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U.S. Not Considering National Lockdown Yet, Trump Says

March 21, 2020 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump has stated that the United States will not be implementing a national lockdown yet, following the stay-at-home orders in the State of California, as well as New York in a move to […]

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LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Montana Senate – Biden vs. Trump on Issues – Temporary Publication Schedule

March 20, 2020 John Ganjei

Your Daily Polling Update for Friday, March 20, 2020 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 44%Same as yesterday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on four polls, ranging from 43% (Reuters, Politico) to 46% (Rasmussen). The fourth […]

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Backlash in Iran After Singers Perform at Saudi Arabia Festival

March 20, 2020 Focus Washington

There was music legend Lionel Richie and Greek composer Yanni and Italian opera star Andrea Bocelli. And then, out of the winter desert in Saudi Arabia, the Iranian singers took to the stage, Middle East […]

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2020 Campaigns Go Digital Amid Fears of Coronavirus Spread

March 20, 2020 Focus Washington

No more rallies. No more door-knocking. And no more in-person fundraisers, raking in dollars from dozens of millionaires at once, The Associated Press reported. The coronavirus has disrupted American life, and the 2020 presidential campaign […]

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Italy’s Virus Epicenter Grapples With Huge Toll

March 20, 2020 Focus Washington

The priest gave a final benediction. There were no flowers, no embraces. Francesca Steffanoni and her mother hurried away from Bergamo’s main cemetery, their furtive farewell lasting no more than 5 minutes, The Associated Press […]

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Bipartisan U.S. Talks Expected on Rescue for Coronavirus-Hit Economy

March 20, 2020 Focus Washington

U.S. senators from both parties were expected to meet on Friday along with Trump administration officials to try to devise a rescue plan for an economy reeling from the coronavirus, after Republicans made a $1 […]

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Governments Offer Financial Lifelines to Airlines, at a Price

March 20, 2020 Focus Washington

Shattered airlines were left counting the cost of government support as countries from the United States to New Zealand set out conditions for bailouts needed to absorb the shock of the coronavirus pandemic, Reuters writes. […]

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Coronavirus Study Says People Could Be Locked Down for 18 Months

March 20, 2020 Focus Washington

The United States and United Kingdom received information from an Imperial College London coronavirus report that was published on March 16, the Jerusalem Post reported. Dozens of experts had informed policy makers that modeling showed […]

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Kremlin Says Putin Does Not Need a Coronavirus Test

March 20, 2020 Focus Washington

Russian President Vladimir Putin has not been tested for the new coronavirus and does not need to undergo such a test because he is healthy and has no symptoms, the Kremlin said on Friday, Reuters […]

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Markets Lifted as Central Banks, Governments Pour in Cash

March 20, 2020 Focus Washington

Stock markets rebounded from some of their recent huge losses on Friday, pulling further away from three-year lows as central banks and governments pledged masses of cash to reduce the economic impact of the coronavirus […]

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California Issues ‘Stay Home’ Order, U.S. Death Toll Hits 200

March 20, 2020 Focus Washington

California issued an unprecedented statewide “stay at home” order on Thursday for its 40 million residents and Washington warned Americans to return home or stay abroad indefinitely, as the number of coronavirus deaths in the […]

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Senate Hustles on $1 Trillion Coronavirus Bill

March 19, 2020 Focus Washington

The Republican-led U.S. Senate was scrambling on Thursday to hammer out details of a $1 trillion-plus package to stem the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, a crisis that has sparked a rare moment of […]

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Coronavirus Deaths in Italy Overtake China

March 19, 2020 Focus Washington

The world’s richest nations poured unprecedented aid into the global economy on Thursday as coronavirus cases ballooned in the new epicentre Europe, with the number of deaths in Italy outstripping those in mainland China where […]

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LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Coronavirus: True or False? – Biden Tops Sanders – Connecticut

March 19, 2020 John Ganjei

Your Daily Polling Update for Thursday, March 19, 2020 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 44%Down 1 from yesterday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on four polls, ranging from 43% (Reuters, Politico) to 47% (Rasmussen). The […]

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Trump Signed Bill to Make Companies Produce More Respirators and Face Masks

March 19, 2020 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump signed a bill designed to increase the production of respirators, face masks and ventilators needed by health care professionals in order to fight the U.S. coronavirus outbreak, Newsweek reported. Originally signed by […]

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Utah Rep ‘Not Leaving The House for Anything’ after COVID-19 Diagnosis

March 19, 2020 Focus Washington

Utah Representative Ben McAdams made a statement early Thursday that he and his family are complying with the guidelines for coronavirus quarantine “to the ‘T’” after tests turned out he was positive with the disease. […]

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AP: Wuhan Reports No New Virus Cases, Offering Hope to World

March 19, 2020 Focus Washington

Last month, Wuhan was overwhelmed with thousands of new cases of coronavirus each day. But in a dramatic development that underscores just how much the outbreak has pivoted toward Europe and the United States, Chinese […]

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U.S. Lawmakers Pushing Ahead With Third Coronavirus Aid Package

March 19, 2020 Focus Washington

U.S. lawmakers were rushing ahead on Thursday with forging a massive economic stimulus measure to counter the destructive impact of the coronavirus, with the Senate’s leader vowing not to let the chamber adjourn until the […]

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Kurdish Shelling Kills Five in Syria’s Afrin

March 19, 2020 Focus Washington

Shelling by Kurdish forces on the rebel-held Afrin city and its countryside in northern Syria killed five people including children on Wednesday, a war monitor reported, according to Xinhua. The shelling also wounded 15 others […]

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Credit Markets Flash Red as Coronavirus Hits Corporate America

March 19, 2020 Focus Washington

From airlines and cruise lines to retailers and energy companies, investors are fleeing large pockets of the corporate credit market, worried that the coronavirus pandemic will lead to bankruptcies, defaults and credit rating downgrades, Reuters […]

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Americans Still Going out and Gathering in Large Groups

March 19, 2020 Focus Washington

As people in San Francisco shelter in place and New York City was warned to prepare for a similar measure, some 40 people met in New Mexico for an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting on Wednesday amid […]

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U.S. Senate Passes One Coronavirus Aid Package While Working on Another

March 18, 2020 Focus Washington

The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly passed legislation providing billions of dollars to limit the damage from the coronavirus pandemic through free testing, paid sick leave and expanded safety-net spending, Reuters informs. The bill now goes to […]

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WHO Officials Warn Trump Against Calling Coronavirus ‘the Chinese Virus’

March 18, 2020 Focus Washington

World Health Organization officials warned against calling COVID-19 the “Chinese virus” as President Donald Trump has done, saying that it could unintentionally lead to racial profiling, CNBC reported. “Viruses no know borders and they don’t […]

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LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Coronavirus Polling Update – Biden Leads Georgia

March 18, 2020 John Ganjei

Your Daily Polling Update for Wednesday, March 18, 2020 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 45%Up 1 from yesterday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on four polls, ranging from 43% (NPR/PBS) to 46% (WSJ/NBC, Rasmussen). The […]

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Fox News Host Says Trump Allies Pretended ‘Coronavirus Wasn’t Happening’

March 18, 2020 Focus Washington

Tucker Carlson said that President Donald Trump’s closest aides had failed him with their efforts to persuade him that the coronavirus “was not that big a deal,” Newsweek said in a report. The Tucker Carlson […]

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U.S. Closes Border with Canada to ‘Non-Essential Traffic’ over Coronavirus

March 18, 2020 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump has announced that the United States will be closing the borders with Canada in order to eliminate non-essential traffic as the two nations are making efforts to reduce the spread of coronavirus. […]

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Coronavirus Rocks Already Strained Ties Between U.S. and China

March 18, 2020 Focus Washington

Badly strained ties between the United States and China are deteriorating further with the two sides hurling harsh accusations and bitter name-calling over responsibility for the spread of the novel coronavirus, The Associated Press informs. […]

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Governments Grapple With Virus Border Closures

March 18, 2020 Focus Washington

Governments grappled Wednesday with how to implement border closures, travel restrictions and lockdowns that have caused transportation chaos and imperiled economies, but which authorities say are needed to slow the coronavirus pandemic, The Associated Press […]

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Middle Eastern States Not Communicating Enough About Virus, WHO Claims

March 18, 2020 Focus Washington

The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that some information about coronavirus cases was being “insufficiently communicated” by Middle East states, Reuters informs. Ahmed Al-Mandhari, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, said there […]

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Biden Edges Closer to Democratic Nomination With Blowout Wins

March 18, 2020 Focus Washington

Joe Biden coasted to blowout victories in Tuesday’s three Democratic presidential primaries, expanding his nearly unbeatable lead in the race to challenge President Donald Trump in November and increasing pressure on rival Bernie Sanders to […]

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