Govs say Trump testing claim "delusional."
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TOP STORIES
Monday, April 20
ECHOES OF CHARLOTTESVILLE President Donald Trump defended right-wing, pro-gun and anti-vaccination protesters who weren't following social distancing guidelines in demanding the end of coronavirus restrictions, saying they were "great people." His response echoes his handling of the 2017 deadly white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. [HuffPost]
U.S. CASES TOP 750,000 The death toll from the novel coronavirus rose above 40,000 in the U.S., the highest in the world, with more than 750,000 confirmed cases. Although it’s home to about 4% of the world’s population, the U.S. now accounts for more than 30% of the world’s total COVID-19 cases. [Reuters]
TRUMP TESTING CLAIMS 'DELUSIONAL' Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) and Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) disputed Trump's claim that states had the necessary testing capacity to reduce social distancing. Multiple governors have criticized the testing capacity, and health officials have warned against reopening too early. “It’s not accurate to say there’s plenty of testing out there and the governors should just get it done,” said Hogan, who heads a national group of governors. [HuffPost] |
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HEALTH CARE WORKERS BLOCK DENVER PROTESTS A small group of medical workers in Denver stood in intersections and blocked hundreds of protesters in their cars calling for an end to stay-at-home orders, resulting in some dramatic scenes. [HuffPost]
CANADA'S DEADLIEST MASS SHOOTING At least 16 people, including a Mountie, are dead after a mass shooting in the Portapique area, a rural coastal village about 80 miles outside of Halifax, Nova Scotia. Police pursued the suspect to several sites, some of which were on fire. [HuffPost Canada]
BP'S TOXIC LEGACY Ten years ago, the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, killing 11 men and spilling 200 million gallons of Louisiana crude. HuffPost spoke with people who are still suffering from the health and economic fallout of cleaning up the toxic spill. [HuffPost] |
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WHAT'S BREWING
PRO-GUN ACTIVISTS STIR THE POT Three pro-gun activist brothers appear to be behind Facebook groups pushing for anti-quarantine protests in several states. According to polls, most Americans don't want to reopen the economy too soon, but online activity engineered by right-wing activists makes it seem like there's more grassroots opposition. [Washington Post]
BORDER CRISIS NEVER LETS UP The pandemic hasn't completely stopped people trying to cross the U.S.-Mexican border, and it hasn't stopped residents in this small Arizona border town from trying to help people in distress. [HuffPost]
THE NEXT COVID-19 CATASTROPHE Africa, with a lack of lifesaving equipment like ventilators, oxygen and masks — and even soap and water — could become the next epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, the World Health Organization warned. Ten countries in Africa have no ventilators at all. [HuffPost]
NO WATCHDOGS ON CORONAVIRUS FUND The Treasury and Federal Reserve are spending hundreds of millions of dollars of the $2 trillion coronavirus relief law without meaningful oversight due to sabotage by the Trump administration and congressional apathy and deadlock. [HuffPost]
PENCE SHRUGS OFF 'LIBERATE' CALL Vice President Mike Pence danced around questions about Trump's calls to "LIBERATE" Minnesota, Michigan and Virginia. Pence repeated talking points when asked about it in an interview on NBC. [HuffPost]
DEMAND FOR FOOD PANTRIES SPIKES Food pantries in America stay busy even in better economic times, but demand has skyrocketed during the pandemic. “About 50% of the people coming through our lines have never been here before,” said one official in Tennessee. [HuffPost] |
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