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On Wednesday, World Trade Organization chief Roberto Azevedo warned of a massive global recession following the coronavirus pandemic. “As we face what may well be the deepest economic recession or downturn of our lifetimes, we should aim to make the most of all potential drivers of sustainable growth to reverse this situation,” Azevedo said during …
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U.S. intelligence officials warned of an uncontrolled illness in the region of Wuhan, China, in late November, ABC News reported on Wednesday. The National Center for Medical Intelligence submitted a report based on satellite images and wire and computer intercepts showing a threat to the region’s population from the as-yet unidentified contagion, since dubbed the …
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The director of the World Health Organization on Wednesday defended its handling of the coronavirus threat after president Trump and a number of U.S. lawmakers accused the group of demonstrating bias towards China, where the deadly outbreak originated. “Please don’t politicize this virus,” WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged at a briefing in Geneva. “The …
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California governor Gavin Newsom California Governor Gavin Newsom said Tuesday he is working on a plan with the state legislature to provide economic relief for California residents who are in the country illegally. “Californians care deeply about undocumented residents in this state,” Newsom said. About 2 million people in California are likely residing in the …
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State Senator Jim Banks of Indiana speaking at the 2014 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland Representative Jim Banks (R., Ind.) is calling on the State Department and Department of Justice to bring a case against China to the United Nations International Court of Justice for damages stemming from the Wuhan coronavirus …
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First, the good news for some workers in the hospitality business. In fact, this might be the only good news you can find these days in that industry. A relatively new company called Better.com, headquartered downtown at 3 WTC, is in the process of hiring an army of new workers. And that army is going …
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Two weeks ago, New York’s luxury Four Seasons Hotel announced that it would allow medical staff to stay for free as they tackle the coronavirus pandemic. Since then, the Midtown hotel has had a sometimes-heartbreaking battle to transform itself from a luxe hotel — beloved by Jennifer Aniston, for whom it has been a home …
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Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez raised eyebrows Wednesday when they posted a video pleading with people to stay home to stop the spread of COVID-19 — a week after catching heat for hitting up a Miami gym shortly before Florida’s stay-at-home order went into effect. The pair were responding to Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s #IStayHomeFor social …
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Randy Newman — the pop tunesmith behind quirky hits “I Love L.A.” and “Short People,” and a perennial Oscar winner for Pixar films — has written a song for the coronavirus era, “Stay Away.” Newman penned the isolation ditty at the request of a California radio station as a PSA. He explained via YouTube: “It’s …
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Bella Thorne is giving the tenants renting her home in Sherman Oaks, Calif., a break due to high unemployment during the coronavirus crisis. A source close to Thorne told us: “Wanting to do something to help, she furloughed the rent” for April. The star apparently felt that “this whole coronavirus is just so unfair in …
On Wednesday, World Trade Organization chief Roberto Azevedo warned of a massive global recession following the coronavirus pandemic. “As we face what may well be the deepest economic recession or downturn of our lifetimes, we should aim to make the most of all potential drivers of sustainable growth to reverse this situation,” Azevedo said during …
