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Friday, April 17, 2020

NY Times: Straggling in a Good Economy, and Now Struggling in a Crisis

The Hill: Early results show coronavirus patients recovering quickly after taking experimental drug

The Hill: Fresh produce goes to waste as coronavirus wrecks supply chains

The Hill: Trump's offshore drilling plan is still a preventable disaster

The Hill: Coronavirus cases in DC, Maryland and Virginia double to 20,000 in one week

Washington Post: Peru took early, aggressive measures against the coronavirus. It’s still suffering one of Latin America’s largest outbreaks.

Washington Post: Meat processing plants are closing due to covid-19 outbreaks. Beef shortfalls may follow.

Daily Beast: U.S. Virus Deaths Hit Horrifying One-Day Record: 4,591

The Oregonian: Oregon expects $2.45 billion in federal coronavirus relief, including direct money for Portland, Multnomah, Washington counties

The Oregonian: County places entire mental health court staff on leave following internal investigation

NY Post: CHiPs bust crazy Sacramento car show with 300 people spurning lockdown

The Guardian: US to give Palestinians $5m in coronavirus aid – 1% of what Trump cut

The Guardian: China denies cover-up as Wuhan coronavirus deaths revised up 50%

The Guardian: 'Huge environmental waste' as US airlines fly near-empty planes

Modesto Bee: As life slows, driving speed, alcohol use up, making Modesto-area roads less safe

Redding Searchlight: Sheriff: Man exchanges gunfire with Trinity County deputy amid search for marijuana grow

Redding Searchlight: Shasta County supervisors: No limits on fishing but out-of-towners an issue

LA Times: L.A., other counties plan to reopen some businesses in May. Retail might be among the first

LA Times: State panel grants temporary endangered species status to Southern California cougars

LA Times: Wuhan, China’s coronavirus epicenter, raises official death toll by 50%

LA Times: Coronavirus strikes California hospital workers hard, including 175 cases at UCLA alone

Sacramento Bee: Sacramento cops now warn: Violate coronavirus stay-at-home order, you could be arrested

Sacramento Bee: Sacramento State to hold virtual graduation ceremony due to coronavirus pandemic

Sacramento Bee: 1 worker dead, 51 infected with coronavirus at Safeway distribution center in N. California

Sacramento Bee: More than 58,000 buy insurance during special Covered California period amid coronavirus

Sacramento Bee: UC Davis doctor: Antiviral drug Remdesivir promising in first trial against coronavirus

Press Democrat: Helicopter makes emergency landing near Tomales because of mechanical failure

Press Democrat: Local nurses sick with COVID-19 must prove they got it on the job

SF Chronicle: Personal vendetta kicked off 'To Catch a Predator'-style bust of Paradise vice mayor, police say

Thursday, April 16, 2020

LA Times: In the redwoods, logging and tree sitting continue, even as the pandemic shuts mills

Huffington Post: Tribes Aren’t Getting COVID-19 Aid Because Federal Agencies Are Flailing

The Atlantic: A New Statistic Reveals Why America’s COVID-19 Numbers Are Flat

Bloomberg: Carnival Executives Knew They Had a Virus Problem, But Kept the Party Going

Business Insider: The Trump administration paid a bankrupt company with zero employees $55 million for N95 masks, which it's never manufactured

Buzz Feed: Costco Is Thriving During The Coronavirus Pandemic. Its Workers Say They’ve Paid The Price.

The Guardian: Ten nurses suspended for refusing to work without N95 masks

Daily Beast: South Dakota Meat Factory Becomes Worst Coronavirus Cluster in U.S.

Washington Post: The western U.S. is locked in the grips of the first human-caused megadrought, study finds

Washington Post: The resistance to stay-at-home orders rises from the right

NY Post: NYPD has hundreds more coronavirus cases than previously reported

NY Post: 45 NYC doormen and janitors dead from coronavirus, union says

NY Daily News: After 92 years, Land O’Lakes finally removing Native American woman from packaging

msn: U.S. COVID-19 Death Toll May Only Be 'Tip of the Iceberg,' Says CDC Adviser

NBC News: 'Commander' of New Mexico group that detained migrants near border is sentenced

The Guardian: 'Spectacular' artifacts found as Norway ice-patch melts

Fox News: Major Michigan hospital abruptly closes, employees left with more questions than answers

ap: EPA guts rule credited with cleaning up coal-plant toxic air

AP News: 7 Midwest states to partner on reopening the economy

CNET: Elon Musk: Tesla has sent over 1,000 ventilators to hospitals

NY Times: E.P.A. Weakens Controls on Mercury