The COVID-19 outbreak at a local seafood processing plant has expanded. Testing of more than 100 employees at Alaska Glacier Seafoods revealed that 26 more people have the virus, according to a press release from the city and Juneau district. Nine plant employees tested positive last week. It is unclear …
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The United States faces significant long-term economic damage from the coronavirus as lawmakers discuss boosted unemployment benefits amid stubbornly high weekly jobless claims. More than 1 million Americans have filed new claims for unemployment benefits each week for the past four months. Those figures provide a grim backdrop for the …
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President TrumpDonald John Trump, Pelosi and Blumenaur condemn Trump’s “heinous abuses of power” against Oregon protesters. Federal agents deployed in Portland had no riot control training: NYT Trump administration sought to block funding for CDC, contact tracing, and testing on new relief law: MORE report in an irritable interview with …
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The economic consequences of the coronavirus pandemic are likely to worsen when authorities begin to reverse aid measures, and banks could experience “much more damage” to their balance sheets, said Piyush Gupta, executive director of the Singaporean bank DBS group. Speaking to Christine Tan, CNBC presenter “Managing Asia,” Gupta said …
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Kelli Kennedy, The Associated Press Posted Sunday, July 19, 2020 3:32 PM EDT Last Updated on Sunday, July 19, 2020 6:20 PM EDT FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – As coronavirus cases skyrocket, daily life looks very different in the sun state, where many popular beaches are closed, residents and tourists can …
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