President Donald Trump is experiencing “mild symptoms” of COVID-19 after revealing early Friday that he and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for the coronavirus, a stunning announcement that plunged the country deeper into uncertainty just a month before the presidential election. Trump, who has spent much of the year downplaying the threat of…
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DRONES TO CHECK TEMPS
Fever-reading drones just first of a wave of privacy challenges, civil liberties advocates say MIAMI — Last month, police departments in Daytona Beach, Fla., and Connecticut unveiled what was initially touted as a potential new tool against a pandemic: drones capable of taking a person’s temperature from 300 feet in the air. Both agencies quickly…

SOS NYC MORE DEAD THAN 9/11
‘Please come help us’: New York begs for medical workers New York’s governor urgently appealed for medical volunteers Monday amid a “staggering” number of coronavirus deaths, as he and health officials warned that the crisis unfolding in New York City is just a preview of what other U.S. communities could soon face. “Please come help…

APRIL CANCELED
America’s grimmest month President Trump asked Americans to continue social distancing until April 30, officials warned that tens or even hundreds of thousands of Americans could die — and that’s the least depressing scenario. Why it matters: April is going to be very hard. But public health officials are in agreement that hunkering down — in our…