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Universal Mask-Wearing Would Save Nearly 130,000 Lives by Spring 2021, Study Finds
People wearing face masks visit the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., the United States, on Oct. 16, 2020. According to a recent study by Carnegie Mellon University, D.C. has the highest rate of mask-wearing and the lowest percentage of people who know someone with Covid-19 symptoms in the country. (Photo: Xinhua/Ting Shen via Getty Images)
Quietly Signed Trump Order Denounced as 'Declaration of War' Against Federal Employees
Julia Conley, staff writer
The order sets up Trump's " cronies to burrow into permanent jobs in the U.S. government," said one critic.
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Town of Great Barrington Joins Health Experts in Condemning 'Herd Immunity' Death Cult That Bears Its Name
Julia Conley, staff writer
"Many town leaders believe herd immunity is a dangerous Covid-19 strategy.....
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'Totally Under Control': New, Secretly-Filmed Documentary Details Trump's Colossal Covid-19 Failures
Julia Conley, staff writer
"We, the scientists, knew what to do for the pandemic response," says former...
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U.S. President Donald Trump removes his mask on October 5, 2020, upon return to the White House from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, where he had been hospitalized after contracting Covid-19. (Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Weekend for Trump, Who Has Covid-19, Now Includes 'Sham Medical Exam' Friday and In-Person Event Saturday
Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Dr. Anthony Fauci as President Donald Trump dismisses a question during an unscheduled briefing after a Coronavirus Task Force meeting at the White House on April 5, 2020, in Washington, D.C.
Emails Show How Trump Official at HHS Tried to Get Fauci to Downplay Covid-19 Threat to School Children
Public Health Experts Fear Trump FDA's Remdesivir Approval 'Without Evidence' of Widespread Benefits Signal Likely Premature Vaccine
As Trump Promises 'Warp Speed' Covid-19 Vaccine, Health Experts Caution Against Political Interference
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo listens during a cabinet meeting in the East Room of the White House on May 19, 2020 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Pompeo Pushes 'Radical, Isolationist, Anti-Rights, Anti-Scientific, Religious Agenda' With Human Rights Report
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro (C) waves to supporters during the inauguration of a field hospital in Aguas Lindas, in the State of Goiais, Brazil, on June 5, 2020 amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro Tests Positive for Covid-19
The President of International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent, Francesco Rocca, speaks during a press conference on Greece-Turkey border near Kastanies, on the Greek side on March 5, 2020.
As Pandemic Soars in US and Brazil, Red Cross Federation Chief Slams Trump and Bolsonaro for Anti-Science Responses
President Donald Trump speaks as Senior Advisor to the President Stephen Miller (C) listens during a round-table discussion on border security and safe communities with State, local, and community leaders in the Cabinet Room of the White House on January 11, 2019 in Washington, D.C.
'Exploitation of a Pandemic to Reshape Immigration Law': Trump Order on Worker Visa Restrictions Sparks Outrage
Warning US Could Face 'Darkest Winter in Modern History,' Ousted Whistleblower Demands Science-Based Pandemic Response
CDC Offered Detailed Guidance on Safely Reopening Businesses. White House Said Report Would 'Never See the Light of Day'
Dr. Anthony Fauci (R), director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and U.S. President Donald Trump participate in the daily coronavirus task force briefing at the White House on April 22, 2020 in Washington, D.C.
Virus-Denialist-in-Chief: Trump Claims 'You May Not Even Have Corona Coming Back' as Fauci Says 'I Am Convinced' It Will
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