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40% Of LGBTQ Youth Report Having Suicidal Thoughts

July 27, 2020 Morning Briefing

Poll by the Trevor Project, a nonprofit group, also found 46% of these young people wanted mental health counseling but were unable to get it. In other news about mental health issues, a look at why crying is good for you and how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting people.

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British Ad Campaign Will Urge Workers To Head Back To The Office

August 28, 2020 Morning Briefing

A survey earlier this month found that about 40 percent of people in Britain said they were working remotely. In other coronavirus news around the world, Japan is securing rights to any successful vaccine to make sure it can host the Olympics next summer. Also in the news, Japan’s prime minister announces he will resign for health reasons.

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What Happens To Rural Coronavirus Patients In Distress When Nearest Hospital Is 30 Minutes Away?

April 27, 2020 Morning Briefing

Americans living in rural areas are dying from COVID-19 because “there’s only so much one paramedic can do in the back of an ambulance,” and an epidemic of hospital closures already undermined the country’s health system long before the pandemic broke out. In other news, the differences between the aid and supplies rich and poor hospitals receive is made all the more startling by the outbreak. In other hospitals news: the costs of coronavirus care, extra precautions, homeless patients and more.

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Relief Bill Out Of Reach; Both Sides Point Fingers, Senate Leaves Town

August 14, 2020 Morning Briefing

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi predicted the next meeting with White House negotiators will be “when they come in with $2 trillion” in coronavirus stimulus. President Donald Trump said Democrats “don’t even want to talk about it because we can’t give them the kind of ridiculous things that they want.”

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Perspectives: Lessons About Silencing Chinese Doctor Who Warned About Coronavirus; Supporting U.S. Chinese Communities Needs To Replace Blaming

February 14, 2020 Morning Briefing

Editorial pages focus on public health issues surrounding the coronavirus

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Doctors Call On HHS To Help Address Racial Disparities In Treatment Of Coronavirus Patients

April 17, 2020 Morning Briefing

Research has found that black Americans have a disproportionately higher risk of contracting and dying of COVID-19, which is a reflection of broader disparities in the health system that have just been exacerbated by the pandemic.

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Birx Warns Of Pandemic’s ‘New Phase,’ Advises More Caution From Americans

August 3, 2020 Morning Briefing

“I want to be very clear: What we are seeing today is different from March and April,” Dr. Deborah Birx, the White House coronavirus task force coordinator, said during a CNN interview. “It is extraordinarily widespread. This epidemic right now is different … and it’s both rural and urban.”

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Global Watch: As Cases Spread World Wide, Containment Hopes Dim; Iran Struggles To Contain Epidemic; Millions Of Students Missing School

March 5, 2020 Morning Briefing

Media outlets take a look at the global response to the coronavirus outbreak.

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McConnell Suggests Next Coronavirus Relief Package ‘Not Too Far Off’ As Senate Adjourns For Week

May 22, 2020 Morning Briefing

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) faces increasing pressure from both inside and outside his party to pass another round of relief legislation. But so far he’s been taking a wait-and-see approach, essentially ignoring the $3 trillion bill passed by the House. Meanwhile, the Senate was unable to finalize a deal to extend the amount of time companies have to spend loans obtained through the Paycheck Protection Program.

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Global Watch: Iran Struggles To Contain Outbreak; Olympic Committee Vows Games Will Start On Schedule; WHO Warns Of Equipment Shortage

March 4, 2020 Morning Briefing

Media outlets take a look at the global response to the coronavirus outbreak.

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Over 5 Million Coronavirus Cases Across The World Reported And New Single-Day Record Set

May 21, 2020 Morning Briefing

Developments in the global pandemic are reported out of China, Brazil, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Germany, Colombia, Russia and other nations.

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Coronavirus Upends Day-To-Day Operation Of Criminal Justice System

March 20, 2020 Morning Briefing

“The new normal is complete chaos right now,” said Steven Halpert, juvenile division chief for the public defender’s office in Harris County, Texas. Meanwhile, advocates ask for the release of inmates amid fears that the outbreak could spread like wildfire in the nation’s jails.

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Hard Science Thrust Back Into Political Conversations As Coronavirus Likely To Dominate 2020 Race

April 27, 2020 Morning Briefing

Scientific experts, like experts in general, have fared poorly in the populist atmosphere of the past decade in Europe and the United States. But the pandemic could shift the conversation when it comes to hard facts. In other news on the election, Joe Biden says he wants a much bigger stimulus, many Republicans at the county level favor mail-in-voting, and Republicans worry about President Donald Trump’s approval ratings.

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Global Watch: New Cases In Chinese Epicenter Drop Sharply; More Countries Report Fatalities; WHO Raises Global Risk To Highest Level

March 2, 2020 Morning Briefing

Media outlets take a look at the global response to the coronavirus outbreak.

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House Democrats Knock $1T Off Stimulus Proposal To Jump-Start Talks

September 25, 2020 Morning Briefing

After stalling for months, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says coronavirus stimulus negotiations would resume as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tells key House committee chairs to craft a new proposal that backs down on a previous $3.4-trillion ask. The new plan under discussion would cost closer to $2.4 trillion — which Republicans say is still too high.

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Masks Becoming A Visual Short-Hand In Coronavirus Culture Wars A La Trump’s Red Hats

May 7, 2020 Morning Briefing

Masks are becoming just the latest way for Americans to signal what side of the political divide they sit. The tensions between those who want to keep restrictions in place and those who want to reopen are flaring into outright violence, and experts say it is only going to get worse as time goes on. In other news on masks: TSA’s stockpile, a farmer honored for his inspirational donation, California’s mask deal that fell apart and more.

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Trump Reverses Course On Disbanding Coronavirus Response Task Force After Learning ‘How Popular’ It Is

May 7, 2020 Morning Briefing

“When I started talking about winding it down, I’d get calls from very respected people saying, ‘I think it would be better to keep it going,’” President Donald Trump said after a day filled of whiplash decisions on what to do with the task force. Trump said it might change its focus and personnel, but that the panel would continue to operate indefinitely.

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Governors Become Generals Of Coronavirus Crisis As Federal Government Dawdled

March 18, 2020 Morning Briefing

While President Donald Trump downplayed the seriousness of the outbreak, governors were thrust into the spotlight as they tried to manage the crisis in their states. “Our leaders in the federal government at every level ought to be thinking of this moment as December 8, 1941,” said Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, whose state was one of the first hit by the pandemic. He said states should be calling for “the same federal response we had the morning after Pearl Harbor.” Meanwhile, about half of Americans support stringent measures to curb the outbreak, and New York City leaders warn that a “shelter in place” order may be coming eventually. Media outlets look at how other states are dealing with the crisis, as well.

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Upswing In Cases, Hospitalizations Spark Talk Of A Second Wave, But U.S. Is Still In The First One

June 15, 2020 Morning Briefing

Many states are reporting a record number of coronavirus cases and forecasters predict a slow and steady increase through the summer as part of the first wave. But they also warn that there will likely be a real, second wave that will hit the nation in the fall.

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With Mount Rushmore Celebration, Trump Courts Danger From Dual Threats Of Wildfires, Virus

June 25, 2020 Morning Briefing

President Donald Trump wants to put on a massive fireworks display at Mount Rushmore, where pyrotechnics have been banned for at least a decade. Public health experts are alarmed not only about the potential spread of coronavirus but by the wildfire threat.

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