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New report accuses Trump of 'intentional disregard' and attack on democracy throughout failed Covid-19 response
Aug 12, 2020 12:11A new report published recently details months of wilful failures to confront the coronavirus pandemic by the White House and paints President Donald Trump's authoritarian tactics during that national crisis as an overt assault on the nation's democratic institutions ahead of elections in November.
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This is unstoppable: America's midwest braces itself for a Covid-19 surge
Aug 12, 2020 11:44Three months ago, the Republican governor of Missouri Mike Parson chose not to wear a mask in a shop, because he said he wasn’t going to let the government tell him what to do. The governor of Missouri Mike Parson visited a hardware store to celebrate its reopening after he lifted Missouri’s coronavirus lockdown over the objections of health professionals and mayors of major cities.
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US has lost 12,881,000 jobs since February. Lowest-paid workers are hit hardest
Aug 12, 2020 09:39Several US sectors continue to lose jobs. The publishing industry lost another 6,900 jobs, leaving employment 4.2 percent below year-ago levels. The motion picture industry lost 4,200 jobs. Employment is now 52.4 percent below year-ago levels. Mining lost 7,000 jobs, and employment in the sector is now at its lowest level since August of 2005.
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GOP plan to slash unemployment benefits by $1,600 per month condemned as 'absolutely unacceptable'
Aug 11, 2020 14:57"Millions of Americans are out of work and millions of renters will soon face eviction," said advocacy group Patriotic Millionaires. "Meanwhile, Trump and Senate Republicans want to cut unemployment benefits from $600 to $200 a week. Absolutely unacceptable."
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American health care workers of color nearly twice as likely as whites to get COVID-19
Aug 11, 2020 14:52American health care workers of color were more likely to care for patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19, more likely to report using inadequate or reused protective gear, and nearly twice as likely as white colleagues to test positive for the coronavirus, a new study from Harvard Medical School researchers found.
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800,000 American low-income households may have had electricity disconnected amid COVID
Aug 10, 2020 10:54Several months into the COVID-19 pandemic crisis in the US, lower-income families are struggling to pay their energy bills. That’s a big concern during extreme events like summer heat waves, which can be deadly – especially for elderly people, young children, people of color and the poor.
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US Congressman who refused to wear mask tests positive for COVID, blames masks
Aug 09, 2020 12:30Rep. Louie Gohmert, a Republican from Texas who frequently refuses to wear masks or facial coverings to prevent the spread of COVID-19, tested positive for the disease on Wednesday July 29th. Refusing to take responsibility for being a mostly anti-mask legislator, Gohmert suggested that his decision to wear a mask more frequently was perhaps responsible for his contracting the disease.
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How Trump broke America: A story of unparalleled economic pain and human death
Aug 09, 2020 12:29Historic 33% economic crash in the US, 1,500 Covid-19 deaths per day in the US, and tens of millions out of work on verge of losing their homes again in the US are all happening under Trump.
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COVID is soaring in the US military — and it’s aiding the virus’s global spread
Aug 08, 2020 03:25American military personnel are getting sick in significant numbers in the midst of the ongoing pandemic. As The New York Times reported in a piece buried in the back pages of its July 21st edition, “The infection rate in the services has tripled over the past six weeks as the United States military has emerged as a potential source of transmission both domestically and abroad.”
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American teachers and students mobilize in more than 35 cities to demand safe schools
Aug 07, 2020 17:47On August 3, thousands of American teachers, students, parents, educators and community members across at least 36 U.S. cities mobilized for a National Day of Resistance for safe schools.