May 8, 2020
By Robert S. McCaw, CAIR Director of Government Affairs Department
Every day, CAIR scours the internet for you to find, share and highlight the day’s most important COVID-19 headlines:
White House: White House rejects C.D.C.’s coronavirus reopening plan saying it is too “prescriptive”
Congress: Democratic senators propose $2,000 monthly payments to making less than $120,000 and expand to $4,000 to married couples who file taxes jointly
Courts: Chattanooga man who plotted attack on Muslim community denied bond during COVID-19 outbreak
Jobs Report: U.S. unemployment rate soars to 14.7 percent as economy loses 20.5 million jobs in April – but doesn’t include everyone out of work
Food Supply: VIDEO: CAIR Minnesota seeks probe into Cold Spring meat packing plant after workers report unsafe coronavirus conditions, rising cases
PPE: Thousands of Catholic churches received PPP loans (here’s hoping mosques applied)
By the Numbers: In U.S. over 76,000 dead, 1.2 million confirmed cases and 33 million filed for unemployment
CBS New York: Breakdown of NYPD’s social distancing enforcement amid charges of unfairly targeted minorities
MSNBC: VIDEO: Coronavirus conspiracy theories are ravaging ERs, and doctors are fed up
Bigoted Bad Taste: Missouri County restaurant faces fierce backlash over racist COVID-19 piñata
National Insecurity: DHS issues a startling internal alert after lockdown protester gets arrested for building pipe bombs
Politico Magazine: Experts knew a pandemic was coming – here’s what they’re worried about next
In Memory: Friends and co-workers remember Texas’ first Muslim TDCJ Chaplain who passed away from COVID-19
Those Who Do Good Deeds:
- Photos: Brooklyn Muslims feeding Manhattan’s hungry every Ramadan
- VICE UK: Inspired by Ramadan, several Muslim organizations and individuals are donating their time and money to aid those hit hard by COVID-19
