The United States’ coronavirus-related death toll passed 50,000 Friday morning, after more than 3,000 people died Thursday.A tally compiled by Johns Hopkins University put the death toll at 50,031, with more than 869,000 cases across the country. The country with the next highest death toll is Italy, with more than 25,000.After the death toll dipped…
As some European countries gradually ease lockdown restrictions, the picture is quite different in the United Kingdom.Research by the Office of National Statistics suggested the actual death toll in England and Wales – in early April - was 40 percent higher than the number reported by Downing Street. The death toll in the UK is…
LONDON (Reuters) - The true extent of Britain’s COVID-19 death toll was more than 40% higher than the government’s daily figures indicated as of April 10, according to data that put the country on track to become among the worst-hit in Europe. The Office for National Statistics said it recorded 13,121 deaths by April 10…
As the deadly coronavirus continues its rampage through Minnesota nursing homes, public health officials are facing a fresh dilemma: Where to care for surging numbers of sickened patients without spreading the virus. Over the past 10 days, authorities have scrambled to evacuate dozens of residents from three long-term care facilities in separate parts of the…
Four companies control about 80 percent of the U.S. beef market, and there is no reason to believe that any of them are satisfied with their share. Published: April 05, 2026, 8:00 am The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) reported that Listeria monocytogenes was the most frequent cause of outbreaks it investigated during fiscal year
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States are paying contractors such as Deloitte, Accenture, and Optum millions of dollars to help them comply with the One Big Beautiful Bill Act — a law that will strip safety-net health and food benefits from millions. State governments rely on such companies to design and operate computer systems that assess whether low-income people qualify