Democrats float potential infrastructure package as part of Congress’ next response to coronavirus
Lawmakers may be away from Capitol Hill, but negotiations have already quietly begun on what could become a fourth stimulus
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Month: April 2020
Florida has not issued a statewide stay-at-home order amid coronavirus crisis. Some support Gov. Ron DeSantis’ approach. Others don’t.
JUPITER, Fla. ― Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has refused to issue a statewide “stay-at-home” order to stem the spread of
Read moreIRS Adds To Confusion About Whether Seniors Have To File Tax Returns To Get Stimulus Checks
Getty Each year, about 64 million people collect Social Security benefits: about one family in four receives some kind of Social Security
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Prisoners Across Country Will Be Confined For 14 Days To Cut Coronavirus Spread
The Metropolitan Correctional Center, a federal prison in New York City, seen in Nov. 2019. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
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US offers Venezuela deal to lift sanctions
Image copyright Reuters Image caption China has been sending aid to help Venezuela deal with the outbreak The US has
Read moreChina starts to report asymptomatic coronavirus cases
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese health authorities began on Wednesday reporting on asymptomatic cases of the coronavirus as part of an
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France Announces Plan To Aid Domestic Abuse Victims During Coronavirus Crisis
French secretary of state for equality between men and women, Marlène Schiappa, in Paris in 2017. Philippe Lopez/AFP via Getty
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FDA approves two-minute novel coronavirus antibody testing kit
The Food and Drug Administration has approved a coronavirus testing kit from Bodysphere, one that can detect antibodies related to
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Consumer confidence nosedives, as America braces for more economic pain to come
Consumer confidence dropped sharply as the bull market ended abruptly and Americans began to grasp the magnitude of the social
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Feds Warn Merchants Not Make Coronavirus Treatment Claims
FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn at a news conference on the coronavirus outbreak at the White House on March 19. Brendan
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