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Apple, Google to harness phones for virus infection tracking
New phone software the companies plan to add would make it easier to use wireless technology to track down people for who may have been infected by coronavirus carriers.
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Watch live: White House Task Force briefing on coronavirus response
President Trump and the coronavirus response team scheduled a briefing for 1 p.m. ET on Friday as the White House weighs options for reopening the country in the coming weeks.
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Watch live: White House takes new precautions ahead of coronavirus briefing
Reporters and photographers in the close confines of the West Wing have been taking precautions, leaving many seats in the normally-packed briefing room empty.
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6.6 million more file for unemployment as coronavirus keeps economy shut
The number of people seeking jobless benefits shot up again last week, as 6.6 million more people filed first-time unemployment claims.
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Watch live: Trump, White House coronavirus task force hold news briefing
The White House coronavirus task force is expected to make an announcement Wednesday about changing guidelines for self-isolation
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John Prine, hero of ‘new’ Nashville, dies after developing COVID-19 symptoms
Prine was hospitalized last week after falling ill and put on a ventilator Saturday night, according to a statement from his family.
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Trump uses coronavirus crisis to push his broader agenda
President Donald Trump is taking an old political adage to heart: Never let a crisis go to waste.
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Setting the record straight in another week of Trump and coronavirus
Easter is next Sunday, April 12. But the country isn’t close to being “opened up” by then, as President Trump said he’d like to see during a March 24 press conference.
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Face masks recommended, though Trump says he won’t wear one
The new guidance is raising concern that it could lead to a sudden run on masks.
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Watch live: White House news briefing on U.S. coronavirus response
The White House Coronavirus Task Force gives an update on the nation’s current COVID-19 situation as the number of reported cases of the virus in the U.S. grows.
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Democrats delay nominating convention until week of Aug. 17
The Democratic National Committee is delaying its presidential nominating convention after prospective nominee Joe Biden said it would be possible to hold it in July.
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Nissan recalls over 250K vehicles to replace Takata air bags
Nissan is recalling more than a quarter-million SUVs, trucks and vans worldwide to replace potentially dangerous Takata air bag inflators.
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White House turns to statistical models for virus forecast
The public could get its first close look at the Trump administration's own projections Tuesday at the daily briefing.
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Macy’s to furlough majority of its 130,000 workers
Macy's will furlough a majority of its 130,000 workers with its stores dark.
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Census field operations further delayed until April 15 by COVID-19 pandemic
While millions of U.S. households continue to fill out 2020 census forms on their own, the coronavirus pandemic is forcing the Census Bureau to suspend field operations.
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