Billions in COVID-19 business loans possibly given to scammers, report says

The Office of Small Business Administration (SBA) Inspector General Michael Ware found that it may have distributed billions of dollars to fraudulent businesses claiming financial distress due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report.

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Dr. Jeffrey Gold of the University of Nebraska Medical Center joins the show to discuss the pandemic as it surges again across the United States.

US reports nearly 100,000 COVID-19 cases, breaking new single-day record

Friday’s death toll exceed 1,000, with 1,030 deaths recorded, bringing the total death count in the U.S. to more than 230,000, according to data collected by John Hopkins University and Medicine.

England faces monthlong lockdown as COVID-19 cases pass 1 million

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that the government is putting all of England under a monthlong lockdown next week after being warned that a resurgent coronavirus outbreak will overwhelm hospitals in weeks without tough action.

Hogan renews COVID-19 state of emergency order in Maryland

Governor Larry Hogan issued an order Friday renewing the current state of emergency in Maryland as he continued to call for vigilance in the fight against COVID-19. 

Johns Hopkins health expert says enclosed outdoor dining isn’t ironclad for COVID-19 transmission

With restrictions on indoor dining still in place for many parts of the DMV, the planning for winterizing outdoor seating in the time of coronavirus has been in the works for a lot of restaurants.

'Alarming rate' of coronavirus infection among grocery store workers, study finds

Researchers from Harvard University found that 20% of 104 grocery workers tested positive at a store in Massachusetts, and most of them had no symptoms when tested.

NASA image shows spooky 'Halloween' sun

Just in time for Halloween, an image from NASA shows a very spooky sun.

Fauci gives estimate on when US may get back to ‘some semblance of normality’

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top disease expert in the U.S., said recently in an online discussion that if a significant number of Americans get vaccinated he estimates a return to “some semblance of normality" by the end of 2021 or 2022.

Outdoor dining bubbles aren't as safe as you'd think, doctors say

'The reality is that outdoor dining bubbles are not safer than indoor dining, and may actually increase your risk of contracting Covid-19'

Harvard study: Flying poses lower COVID-19 risk than grocery shopping with proper safety measures

Harvard researchers found that proper safety precautions taken collectively can reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission on a plane to below that of other routine activities during the pandemic.