"Giant hug": Structures go blue to thank pandemic front line workers
Hundreds of facilities from coast-to-coast took part and organizers hope it was the first of many such tributes.
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Second Cook County Jail inmate dies after positive test for virus
Facility is considered one of the biggest COVID-19 hotspots in the nation.
Coronavirus updates from April 9, 2020
New York reported its highest single-day death toll for the third day in a row.
Judge rejects release of vulnerable Cook County Jail inmates
Cook County Jail is experiencing one of the largest outbreaks from a single location in the country.
Bipartisan lawmakers make another push for remote voting
Congressional leaders still oppose the idea.
"I literally feel like I failed my dad": Surgeon's parents get COVID-19
California physician Greg Mundis feels paralyzed. His father has been on a ventilator for three weeks at a hospital. His mother was treated right away with experimental drugs.
2020 Daily Trail Markers: 6.6 million filed new unemployment claims
It's as if the entire adult populations of Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin filed for employment benefits, according to the Economic Policy Institute.
Stocks see best week in 45 years after latest Fed rescue
S&P 500 up 12.1% in shortened trading week. Optimistic? Or oblivious? "When does America open up for business again?"
Key material behind the shortage of N95 masks
A surge in demand for the material that forms the key filter layer in medical respirators has caused long waits on new orders.
Stimulus check: How much money will you get, and when?
$2 trillion stimulus bill includes payments for most Americans. Here's how to figure out how much you'll receive.
U.S. expels 6,300 migrants from border under coronavirus order
The U.S. is also rapidly expelling unaccompanied migrant children. Top border official Mark Morgan said they could also pose an "absolute public health risk" to the U.S.
Virus cases soar to 416 on U.S. warship after captain fired
The ship's former captain alerted higher ups when there were only dozens of cases onboard.
Biden adopts parts of Sanders' policies on health care and student debt
Biden said he now favors dropping the Medicare eligibility age by five years.
Medical panel says effectiveness of homemade masks is inconclusive
The limited lab testing that exists so far shows homemade masks are far less effective than medical-grade masks.
This business owner received one of the first SBA loans
Amy Wright, co-founder of Bitty and Beau's Coffee, has some advice: "Share your story with any bank that will listen."
Texas dad deported to Ghana was then forced to go to Mali, he says
Poll finds Democrats still boosted by voters' economic concerns
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Trump says he's weighing deal with Iran against action to "finish them off"
Venezuela opposition leader María Corina Machado returns to country
Blanche says DOJ is "doing our own research" with Alaska challenge
Alaska Senate candidate sustains "minor injuries" in car accident
Four Corners region faces more flood threats following days of heavy rain
Gina Hinojosa says there's "deep disappointment" in both parties
