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African countries shut doors against Europe, America to combat coronavirus

African countries shut doors against Europe, America to combat coronavirus

Lagos, Nigeria – Africa has so far recorded relatively few coronavirus cases compared to the rest of the world, but governments across the continent are… Read More ›

UK departs from world in virus response, draws criticism

UK departs from world in virus response, draws criticism

Strategy based on presumption that most people will eventually get virus, and that severe measures unlikely to work; former health secretary concerned by lack of… Read More ›

Fed slashes main interest rate to near zero in historic move designed to cushion economic blow of coronavirus pandemic

Fed slashes main interest rate to near zero in historic move designed to cushion economic blow of coronavirus pandemic

  The Federal Reserve slashed its main interest rates to near zero in an emergency move. It’s part of a broader government effort to ease… Read More ›

Apple Temporarily Shuts Stores Worldwide To Fight Virus

Apple Temporarily Shuts Stores Worldwide To Fight Virus

  LONDON (AP) — Tech giant Apple is closing its stores outside of China for two weeks and will only sell online as part of… Read More ›

New Jersey town urges people to self-quarantine as US coronavirus cases top 2,800

New Jersey town urges people to self-quarantine as US coronavirus cases top 2,800

As the number of US coronavirus cases passed 2,800 on Saturday, authorities in Teaneck, New Jersey, concerned with a rapid increase of cases, are urging… Read More ›

Talking To Kids About Virus? Experts Say Be Calm And Honest

Talking To Kids About Virus? Experts Say Be Calm And Honest

  NEW YORK (AP) – It was a routine game of schoolyard tag — except the children had dubbed this version “coronavirus.” The kids ran… Read More ›

The Pentagon says it ‘wishes to reconsider’ the award to Microsoft of the $10 billion JEDI cloud computing contract

The Pentagon says it ‘wishes to reconsider’ the award to Microsoft of the $10 billion JEDI cloud computing contract

  The Pentagon on Thursday in a court filing said it “wishes to reconsider” its decision to award the $10 billion JEDI cloud computing contract… Read More ›

Trump says he’s suspending travel from Europe to US, though citizens and others are exempt

Trump says he’s suspending travel from Europe to US, though citizens and others are exempt

  Washington – President Donald Trump said Wednesday he was sharply restricting travel to the United States from more than two dozen European countries, a… Read More ›

Economic Remedies Abound In Crisis, But Can They Deliver?

Economic Remedies Abound In Crisis, But Can They Deliver?

  WASHINGTON (AP) — The government has a palette of options it can use to shore up an economy imperiled by anxiety over the coronavirus… Read More ›

CDC: Older Americans should consider stocking up on food and medications and avoid venturing out as coronavirus spreads

CDC: Older Americans should consider stocking up on food and medications and avoid venturing out as coronavirus spreads

  In a media briefing on Monday about the novel coronavirus, Dr. Nancy Messonnier focused on making recommendations for people at a higher risk of getting… Read More ›

Trump Says White House To Seek Possible Payroll Tax Relief Amid Virus Outbreak

Trump Says White House To Seek Possible Payroll Tax Relief Amid Virus Outbreak

  WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump said Monday his administration will ask Congress to pass payroll tax relief, as he looks to calm financial… Read More ›

Head of the New York/New Jersey port authority has coronavirus, governor says

Head of the New York/New Jersey port authority has coronavirus, governor says

The head of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has tested positive for coronavirus, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday. Executive… Read More ›

Oil plummets 31% in biggest drop since Gulf War as Saudi cuts spark all-out price war

Oil plummets 31% in biggest drop since Gulf War as Saudi cuts spark all-out price war

  Oil markets tumbled the most in decades overnight on Sunday. The sell-off was fueled by sinking demand due to coronavirus concerns. This was the… Read More ›

Israel mulls quarantine for travelers from NY, California and Washington

Israel mulls quarantine for travelers from NY, California and Washington

AIPAC attendees arriving home after March 5 also require isolation. Three conference attendees have been diagnosed with COVID-19, two from New York and one from… Read More ›

First Lady Pushes Back Against Critics Of Her Tennis Tweet

First Lady Pushes Back Against Critics Of Her Tennis Tweet

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Melania Trump pushed back Saturday after photos she tweeted of herself overseeing a White House construction project generated an… Read More ›

Coronavirus quarantine hotel collapses in China, trapping 70 people

Coronavirus quarantine hotel collapses in China, trapping 70 people

Shanghai – Search and rescue efforts continued Sunday after a hotel collapsed in southeastern China on Saturday, trapping about 70 people, officials in the city… Read More ›

The White House balks at recession fears as coronavirus outbreak hits US economy

The White House balks at recession fears as coronavirus outbreak hits US economy

  The coronavirus outbreak has threatened to upend the longest US expansion in history. But President Donald Trump has so far steered clear of stimulus… Read More ›

PA on lockdown as coronavirus suspected in Bethlehem-area

PA on lockdown as coronavirus suspected in Bethlehem-area

Palestinian Health Ministry bans visitors from entering its West Bank territories, shutters all schools, mosques and churches in Jesus’ traditional birthplace after virus discovered at… Read More ›

FDA Bans Shock Device Used On Mentally Disabled Patients

FDA Bans Shock Device Used On Mentally Disabled Patients

  WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal officials on Wednesday banned electrical shock devices used to discourage aggressive, self-harming behavior in patients with mental disabilities. The announcement… Read More ›

10 lessons from Asia on how to live with a coronavirus outbreak

10 lessons from Asia on how to live with a coronavirus outbreak

Since the novel coronavirus outbreak began in China last December, it has spread across the world and now threatens to become a global pandemic. The… Read More ›