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| Coronavirus US live: 48 states to reopen some businesses amid Trump pressure | Coronavirus US live: 48 states to reopen some businesses amid Trump pressure |
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| Analysis finds that 41 states out of 50 fall short of testing levels needed to avoid new wave of outbreaks | Analysis finds that 41 states out of 50 fall short of testing levels needed to avoid new wave of outbreaks |
| New York governor Andrew Cuomo reports that hospitalizations, intubations and new coronavirus cases are continuing to trend downward across the state during his daily press briefing from Albany. He adds that 157 people died of Covid-19 in the last 24-hour period, pushing the overall toll past 22,400: “That number has been stubborn.” | |
| Horse racing tracks across New York state will be permitted to open as of 1 June without fans. Same for Watkins Glen International race track in the Finger Lakes region, which clears the way for the Nascar race originally scheduled for August to take place. | |
| “You want to increase economic activity as much as you can without spiking the infection rate,” he says. | |
| Outside the state capitol building, anti-shutdown protesters are making themselves heard. | |
| Ohio’s prison system will resume accepting inmates from county jails to begin their prison sentences beginning on Monday. The practice had been suspended in an effort to reduce overcrowding amid the coronavirus outbreak. The Associated Press reports: | Ohio’s prison system will resume accepting inmates from county jails to begin their prison sentences beginning on Monday. The practice had been suspended in an effort to reduce overcrowding amid the coronavirus outbreak. The Associated Press reports: |
| A 23-year-old man was arrested in the state earlier this week after, as CNN reports, he posted beach pictures on Instagram when he was supposed to be in quarantine. | A 23-year-old man was arrested in the state earlier this week after, as CNN reports, he posted beach pictures on Instagram when he was supposed to be in quarantine. |
| The 23-year-old man was arrested for violating Hawaii’s mandatory 14-day quarantine rule and for “unsworn falsification to authority,” the Hawaii governor’s office said in a statement. | The 23-year-old man was arrested for violating Hawaii’s mandatory 14-day quarantine rule and for “unsworn falsification to authority,” the Hawaii governor’s office said in a statement. |
| He arrived in O’ahu on Monday and posted pictures of himself on the beach. | He arrived in O’ahu on Monday and posted pictures of himself on the beach. |
| He allegedly used public transportation to get to the many places he was pictured, the statement said. | He allegedly used public transportation to get to the many places he was pictured, the statement said. |
| “Authorities became aware of his social media posts from citizens who saw posts of him -- on the beach with a surfboard, sunbathing, and walking around Waikiki at night,” the statement said. | “Authorities became aware of his social media posts from citizens who saw posts of him -- on the beach with a surfboard, sunbathing, and walking around Waikiki at night,” the statement said. |
| Tarique Peters of the Bronx borough of New York City was arrested along with a local man who was with him, and charges are pending against him. Peters was booked and his bail is set at $4,000. | Tarique Peters of the Bronx borough of New York City was arrested along with a local man who was with him, and charges are pending against him. Peters was booked and his bail is set at $4,000. |
| Hawai‘i Attorney General Clare Connors said, “We appreciate the assistance of local people who spot flagrant violations of our emergency rules on various social media sites and report them to the appropriate authorities.” | Hawai‘i Attorney General Clare Connors said, “We appreciate the assistance of local people who spot flagrant violations of our emergency rules on various social media sites and report them to the appropriate authorities.” |
| Donald Trump’s Friday night delights | Donald Trump’s Friday night delights |
| The president has a habit – firing watchdogs when the fewest amount of eyeballs are on the news. | The president has a habit – firing watchdogs when the fewest amount of eyeballs are on the news. |
| Last night it was the turn of Steve Linick at the State Department, although fortunately the Guardian’s world affairs editor, Julian Borger, rests with one eye open and filed this report in short order, which was launch into the public domain by my colleagues in Australia (the Guardian never sleeps, Mr President). | Last night it was the turn of Steve Linick at the State Department, although fortunately the Guardian’s world affairs editor, Julian Borger, rests with one eye open and filed this report in short order, which was launch into the public domain by my colleagues in Australia (the Guardian never sleeps, Mr President). |
| And the Washington Post has noted some of the other recent timings of inspectors general being axed under cover of darkness and relative Friday night torpor among news audiences. | And the Washington Post has noted some of the other recent timings of inspectors general being axed under cover of darkness and relative Friday night torpor among news audiences. |
| Julian notes in his piece that, according to a Democratic congressional aide, just before his abrupt dismissal last night, Linick had opened an investigation into allegations that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had been using a political appointee at the state department to run personal errands for him and his wife, Susan. | Julian notes in his piece that, according to a Democratic congressional aide, just before his abrupt dismissal last night, Linick had opened an investigation into allegations that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had been using a political appointee at the state department to run personal errands for him and his wife, Susan. |
| Linick is to be replaced by Stephen Akard, a close ally of the vice-president, Mike Pence, from his home state of Indiana. A state department spokesperson said that Akard, who has been running the office for foreign missions, would take over immediately as acting inspector general. | Linick is to be replaced by Stephen Akard, a close ally of the vice-president, Mike Pence, from his home state of Indiana. A state department spokesperson said that Akard, who has been running the office for foreign missions, would take over immediately as acting inspector general. |
| Good morning, US live blog readers, we’ll bring you all the US politics and coronavirus news here today and there is a lot going on in America this weekend, so stay tuned. | Good morning, US live blog readers, we’ll bring you all the US politics and coronavirus news here today and there is a lot going on in America this weekend, so stay tuned. |
| Here’s what is developing so far: | Here’s what is developing so far: |
| Almost all US states are engaging in some form of reopening for business by the end of this weekend - 48 states, excluding Massachusetts and Connecticut. That includes some rural districts of New York state even though the world’s hotspot for coronavirus - the Big Apple - is still under max restrictions. This comes while states are under intense pressure from Donald Trump to reopen, but after a week of warnings from America’s top public health experts that rushing to lift stay-at-home orders without a sustained decline in new cases risks “serious consequences”. And an Associated Press analysis found that 41 of the nation’s 50 states fall short of the Covid-19 testing levels that experts say are necessary to avoid another wave of outbreaks. | Almost all US states are engaging in some form of reopening for business by the end of this weekend - 48 states, excluding Massachusetts and Connecticut. That includes some rural districts of New York state even though the world’s hotspot for coronavirus - the Big Apple - is still under max restrictions. This comes while states are under intense pressure from Donald Trump to reopen, but after a week of warnings from America’s top public health experts that rushing to lift stay-at-home orders without a sustained decline in new cases risks “serious consequences”. And an Associated Press analysis found that 41 of the nation’s 50 states fall short of the Covid-19 testing levels that experts say are necessary to avoid another wave of outbreaks. |
| Donald Trump is at the presidential retreat Camp David, where he is up and very, very busy tweeting and retweeting. Perhaps the most arresting one so far is a retweet of an article that says: “The fact is that we already have more compelling evidence that the Obama administration engaged in misconduct than we ever did for opening the Russian-collusion investigation.” Trump tweeted: “So true!” Here’s the Guardian’s David Smith this morning on 45’s obsession with 44 as the election looms... | Donald Trump is at the presidential retreat Camp David, where he is up and very, very busy tweeting and retweeting. Perhaps the most arresting one so far is a retweet of an article that says: “The fact is that we already have more compelling evidence that the Obama administration engaged in misconduct than we ever did for opening the Russian-collusion investigation.” Trump tweeted: “So true!” Here’s the Guardian’s David Smith this morning on 45’s obsession with 44 as the election looms... |
| Talking of Barack Obama, the former president will give a virtual commencement address this afternoon at 2pm ET for students graduating from America’s Historically Black Universities and Colleges (HBCU). Then at 8pm ET he joins some other luminaries to give another virtual commencement address for the US’s high schoolers who are graduating. It’s some consolation for the students who aren’t able to gather in person for the usual celebratory ceremonies. | Talking of Barack Obama, the former president will give a virtual commencement address this afternoon at 2pm ET for students graduating from America’s Historically Black Universities and Colleges (HBCU). Then at 8pm ET he joins some other luminaries to give another virtual commencement address for the US’s high schoolers who are graduating. It’s some consolation for the students who aren’t able to gather in person for the usual celebratory ceremonies. |
| And the fall-out will continue from the Trump administration’s firing overnight of the state department watchdog Steve Linick. | And the fall-out will continue from the Trump administration’s firing overnight of the state department watchdog Steve Linick. |