DISCLAIMER: None of the stuff below is written or endorsed by the Outpost, and we’d be willing to bet that at least some of it is crazy and/or wrong. Use critical thinking.
Saturday, April 18, 2020
The Hill: Hospitals scramble for dialysis machines amid surge in COVID-19 patients with kidney failure
The Hill: US-Canada border restrictions extended for another 30 days
Times-Standard : HSU predicting $15-20M loss in tuition over 5 years
RHBB: No New Positive Tests on April 18 in the Public Health Lab Report
LA Times: California names nursing homes with coronavirus outbreaks, number of cases
Sacramento Bee: California prison frees virus-exposed inmate who tests positive to Mendo County - 500 miles away – D.A. calls it ‘dumping’
CNN: Iranian teen shocks chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen to win $14,000 prize
KOLN: Kansas ranchers burn land despite plea from health officials
AP News: 10 years after BP spill: Oil drilled deeper; rules relaxed
Reuters: Fires near Chernobyl make Kiev air most polluted in world
Non Sequitur: Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for Sun, 19 Apr 2020
County of Humboldt: April 18, 2020
County of Humboldt: April 18, 2020 - Case Count Remains at 52
NCJ: Public Health: No New COVID Cases
Times-Standard : Saturday, April 18: Number of new Humboldt County COVID-19 cases confirmed today: 0
Washington Post: Contamination at CDC lab delayed rollout of coronavirus tests
NY Times: Art Recreation Is the Only Good Instagram Challenge
NCJ: News Roundup: Hospitals Ready for COVID Surge, Businesses Lend a Hand and More
Governor's Office: Governor Newsom Visits Project Roomkey Site in Santa Clara County to Highlight Progress on the State’s Initiative to Protect Homeless Individuals from COVID-19
The Pepperbox: Opinion: The Sexualization Must Stop
SoHum Parlance: A nurse responds to the shelter-in-place protests
City of Arcata Meetings: Planning Commission - Minutes - Apr 14, 2020 6:00 PM
NCJ: What Next for California Cities? Deficits, Bailouts and Long Recoveries
Tuluwat Examiner: The modern-day Jefferson Davis of the Pro-Plague States of America brings you the COVID Civil War
NCJ: State Projections Show Humboldt Could See 40 COVID-19 Deaths by June, According to Butte Health Officer (VIDEO)
NPR: In Fine Print, HHS Seems To Have Banned Surprise Medical Bills During The Pandemic
NPR: Coronavirus FAQs: Can Sunlight Kill The Virus? How Risky Is An Elevator Ride?
NPR: NIH Launches Effort To Speed Up Development Of COVID-19 Treatments
Reuters: Beer may lose its fizz as CO2 supplies go flat during pandemic
Reuters: Amazon deploys thermal cameras at warehouses to scan for fevers faster
Washington Post: These apes and monkeys escaped poaching and trafficking. Now they must battle a pandemic.
NCJ: A Thank You to Our Members
Politico: Trump breaks with his own guidelines to back conservative anti-quarantine protesters
Politico: Tribes sue Treasury over recovery money for for-profit corporations
NY Times: The Types of Plastics Families Should Avoid
NY Times: How Starfish, Snails and Salmon Fight Pandemics
The Hill: Native American tribes sue feds over coronavirus relief distribution
Wild Rivers Outpost: ANGELS and DESPERADOES: Joe Exotic, Tiger King or: Bengal Tigers Meet Very Sick Puppies…
The Hill: New Air Force One instruction manuals cost $84 million
The Hill: Governors complain testing is weak spot in Trump plan
Washington Post: As U.S. coronavirus fatality rate rises to 5 percent, experts are still trying to understand how deadly this virus is
The Guardian: Nobel laureates condemn 'judicial harassment' of environmental lawyer
The Guardian: Antibody study suggests coronavirus is far more widespread than previously thought
The Guardian: Thousands of Americans backed by rightwing donors gear up for protests
Seattle Times: UW coronavirus model says Washington state can start safely reopening the week of May 18
Seattle Times: As Alaska fishing season set to begin, fearful communities and seafood industry try to prevent spread of coronavirus
Seattle Times: King County gets new glimpse into unreported cases of COVID-19 through first-ever ‘swab and send’ home testing kits
RHBB: Courthouse Roof Repairs to Take Place Sunday Morning
Redding Searchlight: Shasta County health officials evaluate easing of virus restrictions