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World Newspapers: Trump suspends immigration laws

Apr 04, 2020 21:22

Facing coronavirus pandemic, Trump suspends immigration laws and showcases vision for locked-down border. 101
World Newspapers: As economy craters, 6.6 million more jobless

Apr 03, 2020 21:32

The coronavirus recession is shaping up to be the biggest blow to the US economy since the Great Recession, and fears are rising that it could take years to reverse the damage, especially for millions of Americans who are losing their jobs and businesses. 205/219
World Newspapers: NHS plans route out of virus lock-down

Apr 01, 2020 21:57

Health chiefs create app that will alert the public if they are exposed to infection
World Newspapers: Stay-at-home orders for capital region

Mar 31, 2020 22:00

The US states of Maryland, Virginia and the District on Monday barred residents from leaving home unless it’s absolutely necessary, joining a handful of other states that have issued such orders in hopes of controlling the fast-spreading novel coronavirus. 205/219
World newspapers: Trump extends distance rules to April 30

Mar 30, 2020 20:36

As death US toll passes 2000, experts call for staying apart amid need for more testing. 207
World Newspapers: Death toll surges past 2,000 in US

Mar 29, 2020 21:52

The United States reached a grim milestone Saturday, doubling the number of coronavirus-related deaths over two days to more than 2,000. 205/219
World Newspapers: President signs $2 trillion economic stimulus

Mar 28, 2020 21:26

President Trump on Friday signed into law a historic $2.2 trillion Coronavirus rescue package, the largest stimulus deal in United States history, as the pandemic devastates the nation’s economy and sickens thousands. 207/216
World Newspapers: Jobless claims skyrocket to record 3.3 million

Mar 27, 2020 21:57

A record 3.3 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, the Labor Department said Thursday, as restaurants, hotels, barber shops, gyms and more shut down in a nationwide effort to slow the spread of the deadly coronavirus. 205/219
World Newspapers: Senate passes stimulus package

Mar 26, 2020 21:37

The Senate on Wednesday approved a historic, $2 trillion stimulus package to provide a jolt to an economy reeling from the coronavirus pandemic, capping days of intense negotiations that produced one of the most expensive and far-reaching measures Congress has ever considered. 104/216
World Newspapers: Sanctions will worsen toll in Iran

Mar 25, 2020 21:18

The American sanctions have had an impact on the Iranian economy, while Iran needs financial and medical resources — from food and medicine to cash transfers — to carry out an effective nationwide quarantine and other measures to curb the outbreak. Britain, China and Russia, among others, have called on the United States to ease sanctions so that Iran can respond more effectively, but the Trump administration has displayed no signs of heeding such pleas. 101/214