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He other mino she expects i Krause, a veterin and is keeping rs across the politica ri zi n rities liv- C g dead, the 1a sheriff’s department aria , tells lfirefighters his focus o spectrum arpronounced back inher ontinued the to the wild1-pound (5-kilogranm n fairnesstatement e said. on page A s and justic af ) cat to te r 2 M it cGand re g u ai ir Sheriff’se investigators the coroner’s office were n e s st v isited the ren th. that if he se boVillanueva bcat on Fgri working to determine the cause es it agof aindeath, , h e’ ll is su said. e a ticket foday. r ja “It will take a while to figure that out,” he said. In 2010, Harris alleged that Mayweather attacked her in Las Vegas. The following year he pleaded guilty to a reduced misdemeanor charge and served two months in jail. In 2015, Harris sued Mayweather for defamation and intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress in response to statements he made about the incident during an interview. During his response to questions about domestic violence, Mayweather said: “Did I kick, stomp, and beat someone? No, that didn’t happen. I look in your face and say, ‘No, that didn’t happen.’ Did I restrain a woman that was on drugs? Yes, I did. So if they say that’s domestic violence, then you know what? ... I’m guilty of Led by Sens. Harris and Booker, the frank one-hour conversation which included remarks from Sens. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Doug Jones restraining a person.” (D-Ala.), Bob Casey (D-Pa.) and several others. In 2018, a California appeals court ruled against Mayweather’s objections and allowed the lawsuit to By Stacy M. Brown continued. orders and not just those who can’t work, but if schools are proceed. NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent She noted that while campaigning for president, closed, it will apply.” When asked what challenges she and fellow Sen. Cory White journalists proved unfamiliar with her Alpha Kappa Schumer continued. Booker (D-N.J.) faced as Black candidates during their Alpha sorority or the Divine 9. Another White reporter “Enhanced unemployment and do it quickly and do 2019 run for president, Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) urged asked her why she chose to attend Howard University, a it fast. Food security, both in terms of SNAP and for many everyone in the room to close their eyes. historically Black college and university. kids, their best meal is at school. So, we have to figure out a “Then, imagine the boy next door and think of a “Howard University is referred to as the Mecca,” way to get those lunches and breakfast delivered to people’s four-letter word phrase that would define mine and Cory’s Harris stated. homes if the kids are not going to school. campaign,” Harris said. Schumer said voting rights and protections are among “We also have to have protection for frontline “You don’t have it. It doesn’t exist. So, we had to the primary issues facing the country, particularly African workers, and tests and the administration of tests shouldn’t consistently explain who we are as people, and our Americans. cost anything. Doctors shouldn’t be allowed to charge a fee. character.” “One of the three worst decisions of this Supreme This is a very important issue.” It seemed quite the metaphor for a roundtable Court was Shelby County vs. Holder, which eliminated a Each of the senators stressed that universal health care ENCINITAS, Calif. (AP) – Disturbed by empty discussion on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, March 11. key provision of the 1965 Voting Rights Act,” Schumer is needed in the United States. store shelves and reports of hoarding during the Led by Sens. Harris and Booker, the frank one-hour noted. “That’s because [Chief Justice] John Roberts said They promised to work toward such a plan if coronavirus crisis, a man stood on a Southern California conversation tackled everything from voter suppression to there’s no longer any racism.” Democrats can take back the Senate while maintaining street corner and held up a homemade cardboard sign the coronavirus. Because of the rising crisis that is the coronavirus, the control of the House this fall. with a simple request: “Share your toilet paper.” Only journalists of color received an invitation to the senators each said they’re working diligently to ensure that Schumer, Booker, Harris, and the rest of their Jonny Blue told the San Diego Union-Tribune on event, which included remarks from Sens. Chuck Schumer Blacks and all Americans receive necessary relief. colleagues noted the importance of getting their message Saturday that the response to his impromptu toilet paper (D-NY), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Doug Jones (D-Ala.), Bob “Coronavirus is the news that’s driving the country to journalists of color. exchange in Encinitas was immediate and positive. Casey (D-Pa.), and several others. and the world,” Schumer proclaimed. “I’m very worried “This is a time where having a free press is more Drivers honked horns in support and stopped to The senators said they wanted to open the floor to that the president’s incompetence and lack of focus are important than ever before,” Booker said. drop off rolls of toilet paper. Just as quickly, Blue would issues that pertain mostly to African Americans. hurting us. He seems more focused on the Stock Market “I can’t stress the importance of Black journalists and hand rolls to those in need. Kaine, who has openly championed the Black Press of than the supermarket, to quote Stacey Abrams.” Black journalism,” Harris stated. Blue, a physical therapist, said he plans to be out America, said he was pleased that the National Newspaper Schumer added that he hopes that President Trump “Had Ida B. Wells not been present with her voice on the corner again Sunday to “encourage people to be Publishers Association (NNPA) was among the news refrains from attaching fighting the coronavirus to his and her willingness to speak on the issues of the day, the better” amid the global pandemic. organizations represented. campaign, thus minimizing the seriousness of the disease issues of lynching in America would not have taken on the Blue gave a few rolls to a grateful motorist who said The NNPA is a trade organization of the more than by making it a political issue. dialogue it absolutely deserved. She started that discussion he came up empty at several stores. 220 African-American owned newspapers and media “He needs to put people before corporations and take in a real way. “He was like, `Do you want me to pay you?’ I said, companies in the United States. appropriate steps,” Schumer stated. He outlined part of a “JET Magazine. Had Emmett Till’s mother not `No, man. Somebody gave it to me. Take it.”’ Harris said the gathering was important, particularly proposal that he’s working on with House Speaker Nancy trusted Simeon Booker to appropriately tell her story and The 33-year-old told the newspaper he made his since just 7.5 percent of American journalists are Black, Pelosi (D-Calif.). treat that photograph with dignity, the story of Emmett sign after a friend had a difficult time finding diapers and that was evident as she hit the campaign trail last year. “Speaker Pelosi and I have called for, and the House Till would not have taken on the importance that it did.” and essential supplies for his kids. “I wish more Blacks were covering me,” Harris will pass, paid sick leave for workers impacted by quarantine “I think people want a sense of community,” Blue said. “When things are really challenging, people are looking to band together and be unified.”
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By Rachel Becker CalMatters California still does not have enough capacity to test for coronavirus, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Sunday, despite furious efforts by private, university and government laboratories to scale up to handle thousands of more patients. To help triage the crush of Californians in the Bay Area who want to be tested for the novel coronavirus, Newsom announced a new website created in partnership with Alphabet’s subsidiary Verily that will provide screening and testing support. Starting Monday, Californians with mild symptoms or who are concerned about exposure can take a questionnaire that will direct those especially at risk from the virus to two pilot testing sites in Santa Clara and San Mateo, according to a Verily news release. As of Monday morning, however, the questionnaire did not ask about risk factors or exposure history, and did not direct people to testing. Verily did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Newsom called it “the next phase” for testing in California, which to date has conducted 8,316 tests for the virus — of which, 335 have come back positive for the novel coronavirus. “That’s a 14 percent increase from the prior day,” Newsom said. “Tragically, we now have six individuals that have passed away.” In the press briefing, Newsom said California has the capacity for just shy of 9,000 tests. But he alluded to issues surrounding the availability of supplies, saying he was worried now about access to adequate numbers of swabs for collecting patient samples. The governor’s office declined to elaborate further during the press briefing or afterward. “There’s still some capacity concerns not only on the diagnostic side on the back end with the labs — both private, public, commercial — but as it relates to supplies,” Newsom said. “And one must be honest about that.” Politicians and health officials across the country have criticized the slow rollout of U.S. testing relative to other countries. Until the end of February, labs were barred from using tests they created themselves without prior federal approval, even as labs across the country discovered flaws
Idris Elba
Idris Elba Says He Has Coronavirus: ‘No Symptoms So Far’
Clinical technicians processed samples of potential coronavirus at the virology lab of the University of Washington in Seattle on Friday. (Photo Credit Andrew Burton for The New York Times)
in the CDC’s early tests. Now, academic medical centers in California, as well as private companies, are racing to catch up to what is expected to be a dramatic increase in the spread of the virus.
The test itself is a standby of molecular biology called a reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction, or RT-PCR. Clinicians collect samples by swabbing a patient’s nose and throat and send it to a lab to extract
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LOS ANGELES (AP) – Idris Elba says he has tested positive for the coronavirus. The actor tweeted Monday that he has no symptoms so far and has been isolated since Friday when he found out about his possible exposure. Elba is the latest high profile celebrity to have tested positive for the virus. Last week, Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson said they had also tested positively in Australia. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia. Elba in a video message said that his wife has not been tested yet but is feeling OK. “This is serious. Now’s really the time to think about social distancing, washing your hands,” Elba said. “We live in a divided world right now. We can all feel it,” he added. “But now’s the time for solidarity, for thinking about each other.”