WASHINGTON (Reuters) – During a blue sky moment in 2018 near the end of a decade-long economic expansion, it was the United States that helped propel the world as additional cash from tax cuts and spending by the government flowed through national funds and global markets FILE PHOTO: A 3D …
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(Reuters) – Global coronavirus infections passed 14 million on Friday, according to a Reuters count, marking the first time there has been an increase of 1 million cases in less than 100 hours. Volunteer Cindy Trevino delivers bread and cakes to a resident, affected by the economic consequences of the …
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Florida hit another sinister record, with 156 deaths from the virus, and health officials reported a staggering 13,965 new cases. South Carolina confirmed 69 deaths, more than double any other day. In Louisiana, where authorities thought they had contained the virus earlier this year only to become a hot spot …
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Text size Mladen Antonov / AFP / Getty Images As the new coronavirus pandemic continues in the U.S., people yearn for a victory after Washington’s spectacular failures to secure adequate supplies of test kits and personal protective equipment. Success depends on whether any of the candidates for the fast-track Covid-19 …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Tuesday praised US police departments and downplayed police violence against blacks, saying “more white people” are killed by police officers. During a CBS News interview, the Republican president was asked why blacks continued to die at the hands of law enforcement. “And also …
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