coronavirus
Ten years after Affordable Care Act, former Obama official’s group offers COVID-19 plan
March 23, 2020Congress must act to minimize the death toll and provide financial support for many Americans facing job loss, says group headed by former Obama administration official.
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COVID-19 pandemic pushing Tokyo Olympics to 2021, not 2020
March 23, 2020The Tokyo Olympic Games have been pretty tight-lipped about canceling the games amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
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World faces virus and new Great Depression, Trump cries “Poor me!”
March 23, 2020States, hospitals, and the feds are all in competition for supplies, but Trump won't break the golden rule of capitalism: Don't touch the free market.
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Coronavirus bill: What’s there and what progressives say should be there
March 23, 2020With the first votes looming, here are key provisions that we know, so far, are in the legislation, or not.
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Amid coronavirus pandemic, Bolsonaro’s Brazil begs for Cuban doctors – after expelling them
March 23, 2020Brazil’s far-right government requested the return of thousands of Cuban doctors to help fight the coronavirus. Months ago, President Jair Bolsonaro smeared the doctors as “terrorists” and expelled them.
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