Federal officials are pausing a proposal to rename Georgia’s Lake Lanier and Buford Dam, both names that come from onetime Confederate soldiers.

He has also tested positive. Levine Cava’s predecessor, Congressman-elect Carlos Gimenez, tested positive for coronavirus last week. — Mississippi is reporting a record number of coronavirus hospitalizations for a single day. State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs said Monday on Twitter that the record comes ahead of an “anticipated Thanksgiving acceleration” in coronavirus cases. The Iowa Department of Public Health reported that there were 1,200 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases in the previous 24 hours.