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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…
A Massachusetts company says its experimental vaccine against the coronavirus showed encouraging results in very early testing. (May 18)
As US states begin to launch smartphone apps to trace COVID-19 patient contacts, the American Civil Liberties Union says state governments should establish stricter privacy procedures before deploying technology designed to curb the pandemic. (May 18)
When Shalinder Singh's temple closed temporarily due to the pandemic, he and his family found a new way to give back to the community, by buying and delivering pizza to Detroit's first responders. (May 17)
A C-17 flown by the North Carolina Air National Guard crisscrossed the state to recognize healthcare workers and those working on the frontline in the battle against COVID-19. (May 7)
The nation’s largest pilot union is demanding that Congress require airlines to adopt safety protocols that will protect them from COVID-19 before getting back to business as usual. (May 7)
Tony Vaccaro has survived an abusive childhood as an orphan during the Depression, the devastating Battle of Normandy as a GI during World War II, and a potentially lethal bout with the COVID-19 virus this April, at the age of 97. (May 8)
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