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Is COVID-19 Stimulus Legislation Delayed Because of Pelosi?

The president repeatedly blamed the U.S. House Speaker for not caring about Americans since she would not agree to his terms for COVID-19 relief aid.

Did Trump Criticize Biden for Saying He’ll ‘Listen to the Scientists’?

U.S. President Donald Trump contrasted his own approach to dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic to Biden's during a campaign rally in Nevada.

Did CDC Report ‘Majority’ of People Who Contracted COVID-19 Wore Masks?

U.S. President Donald Trump amplified misunderstanding when he claimed on live television that “85% of the people that wear masks catch [COVID-19].”

Study Finds Remdesivir, Other Drugs Have Little to No Effect on COVID-19

The study, which was not peer-reviewed, found that four treatments tested — including remdesivir and hydroxychloroquine — had “ little or no effect" on whether or not patients died within about a month or whether hospitalized patients recovered.

Fred Dean, 68, Fearsome Pass Rusher of 49ers’ Dynasty, Dies

Dean, the Hall of Fame pass rusher for the San Francisco 49ers, was hospitalized last week with the coronavirus and was on a ventilator and in intensive care, according to former teammate Dwight Hicks.

Harris Suspends Travel After Staffer Tests COVID-19 Positive

Harris was scheduled to travel to North Carolina for events encouraging voters to cast early ballots.

Coronavirus Vaccine: What We Know So Far

A survey of how a COVID-19 vaccine will work, the progress a leading vaccine is making, and what challenges there will be to manufacturing and rolling a vaccine out when ready.

Study: Health Systems, Govt Responses Linked to Virus Tolls

The study published in Nature Medicine modeled "excess mortality" in 19 European countries, New Zealand, and Australia to compare the effectiveness of counter-measures.