[aggregation-styles] Mother Jones In an appearance on Fox News on Sunday morning, Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) had some, well, unorthodox advice for Americans hunkered down against the coronavirus this weekend: “If you’re healthy, you and your family, it’s a great time to go out and go to a local restaurant,...
There’s a Giant Sick Leave Hole in Pelosi’s Coronavirus Bill
[aggregation-styles] The New York Times Subscription House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday night celebrated the coronavirus legislation that passed early Saturday as providing paid sick leave to American workers affected by the pandemic. She neglected to mention the fine print. In fact, the bill guarantees sick leave only to about...
Top Infectious Disease Expert Doesn't Rule out Supporting Temporary National Lockdown to Combat Coronavirus
[aggregation-styles] CNN The nation's top infectious disease expert on Sunday did not rule out supporting a temporary national lockdown of the country's restaurants and bars in order to curb the spread of coronavirus, saying he'd like to see a "dramatic" reduction in activity in order to fight the disease. Asked...
A Look at What Happens When Stocks Enter a Bear Market
Stocks' staggering skid that began less than three weeks ago has pulled Wall Street into what’s known as a bear market. The collapse fueled by uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus has officially ended the bull market for stocks that began more than a decade ago. After a string of sharp losses,...
Fresno County Declares Local Emergency After 2nd Confirmed Covid-19 Case
Fresno County has declared a local health emergency after a 2nd local case of COVID-19 was confirmed Saturday by the county Department of Public Health. In a statement, health department officials said the new case of the disease, caused by the novel coronavirus, is travel-related and was not community acquired. The...
Schools Scramble to Feed Students After Coronavirus Closures
ELK GROVE — Kiyana Esco needs free school lunches and breakfasts to feed her six children. But with schools shutting down over coronavirus concerns, she’s scrambling to pick up the meals, care for her kids and keep her job. Esco, a single mother who was just promoted to manager at...
Iran Asks for Billions in Loans as Virus Death Toll Climbs
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran said Thursday it asked the International Monetary Fund for a $5 billion loan to fight the coronavirus, the first time since the 1979 Islamic Revolution that it has sought such assistance, in a staggering admission of how fragile its economy has become amid the epidemic and...
Movie Theaters, for Now, Stay Open Nationwide
NEW YORK — Movie theaters have long acted as a refuge in times of war and recession. Their screens have flickered virtually unabated for the last century. But the coronavirus presents a rare case and an acute crisis for a medium already under threat by the advent of streaming services....
Brave New World: Wartime Tactics Against Coronavirus Foe
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump declared the coronavirus pandemic a national emergency Friday, as deaths from the disease accelerated across Europe and nations around the world warned of nearly wartime measures to contain the outbreak. “We will defeat this threat,” he said in a White House press conference. “When America...
Delta Slashes Flights by 40% as Virus Cripples Global Travel
Delta Air Lines will cut passenger-carrying capacity by 40% to deal with a nosedive in travel demand, and it is talking to the White House and Congress about assistance to get through a downturn caused by the new coronavirus. The 40% cut in capacity is the largest in Delta's history,...