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Month: May 2020

Giovanni Ortiz

Sunday Funday Moment: 12-year-old El Paso boy creates paintings to show support to local essential workers

EL PASO, Texas– 12-year-old Giovanni Ortiz has a passion for painting and drawing. During this pandemic, Ortiz decided to create special paintings to show his support for local essential workers. One of Ortiz’s paintings showcases our the iconic star on the mountain and it thanks all the healthcare workers who are working the front lines

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US unemployment hasn’t looked this bad since the 1930s

Since the middle of March, Americans have filed more than 30 million claims for their first week of unemployment benefits, sparking a crisis of joblessness that materialized almost overnight. Facing shutdowns across the country, businesses have been forced to lay off or furlough employees on a massive scale. Now, economists and investors are scrambling to

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Donald Trump turns the switch

Gone were the daily White House briefings with Vice President Mike Pence solemnly urging Americans to shelter at home to stop the spread of Covid-19 and governors to follow a slowly phased-in reopening plan. The 45 days of federally recommended social distancing ended Thursday. Now the Trump administration was all-in on reopening America. Governors in

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What you need to know about coronavirus on Sunday, May 3

Expect a barrage of reopening announcements in the coming days. A majority of US states have begun easing social distancing restrictions even as pandemic experts say lifting lockdowns now will be destructive without increased testing capacity. “You’re making a big mistake,” a disaster preparedness specialist told CNN. “It’s going to cost lives.” Lockdown protests have

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