Politics

April 3, 2020
The Latest: Bank says virus could cost world $4.1 trillion

The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can...

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April 3, 2020
Virus deaths, unemployment accelerating across Europe, US

Coronavirus deaths mounted with alarming speed in Spain, Italy and New York, the most lethal hot spot in the United States, while the outbreak has thrown 10 million Americans out...

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April 3, 2020
‘Surreal’: NY funeral homes struggle as virus deaths surge

Pat Marmo walked among 20 or so deceased in the basement of his Brooklyn funeral home, his protective mask pulled down so his pleas could be heard. “Every person there,...

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April 3, 2020
KC City Market empty since COVID-19 stay-at-home order

The Italian deli was open, two produce stands. A coffee shop reluctantly offered walk-up service through a half-shut door. Beneath an early gray sky and drizzle, the City Market was...

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April 3, 2020
KC homeless couple is laid off, tests positive for COVID-19

Every word John Price spoke was a struggle. Every breath was exhausting. Every morning he woke with a fever. It took him a week to get tested for the coronavirus....

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April 3, 2020
Missouri hospitals on a financial brink now face coronavirus

Randy Tobler says his Missouri hospital has until mid-May before it runs out of money — that's the rosy projection, anyway. Tobler, chief executive of Scotland County Hospital in northeast...

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April 3, 2020
Tokyo Games postponed could favor Missouri Olympian

Zach Garrett, a 2016 Olympic silver medalist in archery, is one of a handful of athletes in the Kansas City metro affected by the postponement of the 2020 Summer Games...

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April 3, 2020
Boost the schmooze? Trump wants tax dining deduction back

It may be an odd gesture at a time of social distancing, but President Donald Trump is leaning into his plea to Congress to restore full tax benefits prized by...

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April 3, 2020
In time of crisis, Trump-Pelosi relationship remains broken

Two of the most powerful people in Washington have not spoken in five months at a time when the nation is battling its worst health crisis in a century, one...

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April 3, 2020
Testing issues cloud scope of California’s virus outbreak

California is ramping up testing for coronavirus even as a backlog of 59,000 pending tests is growing, delaying some people from getting results for up to 12 days and leaving...

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April 3, 2020
Jobs report Friday is expected to end record hiring streak

After a record 113 straight months of hiring, the government's monthly jobs report Friday is expected to show that the American jobs machine came to a sudden halt in March...

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April 3, 2020
Watch as Zaandam and Rotterdam arrive at Port Everglades

Carnival Corporation's Holland America Line Zaandam and Rotterdam cruise ships docked at Port Everglades in Broward County, Florida, Thursday. At least nine people on board have COVID-19, 14 need hospital...

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April 3, 2020
One cruise crew member dead, 2 evacuated as coronavirus quarantines keep workers at sea

One cruise crew member has died on the Royal Caribbean-owned Celebrity Infinity ship after becoming infected with COVID-19, the company confirmed to the Miami Herald Thursday. Two additional crew members...

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April 3, 2020
‘Surreal’: NY funeral homes struggle as virus deaths surge

Pat Marmo walked among 20 or so deceased in the basement of his Brooklyn funeral home, his protective mask pulled down so his pleas could be heard. “Every person there,...

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April 3, 2020
Disney furloughing theme parks employees as coronavirus keeps parks closed indefinitely

The Walt Disney Company will be furloughing some of its employees at Disneyland and Walt Disney World starting April 19. This comes after SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment announced it would...

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April 2, 2020
Miami-Dade grocery stores told to cut crowds by 50 percent, take down salad bars

Grocery stores must implement crowd-control measures and slash capacity by half under a new emergency order by Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez that attempts to create more space between customers as...

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April 2, 2020
Ships with coronavirus patients dock in Florida

A cruise ship that had at least two passengers die of coronavirus while barred from South American ports finally docked Thursday in Florida after two weeks at sea and days...

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April 2, 2020
‘Helpless feeling’: Floridians furious over not getting through to the unemployment office

Despite its huge hospitality and tourism sectors, Florida's latest measure of first-time claims for unemployment benefits lags behind Michigan and far behind California and New York. Under normal circumstances, that'd...

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April 2, 2020
States demand ventilators as feds ration limited supply

Two weeks ago, the Pentagon promised to make as many as 2,000 military ventilators available as the federal government strains to contend with the coronavirus pandemic. As of Wednesday, less...

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April 2, 2020
Tesla’s 1Q car sales surged before pandemic shut things down

Tesla's sales of its increasingly popular electric cars got off to fast start this year, even though the company had to slam the brakes along with other major automakers last...

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April 2, 2020
Passengers aboard the Holland America Rotterdam, home at last

Rick and Wendy de Pinho of New Jersey were among passengers aboard the Holland America Rotterdam who docked on April 2, 2020 in Port Everglades, Florida. … Click to Continue...

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April 2, 2020
Navy fires captain who sought help for virus-striken ship

The captain of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier facing a growing outbreak of the coronavirus was fired Thursday by Navy leaders who said he created a panic by sending his...

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April 2, 2020
Late winter storm could bring heavy snow to Sierra, Tahoe

A late winter storm is headed for the Sierra this weekend where as much as 2 feet (60 centimeters) of snow is possible on the mountain tops around Lake Tahoe...

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April 2, 2020
Celebrity Infinity announcement to crew members regarding COVID-19

Public address announcement to the working crew and non-working crew on the Celebrity Infinity on Sunday, March 30, letting them know that crew members on board had tested positive for...

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April 2, 2020
Central Park houses hospital ward as NY races to add beds

There is a coronavirus ward in tents in Central Park. A makeshift hospital has been set up in a Manhattan convention center. Over the next few weeks, spaces including pro...

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April 2, 2020
Mexican economy may contract by 4 to 8% in 2020

Mexico's Treasury predicted Thursday that the country's economy will contract by as much as 3.9% in 2020 the face of the spreading COVID-19 pandemic, but private analysts are making even...

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April 2, 2020
You’ve just lost your job? Here’s what you need to know

Nearly 10 million Americans have lost their jobs and applied for unemployment benefits in the past two weeks — a stunning record high that reflects the near-complete shutdown of the...

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April 2, 2020
Zaandam cruise ship docks in Florida after 12 days at sea

Carnival Corporation's Holland America Line Zaandam and Rotterdam cruise ships docked at Port Everglades, Florida on April 2, 2020. … Click to Continue »

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April 2, 2020
California governor wants sales tax relief for businesses

California's governor on Thursday called for letting small businesses keep up to $50,000 in sales tax receipts for the next year as the COVID-19 outbreak has forced people to stay...

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April 2, 2020
South Carolina to give 1st responders virus address data

South Carolina public health officials are creating a statewide database of addresses of known positive COVID-19 cases, a secure tool only made available to first responders who have argued the...

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April 2, 2020
Premier League stars face backlash over pay during pandemic

The request to Premier League players from British health secretary Matt Hancock was direct: “Take a pay cut.” The swift response from the Professional Footballers' Association on Thursday: Maybe, but...

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April 2, 2020
Economic fallout mounts, worldwide cases top 1 million

The coronavirus outbreak has thrown 10 million Americans out of work in just two weeks, the swiftest, most stunning collapse the U.S. job market has ever witnessed, and economists warn...

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April 2, 2020
As Texas mayor orders closures, daughter gets COVID-19

As a suburban Dallas mayor defended his order that residents shelter at home to combat the spread of the coronavirus, he learned that his 19-year-old daughter had tested positive for...

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April 2, 2020
Zaandam cruise ship with COVID-19 on board docking in Florida after 12 days at sea

After 12 days at sea searching for a place to dock, the Zaandam cruise ship arrived at Port Everglades prepard to dock about 4 p.m. Thursday along with its sister...

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April 2, 2020
Atlético cuts player salaries by 70% during virus crisis

Atlético Madrid says it has reached an agreement with its players and coaching staff to reduce their salaries by 70% while competitions are stopped during the coronavirus pandemic. Atlético announced...

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April 2, 2020
What you need to do to get your government stimulus check

The IRS and the Treasury Department say Americans will start receiving their economic impact checks within the next few weeks. The payments are part of the $2.2 trillion rescue package...

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April 2, 2020
Patriots use team plane to help Mass., fly N95 in from China

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker found himself in need of an assist to help the state fight the coronavirus pandemic. He called on the New England Patriots. The team's private plane...

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April 2, 2020
Battling exhaustion and trolls, Fauci says he’s OK

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the country's top infectious disease expert, owns up to doing some not-so-smart things as he helps lead the White House effort to stem the spread of the...

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April 2, 2020
Boeing offers voluntary layoff play amidst virus shutdown

Boeing is offering a voluntary layoff plan to prepare for an aircraft industry that the CEO says will take time to recover from the coronavirus pandemic. CEO David Calhoun didn't...

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April 2, 2020
Why can’t even a pandemic lockdown stop Americans from being gunned down in mass shootings?

In the US, the immediate impact of Covid-19 seems to be a sharp drop in crime, except for one major category. About twice as many people have died in mass...

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