WASHINGTON—President Trump said Tuesday that his administration would temporarily bar new immigrants, including some family members of U.S. citizens and foreign workers looking to move to the U.S., in the next 60 days under a new executive order. Mr. Trump said the immigration suspension, which he announced in a tweet Monday night but hasn’t formally…
As Congress puts the finishing touches on a stimulus plan to include new funding to help hospitals survive the coronavirus pandemic, health-care facilities have yet to receive $70 billion of the emergency support allocated to them almost a month ago in the last stimulus package. The Department of Health and Human Services is facing criticism…
Coronavirus 22 de abril, minuto a minuto: Más de 2,5 millones de personas se han contagiado de covid-19 en el mundo
El gobierno de Guerrero compartió imágenes de las playas de Acapulco iluminadas por el fenómeno de algas bioluminiscentes que desprenden luz con el movimiento. Las autoridades atribuyen este hecho a la tranquilidad del mar debido a la ausencia de turistas por…
(CNN) En la noche de este lunes, Joe Biden provocó una pequeña noticia sobre la búsqueda de su vicepresidente, mientras estaba en una entrevista con el principal especialista en política de Pittsburgh. La aceptaría de inmediato, le dijo Biden a Jon Delano so…
Trump quiere suspender la inmigración 2:48 (CNN) El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, ha anunciado nuevas restricciones de inmigración en medio de la pandemia de coronavirus, a pesar de que su país tiene más casos confirmados de covid-19 que cualqu…
Trump quiere suspender la inmigración 2:48 (CNN) — El presidente Donald Trump dice que su decreto que prohíbe nueva inmigración a Estados Unidos será solo a las personas que buscan green cards o tarjetas verdes, las tarjetas de residencia permanente, durará …
Worldwide, there are numerous efforts underway to create a vaccine for COVID-19. Without one, we are likely to see some form of social distancing in place for the foreseeable future. And experts like Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Al…
Facebook has agreed to block access to certain anti-government content to users in Vietnam, following months of having its services throttled there, reportedly by state-owned telecoms. Reuters, citing sources within the company, reported that Vietnam request…
Facebook has enjoyed unparalleled reach in India for more than a decade. But as Chinas fast-growing ByteDance emerges as a formidable competitor in what has become the worlds second largest internet market, the American giant has found the horse it wants to b…
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Tuesday the chamber won’t consider any more stimulus bills until lawmakers are back in the U.S. Capitol, even as the coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc around the nation. McConnell spoke to Politico just hours after the Senate passed a $484 billion relief bill meant to tackle the…
A conservative group critical of President Donald Trump is going on the attack with a new ad endorsing former Vice President Joe Biden for November’s election. The spot from The Lincoln Project, titled “Ready,” lauds Biden as “a bipartisan leader who puts good ideas ahead of party politics” and praises his strength and character. “America…
The director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned that a potential second wave of the novel coronavirus could be far more fatal than the current phase of the pandemic because it may overlap with the beginning of flu season this winter. Government leaders at all levels must use the months ahead…
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s plan to suspend immigration is distracting from efforts to combat the coronavirus pandemic and part of “inconsistent messages” that spread fear and put the public in “greater danger.” Trump’s pronouncements about freezing immigration are “scary” for immigrants, family members hoping to…
(CNN)Missouri is suing the Chinese government and other top institutions for the role they played in the coronavirus pandemic and the effects it has had on the state, accusing the country of covering up information, silencing whistleblowers and doing little to stop the spread of the disease, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced Tuesday. At…
(CNN)The fragile American consensus on battling the coronavirus is fracturing along bitter political fault lines, as early state openings threaten to undermine the nationwide effort to slow the pandemic.Divisions have emerged along a timeworn North vs. South divide, on ideological and geographical grounds nationally and within states, and on the level of respect accorded by…
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The $484 billion interim emergency bill passed by the U.S. Senate on Tuesday includes expanded funding for small businesses and hospitals, and money for coronavirus testing. What is in the bill for small businesses? How did it change from last time? The bill refills two exhausted funds for small business aid: the Paycheck Protection Program…
Democratic Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer cancelled a contract with a consultant’s firm after Republicans raised concerns over the company’s connection with Democratic candidates.Whitmer had originally hired Every Action VAN, a voter-contact software platform, to help compile data for a contact tracing project. Contact tracing is a way to identify people who were potentially exposed to…
The U.S. Education Department on Tuesday released guidelines prohibiting undocumented college students from receiving emergency federal Covid-19 aid intended for expenses such as food, housing and child care.The CARES Act passed by Congress provides roughly $6 billion in cash grants for college students to cover expenses “related to disruptions to their educations” amid the coronavirus…
Texas Governor Greg Abbott said there are nearly 500,000 job openings available as the state works to lift restrictions and reopen the economy amid the Covid-19 pandemic.Abbott made the announcement during a Tuesday press briefing. The governor acknowledged that while many people will be able to return to the jobs they held before lockdown measures…