Articles filed under Health Crises
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Vice President Pence and his wife test negative for COVID-19Oct 02, 2020 1:00 am - Vice President Mike Pence and second lady Karen Pence tested negative for COVID-19 Friday morning, hours after President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump were d...
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Cook County Board of Review candidates debate qualifications, pandemic responseOct 02, 2020 1:00 am - Qualifications and COVID-19 dominate the debate between Cook County Board of Review candidates Republican Dan Patlak and Democrat Tammy Wendt. Wendt, a Palos Heights at...
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Impact of Trump's diagnosis on suburban test site turnout so far uncertainOct 02, 2020 1:00 am - Staff members of COVID-19 test sites in Arlington Heights and Wheaton had differing opinions as to whether the news of President Donald Trump's diagnosis may have had an...
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Trump infection puts large circle of White House aides at riskOct 02, 2020 1:00 am - President Donald Trump interacted or traveled with a large coterie of top aides and advisers in the days before he was diagnosed with covid-19, raising the risk of a wid...
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Abbott CEO who attended White House event tests negative for COVID-19Oct 02, 2020 1:00 am - Abbott Laboratories' chief executive officer, who visited the White House on Monday for an event related to coronavirus testing, has tested negative for COVID-19. Robert...
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Trump COVID infection thrusts world in uncharted territoryOct 02, 2020 1:00 am - PARIS - News that the world's most powerful man was infected with the world's most notorious disease dominated screens large and small, drawing shock, sympathy for Presi...
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U.S. unemployment drops to 7.9% but hiring slows pre-electionOct 02, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The U.S. unemployment rate dropped to 7.9% in September, but hiring is slowing and many Americans have given up looking for work, the government said Friday...
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Different results, different protocols for Trump and Pritzker after staffers contract COVID-19Oct 02, 2020 1:00 am - To correct a Saturday article, Illinois' mask mandate began May 1. Illinoisans are in a unique position with President Donald Trump in the hospital due to COVID-19 ...
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Pfizer CEO pushes back against Trump claim on vaccine timingOct 02, 2020 1:00 am - The head of Pfizer, one of the drugmakers racing to develop a coronavirus vaccine, told employees on Thursday he was disappointed that its work was politicized during th...
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Misinformation spikes as Trump confirms COVID-19 diagnosisOct 02, 2020 1:00 am - News Friday that President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump had tested positive for COVID-19 sparked an explosion of rumors, misinformation and conspiracy theor...