of Asbestos is renamed.
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COVID-19 Outbreak At Kansas Nursing Home Claims 10 Residents’ Lives
All 62 residents of the Andbe Home in Norton, Kansas, tested positive for the virus. News from around the country also comes from Vermont, New Jersey, Oregon, Michigan and New York.
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Moderna Expects COVID Vaccine Approval in December
Moderna's CEO added an "if" to the announcement: if the company gets positive results in November from a large clinical trial. In other vaccine news, states are scrambling to find money to pay for vaccine distribution.
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Signs Of Progress But No Stimulus Deal Yet Between House Dems, White House
On Sunday, Speaker Nancy Pelosi set a Tuesday night deadline for any deal. In related news of the economic strain around the nation, more than 6 million households couldn't make their rent or mortgage payments in September.
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Democrats, Hoping For Election Sweep, Eye Big Increases In Health Spending
Although supports have pent-up demand for many projects, health care is among the top issues that Democrats say they will seek to reinforce if they take the White House and the Senate in the Nov. 3 election. Political coverage also includes reports on inaccuracies in Trump's stump speeches, social media ads on insulin pricing and a California initiative on contract workers.
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Trump Makes It Personal With Fauci
President Donald Trump heightened the personal attacks on the country's top infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci. Joe Biden slammed the president for the criticism.
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Supreme Court Allows Extra Time For Mail Ballots To Arrive In Pennsylvania
The decision was a 4-to-4 tie upholding a Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling that granted a three-day extension for mail-in ballots to arrive and be counted, as long as they are postmarked by Nov. 3.
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First Edition: Oct. 20, 2020
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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