Coronavirus Watch: Remembering the 100,000 lives lost

We reached a grim milestone yesterday: More than 100,000 have died from the coronavirus in the U.S. over a span of less than four months.

Let's take a moment to remember some of the lives lost: 

• Lawrence Riley, a retired firefighter in Milwaukee who served as a father figure to boys in his neighborhood. He was 66.
• Karla Dominguez, a dedicated pediatric intensive care nurse from El Paso, Texas. She was 33.
• 5-year-old Skylar Herbert, from Detroit, who loved to say, "I love you" and was known for her warm hugs. 
• There are so many more victims of the coronavirus. Read about some of them here.

It's Thursday, and this is the Coronavirus Watch from the Paste BN Network. Here's the latest news, as of 12:30 p.m. ET:

• Unemployment claims: About 2.1 million Americans filed initial jobless benefit claims last week, the Labor Department said today. In the last 10 weeks, 40.7 million people have sought benefits. 
• Depleted sales and income tax revenue is hurting state budgets, and it may cost 300,000 teachers their jobs, according to preliminary estimates.
• In New York City: Up to 400,000 people could return to work in early June under Phase One of the plan to reopen, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Thursday. 
• Texas bar bans masks: Yep, you heard that right. A bar in Elgin has told customers to stay home if they "feel" they need to wear a mask and asked customers to "bear with us" through these "ridiculous fearful times."
• The CDC is warning that antibody tests can be wrong half the time and shouldn't be used to determine who can be grouped together in settings such as schools and dorms. 
• Pro soccer is returning to the U.S. next month when the National Women's Soccer League starts a 25-game tournament in Utah. No fans will be present.
• Gym owners have filed lawsuits against state officials in North Carolina, Michigan and New Jersey for not allowing them to reopen while other businesses have been allowed to. 
• The world's largest outdoor rodeo is being canceled for the first time in its 124-year history. Wyoming's governor announced yesterday that Cheyenne Frontier Days, as well as five other major rodeos, won't happen this summer because of the coronavirus.

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– Rachel Aretakis, breaking news editor, @raretakis