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This company found a smooth way to help out with the coronavirus pandemic. Tropical Smoothie Cafe announced its goal to donate 100,000 smoothies across the nation to health care workers fighting against the COVID-19 outbreak. The brand is calling the promotion the “In It Together Campaign.” In a press release, the company confirmed that it …

White House Coronavirus response coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx speaks during a news conference in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, March 29, 2020. White House Coronavirus Task Force response coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx on Monday said U.S. deaths from the illness will eventually reach between 100,000 and 200,000, even if Americans continue …

Miranda Lambert has broken her silence about the coronavirus pandemic, stressing it was initially hard for her to put her thoughts into words. The country crooner, 36, took to Instagram Friday to share a photo of a touching gift she received from her parents this week while she and husband Brendan McLoughlin remain at home …

President Trump on Friday accused General Motors of failing to produce enough ventilators to fight the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. “As usual with ‘this’ General Motors, things just never seem to work out,” Trump wrote on Twitter. “They said they were going to give us 40,000 much needed Ventilators, ‘very quickly.’ Now they …

As businesses nationwide struggle to survive amid the growing coronavirus pandemic, drive-in theaters in Florida are thriving. At the Ocala Drive-In, owner John Watzke said moviegoers are packing the lots in front of his two 90-foot screens as if every weeknight has become a Friday or Saturday evening. “For this time of year, business is …

The U.S. on Thursday became the country with the most total coronavirus cases, surpassing China and even Italy, where the pandemic has been particularly devastating. The U.S. now has more than 85,700 confirmed cases of coronavirus, and at least 1,278 people have died after being infected with the respiratory illness. China’s cases, the spread of …

A traveler from Australia is tested for coronavirus after arriving in Shanghai, China, March 21, 2020. China is temporarily closing its borders to all foreigners in an attempt to prevent the resurgence of coronavirus, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced Thursday. “The suspension is a temporary measure that China is compelled to take in light …

Grocery stores like ShopRite have taken drastic measures to help and protect their customers and workers from the coronavirus pandemic — from $2 pay raises to installing plexiglass sneeze guards, and now allowing workers to wear protective masks and gloves. Grocery stores have mentioned Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines in notices on whether …

The majority of rapid test coronavirus test kits supplied by China to Spain and the Czech Republic are faulty, local news outlets reported. Up to 80 percent of the 150,000 portable, quick coronavirus test kits China delivered to the Czech Republic earlier this month were faulty, according to local Czech news site Expats.cz. The tests can produce …

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 24, 2014. A Kentucky Congressman said he would vote against the Senate’s phase-three economic relief package that passed 96-0 on Wednesday night, citing concerns that the $2-trillion-dollar bill would worsen the already-growing national debt. Representative Thomas Massie (R., Ky.) told 55 KRC radio Thursday morning …