James Anderson
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@jandersonAP
Desk Editor for The Associated Press
This is out-and-out wonderful news. @LindaShapley is one of the most talented people I’ve ever worked with. I am certain that she will bravely sail @ColoradoNewsCCM across new horizons while keeping our compass pointed straight at stellar community journalism. Congratulations!
“I’ve been at this 23 years, and by far this is the worst I’ve seen.” Firefighters battling the West Coast blazes say the fires are severely taxing the human, mechanical and financial resources of the nation’s wildfire fighting forces. apne.ws/FwT60qg
To guard against a resurgence of the coronavirus, experts say the U.S. needs 300,000 contact tracers to adequately curtail the spread. Contact tracing requires a hybrid job of interrogator, therapist and nurse as they coax nervous people to be honest. apne.ws/BXWjECG
Parts of the U.S. are starting to lift closures, and some of the quickest to reopen have been rural states like Montana, Vermont and Alaska. The effects of the pandemic in smaller, remote towns can seem a world away from cities hit hard by the virus. apne.ws/UJ44fuH
Despite warnings about serious side effects, 30 million doses of a malaria drug touted by President Trump as a COVID-19 treatment have been shipped to state and local governments in at least 21 states, AP research has found. apne.ws/5genVgm
A decade ago an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig killed 11 workers and unleashed an environmental nightmare. Today, safety rules adopted in the spill’s aftermath have been eased and companies are drilling into deeper waters. apne.ws/5L6ZbR9
