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According to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar, the country is facing a national crisis like it’s never seen before amid rising numbers of COVID-19 cases. During a recent interview, Azar reiterated the country has plenty of tools to aid in combating COVID-19. However, he stressed the importance of Americans doing their part …

Gov. Andrew Cuomo says a New York high school student who contracted COVID-19 on a recent trip to Florida infected four other students when they returned for a graduation event last Saturday night The state’scontact tracing team is now trying to locate people who have come into contact with the unidentified student from Horace Greeley High School …

In an interview with Pittsburgh CBS affiliate KDKA, Biden said that he would use federal power to “mandate” masks. Q: I know you have been critical of the president’s handling of the pandemic in the past. But let’s look ahead. If you became president tomorrow, what would you do differently regarding the pandemic and getting …

In casinos, hundreds to thousands of gamblers gather for hours on end in close proximity to eat and drink, pull slots, and handle poker chips every day of the week. In churches, people gather for about an hour, usually once a week, and generally do not interact with one another as much as casino patrons …

The federal debt numbers have become so absurdly large that almost no one but mathematicians really appreciates them. Even before our nationwide COVID-19 panic attack, we were heading for yet another trillion dollar deficit. Before the dust settled, 30 million Americans had filed for unemployment, those fortunate enough to have jobs were figuring out how …

The U.S. recorded its highest number of coronavirus cases in a single day on Wednesday, though deaths and death rates continue to fall. The data continued an upward trend that began earlier this month, and President Donald Trump’s critics have pounced on the news as evidence that he mismanaged the COVID-19 pandemic. This graph might …

Thanks to strict COVID-19 state lockdowns, the American economy has plummeted faster than it did during the Great Depression. According to federal statistics, gross domestic product fell 5.0 percent in the first quarter of 2020 after bouncing between plus 2.0 to 4.0 percent during the three years prior. After hitting all-time lows from 2017 to …

Lifting the MBL cap would help small businesses and low-income families disproportionately impacted by the lockdowns. With the country solidly in a recession and Congress in fiscal gridlock, it is sensible to allow private banking institutions to maximize their services to small businesses. There are billions of dollars in untapped resources across the nation that …

Probably people in the country where the first effective vaccine is developed. About a dozen different vaccines are in various stages of testing worldwide, including in Britain, China and the U.S. This week, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. infectious disease expert, said he is cautiously optimistic there will be a COVID-19 vaccine by the …

Former Defense Secretary General James Mattis has encouraged citizens in his hometown to continue wearing face masks amid the pandemic. In a new public service announcement video, he urged those in Richland, Washington to continue taking precautions to limit the spread of the coronavirus. During the video, he pulled down his bandana and addressed his …