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Oregon wildfire, largely rural, spreading rapidly

The monstrous wildfire burning in Oregon has grown to a third the size of Rhode Island and spreads miles each day, but evacuations and property losses have been minimal compared with much smaller blazes in densely populated areas of California.

 
CDC guidance: 3 feet between school desks OK

U.S. health officials are relaxing social distancing recommendations for schools, saying students can sit as close as 3 feet apart in classrooms.

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Judge declines to delay, move trial of ex-cop in Floyd death

A judge on Friday denied a defense request to delay or move the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s death after a $27 million settlement for Floyd’s family raised concern about a tainted jury.

 
Texas, Southern cities hit hard by water troubles after storms

Southern cities slammed by winter storms that l eft millions without power for days have traded one crisis for another: Busted water pipes ruptured by record-low temperatures created shortages of clean drinking water.

 
California’s hospitals overwhelmed, may ration care amid pandemic

California hospitals are battling to find beds to house patients amid fears that the exploding coronavirus infection rate will exhaust resources and health care workers.

 
Hawaii unveils new COVID-19 travel restrictions

Anyone flying to Hawaii will be required to have a negative COVID-19 test result prior to their departure for the state, with the new rule going into effect two days before Thanksgiving, Gov. David Ige announced Thursday.

 
California orders overnight curfew to slow coronavirus pandemic

California is imposing an overnight curfew on most residents as the most populous state tries to head off a surge in coronavirus cases that it fears could tax its health care system, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday.

 
‘Tired to the bone’: US hospitals overwhelmed with COVID cases

Conditions inside hospitals are deteriorating by the day as COVID-19 rages across the U.S. at an unrelenting pace and the confirmed death toll surpasses 250,000.

 
California governor issues statewide stay-at-home order

He said infection rates are doubling every four days in some parts of the state and issued the dire prediction that 56% of California’s population could contract the virus over the next eight weeks.

 
Trump: Feds should take equity in firms it bails out

President Donald Trump said the government should take an equity stake in companies that need bailouts because of the effects of coronavirus on the U.S. economy.