A group of volunteers has been working to repair 27,000 desperately needed N95 protective masks for a Memphis, Tennessee, hospital battling the coronavirus pandemic — and they got most of them done in a weekend. Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis recently found dozens of cases of the masks in storage but couldn’t use them because the elastic…… MORE
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Scientists uncover a 60,000-year-old forest underwater and think its preserved trees may help pioneer new medicines
Nearly 60,000 years ago, as prehistoric humans just started venturing out of Africa, a forest of cypress trees grew on the banks of a river near the Gulf of Mexico. As the trees grew old, they fell and were buried under sediment. When the sea level rose, the remains of the forest were covered once…… MORE
No changes to toilet and faucet standards despite Trump criticism
The Trump administration says it will not dump toilet, faucet and sink regulations down the drain. Tuesday’s announcement from the Environmental Protection Agency follows criticism from President Donald Trump and an official review about his concerns with sub-par fixtures designed to save water. Toilets, the President said last year, require flushing “10 times, 15 times.”…… MORE
READ: Defense Secretary Mark Esper confirms resignation of acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly
(CNN) — Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly resigned on Tuesday, a day after leaked audio revealed he called the ousted commander of the USS Theodore Roosevelt “stupid” in an address to the ship’s crew, Defense Secretary Mark Esper confirmed Tuesday. Read Esper’s letter announcing Modly’s resignation: cnn.com/2020/04/07/politics/esper-statement-modly-resignation/index.html… MORE
After Trump’s statements about hydroxychloroquine, lupus and arthritis patients face drug shortage
When Elaine MacKenzie hears President Trump talk about how a particular drug might be a “game-changer” for people with coronavirus, it’s more than just news to her — it’s personal. Her doctor wants her to take hydroxychloroquine for her rheumatoid arthritis. Trump’s been enthusiastic about this drug for coronavirus patients, causing people hoard it —…… MORE
Top public health official says number of dead could be lower as Americans practice social distancing
A week after unveiling a stunning projection for the number of people who would die from coronavirus in the US — 100,000 to 240,000 — White House officials have yet to fully explain how they arrived at those numbers. Some administration officials are now saying the number could be lower than it originally warned —…… MORE
Appeals court upholds Texas abortion restrictions during coronavirus pandemic
A federal appeals court Tuesday ruled in favor of Texas and allowed an executive order that restricts abortion access during the coronavirus pandemic to remain in effect. A 2-1 panel of the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals wiped away a lower court opinion that had blocked the order and said it was taking the…… MORE
READ: Appeals court ruling on Texas abortion limits during pandemic
A federal appeals court Tuesday ruled in favor of Texas and allowed an executive order that restricts abortion access during the coronavirus pandemic to remain in effect. Read the opinion and dissent here: Click here to read full story »… MORE
Los Angeles has notoriously polluted air. But right now it has some of the cleanest of any major city
The mental image many people have of the Los Angeles skyline is one obscured by smog, with thick air pollution hanging over its downtown buildings. But with the city — and the entire state of California — under stay-at-home orders to stem the deadly outbreak of coronavirus, something dramatic has happened to the air in…… MORE
Appeals court wipes away lower court ruling blocking federal executions
A federal appeals court wiped away a lower court opinion Tuesday that blocked the federal government from executing federal inmates on death row. The 2-1 ruling is a win for the Department of Justice, but the appeals court noted that there are still other issues that need resolution, suggesting that the executions will remain on…… MORE
