Government scientists said the virus could kill between 100,000 and 240,000 Americans, in spite of social distancing measures. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/2UzsqEo
The use of gasoline and other fuels is dropping as Saudi Arabia and Russia increase production, sending oil prices to their lowest level in a generation. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/2UTxanx
With coronavirus-related job losses, many workers are reluctantly seeking charity and unemployment benefits for the first time in their lives. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/39vtMEI
An estimate of the number of possible deaths and polling that showed a cautious public changed, for now, the president’s approach to the coronavirus pandemic. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/343rOdt
The decision did not cover winter sports, like basketball and gymnastics, which had postseason events disrupted by the coronavirus outbreak. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/2WWijvi
Instacart and Amazon are the latest targets of labor action by groups fearing coronavirus exposure on the job. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/2yj7mcJ
Furloughs by Macy’s and Gap will affect the majority of their work forces, and show how the pandemic will devastate many retailers. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3ayAQ4O
Governor Cuomo and state lawmakers should pass a streamlined budget and fight their policy battles another day. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/39rGuEh
President Trump extended social distancing guidelines to April 30 as cases in the U.S. topped 140,000. The doctors advising him said without any restrictions on movement that more than 1 million Americans could die. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/2ygJc2x
The president, facing grim figures from his health advisers, starkly reversed an earlier upbeat assessment that the country could relax the guidelines by Easter. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3aEN7o0
To curb the risk of spreading the coronavirus, hospitals nationwide are banning visits from family and friends. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3bxWB4G