As the situation grows more dire, many are eyeing layoffs and some are on the brink of collapse. Source
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Wisconsin voters to go to the polls Tuesday, despite “stay-home” order
The dispute over absentee voting in Wisconsin is the first stemming from the coronavirus pandemic to reach the U.S. Supreme Court. Source
Coronavirus updates: U.S. deaths near 11,000; Boris Johnson in ICU
Worldwide, COVID-19 has taken almost 75,000 lives. The British prime minister was hospitalized Sunday. Source
Maeve Kennedy Townsend McKean’s body recovered by Maryland police
Maryland police announced Monday that they have recovered the body of Maeve Kennedy Townsend McKean, who disappeared alongside her son, Gideon, last Thursday night after they paddled a canoe into Chesapeake Bay. CBSN Bay Area reports. Source
First Rikers Island inmate dies after testing positive for coronavirus
Michael Tyson, a 53-year-old with underlying health conditions, was being held at Rikers over an alleged parole violation, his legal team said. Source
Cardinal Pell’s sex abuse convictions dismissed by high court
Pell was regarded as the Vatican’s third highest ranking official. He was convicted in 2018 of sexually assaulting two teen choirboys and had served 13 months of a six-year sentence. Source
Tiger tests positive for COVID-19 at NYC zoo
A 4-year-old female Malayan tiger at Bronx Zoo in New York City has tested positive for COVID-19. Brian Larsen, a registered nurse and CEO of RestoraPet, a health supplement company for pets, joins CBSN to discuss COVID-19 and animals. Source
Trump says Navy ship Comfort will be used for COVID-19 patients
President Trump said Monday that the USNS Comfort docked in New York will now be open to coronavirus patients, after the ship was initially meant to take only non-COVID-19 patients to free up beds in New York hospitals. The floating hospital is now open to New Jersey patients too. Watch his remarks here. Source
Acting Navy secretary apologizes for criticism of ousted captain
“Let me be clear, I do not think Captain Brett Crozier is naïve nor stupid. I think, and always believed him to be the opposite,” Modly said. Source
Maeve Kennedy Townsend McKean’s body recovered
A dive and rescue team found McKean’s body in 25 feet of water, approximately 2.5 miles south of her mother’s house in Shady Side, Maryland. Source