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Psychologist sees increase in mental health issues in children due to COVID-19

The findings come from a child psychologist that says children are being effected

(CNN) — Fear and concern over the coronavirus can lead to more stress for all of us, but during this pandemic one child psychologist says he’s seeing a significant increase in mental health issues among children. Mandy Gaither reports. Categories: Digital Exclusives and Features, National News

Jobless claims drop across the country raising hopes of economic recovery

South Carolina first time unemployment claims fell from the week before partly because of better working conditions

(CNN) — Across the country jobless claims are down. 1.2 million Americans filed unemployment claims last week. That’s about 200-thousand less from the week prior. First-time jobless claims hit their high at 6.9 million in the final week of March. The American Labor Market has been hit hard by the pandemic. They hope last weeks numbers are a sign unemployment…

Video featuring SC Congressman removed from social media

Photo from Facebook Washington, D.C. (WOLO)–A video featuring a group of doctors making claims related to the coronavirus was removed by Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube after going viral online Monday. The video originally published by Breitbart shows doctors discouraging the wearing of masks (no one in the video is wearing a mask) and referring to hydroxychloroquine as an effective treatment…

Big brother turned life saver gets a heroes welcome from Hollywood

The 6 year old boy was mauled by a dog while trying to protect his little sister

(CNN) — A six-year-old Colorado boy who saved his younger sister from a dog attack, is adding a sweet reward to his honors. Bridger Walker is recovering after needing more than 90 stitches and surgery on his face after he jumped in front of the dog that was going after his little sister. Now, he’s getting praise from Hollywood stars…

NASA unveils massive balloon to complete advance study of the stars

Scientists says they want to find out more about the Milky Way and evolition of galaxies

(CNN) — NASA is planning to use some of the oldest aeronautic technology to do the most advanced study of the stars. This balloon which is as big as a football field will be used to lift a specialized telescope over Antarctica in 2023. it will circle the south pole for a month, and collect new data about the stars…

Global record for daily coronavirus cases set at 285,000

(CNN) – The world has has set a new global record of reported coronavirus cases. The World Health Organization reports 285,000 new cases in the last 24-hours. In the United States we’ve surpassed another benchmark with more than 145,000 people dead. As America struggles to contain the pandemic, dozens of the nation’s top medical experts are calling on lawmakers to…

New CDC guidance recommends reopening schools

(CNN) – There is new guidance from the CDC on childcare and education. It mostly recommends reopening schools this fall. The agency cited evidence that suggests the virus isn’t as serious for children and that kids aren’t as likely to spread it to adults. However, it also recommends keeping them closed in cases of substantial, uncontrolled coronavirus transmission. Categories: National…