May 5, 2020 Tampa closes roads to allow restaurants, retailers to operate outside with social distancing The city of Tampa on Tuesday closed off multiple streets to allow restaurants and retailers to operate outside as part of a pilot program to gradually reopen the city after weeks of lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic.
May 5, 2020 Colorado man arrested for pipe bombs had helped plan protest over coronavirus restrictions, report says A Colorado man who had helped plan armed protests over coronavirus restrictions was arrested Friday after federal agents discovered pipe bombs in his home, according to a report.
May 5, 2020 Illinois Gov. Pritzker's religious freedom add-on makes stay-at-home order constitutional, federal judge says A U.S. district judge ruled Sunday that Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s stay-at-home order is constitutional.
May 4, 2020 Ohio Gov. DeWine hits 'obnoxious' protesters of coronavirus response after clashes with journalists, official Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine chastised protesters upset with coronavirus lockdown measures who he said were “disrespectful” and “obnoxious” to the media and a member of his cabinet over the weekend.
May 4, 2020 Possible coronavirus vaccine enters human testing trial Progress is being made towards a viable vaccine for the coronavirus say researchers at a Philadelphia-based pharmaceutical company. Inovio Pharmaceuticals along with the University of Pennsylvania’s research facility, the Wistar Institute have been working on the vaccine as early as this past January. Originally reported by ӣƵ, the vaccine was fast-tracked into development after the Chinese Government made the genome sequencing of COVID-19 public.
May 4, 2020 Newsom: Some California businesses closed over coronavirus can reopen as early as Friday California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday said the state will move into the second phase of lifting coronavirus lockdowns, with some businesses being allowed to open as early as Friday.
May 4, 2020 Treasury to borrow $3T for coronavirus relief, adding more debt in 1 quarter than all of 2019 Senior Treasury Department officials said Monday the U.S. is borrowing more in the second quarter than it did in all of last year due to coronavirus relief spending and reduced tax revenue.
May 4, 2020 College students file lawsuits seeking refund from schools moved online during coronavirus lockdowns Students at more than 25 U.S. universities who have been sent home to learn online during the coronavirus pandemic are filing lawsuits against their schools, claiming they're not getting the quality of education they were promised and demanding partial refunds on tuition and campus fees.
May 4, 2020 California shopper appears to wear KKK hood to grocery store in lieu of coronavirus face mask, sparking outrage A man was photographed wearing what appeared to be a Ku Klux Klan hood while grocery shopping in southern California over the weekend, inciting outrage from other shoppers, local officials and the Anti-Defamation League.
May 4, 2020 Greece ships hundreds of migrants to mainland amid coronavirus overcrowding fears in Lesbos camp Greece on Sunday began shipping hundreds of migrants from the island of Lesbos to government facilities on the mainland to reduce crowding amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report.