Georgia denies pass-fail option, urges state’s college students to ‘rise to the challenge’ in coronavirus-shortened semester

Unable to secure players from Major League Baseball, the Amarillo Sod Poodles, Columbia Fireflies, Binghamton Rumble Ponies and 157 other minor league teams canceled their 2020 baseball season late last month.For the first time in history, there will be no cheering fans in their stadiums. No hot dog sales. No…

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Marilyn Schneider is an executive secretary at Ohio'Cleveland Clinic where she gets her temperature checked several times a day.But it wasn’t until the 57-year-old got home from work on March 27 that an intense chill suddenly overcame her, accompanied by a rising fever. “It felt like something came up behind…

See Details: 'COVID hallucinations saved my life': Near death, a coronavirus-induced vision told a woman to call 911

Lysol is the first surface disinfectant approved by the Environmental Protection Agency to wipe out the coronavirus. Two versions of the common household disinfectant spray were lab tested by the agency, which found they could kill the virus on surfaces, the EPA announced. Lysol Disinfectant Spray, priced at $4.18 at…

See Details: EPA approves Lysol products for use against coronavirus

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Coronavirus cases are soaring across the country and some states are pausing the reopening of their economies. Still, pressure is mounting to reopen schools full-time this fall — and it's coming from state politicians, the White House, pediatricians and parents.Teachers are caught in the middle.While many desperately want to return…

See Details: School reopening plans are now part of COVID-19 politics. Teachers fear for their safety.

The doctor will see you now ... at Walgreens.Walgreens plans to staff 500 to 700 of its stores with primary care doctors in the next five years in a partnership with medical services provider VillageMD.The company, which has nearly 9,300 locations in the U.S., announced the plan Wednesday morning, saying…

See Details: Walgreens to open 500 to 700 in-store clinics with primary care doctors in deal with VillageMD

Hospitalizations continued to rise and ICU beds were quickly filling as the nation reached the brink of 3 million coronavirus cases Wednesday.The stunning milestone will hit less than six months after the first confirmed case was reported January 21, in Everett, Washington. The virus has killed more than 130,000 Americans.In…

See Details: Coronavirus updates: US nears 3M cases; Florida hospital ICUs reaching capacity; movie theater chains sue to reopen in New Jersey

If we can acknowledge that we are all vulnerable now, we have a nearly unprecedented opportunity to weave community in ways that leave us stronger.

See Details: Amid racial injustice and COVID-19, there's still hope America will become a better place