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Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 16, 2020
Biden and Sanders criticise Trump on COVID-19, tout their own crisis leadership
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WASHINGTON: Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders blasted President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak during a Democratic debate on Sunday (Mar 15), and touted their own approaches to dealing with a widening crisis that has upended the daily life of Americans. In their first one-on-one debate, the two Democratic contenders to face Trump in
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 15, 2020
Trump takes coronavirus test, US death toll rises
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WASHINGTON/CHICAGO: President Donald Trump said on Saturday (Mar 14) he had taken a coronavirus test but that his temperature was “totally normal,” as he extended a travel ban to Britain and Ireland to try to slow the spread of a pandemic that has shut down much of the daily routine of American life. After White House
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 15, 2020
Trump takes coronavirus test, US death toll rises to 50
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WASHINGTON/CHICAGO: President Donald Trump has taken a coronavirus test but said on Saturday (Mar 14) that his temperature was “totally normal”, and his administration extended a travel ban to Britain and Ireland to try to contain a pandemic that has shut down much of the daily routine of American life. After White House officials took
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 14, 2020
Trump declares coronavirus national emergency
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WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump declared a national emergency on Friday (Mar 13) in what critics say was a long-delayed admission of the gravity of the coronavirus crisis paralyzing the United States and said he was likely to get tested for infection himself. Speaking at a hastily organised press conference in the White House’s Rose Garden, Trump
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 14, 2020
Google, Walmart join government effort to speed up coronavirus testing, Trump says
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WASHINGTON: Corporate America joined the fight against the spread of coronavirus on Friday (Mar 13) , as President Donald Trump and executives announced that Google would offer a website to help people determine whether they needed tests and retailers set up drive-through tests in parking lots. Shares of Google parent Alphabet Inc, Walmart Inc ,
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 13, 2020
Trump issues first call for postponing Olympics
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WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump came out on Thursday (Mar 12) as the first foreign leader to suggest delaying the Tokyo Olympics because of coronavirus, dropping a bombshell on his “good friend” Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. “Maybe they postpone it for a year,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office, 19 weeks before the
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 11, 2020
More passengers leave coronavirus-hit cruise ship in California as Trump praises operation
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OAKLAND: Passengers waiting to disembark from a coronavirus-hit cruise ship in California faced frustrating delays on Tuesday (Mar 10), despite US President Donald Trump saying the operation was going “incredibly well.” The Grand Princess arrived at a sealed-off wharf at the port of Oakland in San Francisco Bay on Monday after days stranded at sea with
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 11, 2020
More passengers leave coronavirus-hit cruise ship as Trump praises operation
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OAKLAND: More passengers disembarked from a coronavirus-hit cruise ship in California on Tuesday (Mar 10) after days stranded at sea, as US President Donald Trump said the operation was “going along incredibly well” despite reports of slow progress. The Grand Princess arrived at a sealed-off wharf at the port of Oakland in San Francisco Bay
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 10, 2020
Trump feels the heat as coronavirus stalks US
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WASHINGTON: Concern that President Donald Trump himself could be exposed to the coronavirus through contact with two Republican lawmakers loomed Monday (Mar 9) on a day when US stocks plummeted, feeding growing national anxiety. Trump, who flew back to Washington after a weekend golfing at his Florida resort and having dinner with Brazil’s right-wing president, has
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 9, 2020
US coronavirus cases pass 500 as defiant Trump praises response
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LOS ANGELES: The number of confirmed US coronavirus cases soared past 500 on Sunday (Mar 8), including two further deaths, as President Donald Trump defended his administration’s “perfectly coordinated” response to the epidemic. The virus has reached around 30 US states, with Oregon the latest to declare an emergency, and 60 million people in California and
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 9, 2020
Trump defiant as White House is rebuked for coronavirus response
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WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump defended the “perfectly coordinated” US response to the coronavirus epidemic on Sunday (Mar 8) amid heavy criticism over health cuts and strategic blunders that have failed to stem its rapid spread. The virus has reached 30 US states, with Oregon the latest to declare a state of emergency on Sunday, and 60
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 7, 2020
Trump names Meadows as fourth chief of staff
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WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump announced Friday (Mar 6) he had chosen staunch ally Mark Meadows to be his new chief of staff – the fourth person to hold the position since he took office. Meadows, a Republican congressman from North Carolina, will replace the ultra-conservative Mick Mulvaney, who had been serving as acting chief
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 6, 2020
Facebook decides to take down Trump 2020 campaign’s ‘census’ ads
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SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook Inc on Thursday (Mar 5) removed ads by President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign that asked users to fill out an “Official 2020 Congressional District Census” because the ads violate the company’s policy against misinformation on the government’s census. The ads, which come from the pages of the Republican president and Vice President
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 5, 2020
Trump meets with US airline officials amid COVID-19 outbreak
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WASHINGTON: Representatives from some of the nation’s top airlines met with US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (Mar 4), saying they have stepped up their cleaning and other procedures amid concerns about COVID-19. Representatives from Southwest Airlines Co, United Airlines, American Airlines and JetBlue, among others, attended the meeting at the White House with Trump, Vice
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