COVID-19 USA
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Canada, U.S. should manage COVID-19 risk next time instead of closing border: reportA task force assembled by the D.C.-based Wilson Center concluded in its final report that closing the border entirely to non-essential travel likely did as much harm as good.CanadaOct 29, 2021
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U.S. unemployment benefit claims fall to 684,000, fewest since COVID-19 pandemicEconomists are growing more optimistic that the pace of layoffs, which has been chronically high for a full year, is finally easing.WorldMar 25, 2021
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Trump promises to control coronavirus spread as Florida cases surge over 5th straight dayThe virus has claimed over 140,000 U.S. lives total since the pandemic started, and Florida, California, Texas and other southern and western states shatter records every day.HealthJul 19, 2020
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Florida son met friends against family’s wishes. Now dad has COVID-19, fighting for his lifeThe young man, who did not want to talk to the media, had told his father and stepmother that he initially thought he had a common cold and took over-the-counter medication.HealthJul 17, 2020
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U.S. Senate approves near $500B COVID-19 aid package for business, healthcareThe package, which will replenish a small business payroll fund and provide new money for hospitals and testing, will now go to the House.WorldApr 21, 2020
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New York City’s COVID-19 death toll soars as ‘probable’ fatalities get countedOfficials reported 3,778 "probable'' deaths, where doctors were certain enough of the cause of death to list it on the death certificate, and 6,589 confirmed by a lab test, pushing total fatalities in the city over 10,000.WorldApr 14, 2020
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Coronavirus: U.S. Senate passes $2.2. trillion aid package in response to COVID-19The unanimous vote came despite misgivings on both sides about whether it goes too far or not far enough and capped days of difficult negotiations as Washington confronted a national challenge unlike it has ever faced.PoliticsMar 25, 2020
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