Trump administration faces pressure to buy food for the needy, avoid waste
The Trump administration is facing mounting pressure to buy more meat, dairy and produce for food banks as farmers destroy agricultural goods due to reduced restaurant demand during the coronavirus outbreak.
Washington AG sues Facebook over political ads
Washington state’s attorney general filed a second lawsuit against Facebook Inc over political ads on Tuesday, saying the social media giant once again failed to make disclosures required under the state’s campaign finance laws.
U.S. FTC tells firms flogging unproven COVID remedies to halt advertising
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Tuesday that it had sent letters to 10 companies for improperly advertising products or services to treat or prevent the new coronavirus, including one that claimed actor Christian Slater among its customers.
U.S. coronavirus death toll tops 25,000, cases exceed 600,000: Reuters tally
U.S. deaths from the novel coronavirus topped 25,400 on Tuesday, doubling in one week, according to a Reuters tally, as officials debated how to reopen the economy without reigniting the outbreak.
So far, U.S. courts rule for abortion rights during coronavirus pandemic
Texas women regained some access to abortion on Tuesday after a court blocked a state effort to limit it due to the coronavirus, showing how even conservative-leaning courts are pushing back on Republican-led efforts to change social policy in the pand…
U.S. State Department reports first coronavirus fatality among Washington staff
The U.S. State Department on Tuesday reported its first coronavirus fatality among the staff at its headquarters in Washington, bringing the total death toll in its global workforce due to the outbreak to five.
U.S. Justice Department sides with church in COVID-19 religious dispute
The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday weighed in on the potential imposition on religious rights caused by COVID-19 state shutdown orders, siding with a Mississippi church that sued the city of Greenville.
New York hospitalizations fall for first time in coronavirus pandemic: governor
The total number of people hospitalized in New York fell for the first time since the onset of the coronavirus outbreak, a further sign the state at the epicenter may be at the peak of its crisis, Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Tuesday.
Ex-Trump campaign manager Manafort seeks home confinement, as COVID-19 spreads in prisons
President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager, Paul Manafort, became the latest high-profile federal inmate to request release on home confinement due to the coronavirus outbreak, according to an April 13 letter seen by Reuters.
GM begins mass production of ventilators for U.S. government
General Motors Co said on Tuesday it has started mass production of ventilators needed to treat severely sick coronavirus patients and would deliver the first batch of the medical equipment to the United States government this month.
