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A computer rendering of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

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  • Global Health

Why The Novel Coronavirus Has The Power To Launch A Pandemic

Many viruses have pandemic potential but never reach the tipping point. So what made this one capable of wreaking global havoc?

July 29, 2020
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  • Pien Huang
Washington Memorial Library in Macon

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  • Health

Masks Required At Middle Georgia Libraries Following Macon Mayor's Mask Mandate Veto

The “masks required” signs are going back up at Washington Memorial Library after they recently were taken down when Macon-Bibb County’s mayor vetoed the county commission’s mandate.

July 29, 2020
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By:
  • Liz Fabian
A file photo of Congressman John Lewis.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Congressman Lewis Comes Home

Wednesday on Political Rewind, the body of Congressman John Lewis returns to Georgia today as the nation celebrates the passing of a civil rights icon.

 

July 29, 2020
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By:
  • Bill Nigut and
  • Sam Bermas-Dawes
As the pandemic wreaks havoc in the U.S., snatching millions of jobs, the $600 weekly pandemic unemployment payments have single-handedly changed the economic equation in America.

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  • Analysis

$600 A Week: Poverty Remedy Or Job Slayer?

The $600 weekly pandemic unemployment payments have single-handedly changed the economic equation in America as people earn more staying home than they did in the jobs they lost.

July 28, 2020
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By:
  • Pallavi Gogoi
Randi Weingarten, the president of the American Federation of Teachers, says the union would support "safety strikes" by teachers if safety measures are not met when schools are set to reopen in the fall.

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  • Education

Teachers Union OKs Strikes If Schools Reopen Without Safety Measures In Place

Randi Weingarten, the head of the American Federation of Teachers, said "safety strikes" should only take place as a last resort. The decision on whether to strike would be left to the local union.

July 28, 2020
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By:
  • Brakkton Booker
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, prepares to testify before a Senate panel in June. Coronavirus cases could be on the rise in the Midwest, Fauci said Tuesday.

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  • National

Midwest Could See Surge In COVID-19 Cases Unless States Are More Careful, Fauci Warns

Early indications are that Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky could face similar increases to those seen in the South, Dr. Anthony Fauci tells ABC's Good Morning America. He urges states to be cautious.

July 28, 2020
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By:
  • Matthew S. Schwartz
A July surge in COVID-19 patients has Macon hospitals hustling at near capacity with cases that are markedly different from the virus' emergence in spring.

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  • Health

New COVID-19 Patients Younger And Female At Macon Hospitals

Not only have cases skyrocketed, but there’s a demographic shift on who is affected by the deadly virus at Macon’s three hospitals.

July 28, 2020
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By:
  • Liz Fabian
Gov. Brian Kemp wears a mask.

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  • News

Georgia Governor Backs Out Of Hearing On Atlanta Mask Order

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp withdraws a request for emergency hearing in a lawsuit against Atlanta mask mandate amid the coronavirus.

July 28, 2020
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  • Associated Press
Dr. Carlos del Rio wears a mask in front of a Grady hospital sign.

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  • Health

'This Is A Tsunami:' Health Care Workers, Angry Over Rising COVID-19 Cases, Want Mask Mandate

Emory's Dr. Carlos del Rio compares surging coronavirus cases to a tsunami that could have been prevented.

July 28, 2020
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
Herman Cain in 2014

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  • Health

Herman Cain Receives Oxygen, Battling COVID-19 During 4th Week In Atlanta Hospital

Herman Cain is still fighting COVID-19 in an Atlanta area hospital.

July 28, 2020
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
Gold bars are stacked in a vault at the United States Mint, in West Point, N.Y., in 2014. The settlement price for gold futures reached a record high of $1,931 per ounce Monday — and many analysts predict the price will head even higher.

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  • Business

Economic Uncertainty Drives Gold Price To A Record High

Gold has soared nearly 30% this year, reaching a record settlement price of $1,931 per ounce Monday. Many analysts see it heading even higher as investors look for a "safe haven."

July 27, 2020
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By:
  • Ashish Valentine
Amazon has called safety a "top priority" for the company. But NPR has found more than 100 dietary supplements sold on Amazon that appear to be illegally marketed as antiviral treatments.

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  • Investigations

On Amazon, Dubious 'Antiviral' Supplements Proliferate Amid Pandemic

Federal law generally prohibits dietary supplements from claiming to treat specific diseases or viruses. Yet NPR found more than 100 products sold on Amazon that make unsubstantiated antiviral claims.

July 27, 2020
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By:
  • Tom Dreisbach
Macon-Bibb Government Center

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  • Health

Macon Mayor Vetoes Mask Ordinance

Last week the Macon-Bibb Commission passed a mask mandate. Now that ordinance may not hold following a veto by the mayor.

July 27, 2020
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By:
  • Josephine Bennett
A staff member from Vietnam's disease control authority assists passengers as they queue up for temperature checks at the departure terminal at Da Nang's international airport on Monday.

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  • Asia

Vietnam Confirms 11 New Coronavirus Cases, Imposes Quarantines And Evacuations

Vietnam had no cases of domestically transmitted infection since April and has been touted as a model of coronavirus control. The new cases emerged in Da Nang, a popular domestic tourist destination.

July 27, 2020
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By:
  • Matthew S. Schwartz
Georgia Democratic Senate candidate Jon Ossoff tests for COVID-19 in Fulton County, Ga.

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  • Politics

Ossoff Quarantines After Wife Positive For COVID-19

Georgia Democratic Senate candidate Jon Ossoff tests for COVID-19 in Fulton County, Ga. after wife tests positive for coronavirus.

July 25, 2020
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