The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 10% Tuesday as Congress and the White House neared a deal to inject nearly $2 trillion of aid into the coronavirus-ravaged economy.… Read more
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Texas’ Lieutenant Governor Says US Should Get ‘Back To Work’
Texas’ lieutenant governor said Monday night that the U.S. should get back to work in the face of the global pandemic… Read more
Trump Hopes Country Will Be Reopened By Easter Amid Outbreak
President Donald Trump said Tuesday he is hoping the country will be reopened by Easter, as he weighs how to refine nationwide social-distancing guidelines… Read more
Many Airline Flights Nearly Empty As Virus Undercuts Travel
Even with sharply reduced schedules, airlines are consolidating some of the remaining flights because passengers aren’t showing up… Read more
Congress Closing In On Nearly $2 Trillion Virus Aid Package
Top congressional and White House officials say they expect to reach a deal Tuesday on a nearly $2 trillion measure aimed at easing the economic damage inflicted by the coronavirus pandemic… Read more
Stocks Up Over 5% Amid Building Hopes For US Virus Stimulus
Stocks around the world rallied Tuesday amid expectations that Congress is nearing a deal to pump nearly $2 trillion of aid into the coronavirus-ravaged economy… Read more
President Trump says he intends to reopen country in weeks, not months
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump says he wants to reopen the country for business in weeks, not months, and says continued closures could result in more deaths than the coronavirus pandemic. Trump said Monday that “we have to open our country because that causes problems that, in my opinion, could be far bigger problems.”…… Read more
All Signs Point To Tokyo Olympics Being Postponed
IOC members, national Olympic committees and athletes were all racing toward the same conclusion Monday: The Tokyo Olympics are not going to take place this summer… Read more
Texas Moves To Ban Most Abortions Due To Virus Outbreak
The governor and attorney general of Texas are moving to ban most abortions in the state during the coronavirus outbreak, declaring they don’t qualify as essential surgeries… Read more
AP Source: Redskins Acquire QB Kyle Allen From Panthers
Washington on Monday acquired Kyle Allen from the Carolina Panthers, according to a person with knowledge of the move… Read more
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Dow surges 10% as Congress moves closer to passing virus aid
The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 10% Tuesday as Congress and the White House neared a deal to inject nearly $2 trillion of aid into the coronavirus-ravaged economy.… Continue Reading
Texas’ Lieutenant Governor Says US Should Get ‘Back To Work’
Texas’ lieutenant governor said Monday night that the U.S. should get back to work in the face of the global pandemic… Continue Reading
Trump Hopes Country Will Be Reopened By Easter Amid Outbreak
President Donald Trump said Tuesday he is hoping the country will be reopened by Easter, as he weighs how to refine nationwide social-distancing guidelines… Continue Reading
Many Airline Flights Nearly Empty As Virus Undercuts Travel
Even with sharply reduced schedules, airlines are consolidating some of the remaining flights because passengers aren’t showing up… Continue Reading
Congress Closing In On Nearly $2 Trillion Virus Aid Package
Top congressional and White House officials say they expect to reach a deal Tuesday on a nearly $2 trillion measure aimed at easing the economic damage inflicted by the coronavirus pandemic… Continue Reading
Stocks Up Over 5% Amid Building Hopes For US Virus Stimulus
Stocks around the world rallied Tuesday amid expectations that Congress is nearing a deal to pump nearly $2 trillion of aid into the coronavirus-ravaged economy… Continue Reading
President Trump says he intends to reopen country in weeks, not months
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump says he wants to reopen the country for business in weeks, not months, and says continued closures could result in more deaths than the coronavirus pandemic. Trump said Monday that “we have to open our country because that causes problems that, in my opinion, could be far bigger problems.”…… Continue Reading
All Signs Point To Tokyo Olympics Being Postponed
IOC members, national Olympic committees and athletes were all racing toward the same conclusion Monday: The Tokyo Olympics are not going to take place this summer… Continue Reading
Texas Moves To Ban Most Abortions Due To Virus Outbreak
The governor and attorney general of Texas are moving to ban most abortions in the state during the coronavirus outbreak, declaring they don’t qualify as essential surgeries… Continue Reading
AP Source: Redskins Acquire QB Kyle Allen From Panthers
Washington on Monday acquired Kyle Allen from the Carolina Panthers, according to a person with knowledge of the move… Continue Reading