Week of August 3, 2020 Archives
Monday, August 3
Mississippi: COVID Deaths Overwhelm Morgues
Larrison Campbell,
Daily Beast
Public Transportation COVID Threat May Be Overblown
Christina Goldbaum
,
NYTimes
Cannabis, Foreign Cash and Underground Mask Trade
J. David McSwane
,
ProPub.
Iran Covering Up COVID Deaths and Infections
BBC
Tuesday, August 4
With No Events, Caterers Rush To Adjust
Julie Creswell
,
New York Times
Teachers Unions Protest Reopenings, Issue Demands
Rachel M. Cohen
,
Intercept
Covid Makes the Fed Lender to the World
Serena Ng, Nick Timiraos
,
WS Journal
Wednesday, August 5
Professor May Have Staged COVID Death Hoax
Thomas Catenacci,
Daily Caller
Epidemic Breaches of Law on Sick Pay
Alexia Fernandez Campbell
, CPI/NBC News
Why U.S. Can’t Nail Down Testing for Virus
Sy Mukherjee
,
Fortune
Thursday, August 6
California Bungles Its Fight Against Pandemic
Ian Lovett
,
Wall Street Journal
Many Rural Areas Have No ICU Beds
Beth Mole
,
ArsTechnica
Friday, August 7
Use of Unproven Covid Drugs Pits Doctor vs. Doctor
Susan Dominus
,
NY Times
Saturday, August 8
Passports for Purchase Help Rich Find Safety in Pandemic
Kate Springer,
CNN
Feds Overpaid $500M for Ventilators
Patricia Callahan
,
Sebastian Rotella
,
ProPub