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“He’s Walking the Tightrope.” How Donald Trump is Getting Out His Message on Coronavirus – TIME

“He’s Walking the Tightrope.” How Donald Trump is Getting Out His Message on Coronavirus  TIME The 37 most mind-boggling lines from Donald Trump’s Sunday coronavirus briefing  CNN The deep leadership flaw revealed by Trump touting his coronavirus press conference ratings  CNN What’s behind

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How the coronavirus’ economic toll could also affect public health

Health economists emphasize that how the U.S. responds to this crisis will affect the number of people who die not only from the virus itself, but from the side effects of an economic downturn.

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Despite pandemic, gaming is well-positioned to withstand recession

Efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19 have led to a global economic downturn, but the gaming industry is booming. With hundreds of millions of people sequestered in their homes, game usage has spiked. And while the economic repercussions will

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Hasidic community in Canada placed under lockdown after 20 diagnosed with virus

4,000 members of Tosh community quarantined after members test positive for coronavirus; outbreak believed linked to people travelling between Quebec and New York

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Ford Joins Effort to Make Ventilators: Live Business Updates

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

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Coronavirus Sweeps Through Detroit, a City That Has Seen Crisis Before

Cases of the virus were being reported around the city and in the Police Department. “Every day I drive home, I start crying,” a nurse said.

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Airbnb will pay hosts $250 million to help cover cancellations due to COVID-19

Airbnb is committing $250 million to put toward hosts who have been impacted by COVID-19. That means if a guest cancels a reservation for check-in between March 14 and May 31 due to a COVID-19-related reason, Airbnb will pay the

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Watch: White House Coronavirus Task Force Holds Briefing – NPR

Watch: White House Coronavirus Task Force Holds Briefing  NPR America’s terrible, growing coronavirus death toll makes Trump accept reality  CNN Trump says coronavirus ‘peak in death rate’ likely in 2 weeks, extends social-distancing guidelines through…  Fox News Column: The media shouldn’t muzzle Trump

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Ford, GE to produce 50,000 ventilators in 100 days

Ford Motor Co said on Monday it will produce 50,000 ventilators over the next 100 days at a plant in Michigan in cooperation with General Electric’s healthcare unit, and can then build 30,000 per month as needed to treat patients

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U.S. spies find coronavirus spread in China, North Korea, Russia hard to chart

As U.S. spy agencies seek to assemble a precise picture of the world’s coronavirus outbreaks, they are finding serious gaps in their ability to assess the situation in China, Russia and North Korea, according to five U.S. government sources familiar

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