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Trump’s new HHS spokesperson made racist remarks and accused Democrats of wanting coronavirus to kill millions: report

President Donald Trump's new spokesperson for the Dept. of Health and Human Services recently made racist remarks about Chinese people, accused Democrats of wanting the coronavirus to kill "millions of people," called progressives "assholes" and "sphincters," and has advanced conspiracy theories, according to a CNN report.

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Suze Orman explains how to survive the coronavirus economy – and it’s stunningly different than her usual advice

According to finance guru Suze Orman, there are some key practices to adhere to if one wants to stay financially sound as the coronavirus wreaks havoc on the world economy. According to her, one area to start pinching pennies are your credit card bills.

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Family ravaged by coronavirus begged for tests, hospital care, but was repeatedly denied

DETROIT — The man who raised Keith Gambrell, who loved him like a son and married his mother, died in a blue recliner of novel coronavirus in his Grosse Pointe Woods home.Gary Fowler, 56, went to the emergency rooms of three metro Detroit hospitals in the weeks leading up to his death, begging for a coronavirus test, begging for help because he was having difficulty breathing, but was repeatedly turned away, Keith said.“My dad passed at home, and no one tried to help him,” Keith, 33, of northwest Detroit said through tears. “He asked for help, and they sent him away. They turned him away.”In t...

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Comedian Michelle Wolf calls out the media for feeding Trump's childish need for constant attention

President Donald Trump is constantly railing against the mainstream media over what he calls “fake news,” which truth be told, is accurate reporting that he doesn’t like. But Trump also deeply resents being ignored by the press. And comedian Michelle Wolf, in a blistering but humorous op-ed published in the Daily Beast this week, warns journalists that Trump has a way of manipulating them into given him attention and that they’re taking the bait.

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Leaked data from Gilead’s clinical trial indicates antiviral drug remdesivir failed to help coronavirus patients

A long-awaited clinical trial has shown that the antiviral medicine remdesivir from Gilead Sciences failed to help coronavirus patients with their condition or prevent them from dying. A summary of the study was apparently mistakenly posted to the WHO's website but later removed, Stat News reports.

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Virus-denialist-in-chief: Trump claims 'you may not even have corona coming back' as Fauci says 'I am convinced' it will

As U.S. president champions anti-science movement and publicly contradicts his own experts, WHO warns of Covid-19 fight for 'long time' to come.

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WATCH: Andrew Cuomo unloads on ‘grim reaper’ Mitch McConnell for saying states should declare bankruptcy amid COVID-19 crisis

During his usual TV coronavirus briefing this Thursday, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo ripped into Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell over his comments that states should be allowed to declare bankruptcy instead of getting unrestricted funds from the latest coronavirus relief package.

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Mike Pence praises lockdown protesters on Rush Limbaugh's show: ‘They play an important role in moving our nation forward’

Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday appeared on Rush Limbaugh's radio program, where he offered supportive comments to those who have been protesting against coronavirus restrictions.

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France testing whether nicotine could prevent coronavirus

Nicotine could protect people from contracting the coronavirus, according to new research in France, where further trials are planned to test whether the substance could be used to prevent or treat the deadly illness.

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Brazilian city of Manaus fighting 'horror movie' pandemic conditions

Bodies are piling up in refrigerated trucks outside overwhelmed hospitals. Doctors are in short supply. Bulldozers are digging mass graves at cemeteries. And the worst of the pandemic is yet to come.

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Companies affiliated with major Trump donor showered with bailout cash -- after he laid off 95% of staff

Companies affiliated with major GOP donor Monty Bennett have been the beneficiaries of tens of millions of dollars in federal loans, despite the fact that they've laid off the vast majority of their employees.

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Fox News hosts criticize 'flawed' study suggesting that Trump-touted hydroxychloroquine drug is ineffective for COVID-19

Fox News hosts Sean Hannity and Laura Ingraham attempted to discredit a large retrospective study, which found that more COVID-19 patients who took the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine died than those who only received standard care.

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Virus reopens old wounds for Sioux of Dakota

Like many Native Americans living on reservations in the United States, Dennis Metcalf has faced poverty, hardship and sadness, and now he fears the coronavirus outbreak could devastate his community.

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