Kevin Durant among NBA players who test positive for the coronavirus
NEW YORK, NY — Kevin Durant is among the four members of the Brooklyn Nets who have tested positive for the coronavirus. Only one player has…
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New York governor dismisses possibility of shelter in place order after mayor urged New Yorkers to prepare for it
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo dismissed the possibility of an imminent shelter in place order Tuesday night after New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio…
Continue ReadingCoronavirus has plunged the world into a recession, according to S&P
The coronavirus outbreak has plunged the world’s economy into a global recession, according to S&P Global. The credit-rating agency, which…
Continue ReadingWhat drove Trump’s newfound somber tone on coronavirus
President Donald Trump wasn’t planning to come before cameras Sunday, according to two people familiar with his plans. Thinking he’d only…
Continue ReadingSenators blast Google for facemask ads, demand action from FTC
Two Democratic senators asked the Federal Trade Commission to pursue enforcement action against Google Tuesday saying the company is continuing to…
Continue ReadingRestaurant shutdowns are putting millions of jobs at risk, according to new report
Coronavirus-related measures and shutdowns are expected to put millions of restaurant, bar and hospitality workers out of work, according to a report…
Continue ReadingPresident Trump says he supports a bailout for Boeing
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Boeing should get financial assistance from the federal government in the face of the coronavirus crisis.…
Continue ReadingWest Virginia was the 50th state to report a coronavirus case. This may be the reason it took so long
On the surface, West Virginia might have seemed immune to coronavirus. While the other 49 states had reported more than 5,000 cases combined, West…
Continue ReadingJussie Smollett case overshadows reelection bid of Chicago’s top prosecutor
Kim Foxx took the helm of the nation’s second-largest prosecutor’s office four years ago by ousting an incumbent heavily criticized for…
Continue ReadingWhat San Francisco looks like on the first day of sheltering in place
San Francisco was eerily quiet Tuesday after an order to shelter in place went into effect at midnight. Residents hunkered down and traffic was…
Continue ReadingWhat we can learn 100 years later from the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic
Pandemic: It’s a scary word. But the world has seen pandemics before, and worse ones, too. Consider the influenza pandemic of 1918, often…
Continue ReadingFrom truckers to testing labs: How the federal government is cutting red tape in response to coronavirus
The federal government regulates and monitors practically every activity that takes place in the US economy, from where and when truck drivers drop…
Continue ReadingTrump says he is ‘starting the process’ of having the military assist with coronavirus response
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that his administration was “starting the process” of having the US Army Corps of Engineers assist…
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Obama thanks health professionals combating coronavirus outbreak: ‘They’re giving everything’
Former President Barack Obama thanked the health care workers fighting the novel coronavirus pandemic, spotlighting the story of one family impacted…
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Mel and Max Brooks are right: ‘Don’t be a spreader’
Comedy legend Mel Brooks and his son, Max, have teamed up in a new video to give us just what the doctor ordered: Comedy and facts to keep each other…
Continue ReadingHere’s what New York City is doing to try stop coronavirus from spreading
The City That Never Sleeps is taking some drastic steps to stop the spread of coronavirus. In addition to limiting social interactions and closing…
Continue ReadingCoronavirus is already disrupting the 2020 Census
As coronavirus shuts down large parts of the US economy and millions of Americans limit social interaction, the Census Bureau is preparing to send…
Continue ReadingMnuchin pitches GOP on $1 trillion response package that involves paying Americans directly
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Tuesday pitched Republican senators on a massive economic response package amid the coronavirus crisis with a…
Continue ReadingFed revives 2008-era program to unfreeze $1 trillion borrowing market
The Federal Reserve invoked emergency powers Tuesday to launch a new program that will seek to unfreeze a $1 trillion market that keeps the American…
Continue ReadingUS military to make labs available to test civilians for coronavirus and donate millions of medical masks to HHS amid pandemic
Defense Secretary Mark Esper announced Tuesday the department will make 14 certified coronavirus testing labs available to test civilians and donate…
Continue ReadingTreasury pushes tax payment deadline back 90 days due to coronavirus
Individuals and businesses will have an extra 90 days to pay the IRS if they owe additional income tax for 2019, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin…
Continue ReadingUnion presses GM, Ford and Fiat Chrysler to temporarily shut down US factories
The United Auto Workers union is calling on Ford, General Motors and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles to shut down their US factories for two weeks amid the…
Continue ReadingThe EU shuts its borders to slow the coronavirus crisis
The European Union has formally agreed to temporarily close its external borders to all “non-essential” travel from third nations, as the…
Continue ReadingThe coronavirus is creating an ‘enormous stress test’ of America’s internet
The United States’ internet and wireless networks are coming under immense pressure to deliver reliable connectivity as schools and businesses…
Continue ReadingEuropean countries are writing blank checks to save their economies from coronavirus
European governments are writing blank checks to protect businesses and workers from the deep recession into which the global economy is sinking…
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Why it’s taking nearly three weeks for me to find out if I have the coronavirus
“That sounds kind of fun. Can I tag along?” “You mean you want to bat mitzvah crash?” my friend replied. “Yeah, why…
Continue ReadingStocks stage a rebound, closing sharply higher
US stocks finished higher on Tuesday, staging a rebound after one of the ugliest days on record for the market in the prior session. The…
Continue ReadingUS, UK coronavirus strategies shifted following UK epidemiologists’ ominous report
A study by UK epidemiologists predicts that attempts to slow, or mitigate — rather than actively halt, or suppress — the novel…
Continue ReadingAs coronavirus suspends life in America, Fox changes its tone
A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. Last Monday, Tucker…
Continue ReadingAmazon knows you’re ordering toilet paper in bulk. It’s trying to stock more essentials
Amazon is trying to make more room on its warehouse shelves for essential goods such as household and medical supplies to keep up with the insatiable…
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