A company that usually prints banners and business cards for its clients is shifting gears to help manufacture face shields for communities in need. E-commerce brand Vistaprint has pledged to donate 100,000 face shields to rural health care facilities across the country. Vistaprint’s chief marketing officer Ricky Engelberg joins CBSN to discuss the initiative and a new fund that aims to help small businesses impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. Source
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White House rolls back Obama-era EPA rule that curbed toxic pollutants
The rule compelled America’s coal plants to cut back emissions of mercury and other human health hazards, something the EPA chief said was regulatory overreach by the Obama administration. Source
Tuberculosis vaccine could be a weapon against coronavirus
Researchers in at least four countries are testing whether the century-old vaccine for tuberculosis can lessen the severity of some COVID-19 cases. Source
California will give $500 in aid to undocumented immigrants
“We are all in this together,” Governor Gavin Newsom said. Source
Federal judge denies Roger Stone a new trial
Stone had asked for a new trial after posts and tweets by the foreperson that were critical of Mr. Trump and his policies were unearthed. Source
Activists rushing to pay bail for inmates amid virus threat
“We’re not just fighting for a few people, we’re fighting for everyone to be bonded out,” said Jason Hammond of the Chicago Community Bond Fund. Source
Megadrought in West could be the worst in 1,200 years
“We’re on the same trajectory as the worst prehistoric droughts,” the researchers say. Source
CDC investigates coronavirus outbreak linked to South Dakota meat plant
Medical professionals from the CDC visited the Smithfield pork factory in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, where hundreds have been infected. Workers there tell CBS News they felt pressured to stay on the job. Adriana Diaz reports. Source
Coronavirus outbreak threatens U.S. prison system
Experts are sounding the alarm about those who work and live inside U.S. jails and prisons because they are especially vulnerable to the coronavirus outbreak. Louis L. Reed, an organizer with #Cut50, an initiative to cut the prison population, joins CBSN’s Elaine Quijano to discuss the latest as the pandemic threatens people incarcerated across America. Source
Trump announces guidelines for reopening state economies
The plan calls for higher-risk populations — older Americans and those with certain underlying health conditions — to remain sheltering in place for the foreseeable future. Source