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Tag: United States
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Wednesday, April 29th 2020 - 07:50 UTC
Top Democrats Hillary Clinton and Nancy Pelosi endorse Biden's White House bid
Former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton endorsed Joe Biden's White House bid on Tuesday (Apr 28), saying he is the type of “leader” the United States needs during the current coronavirus crisis.
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Wednesday, April 29th 2020 - 07:45 UTC
Millions of Americans have been unable to register for unemployment benefits
Millions of Americans who have been thrown out of work during the coronavirus pandemic have been unable to register for unemployment benefits since the U.S. economy entered a free fall, according to a poll released on Tuesday.
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Wednesday, April 29th 2020 - 07:33 UTC
US markets end Tuesday lower on weak consumer data and mixed earnings report
Wall Street stocks finished lower following a choppy session on Tuesday as mixed earnings reports and weak consumer data underscored the economic challenges caused by the coronavirus shutdowns.
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Wednesday, April 29th 2020 - 07:30 UTC
Trump again blames China for the pandemic, and is thinking “in ways to hold Beijing accountable”
US President Donald Trump said that China could have stopped the coronavirus before it swept the globe and said his administration was conducting “serious investigations” into what happened.
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Tuesday, April 28th 2020 - 07:17 UTC
Trump and Putin recall 75th anniversary of the “Spirit of the Elbe”
US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin issued a rare joint statement over the weekend commemorating a 1945 World War Two link-up of US and Soviet troops on their way to defeat Nazi Germany as an example of how their countries can cooperate.
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Thursday, April 23rd 2020 - 09:25 UTC
Trump signs immigration suspension bill; seasonal labor and health care workers exempted
US President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday he had signed an order partially suspending immigration to the United States, arguing the drastic measure would protect jobs during the coronavirus crisis.
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Thursday, April 23rd 2020 - 09:06 UTC
Pompeo pressing China to allow inspections of sensitive laboratories
United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday pressed China to allow inspectors into sensitive laboratories, voicing concern about their security amid the global COVID-19 pandemic.
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Thursday, April 23rd 2020 - 08:29 UTC
Trump allows US Navy to shoot Iranian gunboats “out of the water” if they get too close
US Navy ships will shoot Iranian gunboats that get too close “out of the water,” President Donald Trump said on Wednesday after 11 vessels from Iran's elite fighting force came dangerously close to American ships in the Gulf.
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Wednesday, April 22nd 2020 - 08:56 UTC
Trump orders a plan to aid US struggling oil companies with massive supply glut
President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered his administration to come up with a plan to aid US oil companies struggling with a massive supply glut and record low crude prices. “We will never let the great U.S. Oil & Gas Industry down,” Trump tweeted.
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Wednesday, April 22nd 2020 - 08:35 UTC
Immigration green card seekers face 60 days suspension, “to protect US jobs”
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he was suspending immigration for green-card seekers for 60 days, arguing the controversial move would protect US jobs.
