Trump sows uncertainty and seeks to cast blame in coronavirus crisis
President Trump’s machinations have a dogged showman’s quality, using his omnipresence at daily White House news conferences to try to erase memories from his months of playing down the covid-19 threat.
Experts and Trump’s advisers doubt White House’s prediction of virus deaths
Leading disease forecasters, whose research the White House used to conclude 100,000 to 240,000 people could die nationwide from the coronavirus, were mystified when they saw the administration’s projection this week.
Resistance to stay-at-home orders remains widespread, exposing political and social rifts
Experts are warning that a group of governors in the South and the Great Plains risk acting too late.
Zaandam, left, and its sister ship Rotterdam are seen March 28 in Panama City bay. (AFP/Getty Images)
Zaandam passengers are seen March 29 as the ship goes through Panama City. (AFP/Getty Images)
Morven Rae is seen March 28 in a cabin she shared with her husband Ian aboard Zaandam after learning that they would not be transferred to Rotterdam, its sister ship. (Ian Rae)
The cruise ship Zaandam, operated by Holland America Line, a subsidiary of Carnival, at the Panama Canal on March 29. (AFP/Getty Images)
‘The holiday of a lifetime’: An oral history of the infected, rejected Zaandam cruise ship
Four days before the novel coronavirus was classified as a pandemic, the Zaandam set sail from Buenos Aires with more than 1,000 passengers who hoped for an unforgettable journey. They had no idea.
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Election 2020The decision came amid worries that holding elections during the coronavirus pandemic could risk public health and curtail access to the polls.
A letter sent to the U.S. Senate candidate from Alabama took issue with the former attorney general for referring to his strong support for his former boss.
After the coronavirus contagion brought an end to many of the rituals of everyday life, many of them reappeared on the video-call service. But with the company’s growth has come an uproar over security, privacy and harassment concerns.
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Wash. nursing home faces $611,000 fine over lapses during fatal coronavirus outbreak
Life Care Center of Kirkland, which has been tied to 40 covid-19 deaths, failed to report a respiratory outbreak to local health officials for two weeks, inspectors said.
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Amid outbreak, Secret Service signed contract to rent golf carts at home of Trump club
The contract does not mention President Trump but mirrors past agreements involving agents protecting him on golf outings.
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One Florida restaurant group is doing what it must to save the family business. It may not be enough.
As the coronavirus upends daily life, restaurateurs around the country are cutting everything but the essentials.
