by Jim Heath | Mar 20, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health
U.S. intelligence agencies were issuing ominous, classified warnings in January and February about the global danger posed by the coronavirus while President Trump played down the threat and failed to take action that might have slowed the spread of the pathogen. The...
by Jim Heath | Mar 20, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health
An official working for Vice President Pence has tested positive for the coronavirus, his office announced today, becoming the first known positive test to date for a White House staffer. “This evening we were notified that a member of the Office of the Vice...
by Jim Heath | Mar 20, 2020 | coronavirus, Economy, Headlines
Goldman Sachs has issued a grim forecast, predicting that U.S. gross domestic product will plummet by 24 percent in the second quarter of this year, by far the largest drop since detailed records have been kept. The investment banking giant issued its revised forecast...
by Jim Heath | Mar 20, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines, Trump
Reeling from the global fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, President Trump’s family business has cut back hotel operations, closed some golf courses and restaurants and shed dozens of workers — all while pushing to keep other properties open and promote them on...
by Jim Heath | Mar 19, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health
Gov. Gavin Newsom today ordered California’s nearly 40 million residents to stay home, making it the first state to impose that strict mandate on all residents to counteract a looming surge of new infections. “There’s a social contract here,” Newsom said....
