Another 4.4 million Americans filed for unemployment last week, Labor Department reports Another 4.4 million Americans filed for unemployment claims last week, the Labor Department reported Thursday, as massive job losses caused by the coronavirus pandemic continued to grow. Still, U.S. equity markets inched higher as Wall Street awaited the House vote on replenishing aid to small businesses battered by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Meanwhile, state and local governments across the country are expecting to lay off workers in the near future, lamenting that a new stimulus bill is not providing them with additional funds.
Former Obama White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel said during the 2008 financial crisis that lawmakers should “never let a crisis go to waste,” and many Democratic lawmakers appear to be heeding that advice, using the coronavirus pandemic as a jumping-off point to renew calls for a historic expansion of government.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is sending more than $600 million to state and local governments to help with testing to identify new cases of the novel coronavirus, as officials weigh when to begin steps to reopen their economies.
Former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley on Thursday launched a petition urging Congress to investigate China for its role in the coronavirus crisis, and to crack down on the communist government’s actions across the globe.
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And there were several other developments: A global prayer movement for health care workers fighting against the coronavirus is launching out of Jerusalem Thursday. Despite no recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to do so, shoppers continue to wear gloves in public places, such as grocery stores. The gesture has left doctors and health experts shaking their heads — not only are the gloves ineffective, they may be worsening the spread of COVID-19. President Trump said that the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels and the Air Force's Thunderbirds would be doing flyovers of major American cities in honor of "American medical workers" — and that on July Fourth he would bring back the Independence Day celebration held last year on the National Mall. COVID-19 has largely been associated with symptoms such as fatigue, a persistent cough, fevers and, recently, lesions. However, it may also cause strokes in patients under 50, a new report said. American Airlines is the latest carrier hit with class-action lawsuit over refunds for canceled flights as a complaint alleges “unfair and deceptive conduct.” |
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