C.D.C. Says More Than 9,000 Health Care Workers Have Contracted Coronavirus
The agency says the number is likely to grow as more information about patients’ occupational status is made available.
Trump Stops U.S. Funding of W.H.O.; U.K. Coronavirus Deaths May Be Higher Than Official Toll: Live Coverage
Confirmed infections neared 2 million, with more than 120,000 dead, and the I.M.F. predicted the worst global downturn since the Great Depression. New York City passed 10,000 fatalities.
The WWE Is Now Considered an ‘Essential Service’ in Florida
Officials in the state permitted “employees at professional sports and media production with a national audience” to hold an event if it is closed to the public.
Crippled Airline Industry to Get $25 Billion Bailout, Part of It as Loans
Airlines will receive billions of dollars in grants and loans to pay flight attendants, pilots and other employees.
Sidelined by Coronavirus, Congressional Leaders Face Pressure to Vote Remotely
Rank-and-file lawmakers, scholars and good government groups say it is time for Congress to allow remote voting and virtual legislating.
Most Libraries Are Closed. Some Librarians Still Have to Go In.
Though many public libraries in the U.S. are completely shut, employees at some are concerned that they have been asked to continue showing up for work.
‘Nobody Cares About the Little People’: Cruise Crews File Covid-19 Suit
Nearly 80,000 crew members are stranded on 100 cruise ships amid the coronavirus pandemic. Many passengers have been evacuated.
Hank Steinbrenner, an Heir to the Yankees, Is Dead at 63
After the death of their father, George, in 2010, he and his younger brother, Hal, took over the franchise. But Hal was given the bigger role.
Justice Dept. Voices Support for Church’s Drive-in Services Despite Virus Orders
Attorney General William Barr said in a statement on Tuesday that “even in times of emergency,” the First Amendment prohibits religious discrimination.
For Black Men, Fear That Masks to Protect from Covid-19 Will Invite Racial Profiling
African-American men worry that following the C.D.C. recommendation to cover their faces in public could expose them to harassment from the police.
The News Is Making People Anxious. You’ll Never Believe What They’re Reading Instead.
The coronavirus pandemic has driven interest in uplifting headlines way, way up.
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