More than 4.4 million laid-off workers applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week as job cuts escalated across an economy that remains all but shut down… Read more
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WHO Chief Brushes Off Resignation Calls, Appeals For US Aid
The World Health Organization chief said Wednesday he hopes the United States will reconsider its freeze in funding for his agency… Read more
US Adds Cameras At Mexico Border Despite Drop In Crossings
The Trump administration has been quietly adding military surveillance cameras at the U.S.-Mexico border in response to the coronavirus pandemic… Read more
Biden Returns Donation From Comedian Accused Of Misconduct
Joe Biden’s presidential campaign has refunded a $2,800 donation from Louis C.K., a comedian and writer whose career was derailed after five women accused him of sexual misconduct… Read more
Administration Offers Plan To Cover COVID Care For Uninsured
The Trump administration announced a plan Wednesday to start paying hospitals and doctors who care for uninsured COVID-19 patients… Read more
Virginia Lawmakers To Meet In Unusual Circumstances
The coronavirus pandemic upended a Virginia legislative session, as mask-wearing lawmakers met Wednesday under a giant tent outside the Capitol … Read more
Virus Shutdowns Will Likely Make NFL Draft Most Bet On Ever
Desperate to offer a familiar event, online sportsbooks say they are seeing a much greater volume of bets on the draft this year… Read more
Delta Loses $534 Million In 1Q; Much Bigger Losses Looming
Delta Air Lines, the biggest and most profitable U.S. airline, lost $534 million in the first quarter, a setback that will appear trivial when the full force of the pandemic is revealed in the current quarter… Read more
Tyson Foods Idling Its Largest Pork Plant Amid Iowa Outbreak
Tyson Foods suspended operations Wednesday at an Iowa plant that is critical to the nation’s pork supply but had been devastated by a growing coronavirus outbreak… Read more
China Calls Virus Lawsuit Brought By US State ‘Very Absurd’
China on Wednesday slammed a lawsuit brought against it by the U.S. state of Missouri over the coronavirus pandemic as “very absurd”… Read more
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Category Archives: WMAL News Now
26 Million Have Sought US Jobless Aid Since Virus Hit
More than 4.4 million laid-off workers applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week as job cuts escalated across an economy that remains all but shut down… Continue Reading
WHO Chief Brushes Off Resignation Calls, Appeals For US Aid
The World Health Organization chief said Wednesday he hopes the United States will reconsider its freeze in funding for his agency… Continue Reading
US Adds Cameras At Mexico Border Despite Drop In Crossings
The Trump administration has been quietly adding military surveillance cameras at the U.S.-Mexico border in response to the coronavirus pandemic… Continue Reading
Biden Returns Donation From Comedian Accused Of Misconduct
Joe Biden’s presidential campaign has refunded a $2,800 donation from Louis C.K., a comedian and writer whose career was derailed after five women accused him of sexual misconduct… Continue Reading
Administration Offers Plan To Cover COVID Care For Uninsured
The Trump administration announced a plan Wednesday to start paying hospitals and doctors who care for uninsured COVID-19 patients… Continue Reading
Virginia Lawmakers To Meet In Unusual Circumstances
The coronavirus pandemic upended a Virginia legislative session, as mask-wearing lawmakers met Wednesday under a giant tent outside the Capitol … Continue Reading
Virus Shutdowns Will Likely Make NFL Draft Most Bet On Ever
Desperate to offer a familiar event, online sportsbooks say they are seeing a much greater volume of bets on the draft this year… Continue Reading
Delta Loses $534 Million In 1Q; Much Bigger Losses Looming
Delta Air Lines, the biggest and most profitable U.S. airline, lost $534 million in the first quarter, a setback that will appear trivial when the full force of the pandemic is revealed in the current quarter… Continue Reading
Tyson Foods Idling Its Largest Pork Plant Amid Iowa Outbreak
Tyson Foods suspended operations Wednesday at an Iowa plant that is critical to the nation’s pork supply but had been devastated by a growing coronavirus outbreak… Continue Reading
China Calls Virus Lawsuit Brought By US State ‘Very Absurd’
China on Wednesday slammed a lawsuit brought against it by the U.S. state of Missouri over the coronavirus pandemic as “very absurd”… Continue Reading