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U.S. Virus Cases Exceed 100,000, Doctors Decry Scarcity of Drugs and Equipment

March 28, 2020 Focus Washington

Doctors and nurses on the front lines of the U.S. coronavirus crisis pleaded on Friday for more protective gear and equipment to treat waves of patients expected to overwhelm hospitals as the sum of known […]

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Historic $2.2 Trillion Coronavirus Bill Passes U.S. House

March 27, 2020 Focus Washington

The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday approved a $2.2 trillion aid package – the largest in history – to help cope with the economic downturn inflicted by the intensifying coronavirus pandemic, and President Donald […]

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Ilhan Omar Calls for ‘National Lockdown’ amid Coronavirus Outbreak

March 27, 2020 Focus Washington

Rep. Ilhan Omar on Thursday urged the Trump administration to introduce a “national lockdown” in response to reports that the United States is now leading the world in confirmed coronavirus cases, Fox News informed. She also suggested that the country […]

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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson Tests Positive for Virus

March 27, 2020 Focus Washington

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for the new coronavirus, but remains in charge of the U.K.’s response to the outbreak, The Associated Press reported. Johnson, 55, said Friday that he was tested […]

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Support for Hong Kong Protesters’ Demands Rises Even as Coronavirus Halts Rallies: Poll

March 27, 2020 Focus Washington

Support for the demands of pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong has grown even as rallies have paused due to the coronavirus outbreak, according to a survey conducted for Reuters that also showed a widespread lack […]

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Trump Says He Might Stop Calling Coronavirus the ‘Chinese Virus’

March 27, 2020 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump said at a briefing Thursday that he might refer to the coronavirus as “Chinese virus” if it bothered the Chinese community, Fox News informed. Although he said he would consider abandoning the […]

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Canada Attacks ‘Damaging’ Trump Plan to Deploy Troops at Border

March 27, 2020 Focus Washington

Canada on Thursday slammed a U.S. proposal to deploy troops along their undefended border to help fight the spread of the coronavirus, saying the idea was unnecessary and would damage relations, Reuters writes. The uncompromising […]

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U.S. Officials Says Ex-FBI Agent Who Went Missing in Iran, ‘May Have Passed Away Some Time Ago’

March 27, 2020 Focus Washington

Robert Levinson, a former FBI agent who went missing in Iran in 2007, “may have passed away some time ago,” according to U.S. intelligence officials. The statement came after Levinson’s family released a statement of […]

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Trump Says U.S. Working Closely with China on Coronavirus after Call with Xi

March 27, 2020 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump said on Friday that he made a telephone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping describing it as “very good”. The call comes after reports emerged that the two presidents have not spoken […]

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UN Sends Humanitarian Aid to Idlib, Northwest Syria

March 27, 2020 Focus Washington

The UN on Thursday dispatched a total of 51 truckloads of humanitarian aid to Idlib, a northwestern Syrian city where millions of people are in desperate need of assistance, Anadolu Agency reported. Trucks entered the […]

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Russia Calls for New Enlarged OPEC Deal to Tackle Oil Demand Collapse

March 27, 2020 Focus Washington

A new OPEC+ deal to balance oil markets might be possible if other countries join in, Kirill Dmitriev, head of Russia’s sovereign wealth fund said, adding that countries should also cooperate to cushion the economic […]

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LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Trump Handling of Coronavirus – Length of Outbreak? – U.S. Prepared? – Biden Leads – Timely Research Advice

March 26, 2020 John Ganjei

Your Daily Polling Update for Thursday, March 26, 2020 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 48%Up 2 since Tuesday RON’S COMMENT: This is the highest job approval average we’ve ever reported for President Trump, at 48%…. Today’s average is […]

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Half-Million Infected Worldwide as Economic Toll Surges

March 26, 2020 Focus Washington

The human and economic toll of the lockdowns against the coronavirus mounted Thursday as India struggled to feed the multitudes, Italy shut down most of its industry, and a record-shattering 3.3 million Americans applied for […]

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Pelosi Expects Bipartisan House Vote for $2 Trillion Coronavirus Bill on Friday

March 26, 2020 Focus Washington

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she expected the chamber to pass an estimated $2.2 trillion coronavirus relief bill when it meets on Friday, after the Senate overwhelmingly approved the unprecedented economic rescue legislation Wednesday […]

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U.S. Claims for Unemployment Hit Almost 3mn

March 26, 2020 Focus Washington

U.S. jobless claims hit record levels on Thursday as economists warned that the unemployment rate could reach its highest levels since the financial crisis amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Newsweek reported. New data released by the […]

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‘Ridiculous’ for Trump to Say ‘We’re Rooting against Him in This Crisis,’ CNN Host Slams President

March 26, 2020 Focus Washington

CNN host Gloria Borger slammed President Donald Trump after he made claims that the media is turning the public against him amid the coronavirus crisis, hoping that it will ruin his chances to be reelected in […]

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Kazakhstan Foils Islamic State Bomb Attack

March 26, 2020 Focus Washington

Kazakhstan’s National Security Committee has detained a man suspected of planning a bomb attack in the capital, Nur-Sultan, on behalf of Islamic State, the security body said on Thursday, Reuters reported. The man had an […]

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U.S. Braces for Record Surge in Jobless Claims Amid Coronavirus Fallout

March 26, 2020 Focus Washington

The number of Americans filing claims for unemployment benefits likely raced to as high as a record 4 million last week as strict measures to contain the coronavirus pandemic ground the country to a sudden […]

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Massive U.S. Coronavirus Bill Moves to the House

March 26, 2020 Focus Washington

The U.S. Senate’s unanimous passage of a $2 trillion coronavirus relief bill sent the unprecedented economic legislation to the House of Representatives, whose Democratic leaders hope to pass it on Friday, Reuters reported. The Republican-led […]

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U.S. Senate Offers $58 Billion Aid to Airlines

March 26, 2020 Focus Washington

The U.S. Senate offered struggling airlines unprecedented aid worth $58 billion that will helping cover their staff wages, as carriers around the world seek state support and turn passenger planes into cargo liners in their […]

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New York Sees Glimmer of Progress Against Coronavirus

March 26, 2020 Focus Washington

New York state, leading the nation in coronavirus infections and deaths, is showing tentative signs of curbing the spread of the disease, the governor said on Wednesday, even as fatalities in New York City jumped […]

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Trump Says Reopen by Easter, Corporate America Defies Him

March 25, 2020 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump wants America to get back to business by Easter, suggesting some efforts to slow the spread of coronavirus outbreak will no longer be needed by then, but Corporate America is taking its […]

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Wall Street Gains as Washington Reaches Deal on $2 Trillion Aid

March 25, 2020 Focus Washington

Wall Street on Wednesday extended its massive bounce from the previous session as Washington reached a deal for a $2 trillion stimulus package to help businesses and millions of Americans hit by the economic fallout […]

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Afghans Angry With Their Warring Leaders After U.S. Pulls $1 Billion in Aid

March 25, 2020 Focus Washington

A wave of shock and anger spread here Tuesday as Afghans learned that U.S. officials plan to cut $1 billion in aid after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, in a brief visit here Monday, had failed […]

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Prince Charles Tests Positive for COVID-19

March 25, 2020 Focus Washington

Prince Charles has tested positive for coronavirus, as Clarence House confirmed that the 71-year-old heir to the throne was diagnosed with the COVID-19 disease in a statement released this morning, Sky News reported. The royal […]

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Lockheed Secures $933m for U.S., Saudi Missile Defense Tech Production Services

March 25, 2020 Focus Washington

Lockheed Martin has secured a six-year, $932.8 million contract modification from the Missile Defense Agency to manufacture ballistic missile interceptors for the U.S. government and Saudi Arabia to fulfill a foreign military sales case requirement. […]

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China Lifting Last Controls in Province at Outbreak’s Center

March 25, 2020 Focus Washington

Trains carrying factory employees back to work after two months in locked-down cities rolled out of Hubei province, the center of China’s virus outbreak, as the government on Wednesday began lifting the last of the […]

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Saudi Arabia Tightens Curfew to Contain Coronavirus Outbreak

March 25, 2020 Focus Washington

Saudi Arabia tightened a nationwide curfew to contain the spread of the coronavirus, barring entry to and exit from the capital Riyadh and the holy cities of Mecca and Medina as well as movement between […]

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India to Unveil $20 Billion-Plus Stimulus Package to Tackle Coronavirus Downturn

March 25, 2020 Focus Washington

India is likely to agree to an economic stimulus package of more than 1.5 trillion rupees ($19.6 billion) to fight a downturn in the country that is currently locked down to stem the spread of […]

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U.S. Companies, Labs Rush to Produce Blood Test for Coronavirus Immunity

March 25, 2020 Focus Washington

As the United States works overtime to screen thousands for the novel coronavirus, a new blood test offers the chance to find out who may have immunity – a potential game changer in the battle […]

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