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Coronavirus 11 GOP Governors Still Refuse to Issue Stay-at-Home Orders

The surgeon general has recommended every state do so to reduce spread of the coronavirus.

Josh Israel April 2, 2020 2:23 pm EDT
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Coronavirus Americans Figure Out Their Own Coronavirus Response While Trump Admin Minimizes Pandemic

Donald Trump continues to minimize the growing COVID-19 outbreak, even as the number of confirmed cases in the United States surpasses 1,000.

Josh Israel March 11, 2020 4:06 pm EDT
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Coronavirus All the Universities Closing Down Due to Coronavirus

A number of schools across the country are also canceling athletic events and study abroad programs as the number of COVID-19 cases grows.

Josh Israel March 9, 2020 3:20 pm EDT
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Climate Trump Administration Added Climate Denial Language to a Bunch of Scientific Reports

A 2017 study led by a researcher at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research — like many studies before it — found that climate change would hurt crops, not help them.

Josh Israel March 2, 2020 2:45 pm EST
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Drugs Here’s How Much McConnell Got From Big Pharma After Nixing a Bill to Lower Drug Prices

"Socialist price controls will do a lot of left-wing damage to the healthcare system. And of course we're not going to be calling up a bill like that," he told reporters.

Josh Israel February 27, 2020 3:15 pm EST

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The post-war economic boom of the 1950s and 60s sharply increased Wisconsin crop production. In this photo from the Wisconsin Historical Society, Latino farm workers hoe a cucumber field near Wautoma in 1967. Economy From Farms to Factories to New Businesses, Latinos Have Made a Mark on Wisconsin’s Economy for More Than a Century
This 2018 photo shows the signage of the Fayetteville Works plant where the Delaware-based Chemours Company manufactures C3 dimer acid, also known as GenX. The chemical has entered the Cape Fear River, a source of drinking water for much of the southeastern part of North Carolina for an unknown time period. (Photo via AP Photo/Gerry Broome) Environment Polluters of ‘Forever Chemicals’ No Longer Getting a Pass, EPA Head Pledges
A photo of the Fall Creek School District building in Eau Claire County. Gina Kildahl, a parent whose 7-year-old son contracted COVID-19 while attending the school, recently filed a lawsuit against the district for failing to implement masking requirements and other precautions aimed at mitigating the spread of the virus. (Photo courtesy of the Fall Creek School District) Coronavirus Mom Who Sued Over Lack of COVID Protections in National Spotlight
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Politics Trump Does Nothing Following Yet Another Mass Shooting in America

"Our hearts break for [the victims] and their loved ones. We send our condolences. We’ll be with them."

Josh Israel February 27, 2020 12:04 pm EST