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Coronavirus outbreak hits Cal Lutheran after off-campus party – Los Angeles Times

At least 25 students have been infected

Source: Coronavirus outbreak hits Cal Lutheran after off-campus party – Los Angeles Times

Coronavirus in Illinois: Health officials report another 14,612 cases and 168 deaths – Chicago Sun-Times

State health officials reported another 14,612 confirmed or probable cases of COVID-19 Thursday, as well as 168 deaths, due to the coronavirus.

The number of people being treated in Illinois hospitals for COVID-19 has now crossed the 6,000 mark.

As of Wednesday night, 6,037 people in Illinois hospital patients were being treated for the virus. Of that number, 1,192 were in intensive care units and 587 were on ventilators.

Source: Coronavirus in Illinois: Health officials report another 14,612 cases and 168 deaths – Chicago Sun-Times

Erin Brockovich pens op-ed hitting Biden over EPA transition board | TheHill

Erin Brockovich pens op-ed hitting Biden over EPA transition board Brockovich wrote, “I had hopes that this new administration would usher in the dawning of a new day. As picks for President-elect Joe Biden’s Environmental Protection Agency transition team were announced, I felt concerned and disheartened about a chemical industry insider being on the list. Are you kidding me?”

Brockovich specifically calls out Michael McCabe, who previously worked for Biden and for the EPA, for his work with DuPont as their communications consultant.

Source: Erin Brockovich pens op-ed hitting Biden over EPA transition board | TheHill

Trump invites GOP Michigan lawmakers to White House amid challenge to election results

Expect he wants them to break law and overturn electors – https://ift.tt/3pJZCXy

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President Trump on Thursday invited Republican state legislators from Michigan to visit the White House as he wages a fierce campaign to undermine the election results in the Wolverine State and other battlegrounds that w…

El Paso COVID-19: Mayor Dee Margo letter on Thanksgiving, holidays

El Pasoans have demonstrated time and again that we are a strong and united community. After the tragic events of Aug. 3, 2019, I watched people stand in line for hours to give blood and gather to pray together for our community. We care about one another, and I believe we can do the right thing by staying home when possible, responsibly distancing, wearing a mask and washing our hands. Let’s keep those we love from the risk of contracting the virus by not visiting family and friends who do not live with us. Source: El Paso COVID-19: Mayor Dee Margo letter on Thanksgiving, holidays