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Timeline: Early testing failures and Trump inaction crippled U.S. coronavirus response
March 25, 2020“They took this as business as usual...the messaging from the White House was ‘this is not a big deal, this is no worse than the flu.’" By then, it was too late.
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Venezuela announces 6-month rent suspension, guarantees workers’ wages, bans lay-offs
March 24, 2020Maduro assured the population that the system has “all the necessary” medical supplies to contain the virus, highlighting recent international aid from China, Cuba, and Russia.
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After tugging, Congress and Trump agree on $2 trillion stimulus bill
March 24, 2020Democrats used their leverage two ways to force Trump to yield to their key demand.
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Trump on coronavirus: Time for Americans to get back to work
March 24, 2020Leading Texas Republican says seniors should be OK with dying if that’s what it takes to save the economy.
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AFT’s Weingarten, union nurses: Force firms to produce life-saving devices
March 24, 2020“Why should the supplies be controlled by the market, not by the government?” Weingarten asked.
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