Exclusive: U.S. considers discouraging some travelers from cruises – sources
The United States is considering ways to discourage U.S. travelers from taking cruises as part of a broader Trump administration effort to limit the spread of coronavirus, according to four officials familiar with the situation.
House panel seeks rehearing over White House counsel subpoena fight
The U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee on Friday asked a federal appeals court to reconsider a ruling that prevented the panel from compelling a former Senior White House lawyer to testify about his role in President Donald Trump’s effor…
Coronavirus cases in New York state increases to 33, governor says
The number of people in New York state who have tested positive for the coronavirus has increased by 11 to 33, governor Andrew Cuomo said on Friday.
WHO urges countries to make containing coronavirus ‘highest priority’
All countries should make containing the outbreak of COVID-19 their top priority, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday, pointing to Iran “national action plan” to combat one of the world’s worst outbreaks after a slow start.
Trump signs $8.3 billion bill to fight coronavirus, expand testing
U.S. President Donald Trump signed a bill on Friday allocating $8.3 billion to bolster the country’s capacity to test for the new coronavirus and fund other measures to stem an outbreak that has now infected some 100,000 people worldwide.
Exclusive: U.S. considering discouraging some travelers from cruises – sources
The United States is considering ways to discourage U.S. travelers from taking cruises as part of a broader Trump administration effort to limit the spread of coronavirus, according to four officials familiar with the situation.
U.S. CDC reports 213 coronavirus cases, including those under investigation
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday reported 65 more cases of coronavirus in the country, which includes cases reported by individual states that were yet to be confirmed by the agency.
Ex-inspector general at U.S. Department of Homeland Security indicted for stealing government property
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s former top watchdog, tasked with rooting out waste, fraud and abuse, was indicted on Friday on charges he plotted to steal the government’s proprietary software and confidential databases to boost his private …
‘Fear of the unknown’: U.S. pregnant women worried by lack of virus research
After the first two cases of the novel coronavirus in the state of Georgia were confirmed this week, Leigh Creel, who is 20 weeks pregnant and lives outside Atlanta, made a nervous phone call to her doctor to ask about the risk to her and her fetus.
U.S. biofuel credits slump on expectation EPA will appeal refinery waiver ruling
U.S. renewable fuel credits fell more than 15% on Friday, traders said, after news the Trump administration plans to appeal a federal court decision that cast doubt on a program exempting small oil refineries from biofuel blending laws.
