Paris (CNN) – Above every table in the Chez L’Ami Jean bistro in Paris is a garden bucket full of disposable hand wipes and huge bottles of hand sanitizer. At the entrance to the Galeries Lafayette luxury department store, security guards acting as hygiene inspectors pump generous drops of disinfectant …
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Unemployment claims totaled 1.48 million last week as unemployment related to the coronavirus pandemic remained stubbornly high, though those who received benefits fell below 20 million for the first time in two months. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones expected 1.35 million claims. While the weekly figures remained high and were …
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Image copyright AFP Screenshot Morro’s castle in Havana, Cuba, was enveloped in the mist of the dust cloud. A huge cloud of Saharan dust has darkened the skies over parts of the Caribbean. Dust has been moving from Africa over the Atlantic Ocean. On Sunday he arrived in Puerto Rico …
Read More »For the Trump coffee chain, heralded as a payroll bailout model, anxious days after federal funds run out
President Donald Trump invited the owners and some staff members of a family-owned coffee chain that employs adults with disabilities to the White House in April to be announced as the best face of the Paycheck Protection Program, the federal bailout aimed at helping small businesses survive the dire economic …
Read More »Trump, Congress floats a second round of stimulus payments. This is how they could look
Instead, the Trump administration is pushing for a more limited approach. He is more likely to win Republican support in Congress, where lawmakers are expected to consider another economic spending bill in late July. “There are a lot of discussions going on. Probably, we would like to focus on those …
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