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Coronavirus: US COVID-19 deaths top 50,000
More than 50,000 people have died of COVID-19 in the United States while debates are heightening over reopening the country's economy severely battered by the virus.
U.S. House passes COVID-19 relief package to aid small businesses, hospitals, testing
The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed a 484-billion-dollar relief package to boost funding for small businesses, hospitals and coronavirus testing, sending the bill to President Donald Trump for signature.
Trump says ‘ordered Navy to destroy Iranian gunboats’
President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he has ordered the Navy to "shoot down and destroy" any Iranian gunboats that harass US ships.
Congress set to endorse $483B virus aid
Congress is set to approve the next coronavirus aid package, a $483 billion deal backed by the White House to replenish a small-business payroll fund and pump more money into hospitals and testing programs.
Michelle Obama's star power might help Biden unite Democrats
Seeking to unite Democrats, Joe Biden has raced to line up supporters ranging from progressive icon Bernie Sanders to former President Barack Obama, whose administration sometimes irked liberals. But the person with the most influence may be Michelle Obama.
US COVID-19 cases pass 8 lakh, divide deepens over reopening economy
The number of COVID-19 cases in the United States has passed 8 lakh on Tuesday with deaths surpassing 43,000, while Americans are increasingly divided over when and how to reopen the economy.
Trump halts new immigration green cards, not temporary visas
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced what he described as a "temporary suspension of immigration into the United States". But the executive order would bar only those seeking permanent residency, not temporary workers.
U.S. COVID-19 cases top 750,000 as states weigh risk of reopening economy
Confirmed infections of COVID-19 in the United States exceeded 750,000 with over 40,000 deaths recorded as of Sunday while federal and state leaders are making an increasingly hard choice between ensuring public health safety and reopening the battered economy.
2020 Watch: Why is Trump going to war with governors?
Presidential politics move fast. What we're watching heading into a new week on the 2020 campaign:
NY sees fall in coronavirus deaths
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said the fall in coronavirus deaths is a sign that the ongoing social distancing practices are working to curb the spread of the virus.