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Unemployment Claims Expected To Shatter Records – Getaka.co.in

Unemployment Claims Expected To Shatter Records  Getaka.co.in ‘Quite ominous’: Unemployment claims for last week could reach several million due to COVID-19 layoffs  USA TODAY Georgia expecting historic surge in jobless claims  Atlanta Journal Constitution Unemployment claims system overwhelmed during coronavirus pandemic  KHOU 11 Unemployment

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In Israel, where preserving life is core medical ethos, wrenching dilemmas loom

If coronavirus infections spiral, hospitals could find themselves with more patients than life-saving ventilators. Authorities should set criteria, but they won’t, experts say

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk: New York gigafactory will reopen for ventilator production

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Wednesday that the company’s factory in Buffalo, New York will open “as soon as humanly possible” to produce ventilators that are in short supply due to the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. His comments, which

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White House Considers Postponing Tariffs to Help Businesses: Live Updates

Live updates on stock market and business news during the coronavirus outbreak.

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Sick Navy Veteran Released From Iranian Prison Seeks Evacuation to U.S.

(WASHINGTON) — A Navy veteran released from an Iranian prison last week on a medical furlough says he is sick with symptoms of the coronavirus and is requesting a humanitarian evacuation to the United States for medical treatment. Michael White

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Edelstein showed us the rules of Israeli politics are changing fast

A year of political deadlock has dissolved the informal traditions that once reined in Israeli political wrangling, and brought a new surge of rage to an old constitutional dispute

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Unemployment Claims Expected To Shatter Records

Millions of Americans are expected to have filed for unemployment benefits for the first time last week — a number far above the levels seen during the depths of the Great Recession. (Image credit: Andrew Kelly/Reuters)

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U.S. Senate approves $2-trillion coronavirus economic, medical aid bill

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday unanimously passed a $2-trillion bill aimed at helping unemployed workers and industries hurt by the coronavirus pandemic, as well as providing billions of dollars to buy urgently needed medical equipment.

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New York struggles with coronavirus as US deaths top 1,000

City public health officials hunt down beds and medical equipment and put out a call for more doctors and nurses for fear the number of sick will explode in a matter of weeks

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Artificial intelligence may be how we save lives in a pandemic — but not quite yet

On December 30, researchers using artificial intelligence systems to comb through media and social platforms detected the spread of an unusual flu-like illness in Wuhan, China. It would be days before the World Health Organization released a risk assessment and

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