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2nd TSA employee dies from COVID-19, over 300 employees have tested positive
(NEWARK, N.J.) -- A total of 329 Transportation Security Administration employees have tested positive for COVID-19 and two have died according to an internal briefing led by TSA Administrator David…
Bar owner removes $3,714 in bills from walls to give to unemployed staff
(WASHINGTON) -- As the coronavirus pandemic continues to shut down businesses across the country, Jennifer Knox is doing whatever it takes to keep her staff's heads above water.April usually marks…
Jews celebrate passover amid COVID pandemic with virtual seders
(WASHINGTON) -- Passover seders are a communal ritual, with family, friends, neighbors, pretty much everyone except Elijah coming together under one roof to commemorate the story of Exodus.As with almost…
Husband of woman famous for Thanksgiving text to stranger dies of coronavirus
(WASHINGTON) -- The husband of a woman who became famous in 2016 for a Thanksgiving-related texting mixup has died from complications related to COVID-19.Lonnie Dench, whose wife, Wanda, sent a…
Doctors, nurses from across the US step up to help NYC on the coronavirus front lines
(NEW YORK) -- Jamie Edens and Ryan Ward arrived in New York City last week after a whirlwind road trip from their home in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The two intensive care-unit…
Tennessee mayor and wife host virtual game night to bring community together amid coronavirus pandemic
(BOLIVAR, Tenn.) -- The mayor of a small Tennessee town and his wife are bringing together their community amid the coronavirus pandemic by hosting virtual game nights each night live…
Long Island, NY, county battling a medical 'war zone' as COVID cases continue to rise
(SUFFOLK COUNTY, N.Y.) -- As New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo offers cautious optimism about a possible slowing of novel coronavirus cases in the state, a leader in Suffolk County says…
COVID-19 is killing the black community disproportionately. Experts weigh in on fixes
(NEW YORK) -- As the coronavirus continues to rip through the nation leaving behind thousands of victims in its path, black communities have been infected and their residents killed at…