Morning News Brief Monday 4/27/20

This is a collection of State, regional, national and world headlines. If you have anyting to add please email mikegtv123@gmail.com. Thanks!

Tri-Cites/State/Regional

Latest Washington State Coronavirus Numbers

https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/coronavirus/article242310631.html

Too soon to ease restrictions as case continue to increase in the Tri-Cities area

https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/coronavirus/article242254561.html

Tri Cities COVID cases still increasing

https://www.yaktrinews.com/sunday-covid-19-cases-continue-to-rise-in-the-tri-cities-area-841-cases/

Study shows many in the Tri-Cities are staying home to fight virus

https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/article242208011.html

Suicides surge in Benton County

https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/coronavirus/article242290971.html

Stay at home order protests in Richland again Sunday

https://keprtv.com/news/coronavirus/protesters-meet-up-again-to-rally-against-stay-home-order

Tri-Cities clinic offering curbside syringe delivery service

https://keprtv.com/news/coronavirugs/tri-cities-syringe-exchange-offering-curbside-delivery

Farmworkers in Central Washington continue to test positive

https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/coronavirus/article242278591.html

Seattle tenants eye rent strikes

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/with-may-rent-looming-some-seattle-tenants-eye-rent-strikes-as-coronavirus-continues-to-upend-lives/

How Prosser’s Rural Hospital is Treating Coronavirus

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2020/apr/27/how-prossers-rural-hospital-is-testing-and-treatin/

Spokane City Council ask for curbside cocktails during pandemic

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2020/apr/27/spokane-city-council-asks-state-to-allow-curbside-/

Spokane startups survive by pivoting operations

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2020/apr/26/spokane-area-startups-surviving-coronavirus-pandem/

NATION

Wal-Mart mandating one way aisles

https://keprtv.com/news/local/walmart-stores-begin-mandating-one-way-aisles-04-26-2020

Death Toll in U.S. Surpasses 55,000

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8259939/Coronavirus-cases-America-soar-987-590.html

Most Americans who carry coronavirus don’t know it

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/26/opinion/coronavirus-test-asymptomatic.html

Coronavirus forcing many farmers to destroy their crops

https://www.wsj.com/articles/coronavirus-forces-farmers-to-destroy-their-crops-11587909600

10 percent of Americans believe the Government created Coronavirus

https://www.studyfinds.org/social-media-conservative-news-linked-to-belief-in-coronavirus-misinformation-conspiracies/

People living in low-income communities 3 times more likely to die from coronavirus

https://www.foxnews.com/health/los-angeles-county-says-those-in-lower-income-communities-more-vulnerable-to-coronavirus

Back to work math gets messy for the newly unemployed

https://www.appeal-democrat.com/news/back-to-work-math-gets-messy-for-americas-newly-unemployed/article_63bf4a10-8755-11ea-8e80-4b22d5fe74de.html

Tyson says the food supply chain is breaking

https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/26/business/tyson-foods-nyt-ad/index.html

Frustrated parents giving up on home schooling

https://www.fox5ny.com/news/i-just-cant-do-this-frustrated-parents-giving-up-on-home-school

Nursing homes push for immunity from Nursing home lawsuits

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-care/nursing-home-industry-pushes-immunity-lawsuits-during-coronavirus-emergency-n1192001

Publicly Traded Hotel Firms won’t give back stimulus money

https://www.yaktrinews.com/publicly-traded-hotel-firms-wont-give-back-small-business-loans/

California Beaches consider closing after people continue to flock there

https://www.yaktrinews.com/i/covid-ca-beach-considering-closures-after-busy-weekend/

WORLD

Global Death Toll Surpasses 200,000

https://www.yaktrinews.com/global-death-toll-from-covid-19-surpasses-200000/

World Sick Map

https://www.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6

China lays out plan to dominate tech amidst global pandemic

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/power-grabs-behind-china-s-plan-shape-future-tech-n1193261

Nicaragua holds boxing match despite warnings

https://www.foxnews.com/sports/nicaragua-boxing-coronavirus-restart

Chile introduces certificates of recovery

https://www.foxnews.com/world/chile-coronavirus-release-certificates-who-world-health-organization-immunity

New Zealand Claims Elimination of Coronavirus with New Cases in the Single Digits

https://www.yaktrinews.com/new-zealand-claims-elimination-of-coronavirus-with-new-cases-in-single-digits/

ENERGY

Franklin PUD Establishes Wi-Fi Hotspots

https://kimatv.com/news/local/franklin-pud-establishes-wi-fi-hot-spots-throughout-county

Snohomish PUD partners with local union to make masks

https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/snohomish-pud-partners-with-local-union-make-masks?MessageRunDetailID=1710826858&PostID=14162887&utm_medium=email&utm_source=rasa_io

BPA looks to purchase Winter loads

https://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2020/04/bonneville-power-administration-seeks.html

Endangered Orcas a prominent part of conference

https://www.goskagit.com/news/environment/endangered-orcas-prominent-part-of-annual-conference/article_5ae2ff41-f7f8-543f-aa71-13b8269e4994.html

List of power companies grow in Florida lowering bills and stretching out payments

https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/list-fla-public-power-utilities-lowering-bills-due-pandemic-continues-grow?MessageRunDetailID=1710826865&PostID=14163310&utm_medium=email&utm_source=rasa_io

NERC report highlights threat of COVID-19 to system reliability

https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/nerc-report-highlights-threat-covid-19-crisis-poses-grid-reliability?MessageRunDetailID=1710826882&PostID=14167224&utm_medium=email&utm_source=rasa_io

KICKER

Spokane Family Creates Viral Video

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2020/apr/26/family-with-spokane-roots-produces-journey-music-v/