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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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Trump Presses for $1 Trillion Stimulus

March 18, 2020 Focus Washington

The Trump administration pressed on Tuesday for enactment of a $1 trillion stimulus package, possibly to include $1,000 direct payments to individual Americans, to blunt the economic pain from a coronavirus outbreak that has killed […]

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LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Biden Maintains Primary Leads – Trump Wins Florida, Biden Wins Ohio, Arizona – Tuesday Trivia

March 17, 2020 John Ganjei

Your Daily Polling Update for Tuesday, March 17, 2020 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 44%Down 1 from yesterday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on five polls, ranging from 42% (Reuters) to 46% (WSJ-NBC, Rasmussen). Without […]

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US and China will meet for the first time at a high level since Russia's attack on Ukraine as Biden tries to get Beijing's help with the war.

China Expels American Journalists Over Escalating Spat With U.S.

March 17, 2020 Focus Washington

China announced early on Wednesday that it was retaliating against U.S. restrictions on Chinese journalists, with actions that include rescinding the press credentials of American correspondents with the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and […]

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Wall Street Rebounds From Monday’s Crash

March 17, 2020 Focus Washington

Wall Street rebounded on Tuesday, following its steepest declines since the 1987 crash, as the Federal Reserve took more steps to boost liquidity in a market sapped by business and travel disruptions in the wake […]

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Trump Wants to Send Americans $1,000 Checks to Relieve Economic Shock

March 17, 2020 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump announced a plan on Tuesday to send money to Americans immediately to ease the economic shock from the coronavirus crisis and said military-style hospitals will likely be deployed to virus hot zones […]

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Musk Told Tesla Employees in Memo to Stay Home If Unwell

March 17, 2020 Focus Washington

Tesla’s Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk sent employees an email on Monday telling them to stay at home if they felt ill or uncomfortable, two people who saw the memo told Reuters. “I’d like to […]

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Uber Suspends Pooled Rides in U.S., Canada to Limit Coronavirus Spread

March 17, 2020 Focus Washington

Uber Technologies Inc on Tuesday began suspending shared rides on its ride-hailing platform in the United States and Canada to limit the spread of the coronavirus, Reuters reported. The pooled option, which allows riders to […]

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Iran Temporarily Releases 85,000 Prisoners, Including Political Ones, Amid Coronavirus

March 17, 2020 Focus Washington

Iran has temporarily freed about 85,000 prisoners, including political prisoners in response to the coronavirus epidemic, a judiciary spokesman said on Tuesday, Reuters reported. The death toll in Iran from the coronavirus has reached 853 […]

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Trump Changes Tone, Gets Real on Virus Threat

March 17, 2020 Focus Washington

He called on the country to come together. He warned of pain to come. And he deferred to the nation’s public health experts while at least momentarily putting aside petty squabbling, The Associated Press reported. […]

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Justice Department to Drop Case against Russian Companies Indicted in Mueller Probe

March 17, 2020 Focus Washington

The U.S. Justice Department has moved to drop its case against 13 Russian nationals and three Russian entities who were indicted as part of the former special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russia’s interference in […]

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With Cease-Fire in Place, Syrians Return for Belongings, but Not to Stay

March 17, 2020 Focus Washington

Families sifted through the bombed-out ruins of their shops and homes on Thursday in the front-line Syrian town of Balyoun, using a fragile cease-fire between Russia and Turkey to retrieve their belongings but voicing little […]

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LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Coronavirus, Life Changes – The Economy, Investments – Debate – Arizona

March 16, 2020 John Ganjei

Your Daily Polling Update for Monday, March 16, 2020 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 45%Same as Friday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on five polls, ranging from 42% (Reuters) to 47% (Rasmussen). Without these extremes, […]

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Turkey Shuts Cafes to Halt Coronavirus Spread as Cases Jump to 47

March 16, 2020 Focus Washington

Turkey will temporarily close cafes, sports and entertainment venues and is suspending mass prayers in mosques in an effort to contain the spread of the coronavirus, as the number of confirmed cases rose to 47, […]

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Pompeo Delivered ‘Strong U.S. Objections’ to Beijing Over COVID-19 Accusations

March 16, 2020 Focus Washington

A war of words between China and the United States showed no signs of let up on Monday, with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in a phone call with a top Chinese diplomat expressing […]

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Man beats lumber store employee over mask rule

Surgeon General Warns Situation is Critical, Could Turn out Like Italy

March 16, 2020 Focus Washington

Surgeon General Jerome Adams has stated that the situation in the U.S. is reaching a “critical inflection point” amid the coronavirus outbreak, adding that “there’s every chance that we could be Italy” if people don’t follow […]

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Stocks Crashing with Federal Reserve’s Drastic Measures

March 16, 2020 Focus Washington

U.S. stock market has noticed a plunge following the drastic new measures taken by the Federal Reserve on Sunday in a move to stabilize the economy and financial markets amid the coronavirus pandemic. According to […]

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Lockdowns and Entry Bans Imposed Around the World to Fight Coronavirus

March 16, 2020 Focus Washington

France and Spain joined Italy in imposing lockdowns on tens of millions of people, Australia ordered self-isolation of arriving foreigners and other countries extended entry bans as the world sought to contain the spreading coronavirus, […]

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Few U.S. Shale Firms Can Withstand Prolonged Oil Price War

March 16, 2020 Focus Washington

For the last five years, U.S. shale oil producers have been battling suppliers for lower costs and running equipment and crews hard to drive drilling costs down by about $20 a barrel, Reuters informs. The […]

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Coronavirus Hits New York, Los Angeles as Bars and Theaters Forced to Close

March 16, 2020 Focus Washington

Bars, restaurants, theaters and movie houses in New York and Los Angeles were ordered to shut down to combat the spread of the coronavirus pandemic as central banks around the world took aggressive steps to […]

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Member of Iranian Clerical Assembly Dies From Virus

March 16, 2020 Focus Washington

A 78-year-old member of the Iranian clerical body that chooses the country’s supreme leader has died from the illness caused by the new coronavirus, news agencies reported Monday. He was the latest of several senior […]

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Asia Urges Vigilance to Keep Hard-Won Gains Against Virus

March 16, 2020 Focus Washington

As millions of people in Europe, the United States and beyond began holing up at home, stocking up on supplies and keeping a wary eye on how close they get to friends and neighbors, the […]

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Syrians in Idlib Fear End Nearing

March 16, 2020 Focus Washington

“There’s nothing now. Nothing at all,” said Yasser Aboud, as he looked away from his family’s few remaining belongings, dumped on the floor of the bare single room that would now be their home in […]

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House Passes Coronavirus Relief Bill, Sending it to Senate

March 15, 2020 Focus Washington

The House approved a coronavirus relief plan early Saturday after hours of talks between Democrats and the Trump administration on how to blunt the economic damage of the global pandemic, CNBC informed. The chamber approved […]

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