The pandemic has put a spotlight on the gaping inequalities in the U.S.
Lynley Price
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Trump denies ties to Venezuelan attack with 2 U.S. men jailed
The decorated soldiers who served in Iraq are accused by the South American nation of being mercenaries sent to kill President Nicolás Maduro.
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U.S. infection rate rising outside New York as states open up
Figures from Johns Hopkins University show new confirmed infections exceed 20,000 per day, and deaths are well over 1,000 per day.
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Coal snags $31 million in U.S. loans for small businesses
Funding was made possible after the industry lobbied the Trump administration arguing coal is ‘critical to supporting hospitals, health care providers and others on the front line.’
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Elon Musk and Grimes welcome first baby together
This is Musk’s seventh son.
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Trump’s anti-China rhetoric aimed at boosting U.S. leverage
The president says he’s confident the virus began in a lab, but when asked why, said he wasn’t ‘allowed’ to tell.
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COVID-19 vaccine hunt heats up globally, but still no guarantee
Eight to 11 candidates are in early stages of testing in China, the U.S., Britain and Germany, with more to come this summer.
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World leaders, with U.S. absent, pledge billions for virus vaccine research
About $8 billion is pledged at a video-conference summit hosted by the European Union, and U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says it’s only about one fifth of what’s needed.
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U.S. reverses approvals of virus blood tests in the face of fraudulent kits
The revised policy follows weeks of criticism from doctors, lab specialists and members of Congress who said the FDA’s lack of oversight created a Wild West of unregulated tests.
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Reflecting the times, acts pen songs about quarantine life
Musicians include Bono, Pitbull and Bon Jovi.