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June 15, 2020

Las Vegas police officer shot in head during George Floyd protest is paralyzed from neck down
Las Vegas police officer shot ...
Shay Mikalonis, who was shot on June 1, is on a ventilator and unable to speak, his family said.
CBS
The World Health Organization’s truth-cleansing pandemic
The World Health Organization’...
The Hill
The High Cost of Panic-Moving
The High Cost of Panic-Moving...
Fleeing a big city because of the pandemic is a bigger gamble than it might seem.
The Atlantic
FDA revokes permission to treat COVID-19 with hydroxychloroquine, drug previously touted by Trump
FDA revokes permission to trea...
The Food and Drug Administration has revoked permission for physicians to use a drug touted and self-administered by President Donald Trump to treat COVID-19.
ABC
Fauci said US government held off promoting face masks because it knew shortages were so bad that even doctors couldn't get enough
Fauci said US government held ...
Anthony Fauci said medical shortages were a reason the public was discouraged from using masks early in the coronavirus pandemic.
Business Insider
American Airlines not enforcing own mask policy, passenger claims
American Airlines not enforcin...
“They’re not honoring what they say they’re going to do,” he says.
NY Post
Norway: Halt to COVID-19 contact tracing app a major win for privacy
Norway: Halt to COVID-19 conta...
Amnesty
Patients with underlying conditions were 12 times as likely to die of covid-19 as otherwise healthy people, CDC finds
Patients with underlying condi...
Washington Post
Poll: Black Americans most likely to know a COVID-19 victim
Poll: Black Americans most lik...
African Americans are disproportionately likely to say a family member or close friend has died of COVID-19 or respiratory illness since March.
AP
As COVID-19 Spreads In Prisons, Lockdowns Spark Fear Of More Solitary Confinement
As COVID-19 Spreads In Prisons...
With many U.S. prisons on lockdown amid the pandemic, keeping prisoners in their cells has emerged as a way to stop viral spread. Advocates worry that will increase the use of solitary confinement.
NPR
New Michigan numbers: 34% of COVID-19 deaths linked to nursing homes
New Michigan numbers: 34% of C...
Detroit News