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Sheriff Who Refused To Enforce Lockdown Has COVID

The Phoenix New Times reports: A Republican sheriff in Arizona who said he would not enforce the state’s emergency coronavirus orders has come down with COVID-19. Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb announced on Facebook on Wednesday that he had tested positive, likely from attending a campaign event on Saturday. He says he found out when he was called on Tuesday …

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Model Forecasts 200,000 US COVID Deaths By October

CNN reports: The United States could see more than 200,000 deaths from Covid-19 by October 1, a closely watched model predicted late Monday as states continue to reopen. More than 2 million have been infected by the virus and 116,125 have died, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. Though many states are seeing improved conditions, the pandemic has not …

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Fauci: Expect “Real Normality Within A Year Or So”

Forbes reports: Dr. Anthony Fauci told a British newspaper Sunday that something resembling normal life in the U.S. would likely return in “a year or so,” with the coronavirus pandemic expected to require social distancing and other mitigation efforts through the fall and winter, although political divisiveness, reopening efforts and the George Floyd protests could add more layers of difficulty …

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US Passes 2 Million COVID Cases As States See Spikes

Reuters reports: The United States surpassed 2 million confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus on Wednesday, as rising hospitalizations in states such as Texas and Arizona prompt fears about reopening the country. As of Thursday morning, the U.S. had reported nearly 113,000 deaths from COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, according to a Johns Hopkins University database. Many …

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Carlson: We Never Needed To Do Lockdowns [VIDEO]

“We do think it’s worth, for a minute, taking a pause to assess whether or not they were in fact lying to us about the coronavirus and our response to it. And the short answer is this, yes, they were definitely lying. As a matter of public health, we can say conclusively the lockdowns were not necessary. “In fact, we …

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Cuomo Rides “Safe” Subway As NYC Begins Reopening

The New York Post reports: A masked Gov. Andrew Cuomo rode the subway to work in Manhattan on Monday as New York City entered Phase One of its reopening amid the coronavirus. The governor took the No. 7 train in Queens to his office in Midtown. “Today, I took a ride on the 7 train,” Cuomo said at a daily …

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Study Estimates Lockdown Prevented 60M US Infections

The Washington Post reports: Shutdown orders prevented about 285 million novel coronavirus infections in China and about 60 million in the United States, according to a research study published Monday that examined how stay-at-home orders and other restrictions limited the spread of the contagion. A separate study from epidemiologists at Imperial College London estimated that the shutdowns saved approximately 3.1 …

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NYC Readies For First Phase Of Reopening On Monday

The New York Daily News reports: Construction projects getting going again are destined to be the most obvious sign that the city is approaching a semblance of normalcy as the coronavirus pandemic wanes. Mayor de Blasio estimated Friday that work will restart at roughly 32,000 shuttered construction sites this week. Office jobs, hair salons, gyms, and restaurants, which will offer …

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Michigan Governor To Lift Stay-At-Home Order

Michigan Live reports: Michigan’s stay-at-home order will be lifted and bars and restaurants across the state will be allowed to reopen in a limited capacity in the coming days after being shuttered for months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is expected to announce this afternoon. She will also loosen restrictions on gatherings, allowing for up to 100 …

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NYC “On Track” For Phase 1 Opening Week Of June 8

Business Insider reports: New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Friday that New York City will begin reopening the week of June 8. “We will stay on track by focusing on the hotspots,” Cuomo said in a tweet. “We know down to the zip code where the infection rate is higher than average. We will meet the need where it is …

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CDC: Rats Are Turning Cannibal As Food Disappears

The New York Times reports: As restaurants and other businesses have closed during the coronavirus pandemic, rats may become more aggressive as they hunt for new sources of food, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned. “The rats are not becoming aggressive toward people, but toward each other,” Bobby Corrigan, an urban rodentologist who has both a master’s degree …

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Johnson Faces Fury After Chief Aide Defies Lockdown

The BBC reports: The PM’s decision to back his chief aide’s lockdown trip to Durham has sparked fears that the government’s coronavirus message will be undermined. Criticism of Boris Johnson’s decision to take no action over Mr Cummings’ 260-mile trip to his parents’ home has come from all quarters. At least 19 Tory MPs are calling for Mr Cummings to …

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Homeland Security Issues Alert To Law Enforcement: “Illicit Actors” Could Commit Anti-Lockdown Violence

ABC News reports: Stay-at-home orders and social distancing requirements have sparked some violence in the United States, and it could continue under further restrictions, according to a new federal report obtained by ABC News from analysts at the Department of Homeland Security Counterterrorism Mission Center. “A variety of illicit actors are responding violently to stay-at-home orders and social distancing measures …

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Husband Of Reopen NC Leader Willing To Kill To End Lockdown: Yes, We’re Willing To Kill, It’s Not Terrorism

Raw Story reports: The husband of the woman who leads the Reopen NC movement says people should be willing to kill, if necessary, to resist the “New World Order” and emergency orders imposed by state government to contain the coronavirus pandemic. Adam Smith posted a string of Facebook Live videos on Facebook on Friday, May 22, 2020 that culminated with …

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Karens Abuse, Cough On Reporter For Wearing Mask

More abusive cultists emboldened by Glorious Leader: A reporter was harassed for wearing a mask outside an Albany, Minn., tavern’s reopening that turned into protest following a judge’s move to impose a restraining order keeping the bar shut. Lou Raguse, a reporter working for NBC affiliate KARE 11, arrived on the scene to cover the reopening, where residents gathering outside …

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NYC Launches “Take Out, Don’t Hang Out” Campaign

Gothamist reports: Following reports of New Yorkers closely gathering together on city sidewalks with cocktails, New York City plans to install posters across city bars and restaurants reminding patrons not to linger after buying food and drinks. Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the campaign on Friday, which uses the slogan “Take out, don’t hang out.” “Memorial Day is a time …

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Researchers Warn: Second Wave In Red State Hotspots

The Washington Post reports: Dallas, Houston, Southeast Florida’s Gold Coast, the entire state of Alabama and several other places in the South that have been rapidly reopening their economies are in danger of a second wave of coronavirus infections over the next four weeks, according to a research team that uses cellphone data to track social mobility and forecast the …

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NYC On Track For Partial Reopening By Mid-June

NBC New York reports: New York City and Long Island have each met four of the seven reopening metrics. Both regions have yet to identify and train their complete contact tracing armies; they’re required to have at least 30 tracers for every 100,000 residents. Long Island continues to struggle on the hospital death rate metric, while New York City has …

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Orchestrated Bot Campaign Is Behind “Reopen” Push

Carnegie Mellon University reports: Carnegie Mellon University researchers have discovered that much of the discussion around the pandemic and stay-at-home orders is being fueled by misinformation campaigns that use convincing bots. To analyze bot activity around the pandemic, CMU researchers since January have collected more than 200 million tweets discussing coronavirus or COVID-19. Of the top 50 influential retweeters, 82% …

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Large Events Unlikely In Texas Capital For Rest Of 2020

The Austin Statesman reports: Large events like the Austin City Limits Music Festival or Texas Longhorns football games are not likely through the end of the year as the coronavirus pandemic continues, Austin Public Health officials said Wednesday. “The large events are the first thing that we turned off and are going to be the last thing we’re going to …

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