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Trump’s Orders on Coronavirus Relief Create Confusion
Businesses and the unemployed faced uncertainty as administration officials defended the president’s directives and Democrats criticized them.
‘I’d Rather Stay Home and Die’
A fear of hospitals is leading many Mexicans to delay treatment for coronavirus until it is too late for doctors to help them.
Clemson’s Trevor Lawrence leads star student-athletes in unified message: ‘We all want to play football’
Clemson’s Trevor Lawrence, Ohio State’s Justin Fields and other top college football stars appeared to be unified in their stance to play the 2020 season despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Germany: Hamburg police seize 1.5 tons of cocaine
Authorities in Hamburg have found over €300 million worth of cocaine in a cargo ship container. Officials warn the global drug trade continues to thrive despite temporary border closures during the coronavirus pandemic.
BUSINESS LIVE: One in three firms expects to cut jobs
Retailer Superdry has cheered a new £70 million financing deal with its banks to help it through the coronvirus crisis as it revealed that stores sales continue to tumble.
Market Snapshot: Stock-index futures mostly higher after Trump signs orders to extend coronavirus relief
U.S. stock-index futures trade mostly higher Monday after President Donald Trump over the weekend signed executive orders that would extend some elements of coronavirus relief. The measures face likely legal hurdles and questions about their effectiveness, however, while continued U.S.-China tensions might also cap upside, analysts say.
Coronavirus: One in three UK companies expect to cut jobs by September, poll finds
Wave of job cuts set to hit construction, manufacturing and IT – as Britain expected to enter recession this week
Watch AI-controlled virtual fighters take on an Air Force pilot August 18th
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, DARPA will no longer hold an in-person event for its third and final AlphaDogfight Trial that’s scheduled to take place from August 18th to the 20th. It’ll be held virtually instead, and both participants and viewers…
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Trump signs four executive orders on coronavirus aid after Congress negotiations stalled
Trump signed four executive orders related to what he called ‘China virus relief’ during a press conference at his golf resort in Bedminster, New Jersey, on Saturday afternoon.
Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest News and Analysis
President Trump signed executive measures for pandemic relief as stimulus talks stalled. Tens of thousands of motorcyclists gathered in Sturgis, S.D., despite objections from residents.
Coronavirus live news: US nears 5m cases as Australian border closures ramp up
US approaches horrific milestone; border restrictions tightened in Australian state of New South Wales; Brazil passes 100,000 deathsEx-health minister attacks Bolsonaro as Brazil Covid-19 deaths tops 100,000Trump signs order for relief, with less help for jobless ‘Queensland first’: Palaszczuk closes the borders and amps up election rhetoric Boris Johnson ‘w […]
It doesn’t look like Trump’s executive actions on coronavirus relief will actually do much
REUTERS/Joshua Roberts Since Congress can’t come to an agreement, President Donald Trump on Saturday signed four executive actions aimed at providing Americans economic relief during the coronavirus pandemic. But they face both the possibility of being challenged in the courts and of being difficult to implement. He touted that his “administration […]
Trump order allows some unemployment pay, defers payroll tax
President Donald Trump has bypassed the nation’s lawmakers as he claimed the authority to defer payroll taxes and replace an expired unemployment benefit with a lower amount after negotiations with Congress on a new coronavirus rescue package collapsed
Is it ethical to infect volunteers with Covid-19 to test a vaccine?
Seán McPartlin, from Rathoath, Co Meath in the Irish Republic is one of 1,100 people under the age of 30 who have signed up to test the effectiveness of a coronavirus vaccine.
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