Gov. Janet Mills says the action by the president unlocks critical federal assistance for state agencies and municipalities as they fight the coronavirus.
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President Trump speaks with sports commissioners about pandemic
Trump says he is optimistic the NFL will start on time with fans in the stands, which California Gov. Gavin Newsom said doesn’t seem likely.
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Some states receive masks with dry rot, broken ventilators
A shortage of protective gear has imperiled doctors, nurses and other front-line medical workers.
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Trump says ‘toughest’ weeks ahead as coronavirus spreads
The number of people infected in the U.S. has exceeded 300,000, with the death toll climbing past 8,100, more than 3,500 of which are in New York.
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Hidden suffering of coronavirus: Stigma, blaming, shaming
Even as Ecuador’s coronavirus “patient zero” agonized in intensive care, strangers began tearing her reputation apart online.
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Hunt for medical supplies creates marketplace of desperation
Intense global demand for personal protective equipment is prompting states and hospitals to compete against each other as well as the federal government.
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Trump approves Maine disaster declaration for COVID-19 response
Decision unlocks federal funding that will reimburse state agencies, cities and towns for majority of approved costs from their COVID-19 response.
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Trudeau says Canada won’t retaliate for US mask export ban
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada won’t bring retaliatory or punitive measures after the Trump administration announced it would prevent the export of N95 protective masks.
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Knifeman in France kills 2 in attack, terror inquiry opened
The attack occurred as residents of a town south of Lyon shopped for food amid a nationwide coronavirus lockdown.
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Confusion surrounds Georgia’s coronavirus lockdown
There are so many loopholes in the governor’s shelter-at-home order that many question the lockdown’s effectiveness.