Tiger at NYC’s Bronx Zoo tests positive for coronavirus
Apr 06, 2020
By JENNIFER PELTZ NEW YORK (AP) — A tiger at the Bronx Zoo has tested positive for the new coronavirus, in what is believed to be the first known infection in an animal in the…
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White House moves toward promoting face masks to fight virus
Apr 03, 2020
By ZEKE MILLER and MIKE STOBBE WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 defends…
A record 6.6 million seek US jobless aid as layoffs mount
Apr 02, 2020
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER WASHINGTON (AP) — 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…
Trump says ‘life and death’ at stake in following guidelines
Apr 01, 2020
By AAMER MADHANI, KEVIN FREKING and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump warned Americans to brace for a “hell of a bad two weeks” ahead as the White House projected there could be…
How will we vote? Outbreak revives debate on mail-in ballots
Mar 31, 2020
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and RACHEL LA CORTE OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — As the coronavirus pandemic knocks primary election after primary election off schedule, Democrats argue the outbreak shows the country needs to move toward one of their…
Navy hospital ship set to arrive in NYC harbor
Mar 30, 2020
NEW YORK (AP) — A Navy hospital ship with 1,000 beds is set to arrive Monday in New York City as officials pressed for more federal help. Mayor Bill de Blasio said President Donald Trump’s…
Virus changes menus, operations as restaurants struggle
Mar 27, 2020
By DAN SEWELL CINCINNATI (AP) — In the battle to keep their New York City restaurant going despite sharp restrictions during the coronavirus outbreak, the owners of Il Posto Accanto are relying on something Beatrice…
3.3 million seek US jobless aid, nearly 5 times earlier high
Mar 26, 2020
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 3.3 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week — almost five times the previous record set in 1982 — amid a widespread economic shutdown caused by the…
White House, Congress agree on $2 trillion virus rescue bill
Mar 25, 2020
By ANDREW TAYLOR, LISA MASCARO and JONATHAN LEMIRE WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House and Senate leaders of both major political parties announced agreement early Wednesday on an unprecedented $2 trillion emergency bill to rush…
Monday: Big layoffs, bigger hirings, massive markets swings
Mar 23, 2020
The Associated Press The rapid spread of the coronavirus since it was first reported in China has dealt an unprecedented shock to the global economy. Following are business developments Monday related to the outbreak as…