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COVID-19 News Brief 5/6/20


TRICITIES



7 more cases in Tri-Cities

https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/coronavirus/article242516921.html



Tyson meats reopens with 12 percent of staff reporting positive for COVID 19

https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/coronavirus/article242512471.html



Franklin County Commissioner won’t seek reelection

https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/politics-government/election/article242486841.html



2ND Harvest Holding Drive Thru Food Bank Every Wednesday this month

https://keprtv.com/news/local/2nd-harvest-hosting-drive-thru-food-distribution-events-every-wednesday-in-may





WASHINGTON STATE



GOP Lawmakers in Washington sue Gov Inslee over stay  at home oder

https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/coronavirus/article242526861.html



132 new cases in Washington State

https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/coronavirus/article242526506.html



Farm workers fight for protections

https://www.yaktrinews.com/farm-workers-unions-fighting-for-enforceable-rules-for-workplace-covid-19-precautions/



Parks and Golf reopen

https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/state_news/parks-golf-reopen-in-wa-as-some-virus-restrictions-ease/article_0f512ec5-83e0-52d1-9dde-96890d1a9fde.html

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Governor Inslee gives COVID-19 Update

https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/coronavirus/article242512481.html



REGIONAL



Yakima City Council Votes to extend State of Emergency

https://www.nbcrightnow.com/coronavirus/yakima-city-council-votes-to-extend-state-of-emergency-as-covid-19-cases-and-deaths/article_0bcf3abc-8f67-11ea-a563-e712eaf7d7f5.html



Spokane Officials Push For Reopening

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2020/may/04/regional-approach-to-re-opening-washington-takes-s/



Walla Walla County reports first Coronavirus Death

https://keprtv.com/news/local/walla-walla-county-man-the-first-resident-to-die-of-coronavirus



Umatilla County Creating COVID-19 Call Center

https://www.eastoregonian.com/coronavirus/umatilla-county-establishing-covid-19-contact-tracing-center/article_f3a4a3fa-8f07-11ea-ad84-5b2250f0d0d5.html





Oregon’s first COVID patient out of hospital

https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/state_news/oregons-1st-covid-19-patient-out-of-hospital-after-2-months/article_57618717-d61b-51bc-b3aa-3dd853587749.html





NATION



Treasury start distributing money to Tribes across the nation

https://www.yaktrinews.com/treasury-to-begin-distributing-virus-relief-money-to-tribes/



New model shows 350,000 COVID 19 deaths as states reopen

https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2020/05/05/coronavirus-latest-new-university-of-penn-model-predicts-350000-deaths-by-end-of-june-if-all-states-fully-reopen/



Fed propping up businesses that it warned banks not to touch

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/fed-propping-companies-had-warned-170540856.html



Boston Apartment Complex using thermal imaging to protect residents

https://boston.cbslocal.com/2020/05/04/thermal-camera-system-stoneham-apartment-coronavirus-pandemic/



Treasury Increase Auction Sizes

https://www.wsj.com/articles/treasury-to-increase-auction-sizes-of-longer-dated-securities-11588768854



COVID 19 starting to hit rural America hard

https://apnews.com/b2a2add19ce7f4f75f42b29331034706



Demand for plant based meat soars

https://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/496334-demand-for-plant-based-meat-soars-during-coronavirus







WORLD

U.S. Trade Gap now at 44 billion

https://www.yaktrinews.com/us-trade-gap-rises-to-44-4-billlion-as-virus-slams-commerce/



Germany eyes return to normality

https://news.yahoo.com/merkel-face-mounting-lockdown-revolt-key-meeting-025611783.html



Iran seeing more cases

https://news.yahoo.com/iran-warns-rising-trend-virus-cases-top-100-114017979.html



The secret to South Korea’s success

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/05/whats-south-koreas-secret/611215/



ENERGY

  1. Amid Pandemic, U.S. Renewable Power Sources, Including Hydropower Have Topped Coal for 40 Days (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-electricity-renewables/amid-pandemic-u-s-renewable-power-sources-have-topped-coal-for-40-days-idUSKBN22G2X2

  1. U.S. Dept of Commerce Launches Probe into Transformer Equipment (Politico)

https://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2020/05/us-dept-of-commerce-launches-probe-into.html

  1. Colorado: Lawsuit Alleges Tri-State G&T Conspired to Mislead Cooperatives (United Power, Brighton, CO)

https://unitedpower.com/lawsuit-alleges-tri-state-gt-conspired-mislead-cooperatives

  1. Senate Confirms Trump Nominee for Nuclear Regulator Watchdog (Bloomberg News)

https://news.bloombergenvironment.com/environment-and-energy/senate-confirms-trump-nominee-for-nuclear-regulator-watchdog





KICKER

5 year old boy caught driving a car

https://www.yaktrinews.com/a-5-year-old-boy-was-pulled-over-in-utah-on-his-way-to-california-to-try-to-buy-a-lamborghini/



Archie turns one

https://keprtv.com/news/entertainment/harry-and-meghans-son-archie-turns-1-couple-shares-adorable-video








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