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Senate Approves Roughly $2 Trillion in Virus Relief
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Jobless claims soar past 3 million to record high
Claims had been expected to hit a record 1.5 million for the week, according to economists surveyed by Dow Jones.
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US passes 100,000 CASES of Covid-19 after becoming world epicenter for virus - Johns Hopkins University
The United States has hit a landmark of more than 100,000 coronavirus infections, widening the gap over other afflicted nations as it solidifies its place as the world’s top hot spot for the lethal illness.
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Trump extends social distancing guidelines through April 30 to keep US coronavirus death toll below 100,000
President Donald Trump on Sunday extended the national social distancing guidelines to April 30, walking back his previous remarks that he wanted the country to reopen for business by Easter.
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Do you qualify for a stimulus check in Senate’s coronavirus response bill?
One of the key pieces of the coronavirus response bill is the check Americans will be receiving directly from the federal government. Here is a breakdown for who should expect a check, as well as how and when they're going to get it.
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W.H. predicts upward of 240,000 U.S. coronavirus deaths, as Trump warns of 'painful’ weeks ahead
The doctors stressed that the death toll could be lower if Americans radically change their lifestyles over the next few weeks.
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Coronavirus: Things the US has got wrong - and got right
It has been more than two months since the first case of coronavirus was diagnosed in the US. Since then, the outbreak has spread across the nation, with more than 200,000 cases and nearly 4,000 deaths.
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George W. Bush in 2005: 'If we wait for a pandemic to appear, it will be too late to prepare'
A book about the 1918 flu pandemic spurred the government to action.
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‘It will be bad’: Why the US is screwed
Donald Trump says things are looking “really good”. Meanwhile, his medical experts are telling Americans to brace for the worst week of their lives.
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It will be a long time before the economy recovers — and it won’t be the same
Coronavirus has devastated the economy. So when will it get better?
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Trump says he’s not going to reopen economy ‘until we know this country is going to be healthy’
Trump said he also plans to announce an “Opening our Country Council” on Tuesday comprised of business leaders and doctors and potentially governors that will help determine how to reopen the economy.
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Trump wants to ‘LIBERATE’ states under strict ‘stay-at-home’ orders over Covid-19 outbreak
US President Donald Trump called for multiple states governed by Democrats to be ‘liberated’ from strict stay-at-home orders. The vague message earned heated reactions, with everyone reading their own meaning into it.
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Coronavirus: Key reason why virus is out of control in US
A tight deadline has been put in place to reopen the US economy. But there’s an obvious hitch making it impossible to keep the virus in check.
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Coronavirus stimulus checks: 4 plans for sending Americans more money
Some of the $1,200 stimulus checks have not yet to arrived and already many are pushing for more – perhaps much more – in the coming months.
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Bank of America CEO: Economy Won't Fully Rebound Until 'Late Next Year'
Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin offered a more optimistic assessment, saying that the economy would "really bounce back in July and August."
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Coronavirus: Trump says China wants him to lose re-election
US President Donald Trump has said China "will do anything they can" to make him lose his re-election bid, stepping up his criticism of Beijing amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Coronavirus: Pandemic sends US jobless rate to 14.7%
The US unemployment rate has risen to 14.7%, with 20.5 million jobs lost in April, as the coronavirus pandemic devastated the economy.
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Amazon, Google Help States as Coronavirus Boosts Unemployment Claims
Newer technology addresses challenges including busy phone lines and website crashes
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US facing ‘serious risk of second wave’
Dr Anthony Fauci has warned there will be “needless suffering and death” if the US lifts lockdown too quickly as Trump plans to “Open America”.
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Coronavirus: US turning on its top expert, Dr Anthony Fauci
The United States is turning on its most prominent coronavirus expert Dr Anthony Fauci, with increasingly vocal critics labelling him a “buffoon”.
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