March 2020

Wisconsin Won’t Delay Its Primary, So the Governor Wants to Mail Everyone a Ballot

Politics /

Gov. Tony Evers of Wisconsin on Friday requested that absentee ballots be sent to every one of the state’s 3.3 million registered voters ahead of its April 7 presidential primary, the latest effort to change how elections are conducted this spring as states across the country scramble to protect voters and poll workers amid the […]

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Trump signs $2.2T stimulus after swift congressional votes

Finance /

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed an unprecedented $2.2 trillion economic rescue package into law Friday, after swift and near-unanimous action by Congress this week to support businesses, rush resources to overburdened health care providers and help struggling families during the deepening coronavirus epidemic. Acting with unity and resolve unseen since the 9/11 attacks, Washington

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Mark Blum: Madonna pays tribute to co-star after coronavirus death

Entertainment /

Image copyright Orion/Kobal/Shutterstock Image caption Madonna and Mark Blum in Desperately Seeking Susan Madonna has paid tribute to Mark Blum, a co-star in the 1985 film Desperately Seeking Susan, after his death from coronavirus complications. The US singer and actress remembered Blum, who played Gary Glass and died this week at the age of 69,

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Coronavirus: 2,000 jobs at risk as Carluccio’s faces collapse

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Image copyright Carluccio Italian restaurant chain Carluccio’s is facing collapse, after warning it was facing permanent branch closures due to the coronavirus. It is currently working with administrators in a move that could threaten more than 2,000 jobs. Before the outbreak it was hit by the crunch in the casual dining sector and recently urged

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Don’t Need That $1,200 Stimulus Check? Here Are Places to Donate It.

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Congress passed a sweeping $2 trillion stimulus package on Friday, its most drastic measure to date to throw a buoy to the American economy that is sinking under the coronavirus outbreak. Included in the legislation is an expansion of unemployment benefits, lending programs for small businesses and direct support for large and small companies. But

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How the Pandemic Is Magnifying America’s Class Divide

Finance /

But unlike wealthier areas, Brownsville has notoriously spotty internet access. Nearly half of households there lacked broadband in 2018, putting it at the top of a list of worst-connected cities compiled by the National Digital Inclusion Alliance, an advocacy group. “We’re limited when it comes to online services in our community,” said the district’s superintendent,

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