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[ad_1] SALEM, Ore. – An Oregon oncology nurse who posted a video on social media showing disregard for COVID-19 restrictions has agreed to stop practicing for an unspecified amount of time. Ashley Grames signed a consent order Monday afternoon, agreeing to leave practice until any further order from the Oregon State Board of Nursing, according […]

[ad_1] WASHINGTON — The Trump administration dove back into Capitol Hill’s confusing COVID-19 negotiations on Tuesday, offering a $916 billion package to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that would send a $600 direct payment to most Americans — but eliminate a $300 per week employment benefit favored by a bipartisan group of Senate negotiators. Treasury Secretary

[ad_1] The number of available hospital beds are dwindling as a second surge of the coronavirus grips the New York City region, new state data reveals. The percentage of beds available in both New York City and Long Island is under 20 percent, according to the data released Tuesday. In the city, 81 percent of

[ad_1] President Donald Trump’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani listens to Detroit poll worker Jessi Jacobs during an appearance before the Michigan House Oversight Committee on December 2, 2020 in Lansing, Michigan. Rey Del Rio/Getty Images President Donald Trump’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani downplayed the severity of COVID-19 while receiving treatment for the virus at Georgetown

[ad_1] Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. Ting Shen/Xinhua via Getty Images Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell dug in to his position on COVID-19 stimulus talks, arguing that his bill addresses a “bipartisan consensus” while refusing to endorse the one crafted by a bipartisan group. The bipartisan, $908 billion proposal has attracted the support of leading

[ad_1] With the latest coronavirus wave producing record numbers of cases, hospitalizations and deaths across the United States, the USA TODAY Editorial Board spoke Monday with Dr. Scott Gottlieb, former commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration. Gottlieb, 48, serves on the board of Pfizer, which is asking the FDA to authorize the company’s vaccine

[ad_1] Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Monday said he expects there to be a stop-gap one-week government funding bill that passes before Friday — pushing off for at least another week any potential COVID-19 relief bill. McConnell (R-Ky.) indicated in a Senate floor speech that disagreement remains over pandemic relief while an estimated 12

[ad_1] WASHINGTON (AP) — A proposed COVID-19 relief bill is expected to get backing from President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell but it won’t include $1,200 in direct payments to most Americans, a Republican senator involved in the bipartisan talks says. “President Trump has indicated that he would sign a $908 billion

[ad_1] Rudy Giuliani, the former mayor of New York City and President Donald Trump’s personal attorney, has tested positive for COVID-19. Trump delivered the news by tweet, writing “Get better soon Rudy, we will carry on!!!” Giuliani, 76, was admitted to Georgetown University Medical Center on Sunday, two people who were aware of his condition

[ad_1] More than 8.1 million people in the U.S. have turned their iPhones and Android devices into pandemic contact-tracing tools, but it hasn’t been of much use when their neighbors, classmates and coworkers aren’t on the same system. Apple and Google co-created “exposure notification” technology to alert phone users if they spent time near someone