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Tropical Trouble Brewing?

The first named tropical storm of the year could develop by the weekend.

Mary C Curtis On Fauci Testimony And Nc Testing

Mary C. Curtis: Dr. Fauci, Other Experts Testify on Pandemic Response, Gov. Cooper Calls for More Testing in NC

The nation's top health experts issue a warning on the coronavirus pandemic. Mary. C Curtis has the latest in the fight against coronavirus.

Pelosi Unveils $3T Virus Bill, Warns Inaction Costs More

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi unveiled a more than $3 trillion coronavirus aid package Tuesday, providing nearly $1 trillion for states and cities, “hazard pay” for essential workers and a new round of cash payments to individuals.

Fauci Warns Of Serious Consequences If US Reopens Too Soon

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the government’s top infectious disease expert, warned on Tuesday that “the consequences could be really serious” if cities and states reopen the U.S. economy too quickly.

AP Source: MLB Owners Approve Plan To Start Season In July

Major League Baseball owners gave the go-ahead Monday to making a proposal to the players’ union that could lead to the coronavirus-delayed season starting around the Fourth of July weekend in ballparks without fans, a plan that envisioned expanding the designated hitter to the National League for 2020.

Jerry Stiller, Comedian And ‘Seinfeld’ Actor, Dies At 92

Comedy veteran Jerry Stiller, who launched his career opposite wife Anne Meara in the 1950s and reemerged four decades later as the hysterically high-strung Frank Costanza on the smash television show “Seinfeld,” died at 92, his son Ben Stiller announced Monday.

POLITICAL WRAP: WH Staffer Tests Positive for Coronavirus; Latest on Michael Flynn

The Trump administration's push to reopen is rattled as new cases hit close to home. And Vice President Mike Pence says he'd be "happy" to see Michael Flynn back in the administration.

Vice President Pence, White House Virus Task Force Members Face Quarantine

Vice President Mike Pence is self-isolating after an aide tested positive for the coronavirus last week.

The Iconic Christ The Redeemer Statue Is Lit Up As If Wearing A Protective Mask And With A Hashtag That Reads In Portuguese "mask Saves," Amid The New Coronavirus Pandemic, In Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

Brazil Virus Despair Stretches From Rio To Amazon

From the Amazon city of Manaus to the seemingly endless urban sprawl of Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, freshly dug graves have been filling up quickly for weeks with the bodies of Brazilians killed by COVID-19.

Unemployment Rate Highest Since The Great Depression, Record Number Of North Carolinians Jobless

More than 20 Million people nationwide lost their jobs in April

Michael Bublé Announces Rescheduled Tour Dates For 2021, Charlotte In March

Michael Bublé will be returning to his “An Evening With Michael Bublé” Tour in February and March 2021 with a rescheduled date for his Charlotte audience.

Jobless Rate Spikes To 14.7%, Highest Since Great Depression

The U.S. unemployment rate hit 14.7% in April, the highest rate since the Great Depression, as 20.5 million jobs vanished in the worst monthly loss on record. The figures are stark evidence of the damage the coronavirus has done to a now-shattered economy.