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Twitter Adds Fact-Checking Link To Trump’s Tweets Falsely Claiming Mail-In-Voting Leads To Fraud
The links lead to articles that offer bullet-point fact checks on President Donald Trump’s false claims. Trump has been particularly vocal about his opposition to mail-in-voting as more states start to take steps to expand access in anticipation of a second virus wave in the fall. Meanwhile, Americans are spending more time on social media than ever — and that’s not a good thing as they encounter more and more disinformation.
Biden Blasts Trump As An ‘Absolute Fool’ For Caving To ‘Macho’ Pressure And Not Wearing Mask
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden offered a stark contrast to President Donald Trump on Memorial Day when he appeared in public with a mask. Biden criticized Trump’s insistence on not wearing one as contrary to doctors’ advice and Trump’s own experts’ guidance.
GOP Governors Offer To Roll Out Welcome Mat For Republican Convention If Trump Moves It
President Donald Trump threatened to move the Republican National Convention out of North Carolina if Gov. Roy Cooper (D) can’t guarantee that it would be able to be held as normal under the state’s shut-down policy. Both Florida and Georgia offered up their states to host the convention — which can bring an economic boost to host states. In other news, Trump insists his Fourth of July event will go on as planned.
Media outlets report on news from Nevada, New York, Virginia, District of Columbia, Oklahoma, Florida, Delaware, Alabama, Ohio, California, Texas, Rhode Island, Georgia, Maine and Massachusetts.
Even As States Start To Reopen, 20 Report An Increase In New Cases
Some states in the South are seeing double-digit increases but have no plans to pull the emergency break on their reopening schedule. Meanwhile, experts predict a slow burn period for the summer. And experts take a look at the early days of the pandemic, how hot spots became hot spots, the danger of “super spreaders” and more.
100,000 American Lives: Sheer Scope Of Loss Difficult For Humans To Grasp, Experts Say
America will hit 100,000 confirmed coronavirus deaths this week, but it’s hard to fully conceptualize the enormity of that tragedy. “Can you picture 30,000 people or 50,000 people? And when you get into the millions, what do you even do with that?” Lorenzo Servitje, an assistant professor of literature and medicine at Lehigh University, tells AP.
Viewpoints: U.S. Is Once Again Failing Native Americans, Other Minorities On Health Care
Editorial pages focus on these pandemic topics and others.
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Trump Wants To Bring Drug Manufacturing Back To United States. Pharma, Not So Much.
Read about the biggest pharmaceutical development and pricing stories from the past week in KHN’s Prescription Drug Watch roundup.
Sooner Than Expected: California Releases Plan For Reopening Of Churches, Synagogues, Mosques
Religious gatherings, banned in the state since March 19, can resume by following new state guidelines for reopening. Some church leaders are acting in open defiance of those new rules while others decide to wait longer to reunite their congregations. Church reopening news is reported from New Jersey, Florida and Virginia, as well.
Opinion pages focus on these COVID issues and others.
Media outlets report on news from Massachusetts, Florida, Texas, Nevada, Oklahoma and Indiana.
Editorial pages focus on these health care issues and others.
Providers, insurers and other health care business associates reported 38 breaches in April. During the same month last year, 50 breaches were reported. In other health information technology news, the Red Cross calls on the world’s governments to take “immediate and decisive” action against medical hackers, especially during such a crucial time as the pandemic.
A Bureau of Prisons policy has kept all but 1.8% of federal inmates behind bars, where the virus rages, according to a ProPublica report, while some celebrity prisoners, like President Trump associate Paul Manafort, serve out sentences at home.
Some states that opened special enrollment periods for worker who lost their jobs because of the pandemic, but those sessions are coming to an end, and industry officials fear that only a small fraction of people who need coverage even know where to look. In other industry and costs news: federal aid for hospitals, plummeting profits, and medical bills.
Trump, Republicans Wager Anti-China Rhetoric Will Play With Base, But Will It Work More Broadly?
President Donald Trump, his administration and other Republicans are going all-in on the anti-China messaging. In other news from the administration: the Pentagon charts its own course on “reopening,” Trump urges schools to reopen as soon as possible and the White House task force members implore people to be smart about social distancing.
Trump Threatens To Move National Convention From North Carolina If State Is Still Shut Down
President Donald Trump says that he wants to move the Republican National Convention if North Carolina’s Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper can’t guarantee that the event will be allowed to proceed as normal. The gathering could draw thousands, which is currently prohibited by the state’s lock-down rules. While some Republicans quietly consider a pared down convention, Trump insists that it will continue as planned despite the crisis.
Fresh Cases Further Divide German Government Over Restrictions
Developments in the global pandemic are reported out of Germany, Sweden, Japan, Spain, Italy, China and other nations.
