Trump’s bizarre wish list Higher oil prices and negative interest
That's an extreme step that could signal desperation rather than confidence during a fragile period for the American economy. The Fed didn't venture below zero even during the 2008 crisis."You don't want to do something that is trying to help the patient but actually scares the patient and makes a recovery more difficult," Randall Kroszner,…
New Yahoo NewsYouGov coronavirus poll 59 percent of Americans say
A large majority of Americans disagree with President Trump that the nation’s battle against the coronavirus is winding down and that normal economic activity should resume sooner rather than later, according to a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll — and that divide appears to be eroding public trust in Trump’s leadership during the pandemic.As the virus…
Trump ex-campaign aide Manafort leaves prison for home amid coronavirus
(Reuters) - President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort was released from a federal prison in Pennsylvania on Wednesday to finish his sentence at home due to the coronavirus pandemic, his lawyer said, drawing fresh Democratic criticism over Justice Department actions that have benefited Trump associates.Trump’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen, imprisoned in a…
Americans stranded in India fear for their safety and wonder
A California couple who has been waiting two and a half years to adopt a child from an Indian orphanage was days away from completion when the country introduced a strict coronavirus lockdown, bringing the process to a halt. Firefighter and paramedic Michael Cannon and nurse Rose Barnes told Yahoo News they traveled to New Delhi…
China is mobilizing its global media machine in the coronavirus
But the picture has become even more confused by a torrent of propaganda, unreliable theories and deliberate misinformation being pushed for a variety of reasons.Increasingly, experts and government officials in the United States and Europe are accusing China — the country first hit by the virus — of stoking that confusion and trying to shape…
Catholics allowed to eat meat on Lenten Fridays
Some Roman Catholic bishops around the country are relieving the faithful of giving up meat on Fridays since they're already deprived of some foods and other pleasures during the coronavirus pandemic.During Lent, the about six weeks between Ash Wednesday to Holy Thursday, many Catholics practice self-denial and sacrifice as they repent their sins and pray…
New York’s coronavirus death toll passes 500, but Cuomo shares
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) on Friday announced the state's coronavirus death toll has passed 500, but he did have a bit of good news to offer.Cuomo on Friday said 519 people have died from the COVID-19 coronavirus in New York, up from 385 fatalities reported the day before."That is going to continue to…
Mexico to start reopening border region, other areas as coronavirus
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Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort to partially reopen Saturday
(CNN)President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida is telling members the club will partially reopen this weekend, and guests will need to maintain social distancing guidelines, according to an email sent to members and obtained by CNN.Guests were told that the main house, where Trump often takes up residence, along with the spa, gym and…
Michigan closes state Capitol as protesters gather against stay-at-home order
The latest protest and the Capitol's closure came two weeks after protesters, some armed, entered the building and demanded to be allowed into the legislative chambers, which have been closed due to social distancing measures. Photos from the day showed some protesters, many of whom were not wearing masks or standing more than 6 feet…