Thousands of people are estimated to have attended the Torch Lake festivities. Drone photos taken by the Michigan State Police show boats clustered around the long lake’s famed sandbar area with hordes of people standing hip-to-hip in the water.A Michigan State Police drone photo shows boats gathered at the Torch Lake sandbar in Antrim County…
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TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — The Grand Traverse County Health Department announced Wednesday 8 businesses in Traverse City are now flagged as potential COVID-19 exposure sites.A contact tracing effort starting outside the county followed the path of a group of patrons who later tested positive for the virus:Thursday, June 18th: Mari Vineyards from 1 - 2…
Several restaurants in Over-The-Rhine are temporarily closed as employees are tested for COVID-19.This comes as they try to balance healthy and safety with operations.Pontiac Bourbon and BBQ is one of five restaurants or bars closed by the Queen City Hospitality Group Tuesday after an employee told the owner he "likely" tested positive.Other restaurants in Over-The-Rhine…
(Reuters) - Troubling spikes in coronavirus infection rates were reported on Friday in several U.S. states, mainly in the South and West, a day before President Donald Trump was due to preside over an Oklahoma campaign rally that will be America’s largest indoor gathering in months. FILE PHOTO: Claudia Clemente, MA, performs a test for…
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Here in Washington, we’ve been hearing about tensions between the White House and one of its most controversial — but, at least in some circles, most popular — figures: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Polling of likely voters indicates that the Health and Human Services secretary can be an asset to Republicans when he’s talking about improving the nation’s food supply or labeling ultraprocessed foods. But when he’s talking about removing recommendations for routine childhood vaccinations, he can be a detriment. So, when I
Several states have joined President Donald Trump’s deportation efforts and are taking federal reporting requirements to immigration authorities a step further — by using their public health agencies as arms of enforcement. North Carolina, in late April, became the latest member of a growing group of Republican-led states to require their public health agencies to