New data shows huge uptick in infections of childrenUS passes 5m Covid-19 casesStreet fridges of free food help Americans survive pandemicUS PPE shortage could last years, experts warnSign up to our First Thing newsletter 2.59pm BST Puerto Ricans are calling on the island’s president of elections commission to resign. On Sunday, the US territory was forced to partially suspend its scheduled primary due to some districts lacking ballots. The shortage couldn’t be rectified before afternoon, forcing officials to postpone some areas’ voting until next week.#FOMBStatement: The FOMB is deeply concerned about the dysfunctional voting process in today’s primary elections in PR. The disruptions today are the result of inefficient organization. This is not an issue of funding. | https://t.co/iTsE041agB pic.twitter.com/2IhmgYqbd1President of the Elections Commission says he will not step down, amid primaries fiasco and calls for his resignation. He blames today’s delays partly on backlogs in printing at the only ballot printing facility on the island. https://t.co/sUuTjjTT22 2.45pm BST The Sacramento Bee offers a somber and stark look at the extent of the pandemic in California, revealing 10,000 coffins on its front page. Continue reading…
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