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Puerto Rico to Hold Statehood Referendum Amid Disillusion

Gov. Wanda Vázquez announced on Saturday that she will hold a nonbinding referendum in November to decide whether Puerto Rico should become a U.S. state, a move that comes amid growing disillusion with the island’s U.S. territorial status. For the first time in the island’s history, the referendum will ask a single, simple question: Should […]

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May 17, 2020
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Trump’s Emergency Powers Worry Some Senators, Legal Experts

By: Deb Riechmann (AP) The day he declared the COVID-19 pandemic a national emergency, President Donald Trump made a cryptic offhand remark. “I have the right to do a lot of things that people don’t even know about,” he said at the White House. Trump wasn’t just crowing. Dozens of statutory authorities become available to […]

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May 17, 2020
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Local Health Agencies Struggle to Ramp Up Virus Tracking

By: Christina A. Cassidy (AP) As state after state begins to reopen, local health departments charged with tracking down everyone who has been in close contact with those who test positive for the new coronavirus are still scrambling to hire the number of people they need to do the job. They are often hundreds — […]

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May 17, 2020
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Pompeo, the Coronavirus and the ‘risks’ of Sovereignty

Caroline Glick (JNS) On May 10, Saudi journalist Abdelhameed al-Ghoban gave an interview to the BBC in Arabic. His remarks, which were translated by MEMRI, were devoid of nuance. “Today, the public is informed. There is a deluge [of opinions] against the Palestinian cause. It is no longer just public support for normalization and building […]

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May 17, 2020
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NY Update: Lowest 1 Day Deaths Since Late March, New Cases & Hospitalizations Drop; Cuomo Encourages Testing

An additional 139 deaths were reported on Sunday. Of those, 106 were in hospitals and 33 were in nursing homes. The 139 deaths is the lowest one-day total reported since late March, according to state data. The total number of Covid-19 patients hospitalized in the state has slowly but steadily declined. As of Saturday, there […]

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May 17, 2020
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Google Facing Onslaught of Antitrust Cases in US

(AP) Federal and state regulators in the U.S. are preparing to file antitrust lawsuits alleging Google has abused its dominance of online search and advertising to stifle competition and and boost its profits, according to a report published Friday. The Wall Street Journal cited unidentified people familiar with the probes in a story about the […]

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May 16, 2020
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NY Update Saturday May 16th: Re-opening Plan Continues to Slowly Progress

The number of new deaths went up slightly, to 157, up from 132 reported a day earlier. The number of total deaths had remained under 200 in the last week, according to state data. About 105 people died in hospitals and 52 in nursing homes, according to the data. The number of new cases also […]

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May 16, 2020
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Cuomo Announces Fifth Region Hits Benchmark to Begin Reopening today , NY Metro Extends Stay Home Until June 13

157 new virus-related deaths were reported the fourth straight day the figure was below 200. And while the number of new virus cases (2,390) was up slightly, the number of total hospitalizations (6,706) continued to decline. State officials are now investigating 110 cases of a potentially life-threatening pediatric inflammatory syndrome that appears to be related […]

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May 15, 2020
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Analysis: Virus May Cause 45% Surge in Homelessness

By Jason Devaney (NEWSMAX) A new analysis projects that the number of homeless Americans could increase by as much as 45% this year as the coronavirus pandemic continues to ravage the country and lead to job losses. With more than 36 million people filing unemployment claims since mid-March, when the virus morphed into a pandemic […]

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May 15, 2020
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NY Update: Friday May 15th Parts of NY Open, Most Beaches to Open for Memorial Day

New York State reported 132 new virus-related deaths, its lowest daily total since March 26. New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Delaware will allow beaches and lakeshores to open next Friday for Memorial Day weekend, but at 50 percent capacity, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said on Friday. Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Friday that […]

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May 15, 2020
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