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Coronavirus deaths projected to rise, Trump administration report says
Transporter Morgan Dean-McMillan prepares the body of a COVID-19 victim at a morgue in Montgomery county, Maryland on April 17, 2020. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images The Trump administration projects that the number of coronavirus deaths will increase to about 3,000 each day by early June, The New York Times reported Monday, citing …
McConnell, Pelosi decline Trump administration offer of rapid coronavirus tests as states loosen lockdown orders
The Capitol’s attending physician, Brian Monahan, had told Senate staffers Thursday that limited testing capacity meant only lawmakers and staff with symptoms could get tested, and that they would need to wait several days for results. The tests offered by the Trump administration could have allowed lawmakers and some staffers to preemptively check for the …
‘They’re Killing Us,’ Texas Residents Say of Public Health and Environmental Rollbacks – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
Danielle Nelson’s best monitor for the emissions billowing out of the oil refineries and chemical plants surrounding her home: The heaving chest of her 9-year-old asthmatic son. On some nights, the boy’s chest shudders as he fights for breath in his sleep. Nelson suspects the towering plants and refineries are to blame, rising like a …
Trump administration, congressional leaders near deal on virus aid that includes major boost for small businesses
Mnuchin said on CNN he hoped to see the agreement pass the Senate on Monday and the House on Tuesday. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) also expressed optimism a deal was near, with Schumer saying he was “very hopeful we could come to an agreement tonight or …
Coronavirus live updates: Treasury orders Trump’s name printed on stimulus checks; administration suspends WHO funding
LONDON — One week ago, 99-year-old army veteran Tom Moore set himself a £1,000 ($1,250) fundraising target for Britain’s National Health System as it battles the country’s severe coronavirus outbreak. To raise the money, he would undertake 100 laps of his 25-meter garden using his walker. The plan was to split the laps into chunks …
The Trump administration has many coronavirus task forces ? but still no plan for beating the pandemic
And there is also the “doctors group,” a previously unreported offshoot of the original task force that huddles daily to discuss medical and public health issues, created in part to push back against demands the health experts view as too reckless. In theory, the small flock of task forces are all working toward the same …
Health officials bearish on administration effort to open economy by May
But his most recent comments Friday represent a more conspicuous break with other senior administration officials who have been increasingly outspoken regarding their desire to reopen the U.S. economy as it tumbles further into recession and notches historic unemployment numbers. White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow told POLITICO Tuesday it was possible to restart the …
Trump administration tells states to step up as governors plead for aid
“It literally is a global jungle that we’re competing in now,” Gov. Asa Hutchinson of Arkansas, a Republican, said on “Meet the Press” on Sunday. “I’d like to see a better way, but that’s the reality in which we are.” Gov. J.B. Pritzker of Illinois blasted Trump in an interview on CNN’s “State of the …
NMC Health says it opposes administration filing
NMC Health PLC said Monday that it has been informed that Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC has filed an application for the appointment of administrators to NMC, and that a hearing is due to be held on April 9. The U.K.-listed, United Arab Emirates-focused hospital operator, said that it is in talks with the bank …
Trump administration to roll back fuel efficiency standards
But it’s a move that will have large environmental consequences and weaken former President Barack Obama’s efforts to combat the climate crisis. The finalized rule, prepared by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Transportation, was unveiled Tuesday. The rule calls for fuel economy and emission standards to increase by 1.5% annually, rather than …
