Factbox: What’s in the coronavirus U.S. stimulus bill?
Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Trump administration are close to a deal on a coronavirus economic aid package, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told reporters Friday morning.
Congress, White House close in on coronavirus aid bill as U.S. closures loom
House Democrats and the Trump administration are close to a deal on a coronavirus economic aid package, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Friday, with a vote in the House of Representatives expected late…
Trump to discuss coronavirus testing with lab company executives – sources
U.S. President Donald Trump is set to meet on Friday with major laboratory company executives to discuss efforts to ramp up testing for the coronavirus, two sources briefed on the matter said, as the outbreak in the country widened.
U.S. communities must act ‘proportionately’ on coronavirus: Fauci
U.S. communities must take proportionate measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, the nation’s top infectious disease official said on Friday as the United States sought to mitigate the impact of the illness.
FDA allows emergency use of lab-developed coronavirus tests in New York
The New York State Department of Health can authorize certain laboratories to begin testing for the coronavirus, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday.
U.S. health agency to fund two diagnostic tests for coronavirus
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said http://bit.ly/39So6Wc on Friday it would provide funding to two diagnostic tests that may detect respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus in about an hour.
Fauci: U.S. communities need to take proportionate measures, more tests coming
U.S. communities need to take proportionate measures to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus, the nation’s top infectious disease official said on Friday, adding that he expects to see testing availability ramp up within a week.
Trump: coronavirus testing will soon happen on ‘large scale’, ‘red tape’ cut
President Donald Trump said on Friday morning that coronavirus testing in the United States will soon happen on a large scale, but did not provide any details on how that would be accomplished.
Canadian businessman to plead guilty in U.S. college admissions scandal
A Canadian businessman who once played professional football pleaded guilty on Friday to participating in a vast U.S. college admissions cheating and fraud scheme in order to rig the results of his sons’ SAT exams.
Debate offers Biden, Sanders a chance to bridge Democratic Party’s divide
After all the rancor of the Democratic presidential race, front-runner Joe Biden has a chance in Sunday’s debate to extend an olive branch to rival Bernie Sanders and his fervent liberal supporters in a bid for party unity before the general election f…
