U.S. financial regulators start contingency planning as virus reaches Washington
U.S. financial regulators are preparing contingency arrangements, including travel restrictions and home-working, to ensure they can effectively oversee the financial markets as the coronavirus closes in on the U.S. capital.
Love speaks through glass panes at coronavirus facility
A family’s love overcame physical barriers at the Life Care Center of Kirkland, the long-term care facility linked to several confirmed coronavirus cases in Washington state.
U.S. pumps $8.3 billion into coronavirus battle as more states report cases
A bill signed by President Donald Trump on Friday will provide $8.3 billion to bolster the country’s capacity to test for coronavirus and fund other measures to stem an outbreak that has now killed 15 Americans and hit 22 states, with Pennsylvania, Ind…
Union tells Trump administration to take coronavirus seriously for government workers
A union representing U.S. government employees called on the Trump administration on Friday “to take the coronavirus seriously” for federal workers, especially those working in areas directly impacted by the outbreak.
Washington state announces new coronavirus death, 15th in U.S.
A hospital in Washington state said on Friday that a 12th person had died there from coronavirus, bringing to 15 the total deaths from the respiratory illness in the United States.
Michigan to sanitize voting booths, machines amid coronavirus fears
Officials in Michigan are telling election clerks to repeatedly sanitize voting booths, touchscreen machines, pencils and other equipment ahead of Tuesday’s Democratic primary, amid concerns about the impact of coronavirus on the 2020 presidential cont…
Guidance lacking from Trump administration for mass transit to combat outbreak
U.S. transit system operators have received little guidance from the Trump administration on issues ranging from cleaning trains, buses and ferries to combat the spread of coronavirus to what to do if a shutdown of their commuter networks is required.
U.S. excludes Chinese face masks, medical gear from tariffs as coronavirus spreads
The U.S. Trade Representative’s office in recent days granted exclusions from import tariffs for dozens of medical products imported from China, including face masks, hand sanitizing wipes and examination gloves, filings with the agency showed on Frida…
Virginia passes bill to achieve 100% carbon-free power by 2045
The Virginia Legislature passed a bill on Friday that puts the state on a path to 100% clean energy by 2045 as part of the commonwealth’s effort to reduce its impact on climate change.
Americans divided on party lines over risk from coronavirus: Reuters/Ipsos poll
Americans who now find themselves politically divided over seemingly everything are now forming two very different views of another major issue: the dangers of the new coronavirus.
