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WCMU Morning News Roundup - August 14, 2020

By • 2 hours ago

On today's WCMU Morning News Roundup, we hear from the director of the state Department of Health and Human Services, who testified at a legislative hearing on COVID-19 yesterday. And we'll hear from physicians, who are concerned about students returning to classrooms this fall.


New California Financial Watchdog Would Take Aim At Predatory Lenders Amid Pandemic

By • 3 hours ago

Lawmakers in California are rushing to create a new financial protection watchdog agency by the end of the month. They say it's needed because, under the Trump administration, the main federal regulator has been paralyzed.

And they say that during the pandemic that is leaving millions of Americans who are in dire financial straits more vulnerable to predatory lenders, get-out-of-debt-scams and other wrongdoing.

13 States Make Contact Tracing Data Public. Here's What They're Learning

By • 3 hours ago

When everyone who tests positive for coronavirus in your community gets a call from a public health worker asking them about their contacts, and those contacts are then asked to quarantine, that can be a powerful way to keep the virus from spreading.

NCAA Says No Championships This Fall, Except Maybe Football

By • 11 hours ago

In a video statement released on Twitter, NCAA president Mark Emmert says, "We cannot, at this point, have fall NCAA championships." He says there are not enough schools participating because of coronavirus cancellations and season postponements.

This means there will no championships in any Division 1 collegiate sports with the possible exception of football. "If you don't have half the schools participating, you can't have a legitimate championship," he says.

CDC Director Warns This Fall Could Be The Worst Ever For Public Health

By • 12 hours ago

The U.S. now has more than 5 million cases and 166,700 deaths from the coronavirus. And with flu season approaching, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned on Wednesday that things could get a lot more grim.

Robert Redfield said in an interview with WebMD that if Americans don't follow public health guidance, the country could be facing "the worst fall, from a public health perspective, we've ever had."

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