November 13, 2020
The savings reach $2 trillion, or roughly 10% of the economy. With a successful vaccine, all that money could be steered toward spending, according to economist Ian Shepherdson, ushering in what he calls the “Biden Boom” by the time spring arrives. “President-elect Biden is arriving in Washington at the right time,” said Shepherdson, who’s the …
November 13, 2020
The United States reported another record one-day spike in Covid-19 cases on Thursday as the outbreak grows more severe and overwhelms some hospitals. The country reported more than 153,400 new cases on Thursday, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. That’s the third-straight record one-day spike in cases in the U.S and has pushed …
November 12, 2020
(CNN)The Covid-19 crisis in America is so dire now, international aid workers have arrived to help.”This is a humanitarian disaster — probably one of the worst stories I’ve covered in my career here at CNN,” the network’s Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta said Thursday.Workers from Doctors Without Borders are trying to help the US …
November 9, 2020
The United States is on track to surpass 10 million coronavirus cases on Monday, just 10 days after hitting 9 million. Anthony S. Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said Monday that the interim vaccine results posted by Pfizer and BioNTech were good news and could mean that the United States is …
November 5, 2020
Months ago, the notion of the United States recording more than 100,000 coronavirus infections in a single day seemed inconceivable. But surging caseloads in nearly every state pushed the tally to a record 104,004 new infections Wednesday — and that wasn’t even the day’s biggest news story. As Americans anxiously waited to find out who …
October 29, 2020
BERLIN/PARIS (Reuters) – Germany decided to shut bars and restaurants for a month on Wednesday and France prepared to tighten controls on movement as the coronavirus surged across Europe and financial markets tumbled at the likely cost of a second lockdown. Source: Germany and France prepare new lockdowns as COVID sweeps Europe | Reuters
...October 13, 2020
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Accused conspirators charged in a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer also discussed “taking” Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, an FBI agent testified at a court hearing Tuesday. During the hearing here in Grand Rapids to discuss the charges filed last week against members of a self-proclaimed militia accused of plotting …
October 3, 2020
President Trump has received two experimental coronavirus treatments, according to his physician: an “antibody cocktail” and remdesivir. Other lowlights: “Going welI, I think! Thank you to all. LOVE!!!” Trump tweeted from the hospital shortly before midnight. His physician said in a statement late Friday that “the President is doing very well” and “is not requiring any supplemental oxygen.” Kellyanne …
October 2, 2020
US President Donald Trump is being taken to hospital less than 24 hours after testing positive for coronavirus. The White House said the decision to transport him to Walter Reed National Military Medical Centre was taken “out of an abundance of caution”. Mr Trump began exhibiting “mild symptoms” of Covid-19 on Thursday after disclosing that …