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Low demand due to the pandemic has caused farmers to destroy crops and euthanize livestock at a time when demand is soaring at food banks. However, some states and the federal government have begun finding ways to get that food to the needy. (May 25)
Police in New York kept a watchful eye over beachgoers Monday who ventured out to relax on the Memorial Day holiday. (May 25)
Texas bars, bowling alleys, skating rinks and even some strip clubs are set to reopen with restrictions over the Memorial Day weekend as the state continues to gradually restart one of the world’s largest economies amid the coronavirus pandemic. (May 22)
President Donald Trump deemed churches and other houses of worship “essential” and called on governors across the country to allow them to reopen this weekend, even as some parts of the nation remain under coronavirus lockdown. (May 22)
Tasting rooms in famed Sonoma and Napa Counties are setting up new sanitizing and safety protocols as they prepare to reopen to the public after being closed the past two months due to coronavirus. (May 22)
Rain dampened the start of the holiday weekend in the northeastern U.S. on Saturday but in Texas a community beach was packed with people enjoying the outdoors after lockdown restrictions were eased across the state. (May 23).
Restaurant Brands International, which owns Burger King, Popeyes and Tim Hortons, has opened around 1,500 dining rooms, or 15% of its U.S. total. (May 21)
After nearly two months sidelined in Guam with a coronavirus outbreak, the USS Theodore Roosevelt has gone out to sea for training, in preparation to return to duty in the Pacific. (May 21)
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar visited a coronavirus testing site at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina on Thursday. He also met with local health care leaders to discuss how to safely reopen the state. (May 21)
President Donald Trump is pushing the CDC to issue guidelines for opening churches during the coronavirus pandemic. Trump says churches are important to the American "psyche," and warns of damage if they are not reopened. (May 21)
As the class of 2020 prepares to enter the work force the number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits since the coronavirus pandemic has swelled to nearly 39 million. Recent graduates are facing the crisis with optimism. (May 21)
President Donald Trump announces that $16B will be paid directly to farmers, ranchers for food supply safety during the coronavirus pandemic. Ag. Sec. Sonny Perdue says these funds will not be sent to farmers who have had to euthanize livestock. (May 19)
Deputies in Florida say they were hit with cups of alcohol, bottles and bar stools after they made arrests at a weekend block party. The local sheriff's office reported the outdoor party spanning several locations in DeLand drew 3,000 people. (May 19)
Diners in a Maryland beach town are gathering at eateries again with a little help from inflatable inner tubes on wheels. The bumper tables allow people to keep six feet from each other at Fish Tales in Ocean City during the coronavirus pandemic. (May 19)
Greece’s main hospital for COVID-19 patients is also the focus of a hands-on training program for dozens of medical students who volunteered to relieve hard-pressed doctors from simpler duties while gaining a close peek at the front lines as medical history is being made. Although Greece has…
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