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Wednesday, April 1, 2020

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Wednesday, April 1, 2020 — A Coronavirus pandemic news roundup from the surge in cases in the United States to Italy and Spain, to Guam, Indonesia and Uganda. ... Read More →
The White House is now estimating 100,000 to a quarter of a million people could die from the coronavirus pandemic. Some of those most concerned about ... Read More →
Today is April 1, and millions across the country don't have the money to pay rent. But despite eviction moratoriums and relief on mortgage payments in hard- ... Read More →
New York hospitals cannot force pregnant people to give birth without a chosen support person. That's what an executive order released by New York Governor ... Read More →

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No Longer Downplaying Virus, Trump Says Up to 240,000 Will Die in U.S. from COVID-19

FEMA Sends 85 Refrigerated Trucks to NYC as Makeshift Morgues as COVID-19 Deaths Grow

As Confirmed U.S. Cases Top 188,000, Unhoused People Forced to Sleep in Las Vegas Parking Lot

Chicago COVID-19 Nurse Quits over Critical Lack of Personal Protective Equipment

Fed Economists: U.S. Unemployment Could Reach Record 32% in June

Congressional Hispanic Caucus Demands Release of All Jailed Immigrants Amid Pandemic

Captain Calls for Evacuation of Infected U.S. Aircraft Carrier: “Sailors Do Not Need to Die”

Governor Won’t Allow Sickened Cruise Ship Passengers to Be “Dumped” in Florida

Italy Holds Moment of Silence as COVID-19 Deaths Reach 12,000

Spain Records Highest COVID-19 Death Toll Yet, as Medical Workers Warn of “Inferno”

Asylum Seeker Gets COVID-19 in Greece; Brazilians Continue to Protest from Home

Nigerians Fear Starvation as Africa’s Largest City Enters Lockdown

Ugandan Police Arrest Homeless LGBTQ Youth for Alleged Quarantine Violation

Indonesian Drones Spray Clouds of Disinfectant, Raising Fears of Poisonings

CNN’s Chris Cuomo Tests Positive for COVID-19 as Fox News Fears Lawsuits over Coverage

Federal Appeals Court Will Allow Texas Abortion Ban to Remain in Effect for Now

Trump Finalizes Rollback of Mileage Standards, Gutting Efforts to Stem Climate Crisis

U.S. Shifts Policy on Venezuela, Suggesting “Power Sharing” Interim Government

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