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Coronavirus Live Updates: As U.S. Stimulus Talks Near Collapse, Trump Eyes Executive Orders

Here’s what you need to know: As the U.S. stimulus talks falter again, Trump’s advisers say they would tell him to act on his own. Cuomo says N.Y. schools can reopen in-person but leaves it up to districts to determine if, when and how. The U.S. economy added jobs last …

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Trump bans U.S. transactions with TikTok and WeChat starting September 20

VB Transform Watch every session from the AI event of the year On-Demand Watch Now (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday unveiled sweeping bans on U.S. transactions with China’s ByteDance, owner of video-sharing app TikTok, and Tencent, operator of messaging app WeChat, in a major escalation of tensions …

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Coronavirus Live Updates: Governors Make Hard Choices as Trump Pushes Reopening

Here’s what you need to know: As numbers remain dangerously high in much of the country, Washington deliberates relief. Coming up today: Senate negotiations, baseball uncertainty, teetering states. President Trump shares a video containing misinformation about hydroxychloroquine. The Venice Film Festival will return, with masks and without blockbusters. A concert …

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Coronavirus Live Updates: Trump, in a Departure, Says Virus Will Get Worse

Here’s what you need to know: Trump says the virus will probably ‘get worse before it gets better.’ The U.S. reports more than 1,000 deaths in a day for the first time in July. The U.S. military’s infection rate has tripled over the past six weeks. The C.D.C. says the …

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Trump Administration Aims to Block New Funding for Coronavirus Testing and Tracing

This briefing has now ended. Read live coronavirus updates here. Here’s what you need to know: The White House pushes to eliminate billions from a relief proposal drafted by Senate Republicans. The F.D.A. signs off on pooled testing, which significantly expands diagnostic capacity. A study in South Korea finds that …

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Coronavirus Live Updates: Trump Wears a Mask Publicly for the First Time

Here’s what you need to know: Trump wears a mask on a visit to a military medical center. Louisiana orders bars closed and South Carolina breaks records. Thousands of Israelis take to the streets, demanding Netanyahu ‘get the money flowing.’ At least 60 are infected on two Marine bases on …

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Trump Administration Signals Formal Withdrawal From W.H.O.

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has formally notified the United Nations that the United States will withdraw from the World Health Organization, a move that would cut off one of the largest sources of funding from the premier global health organization in the middle of a pandemic. “The United States’ …

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Trump Falsely Claims ‘99 Percent’ of Virus Cases Are ‘Totally Harmless’

President Trump dismissed the severity of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States over the weekend, downplaying the impact of the disease and saying that while the testing of tens of millions of American had identified many cases, “99 percent” of them were “totally harmless.” His remarks about a virus …

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Trump Hosts July 4 Event at White House as U.S. Coronavirus Cases Soar

This briefing has ended. Click here for the latest updates. Here’s what you need to know: At his D.C. holiday celebration, Trump declares ‘a lot of progress’ against the virus. The numbers say otherwise. As Houston’s hospitals near capacity, they feel the echoes of New York City. Local governments in …

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