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States reporting motor vehicle speeds exceeding 100 mph on roadways emptied by the stay-at-home orders include Minnesota, Georgia, Colorado, Massachusetts, Utah, Michigan, and Iowa. “In California, drivers have been cited for going 150 mph through the heart of Oakland...

Wearing face masks is becoming more common in the US, although many still resist it. According to the BBC, “One of the reasons widespread, public face mask wearing is so important with Covid-19 has to do with the prevalence of asymptomatic carriers who can still...

  Local lawmakers met yesterday at the Coffee Memorial Blood Center in Amarillo, Texas to encourage blood donations as normal supply levels are down. “With the COVID crisis, donations are down but the need is not down,” said State Sen. Kel Seliger. “We still have...

Gun violence in Chicago last weekend resulted in 4 fatalities and 42 other injuries, more than double the number of shootings from the weekend before.  One shooting was aimed into a large gathering, where 5 males, ages 15-19, suffered non-fatal wounds to their legs. ...

See status of the 50 states here: https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2020/us/states-reopen-coronavirus-trnd/   As states begin reopening in stages and human interactions increase, risk of exposure to the virus will increase.  It is especially important now to wear a...

A wrong-way driver, driving east in the westbound lanes of Interstate 78 in Union Township, NJ, early Sunday, sideswiped a pickup and then hit another car head-on, injuring its driver and 2 passengers. All 3 victims were airlifted to Morristown Medical Center with...

The American Red Cross has expressed its thanks to the many blood donors whose response has met the urgent and immediate need for blood, but has stressed the ongoing demand:  “There is no known end date in this fight against coronavirus, and the Red Cross needs the...

Massachusetts has become the state with the 3rd highest number of coronavirus cases.  Adding to Governor Charlie Baker’s mid-April advisory urging the wearing of masks, at least 19 towns have now enacted mandatory mask regulations, some including fines for...