South Dakota Guv’s COVID Inaction Made Her a Right-Wing Hero

By Hunter Woodall

“She’s enjoying the attention, I think,” said Sandi Lundstrom, the mayor of Canton.

By Kevin Fallon

The star of HBO’s wild new movie “Bad Education” sings showtunes, grapples with the strange new world, and reveals how “Mom” has helped her family heal from unspeakable tragedy.

By Will Sommer, Jackie Kucinich

The rallies in state capitals are featuring lots of the same language and some of the same people involved in the movement to scare the public against vaccinations.

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By Scott Bixby

“Trump’s ill-defined, insidious, and irrational tweet insults the thousands of immigrants who are risking their lives in the fight against COVID-19,” Nihad Awad of CAIR said.

By Jeremy Kryt

Organized-crime groups throughout Latin America are taking advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic to increase their power and influence.

By Molly Jong-Fast

Maybe the former reality-TV host feels a little threatened by tough women who don’t follow the script the way women “should”? It’s possible.

By Alaina Demopoulos

The coronavirus pandemic compounds usual pre-wedding jitters. Some brides are using their $1,200 stimulus checks to help foot the bill for the big day—if it doesn’t get canceled.

By The Daily Beast

With a blackberry syrup, bartender Cris Dehlavi has turned the classic Old-Fashioned into a spring cocktail.

 SOME RECOUNT 

The number, which would give Britain the second-highest deaths in Europe, was reached by analyzing a huge spike in mortality since the pandemic began.

 SOWING PANIC 

Foreign operatives may not have created the wave of mid-March text messages that alarmed millions of Americans, but are now said to have helped spread the false reports.

 RUN AWAY  

They have more cushion, keep your foot locked in place, and a rocking shape to make sure every step is a good one.

 NOTHING TO PAY BACK, GENIUS 

The president interrupted his press conference to rail about the misallocation of Paycheck Protection Program Funds, including an attack on Harvard.

 SILENT SPREAD 

A Bay Area resident who died Feb. 6 had the disease. Previously, it was believed the first U.S. death was on Feb 26.

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