Articles filed under Health Crises
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What others are writing about COVID-19Mar 30, 2020 1:00 am - The U.S. Tried to Build a New Fleet of Ventilators. The Mission Failed. U.S. public health officials have known for more than a decade that the lack of cheap, porta...
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Palatine mayor says follow governor's orderMar 30, 2020 1:00 am - Palatine Mayor Jim Schwantz issued a statement strongly encouraging all village residents to follow the mandates and recommendations from Gov. J.B. Pritzker on the need ...
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Macy's to furlough majority of its 130,000 workersMar 30, 2020 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Macy's says it will temporarily stop paying tens of thousands of employees who were thrown out of work when the chain closed its stores in response to collaps...
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Instacart workers seek strike as jobs get busier, riskierMar 30, 2020 1:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A possible strike by Instacart workers highlights the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on the grocery delivery business, where workers are worried abou...
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New equipment, staff pouring in for Lake Zurich assisted living center hit by virusMar 30, 2020 1:00 am - Donations of protective gear have poured in for a Lake Zurich assisted living center that late last week reported dire shortages as residents and employees battled a COV...
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Trump uses wartime act but GM says it's already moving fastMar 30, 2020 1:00 am - DETROIT - Twelve days ago, General Motors put hundreds of workers on an urgent project to build breathing machines as hospitals and governors pleaded for more in respons...
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Cook County court cases postponed, videoconferencing expandedMar 30, 2020 1:00 am - Many criminal and civil cases pending in Cook County courts, including jury trials, have been postponed through at least May 18, per a new order issued Monday by Chief J...
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Trump defends extending virus guidelines as spread continuesMar 30, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Siding with public health experts' dire projections, President Donald Trump on Monday defended his decision to extend restrictive social distancing guidelin...
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New York governor pleads for help as virus death toll risesMar 30, 2020 1:00 am - NEW YORK - New York's governor put out an urgent plea for medical volunteers and a Navy hospital ship pulled into port Monday as coronavirus deaths in the city mounted a...
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'A spiritual giant': Naperville church pastor dies after coronavirus diagnosisMar 30, 2020 1:00 am - A Naperville pastor known as a "spiritual giant" has died about a week after falling seriously ill with the coronavirus. The Rev. Angel Escamilla tested positive for COV...