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17 US states sue Trump over deportation threats to international students
Jul 16, 2020 14:57More than a dozen US states joined together on Monday July 13th to file a lawsuit against the Trump administration, following an announcement last week from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) stating that international students could be deported if universities allowed them to utilize online-only options for their education.
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With Covid-19 deaths on the rise, hardest-hit US states report hospitals are near capacity following early reopenings
Jul 16, 2020 14:55Following weeks of warnings from public health experts regarding the dangers of allowing the public into restaurants, and other enclosed spaces while coronavirus case numbers continue to rise in several US states, hospitals in two of the hardest-hit US states showed signs that the pandemic has spun out of control in the United States' current epicenters.
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Trump threatens to cut funding for schools if they don’t reopen in fall
Jul 16, 2020 14:52US President Donald Trump threatened on Wednesday July 8th to cut federal funding to schools that choose not to reopen their doors this fall in response to concerns about coronavirus.
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US health official says Tulsa’s spike in COVID cases likely linked to Trump rally
Jul 16, 2020 14:51A public health official in Tulsa, Oklahoma, has recently suggested that US President Donald Trump’s campaign rally in the city likely caused a spike in new cases of coronavirus seen in the jurisdiction.
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US weekly jobless claims hit 1.3 million
Jul 16, 2020 12:10New claims for US unemployment benefits were at 1.3 million last week, barely changed from a week prior as the world's largest economy faces a renewed assault by the coronavirus.
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India re-imposes lockdowns as coronavirus cases jump
Jul 16, 2020 06:51The Indian government has re-imposed lockdown restrictions on several states as the number of confirmed coronavirus infections in the country nears the one million mark.
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Two martyred in western Iran as terrorists attack coronavirus aid convoy
Jul 16, 2020 05:57A terrorist attack on a coronavirus aid convoy in Iran’s western province of Kordestan has left two people martyred and one injured.
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IMF chief warns global economy 'not out of the woods'
Jul 16, 2020 05:55IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva has warned of a possible second wave of the coronavirus, urging countries around the world to keep their support programs in place.
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Fauci calls Trump attack 'bizarre' as virus cases surge to record level
Jul 16, 2020 04:58Top US infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci says efforts by the administration of President Donald Trump to discredit him are “bizarre” and a mistake that will eventually hurt the US president.
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American Airlines to fire 25,000 workers as US demand sags
Jul 16, 2020 03:52American Airlines says it is sending 25,000 notices of potential furloughs to frontline workers and warned that demand for air travel is slowing again as COVID-19 cases increase and states re-establish quarantine restrictions.