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A warning, then a blast: Nashville explosion was deliberate, police say
Dec 26, 2020 05:45First came the warning, then came the blast, shattering the Christmas morning silence in the heart of Nashville, Tennessee's tourist district.
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Trump pardons ex-campaign aide, Blackwater contractors and disgraced lawmakers
Dec 25, 2020 19:22US President Donald Trump approved a wave of pre-Christmas pardons, granting clemency to a former campaign aide caught up in the Russia investigation, disgraced Republican lawmakers and several contractors convicted of massacring Iraqi civilian in Baghdad.
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The main public hospital in the US largest county is out of ICU beds
Dec 25, 2020 19:16In California, only 3% of ICU beds are available. In the 11-county Southern California region, no ICU beds were open, and in the San Joaquin Valley, just 0.7% were. The county of Los Angeles, the nation’s largest, was perilously close to zero capacity. County health officials reported that the number of daily new COVID cases, deaths and hospitalizations had all soared beyond their previous highs for the entire pandemic.
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'Pathetic': US Congress passes COVID relief bill with billions in gifts for the wealthy, $600 checks for the working class
Dec 25, 2020 06:01In late-night votes just hours after nearly 5,600 pages of legislative text were released, the U.S. Congress on Monday December 21st approved trillions of dollars worth of government funding and coronavirus relief that will temporarily avert a catastrophic expiration of key benefits, send $600 direct payments to many Americans, and provide billions of dollars in handouts to the rich.
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Oil’s vaccine trade faces hurdles ahead
Dec 24, 2020 17:09The world’s major oil forecasters – the International Energy Agency, the US Energy Information Administration and the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries – slowly began to factor the coronavirus into their outlooks, initially seeing its impact limited to China. But by April it was apparent that the disease was spreading rapidly elsewhere. Forecasts for 2020 oil demand were slashed and they haven’t recovered much in subsequent months as the statistic charts shows.
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California desperately searches for more nurses and doctors
Dec 24, 2020 17:05Much of California has exhausted its usual ability to staff intensive care beds for treating coronavirus patients, and US’s most populated state is desperately searching for 3,000 temporary medical workers to meet demand. State officials are reaching out to foreign partners in places like Australia and Taiwan amid a shortage of temporary medical workers in the US, particularly nurses trained in critical care.
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Biden assails Trump over handling of Russia hacking
Dec 24, 2020 16:59President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. accused President Trump on Tuesday of “irrational downplaying” of the widespread hack of the federal government and American industries, saying that the current administration was denying him intelligence and warning Russia that he would not allow the intrusion to “go unanswered” after he takes office.
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Critics blast $600 stimulus checks that won’t cover 1 month’s rent for most Americans
Dec 24, 2020 16:52US Congressional leaders announced on Sunday, December 20 that a deal between Democrats and Republicans had been reached to provide significant aid to Americans struggling with the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Fewer jobs, rising poverty: Scathing report finds Trump economic legacy 'one of the worst among all US Presidents'
Dec 24, 2020 16:48When US President Donald Trump departs the White House next month, he will leave in his wake a nation devastated by a pandemic he failed to confront and an economic scene characterized by rising poverty, widespread hunger, a looming eviction tsunami, and mass layoffs that have left the US with fewer jobs than when his administration began.
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The great divider: COVID-19 reflects global racism, not equality
Dec 24, 2020 16:37The COVID-19 pandemic has accentuated and, in fact, accelerated the sharp inequalities that exist in every society individually, and the world at large.