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• Face masks: Here’s what cops, firefighters, medics and COs have to say about use, policy and effectiveness

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  Nearly one-third of public safety personnel do not get a department-issued face mask, plus other key findings from nearly 4,000 survey responses

• Election 2020 through the eyes of a Massachusetts poll worker

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  An elections worker in Salem talks civic pride, vote integrity and pandemic preparedness

• US agency: Pandemic masks thwart face recognition tech up to 50% of the time

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  Under ideal conditions, the failure rate for the best algorithms is only about 0.3%, according to a study by the National Institute of Standards and Technology

• Senate releases initial proposal for next coronavirus relief bill

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  As proposed, the HEALS Act does not include additional funds for state and local governments

• Cities invest in job training programs to aid pandemic recovery

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  Both San Antonio and Chicago recently unveiled programs meant to incentivize higher education and jobs training for out-of-work citizens

• City of Austin provides COVID-19 relief grants for childcare centers

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  Austin childcare centers and providers that experienced an economic hardship due to the pandemic may apply for grants of up to $50,000

• How local governments can attract companies that will help keep their economies afloat during COVID-19

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  By tying tax incentives to job creation or job training, communities could experience much-needed economic boosts

• 'I know I'm protected': Mass. EMS has only 1 virus case despite 5.6K+ calls since March

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  New Bedford EMS officials say strict PPE and infection control protocols have paid off in limiting its providers' exposure to COVID-19

• Texas county issues stay-at-home order, convenes ethics council to ration medical resources

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  The county's lone hospital is overwhelmed as COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to increase

• Nursing home task force to recommend volunteer corps, tracking app

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  The Summit County, Ohio, task force also suggested strategies for mitigating future pandemics, including a PPE dispensary and pandemic-designed facilities

• Two L.A. County supervisors tout pandemic safety, but put own employees at risk, staffers say

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  In an anonymous letter, employees argue that telework options have been needlessly, and recklessly, limited

• Wells Fargo food bank program aims to provide 50 million meals

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  The drive-up food banks, run in partnership with Feeding America, will be located at Wells Fargo locations across the country through September

• AP-NORC poll: 3 in 4 Americans back requiring wearing masks

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  Most Americans now favor continued restrictions to curb the virus, even if they might hamstring the economy

• Austin EMS Association warns of overwhelming call volume, rushed ambulance decontamination

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  Austin EMS Association President Selena Xie said crews are responding to back-to-back calls and being pressured to "expedite"

• White House privately warns 11 cities must take 'aggressive action' against virus

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  Dr. Deborah Birx warned state and local leaders in a private call this week that these cities are seeing worrisome increases in test positivity rates

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