Mar 27 Citing outbreak, EPA has stopped enforcing environmental laws By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press The Environmental Protection Agency announced the move Thursday, saying the pandemic could make it difficult for companies to comply with public health and environment laws. Continue reading
Mar 27 Watch 9:26 House passes largest economic relief package in history after voting drama The House of Representatives returned to D.C. Friday to approve the largest economic relief package in U.S. history. Bipartisan agreement over the bill reflected lawmakers’ recognition of urgent need amid the coronavirus pandemic. Meanwhile, governors continued to plead for more… Continue watching
Mar 27 Coronavirus deals one-two financial punch to state budgets By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press The sharp drop in revenue could jeopardize some states' ability to provide basic services. Continue reading
Mar 27 Watch 7:24 Whitmer glad Trump invoked DPA over ventilators, says GM ready to start As coronavirus spreads across the U.S., there have been conflicting messages from the Trump administration, governors and medical professionals about the scarcity of critical medical resources -- especially ventilators. Amna Nawaz reports on the growing need for these lifesaving machines… Continue watching
Mar 27 Watch 7:45 UN secretary-general decries lack of global cooperation to beat pandemic The coronavirus pandemic has struck the globe during an era of massive refugee crises, confrontation among the world’s great powers and armed conflicts in many countries. Under these circumstances, how do we coordinate an effective global response to an enemy… Continue watching
Mar 27 Watch 4:42 Why Louisiana is emerging as a major coronavirus hot spot Louisiana is one of the country’s emerging coronavirus hot spots. New Orleans alone has over 1,100 cases and 119 deaths, and the city’s convention center is being converted into a makeshift hospital to provide care amid the outbreak. William Brangham… Continue watching
Mar 27 U.S. coronavirus cases exceed 100,000 By Associated Press The United States has become the first country to exceed 100,000 confirmed cases of the new coronavirus. Continue reading
Mar 27 Cruise stocks sink after missing out on economic-relief bill By David Koenig, Associated Press The economic-rescue package signed by President Donald Trump says companies getting loans or loan guarantees must be "organized" in the U.S. under American laws and have a majority of their employees based in the U.S. Continue reading
Mar 27 Pope prays for 'fragile' humanity in need of help during the pandemic By Frances D'Emilio, Associated Press Praying in a desolately empty St. Peter's Square, Pope Francis on Friday likened the coronavirus pandemic to a storm laying bare illusions that people can be self-sufficient and instead leaves “all of us fragile and disoriented.”… Continue reading
Mar 27 Ski vacation hot spot becomes virus ground zero in Idaho By Rebecca Boone, Associated Press A scenic Idaho county known as a ski-vacation haven for celebrities and the wealthy has a new, more dubious distinction: It has the highest per-capita rate of confirmed coronavirus infections in America outside of New York City and its surrounding… Continue reading