Coronavirus
– C.D.C. says all Americans should wear masks. Trump says the rule is voluntary.
– CDC Now Recommends Americans Consider Wearing Cloth Face Coverings In Public
– Dr. Birx now warns Americans NOT to go to the grocery store or pharmacy unless it’s essential during the next 14 days with coronavirus hotspots set to hit peak death rate in a week
– Anti-Asian hate continues to spread online amid COVID-19 pandemic
– Dr. Fauci Says He Doesn’t Think Americans Should Ever Shake Hands Again To Prevent Spread Of Coronavirus
– The coronavirus is infecting and killing black Americans at an alarmingly high rate
– Chelsea Handler Did A Bra-To-Face Mask Tutorial, And It’s Actually Not Bad
– This Chicago jail has one of the largest coronavirus outbreaks in the US
– Detroit hospital nurses refuse to work without more help, ordered to leave
– Doctors rethinking coronavirus: Are we using ventilators the wrong way?
Business, Economy
– A glossary of the Federal Reserve’s full arsenal of ‘bazookas’
– Grocery workers are beginning to die of coronavirus
– Tesla to furlough workers, cut employee salaries
– Jack Dorsey pledges $1 billion of his Square stake for COVID-19 relief efforts
– WeWork Directors Sue SoftBank Over Terminated $3 Billion Share Offer
– Coronavirus stimulus checks: 175 million Americans will start receiving funds ‘this week or early next,’ Larry Kudlow says
– Treasury’s Mnuchin asking for $250B to replenish small business loan program
– Coronavirus stimulus checks: 175 million Americans will start receiving funds ‘this week or early next,’ Larry Kudlow says
– Trade set to plunge as COVID-19 pandemic upends global economy
– Container lines scramble to avert ‘life-threatening’ COVID-19 losses
– Americans Not Making Their Mortgage Payments Soar By 1064% In One Month
– Nearly a Third of U.S. Apartment Renters Didn’t Pay April Rent
– Tally of Unemployed Workers Surges by 6.6 Million
– A Shocking 17 Million Americans Have Filed For Unemployment In Past 3 Weeks
– Fed Unveils New Bailout Program, Will Provide Up To $2.3 Trillion In Loans To “Support Economy”
– The Day The Fed Nationalized The Bond Market: The Complete Summary Of Everything The Fed Did Today
– Free Markets Are Dead: Fed To Start Buying Junk Bonds, High Yield ETFs
– IMF Sees World in Worst Recession Since Great Depression
– Fed balance sheet increases to record $6.13 trillion
– ‘Sudden Black Hole’ for the Economy With Millions More Unemployed
World
– Man shot dead in Philippines for flouting coronavirus rules
– Netanyahu announces nationwide lockdown until Friday
– ‘Complete collapse of economies’ ahead as Africa faces virus
– China’s virus pandemic epicenter Wuhan ends 76-day lockdown
– Japan Declares State Of Emergency, Ramping Up Virus Battle
– Bank of England to temporarily finance UK government spending
– Spanish Government Aims to Roll Out Basic Income ‘Soon’
– Half billion more people face poverty due to virus
– In Scramble for Coronavirus Supplies, Rich Countries Push Poor Aside
– China Quietly Injected A Record 5.2 Trillion In New Credit To Kickstart Its Frozen Economy
Politics
– Sanders quits Democratic race for president; Biden is party’s apparent nominee
– Donald Trump Signs Order Encouraging U.S. To Mine The Moon For Minerals
Local
– Kemp extends emergency powers to mid-May to combat coronavirus
– Homeless fill Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson airport atrium overnight
Social
– Nearly a Third of U.S. Renters Didn’t Pay April Rent
– Los Angeles Embarks on Massive Effort to Move Homeless Residents Into Hotels Amid Coronavirus
– Couple get married and jailed on same day after flouting coronavirus lockdown rules
Food
– Coronavirus may cause some food shortages, warns government task force
– Stark photos show miles-long row of cars waiting outside a Florida food bank as demand surges by 600 per cent
– European Union Approves Bugs For Human Consumption
– Grocery prices are rising as eat-at-home demand soars
– It’s Nearly Impossible to Get Big Box Grocery Delivery in NYC Right Now
– Panera gets into the grocery business to sell high-demand staples
– COVID-19 crisis heaps pressure on nation’s food banks
– Farmers Are Panic-Buying to Keep America’s 95 Million Cows Fed
– The global food supply chain wasn’t designed for this
– “We Can’t Give Our Product Away” – Farmers Toss Thousands Of Acres Of Fruits, Veggies As Sales Plummet
– Coronavirus Latest: Major Meat Processors Shutting Down Plants
– Poultry Worker’s Death Highlights Spread of Coronavirus in Meat Plants
– ‘Breadlines’ Erupt Across America As Lockdowns Crush America’s “Working Poor”
Education
– Colleges With Empty Campuses Face an Uncertain Financial Future
Military
– The Navy Fired the Captain of the Theodore Roosevelt. See How the Crew Responded.
– The acting Navy secretary resigns after an outcry over criticism of a virus-stricken crew.
Videos
– “Stayin’ Inside” – Corona Virus Bee Gees Parody
Op-ed
– The U.S. was beset by denial and dysfunction as the coronavirus raged
