Trump extends social distancing guidelines to 30 April
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North Korea Seen Expanding Rocket Launch Facility It Once Promised To Dismantle
Notes Imagery shows new roads appearing at a key rocket and missile test site in North Korea. The roads (light brown) appear to have been built around mid-March. Credit: Planet Labs Inc./MIIS North Korea appears to be expanding a key rocket launch facility it once pledged to dismantle, according to new satellite imagery shared exclusively…
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Trump signs $2T coronavirus stimulus bill after House passes historic response
President Trump on Friday signed a more than $2 trillion legislative package to combat the coronavirus pandemic and send economic relief to workers and businesses squeezed by restrictions meant to stop the outbreak’s spread after the House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved the legislation earlier in the day. “I want to thank Democrats and Republicans for coming…
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ICE deports illegal immigrants to Central America, brings back Americans stranded under coronavirus measures
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is using flights deporting illegal immigrants to two Central American countries to bring back Americans stranded by restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic. ICE, working with the State Department, has brought home 209 U.S. citizens on…
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Congress and White House Agree to $2 Trillion Coronavirus Stimulus Package
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he expects the bill to pass in the Senate on Wednesday. STEFAN ZAKLIN/GETTY The White House and Senate leaders struck a major bipartisan deal early Wednesday morning to aid the struggling economy amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. According to multiple outlets, a massive $2 trillion coronavirus spending bill was agreed…
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John Bolton declares China ‘responsible’ for coronavirus outbreak, says world must hold them ‘accountable’
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. Former National Security Adviser John Bolton condemned China for its handling of the coronavirus outbreak and called on the rest of the world to “act” and hold the communist government accountable. Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Communist Party have been accused…
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The economy is in for tough times, but here’s a roadmap for recovery from the coronavirus
Success containing virus could spawn recovery before yearend President Donald Trump declared a rare national emergency to contain the spread of the coronavirus on Friday. It’s one of many steps the U.S. will have to take to protect the lives of Americans and support the economy.- Getty Images So what next? When does the U.S….
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Almost all US states have declared states of emergency to fight coronavirus — here’s what it means for them
Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York at a news conference regarding the novel coronavirus on March 2. Reuters/Andrew Kelly Forty-eight US states so far have declared states of emergency in response to the coronavirus outbreak. Washington was the first state to declare emergency last month after the first coronavirus death was confirmed there. Maryland‘s first positive cases and…
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Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 20 March 2020
Greetings from Tyler, Did you hear about the elderly man in Italy who was in isolation with his wife for fourteen days? He died. She strangled him. (That’s a joke, maybe a bad one.) Or is laughing outlawed too? Never before in American history have we seen anything like the “lock-down” going on across America…
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