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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to overturn Obamacare

by harpreetpreminds | Jun 25, 2020 | HUMAN RIGHTS NEWS, News, Top Left, Uncategorized

The Trump administration on Thursday night urged the Supreme Court to strike down Obamacare, pushing forward with its attack on the health care law as millions of newly jobless Americans may come to depend on its coverage. The Justice Department in a new legal brief...

U.S. hits highest single day of coronavirus cases at 36,358, breaking April record

by harpreetpreminds | Jun 24, 2020 | HUMAN RIGHTS NEWS, News, Top Right

The U.S. broke its record for the highest coronavirus cases recorded in a single day, with 36,358 new positives reported on Wednesday, according to a tally by NBC News. Wednesday’s coronavirus cases top the previous highest day count from April 26 — the first peak of...

Fauci, Citing ‘Disturbing Surge,’ Tells Congress the Virus Is Not Under Control

by harpreetpreminds | Jun 23, 2020 | HUMAN RIGHTS NEWS, News, Top Left

WASHINGTON — Dr. Anthony S. Fauci told Congress on Tuesday that he was seeing a “disturbing surge” of infections in some parts of the country, as Americans ignore social distancing guidelines and states reopen without adequate plans for testing and tracing the...

Some public health officials are resigning amid threats during the Covid-19 pandemic

by harpreetpreminds | Jun 22, 2020 | HUMAN RIGHTS NEWS, News, Top Left

Some public health officials are resigning amid threats during the Covid-19 pandemic During a live public briefing on Facebook last month, “someone very casually suggested” the Los Angeles County’s public health director should be shot, the director...

American Museum of Natural History to remove Teddy Roosevelt statue

by harpreetpreminds | Jun 21, 2020 | HUMAN RIGHTS NEWS, News, Top Left

The American Museum of Natural History in New York City will remove a statue of former president Theodore Roosevelt from outside its main entrance. The move, announced on Sunday, follows incidents across the US in which statues of Confederate generals and leaders and...

Live updates: As some hard-hit regions move to reopen, pandemic’s epicenters shift

by editorsunaina | May 29, 2020 | HUMAN RIGHTS NEWS, Top Right

Live updates:Slowing rates of infection in some of the hardest-hits part of the United States have offered a glimmer of hope, as New York City, once the country’s coronavirus epicenter, on Thursday announced plans to ease restrictions after 10 weeks under lockdown....