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NY Governor Fires Back at Trump

VOA News By Margaret Besheer NEW YORK – New York’s governor fired back Friday at criticism from President Donald Trump over whether the state had requested too much federal help to fight the coronavirus.   During his daily press briefing, a reporter asked Gov. Andrew Cuomo for his reaction to two tweets the president sent out during the briefing, which Trump appeared to be watching.    […]Load more...

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Florida Dog Kennel Emptied for 1st Time as COVID-19 Pet

VOA News For the first time, an animal shelter in the U.S. state of Florida has seen every dog in one of its kennels adopted.  The shelter credits extra time people have to take care of pets because of the coronavirus pandemic. Employees and volunteers could be seen cheering and clapping in a video shared […]Load more...

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Delegation Announces Additional $941K for RI Emergency Response to COVID-19

PROVIDENCE, RI – In an effort to protect public safety, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline today announced that Rhode Island will receive an additional $941,560 in federal emergency management funding to help combat the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).  The federal funds will help the Rhode Island Emergency Management […]Load more...

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Governor Raimondo Provides Updates on Cloth Masks, Health Insurance Enrollment

Governor Gina M. Raimondo and Nicole Alexander-Scott, MD, MPH, the Director of the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH), made several announcements today about the state’s response to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Face coverings: The Governor signed an executive order clarifying the state’s directives around cloth face coverings. Beginning Saturday:  All employees of customer-facing businesses, office-based businesses, manufacturers and […]Load more...

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Reed: Major Increase in Federal COVID-19 Funds to Flow to

PROVIDENCE, RI – In an effort to help alleviate some financial pressure for Rhode Islanders, the state, and local communities, U.S. Senator Jack Reed says a major influx of federal COVID-19 relief funding will begin flowing to the Ocean State this week. Nearly three weeks after the $2.2 trillion Coronavirus Aide, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) […]Load more...

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Storms Leave 18 Dead in Southeastern US

By VOA News Severe storms that moved across the southeastern United States on Sunday into Monday killed at least 18 people.  The storms brought heavy rain and strong winds, with 34 reported tornadoes in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Georgia and Tennessee leaving hundreds of homes ripped to shreds and at least 860,000 people without electricity.   Dozens […]Load more...

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Astronauts Returning to a Changed Earth Amid Pandemic

VOA News Two U.S. astronauts say it’s hard to comprehend the changes on Earth that have occurred due to the coronavirus pandemic, as they prepare to return from the International Space Station. The astronauts, Andrew Morgan and Jessica Meir, have been in space for more than half a year, having left Earth before anyone had […]Load more...