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Trump Sees Limits of Presidency in Avoiding Blame
Monday, April 06, 2020 6:00 AM
President Donald Trump is confronting the most dangerous crisis a U.S. leader has faced this century as the coronavirus spreads and a once-vibrant economy falters. As the turmoil deepens, the choices he makes in the critical weeks ahead will shape his reelection prospects, legacy and the character of the nation. The early fallout is sobering. In the White House’s best-case scenario, more ...
Surgeon General Warns US of `Saddest Week'
Sunday, April 05, 2020 10:25 AM
Surgeon General Jerome Adams offered some of the starkest warnings yet Sunday as he braced Americans for the worsening fallout from the new coronavirus, warning “this is going to be the hardest and the saddest week of most Americans’ lives, quite frankly." The number of people infected in the U.S. has exceeded 300,000, with the death toll climbing past 8,400; more than 3,500 of ...
‘Lean On Me’ Singer Bill Withers Dies at 81
Friday, April 03, 2020 10:26 AM
Bill Withers, who wrote and sang a string of soulful songs in the 1970s that have stood the test of time, including “ Lean on Me, ” “Lovely Day” and “Ain’t No Sunshine,” has died from heart complications, his family said in a statement to The Associated Press. He was 81. The three-time Grammy Award winner, who withdrew from making music in the ...
Kroger Stores Implement Coronavirus Measures
Friday, April 03, 2020 6:19 AM
If you shop at Kroger, you will see some changes in response to the coronavirus pandemic that store employees hope will keep customers safer as they shop. Kroger Chairman and CEO Rodney McMullen says stores are adding plexiglass partitions at all check lanes, pharmacy counters and Starbucks registers. They are also adding decals to help with social distancing at check lanes and other ...
Trump Moves Toward Promoting More Mask Use
Thursday, April 02, 2020 11:47 PM
The Trump administration is formalizing new guidance to recommend that many Americans wear face coverings in an effort to slow the spread of the new coronavirus, as the president is aggressively defending his response to the public health crisis. The recommendations, still being finalized Thursday, were expected to apply to those who live in areas hard-hit by community transmission of the ...
Lowe's to Give Pay Raises, Close Stores Earlier
Thursday, April 02, 2020 6:26 PM
Lowe's store employees will be getting pay raises and stores will be closing earlier as part of corporate changes announced Thursday. A press release says all full-time, part-time, and seasonal employees at stores, contact centers and along the supply chain in the U.S. and Canada will temporarily receive $2 more per hour during April.  Marvin Ellison, Lowe’s president and CEO, ...
A Record 6.6 Million Seek US Jobless Aid
Thursday, April 02, 2020 8:00 AM
More than 6.6 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week — doubling a record high set just one week earlier — a sign that layoffs are accelerating in the midst of the coronavirus. The stunning report Thursday from the Labor Department showed that job cuts are mounting against the backdrop of economies in the United States and abroad that have almost certainly sunk ...
Trump Resists National Quarantine
Wednesday, April 01, 2020 11:25 AM
Even as he warns of a grim few weeks ahead with tens of thousands of Americans likely killed by the new coronavirus, President Donald Trump is resisting issuing a national stay-at-home order to stem the spread of the disease. Trump said earlier this week that he and members of his administration have discussed issuing a stay-at-home order but it was “pretty unlikely” for now. ...
Walmart to Begin Checking Employees' Temperatures
Wednesday, April 01, 2020 7:05 AM
Walmart has announced the company will begin taking employees' temperatures in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. Store officials said in a press release they will be checking the temperatures of employees as they report to work in stores, clubs and facilities, as well as asking them some basic questions. The company says it is in the process of sending infrared thermometers to all locations, ...
McConnell: Impeachment Diverted Focus from Virus
Tuesday, March 31, 2020 11:43 AM
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says President Donald Trump's impeachment trial distracted the federal government from paying attention to the novel coronavirus as it reached the United States in January. McConnell, a Kentucky Republican, told conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt on Tuesday that the deadly virus "came up while we were tied down on the impeachment trial. And I think it ...

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