Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly reported Thursday that there are presently 114 coronavirus cases aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt."I can tell you with great certainty there's going to be more. It will probably be in the hundreds," he told reporters at the Pentagon.The updated case numbers followed an announcement that Modly…
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The Treasury Department announced that Americans receiving Social Security benefits no longer need to file a tax return to qualify for a $1,200 check from the federal government.The reversal comes after the IRS instructed Social Security beneficiaries on Monday to file a "simple" tax return, provoking extensive backlash from advocates and lawmakers.Advocates said vulnerable Americans…
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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot raised questions about the national strategic stockpile of personal protection equipment and ventilators in a Tuesday interview with Insider. "I have serious questions as to whether or not there is a robust stockpile at the federal level," she said, noting that many states' requests of the Trump administration "have not never even…
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Eurasia Group president Ian Bremmer says in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, Trump been a profound failure in two ways.First, the president has been a communications disaster and provided false hope that led to a later start in social distancing. Second, he says the US did not accept the World Health Organization tests under…
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President Donald Trump accused hospitals of hoarding ventilators on Sunday, though he did not provide evidence to back up his claims. Ventilators are a vital tool for medical facilities treating patients with COVID-19, the respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus. He also told reporters they should look into the disappearance of masks from New York hospitals. Visit…
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