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As Georgia and Alabama anticipate the virus to soon peak, Jessica Moore, a COVID-19 survivor from Lanett, shares how she nursed herself onto the road to recovery.

It was a salute to health care workers and first responders fighting the coronavirus pandemic.

The bathroom is the only room in their house left standing.

Jean Payne’s daughter surprised her with a birthday cake and tablet so that she was able to speak with all of her grandchildren.

The decision assures that students at Georgia’s 26 public colleges and universities will pay the same tuition next year as they did this year.

The federal involvement adds to the rising tension over reconciling religious freedom with public health restrictions designed to fight the pandemic, disputes that are playing out along the same partisan lines that mark the nation’s overall divide.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says 10 airlines intend to get their share of $25 billion in federal aid to keep workers employed through September.

For many, this means the virus is hitting especially close to home.

The Harvard School of Public Health published its projections in the journal, Science, on Tuesday.

Whole grains, milk and eggs are affected.