Amtrak to lose $700 million in fiscal 2020 even after coronavirus support
U.S. national railroad Amtrak, which received $1 billion in emergency funding this month from Congress, said on Thursday it expects to lose at least $700 million in operating earnings in this budget year due to the effects of the coronavirus.
U.S. Treasury mulls coronavirus loan to force Postal Service rate changes: Washington Post
The Treasury Department is mulling using a potential $10 billion emergency coronavirus loan to the U.S. Postal Service to force changes in how it does business, including what it charges for packages, the Washington Post reported on Thursday citing two…
U.S. House looks set to pass $500 billion coronavirus bill and oversight panel
The U.S. House of Representatives looked poised to pass a $484 billion coronavirus relief bill on Thursday, funding small businesses and hospitals and pushing the total spending response to the crisis to an unprecedented nearly $3 trillion.
U.S. CDC reports 828,441 coronavirus cases, 46,379 deaths
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday reported 828,441 cases of the novel coronavirus, an increase of 25,858 from its previous count, and said the number of deaths had risen by 1,804 to 46,379.
$484 billion coronavirus bill nears passage in U.S. House
A $484 billion coronavirus-response bill appeared headed to final passage on Thursday as a wide margin of U.S. House of Representatives members voted in favor of the bill.
In win for Trump, U.S. Supreme Court makes deporting immigrants for crimes easier
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday made it easier for federal authorities to deport certain immigrants who have committed crimes in a victory for President Donald Trump’s administration.
Exclusive: Poll signals strengthening support for Biden over Trump in three battleground states
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Lawyers for ousted U.S. health official say he will file whistleblower complaint
Lawyers for the ousted director of a U.S. agency responsible for the development of drugs to fight the COVID-19 pandemic said on Thursday he will file a whistleblower’s complaint with two government offices over his reassignment.
U.S. coronavirus deaths top 49,000, averaging 2,000 lives lost a day: Reuters tally
U.S. coronavirus deaths topped 49,000 on Thursday as the number of lives lost in April rises by an average of 2,000 a day, according to a Reuters tally.
New York survey suggests 2.7 million in state may have coronavirus antibodies
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Thursday a preliminary survey found that nearly 14% tested positive for antibodies against the novel coronavirus, suggesting that as many as 2.7 million New Yorkers may have been infected with the disease.
