18 Bodies Found Crammed Into ‘Makeshift Morgue’ After Coronavirus Deaths Overwhelm New Jersey Nursing Home

An extraordinary number of coronavirus-related deaths overwhelmed a nursing home in northern New Jersey where police found 18 bodies in what the governor called a “makeshift morgue” on two consecutive days earlier this week. Police got an anonymous tip Monday that a body was being stored outside the home, Andover Township Police Chief Eric Danielson … Read more

EPA Guts Obama-Era Rule Credited With Cleaning Up Air Polluted by Emissions From Coal Plants

(WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration on Thursday gutted an Obama-era rule that compelled the country’s coal plants to cut back emissions of mercury and other human health hazards, a move designed to limit future regulation of air pollutants from coal- and oil-fired power plants. Environmental Protection Agency chief Andrew Wheeler said the rollback was reversing … Read more

Trump Unveils His 3-Phase Plan to Reopen a Stalled Economy Amid Coronavirus

(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump gave governors a road map Thursday for recovering from the economic pain of the coronavirus pandemic, laying out “a phased and deliberate approach” to restoring normal activity in places that have strong testing and are seeing a decrease in COVID-19 cases. “We’re starting our life again,” Trump said during his … Read more

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Fires Health Minister Who Advocated for Coronavirus Isolation Measures

(RIO DE JANEIRO) — Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro fired his health minister on Thursday after a series of disagreements over government efforts to contain the new coronavirus. “I just heard from the President Jair Bolsonaro the news of my dismissal from the health ministry,” Luiz Henrique Mandetta posted on his verified Twitter profile, adding that … Read more