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Idris Elba tests positive for coronavirus: ‘Yeah, and it sucks’

British movie star Idris Elba announced Monday that he has tested positive for the novel coronavirus and that he has self-quarantined since learning of his exposure, adding that "it sucks."

Biden’s anti-fracking remarks rattle industry but fail to win over Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden's unexpectedly strong anti-fracking comments at Sunday's presidential primary debate rattled industry supporters but failed to win over Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

Lindsey Graham ‘grateful’ after negative coronavirus test

Media fueling coronavirus panic under fire

Concerns about the coronavirus pandemic are both warranted and understandable, but the media is increasingly coming under fire for stoking a panic mentality that experts decry as both counter-productive and unsupported by the facts.

How the fate of gray wolves lays bare the battles behind the Endangered Species Act

Trying to remove the gray wolf from the endangered species list has been like prying a pack of the predators off a fat elk carcass: messy, more than a little risky and with no guarantee of success.

Elizabeth Warren website from William A. Jacobson, a Cornell law professor, tracked her missteps

When tracking the reasons Sen. Elizabeth Warren's presidential bid fell short, don't forget the conservative law professor in Ithaca, New York, who wouldn't let the world forget that the Massachusetts Democrat for years had identified herself as an American Indian.

Jared Polis confirms first 2 Colorado coronavirus cases

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis announced Thursday night that the state has its first two positive coronavirus cases.

Trump, Senate strike deal to fund conservation projects, restore national parks

In a rare show of bipartisan unity, Republican and Democratic senators gathered Wednesday to cheer a deal with President Trump on legislation to provide permanent, full funding at $900 million per year for the Land and Water Conservation Fund, which provides matching grants for public-lands investments.

Denver’s Candi CdeBaca defends ‘sarcastic tweet’ about infecting Trump rallies with coronavirus

Denver councilwoman Candi CdeBaca isn't apologizing for, much less resigning over, a tweet about infecting Trump rallies with the coronavirus.

Chris Matthews, MSNBC host, felled by MeToo as revolution eats its own

When liberal media figures and Democrats heralded three years ago the arrival of the MeToo era, they couldn't have known how many of their own would ultimately be felled by the crusade against sexual assault, harassment, and just plain boorish behavior.

Candi CdeBaca cheers idea of infecting Trump rallies with coronavirus

Denver city councilwoman Candi CdeBaca was hit with calls to resign Tuesday after she showed support for a tweet floating the idea of attending Make America Great Again rallies to infect Trump supporters with the coronavirus.

Gray wolf delisting as endangered species sparks dogfight

Trying to remove the gray wolf from the endangered species list has been like prying a pack of the predators off a fat elk carcass: messy, more than a little risky and with no guarantee of success.

Coronavirus deaths in U.S. increase fears of long-term impact

The coronavirus is creeping through the U.S., with Washington State reporting the nation's first two deaths and infections at a nursing home as President Trump tightened the borders to project calm amid an outbreak with sweeping human, financial and political stakes.

Joe Biden blames coronavirus spread on Trump ‘incompetence’

It's hard to pinpoint exactly how or where it started, but the political blame-game over the coronavirus has proven highly contagious, spreading rapidly among Democrats and Republicans as it infects the 2020 election discourse.

Marco Rubio rips China for failing to share vital coronavirus information

Sen. Marco Rubio, Florida Republican, slammed Sunday the Communist Party of China for failing to share information about the coronavirus, placing "protecting their global image" ahead of containing the public-health emergency.

Jerome Adams, surgeon general: ‘STOP BUYING MASKS!’ for coronavirus

U.S. Surgeon General Jerome M. Adams has issued an order to Americans worried about the coronavirus: Stop buying masks.

Bernie Sanders raises whopping $46.5 million in February

Sen. Bernie Sanders announced Sunday that he raised a whopping $46.5 million in February, the best fundraising month of his campaign, solidifying his position as the 2020 Democratic presidential frontrunner entering Super Tuesday.

Mike Pence: U.S. rolling out 15,000 coronavirus test kits

Vice President Mike Pence said Sunday that 15,000 testing kits for the coronavirus have been rolled out to health-care facilities as the nation mobilizes to test, treat and contain the virus with the potential to spiral into an epidemic.

Joe Biden: Bernie Sanders winning nomination would make electing Democrats ‘much tougher’

Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden said Sunday that it would be "much tougher" for Democratic candidates to win in November if Sen. Bernie Sanders wins the Democratic presidential nomination.

Mike Pence: More U.S. coronavirus deaths ‘possible,’ but risk ‘remains low’ for most

Vice President Mike Pence said Sunday that the risk from the coronavirus for most Americans "remains low," but acknowledged that more could also die after a Washington state man became the virus's first U.S. fatality.