Rail union bosses ‘won’t accept’ increasing train services as lockdown eases
How do they expect people to go back to work if they have to travel like this? Tory MPs’ fury as rail unions hold nation to ransom with refusal to … Read More
Fact check: Trump peppers Fox News town hall with false claims on coronavirus and other topics
Trump was dishonest both about matters pertaining to the coronavirus pandemic and about his usual array of other topics, from trade with China to his rally crowds. Here is a … Read More
Americans without bank accounts must wait for federal checks
NEW YORK — As the coronavirus crisis took hold, Akeil Smith’s employer slashed her work as a home health aide to 25 hours per week. Her $15-an-hour salary no longer … Read More
The President now says 80,000 to 90,000 Americans could die, a considerable upward shift from his previous estimates last month
While praising the US response to the outbreak during a Fox News town hall, Trump said, “That’s one of the reasons we’re successful, if you call losing 80 or 90,000 … Read More
Pence says he should have worn a mask at the Mayo Clinic
Citing how often he’s been tested for the virus, Pence said during a Fox News town hall, “I didn’t think it was necessary but I should have worn the mask … Read More
Faced with 20,000 dead, care homes seek shield from lawsuits
NEW YORK — Faced with 20,000 coronavirus deaths and counting, the nation’s nursing homes are pushing back against a potential flood of lawsuits with a sweeping lobbying effort to get … Read More
As lockdowns ease, some countries report new infection peaks
ROME — While millions of people took advantage of easing coronavirus lockdowns to enjoy the outdoors, some of the world’s most populous countries reported worrisome new peaks in infections Sunday, … Read More
Japan extends state of emergency
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen World leaders have pledged a total of $8 billion for the development and deployment of diagnostics, treatments and vaccines against the novel coronavirus. … Read More
Tiger King’s Carole Baskin gives interview to pranksters who simulated a chat with Jimmy Fallon
YouTube pranksters trick Carole Baskin into her first major interview since Tiger King by posing as Tonight Show producers and impersonating Jimmy Fallon YouTube prank experts Josh Pieters and Archie … Read More
Spain records its lowest daily coronavirus deaths in six weeks with 164 fatalities
Spaniards are out in force on second day of lifted lockdown while churches reopen tomorrow but with confessions at a distance and no anointing of babies – as it records … Read More
