Trump speaks after employment stunningly rose by 2.5 million in May — 6/5/2020
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‘How Could the CDC Make That Mistake?’
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The government’s disease-fighting agency is conflating viral and antibody tests, compromising a few crucial metrics that governors depend on to reopen their economies. Pennsylvania, Georgia, Texas, and other states are doing the same. GETTY / THE ATLANTIC Editor’s Note: The Atlantic is … Read More
Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 5 June 2020
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Greetings from Tyler, We woke up to news, delivered by the President, that it’s a good day. It turns out that unemployment numbers have already started to recover, no thanks to the big cities on both coasts and some in … Read More
Why Angela Merkel is coming to the rescue in Europe
The German Chancellor’s surprising move to back a cashed-up EU recovery fund is giving fresh impetus to a supranational approach. The German Chancellor has a record of defying orthodoxies and the Covid-19 crisis cries out for extraordinary steps BERLIN • … Read More
The European Union Is on the Brink of Historic Change
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The Commission’s $825 billion rescue fund would break many taboos, possibly paving the way for EU taxes and an EU treasury. A radical transformation. –Photographer: Vanden Wijngaert/Bloomberg The European Union has a habit of disappointing when trying to design a joint … Read More
Border Report: ‘Tijuana Is Facing a Different Kind of Crisis’
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Two detention officers are suing the Otay Mesa Detention Center, the U.S. government is lobbying to reopen Mexican factories and more in our biweekly roundup of border news. Health care workers with Family Health Centers of San Diego stand ready … Read More
Thousands of asylum seekers face eviction in Greece sparking fears over homelessness
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Migrant boys play with a ball outside a hotel in Kranidi town about 170 kilometers (106 miles) southwest of Athens, Tuesday, April 21, 2020 – AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis Thousands of asylum seekers in Greece face the prospect of being left homeless … Read More
George Floyd death: World alarmed by violence in US; thousands march in London
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Thousands gathered in central London on Sunday to offer support for American demonstrators. Chanting “No justice! No peace!” and waving placards with the words “How many more?” at Trafalgar Square, the protesters ignored the UK government rules banning crowds because of … Read More
Russia Coronavirus Cases Surge Past 400K as Infections Increase Again
Russia is now the third most-affected country in terms of infections. Kirill Zykov / Moskva News Agency Russia confirmed 9,268 new coronavirus infections Sunday, bringing the country’s official number of cases to 405,843. One hundred and thirty-eight people have … Read More
Supreme Court rejects challenge to limits on church services; Roberts sides with liberals
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WASHINGTON — A divided Supreme Court on Friday rejected an emergency appeal by a California church that challenged state limits on attendance at worship services that have been imposed to contain the spread of the coronavirus. Over the dissent of the four more conservative justices, … Read More