Hi. Welcome to On Politics, your guide to the day in national politics. I’m Lisa Lerer, your host. Sign up here to get On Politics in your inbox every weekday. The Summer Olympics are delayed. March Madness was canceled. Even the pope celebrated Palm Sunday Mass before a nearly empty St. Peter’s Basilica. But in […]
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NEW YORK — Small business owners hoping for quick loans from the government were in a holding pattern Monday — waiting on their bank to either take their application or, if it did, send them the money. Business owners began submitting applications to banks, credit unions and other financial institutions late last week, or at
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Manufacturing giant 3M says it has an agreement with the Trump administration that will allow the company to continue to export N95 protective masks to Canada and Latin America amid the coronavirus pandemic By ROB GILLIES Associated Press April 6, 2020, 11:51 PM 3 min read TORONTO — Manufacturing giant 3M said Monday it has
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Lady Gaga is gathering the world’s biggest artists, including Elton John, Lizzo, John Legend and Billie Eilish, for a massive virtual concert to honor medical workers on the frontlines of the coronavirus crisis. Global Citizen and the World Health Organization announced on Monday that they are partnering with the “Stupid Love” singer for “One World:
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Image copyright Farrah Sharif When Farrah Sharif, 30, was told she would have to continue paying 80% of her two-year-old son’s nursery fees to hold his place in the coming months, she was confused. Like millions of other parents she had already taken him out of their East London nursery because of government guidelines, so
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SAN FRANCISCO — Airbnb said on Monday that it had raised $1 billion in new funding as it grapples with devastation from the coronavirus pandemic, and as some technology start-ups take extra measures to stockpile cash during the outbreak. The private equity giant Silver Lake and the investment firm Sixth Street Partners led the investment,
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AP Top WorldCup News at 7:06 p.m. EDT April 6, 2020, 11:07 PM 1 min read 1 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article US prosecutors allege bribes in 2018, 2022 World Cup votes South Korean soccer team tells of ‘rough’ match in Pyongyang Away from glitzy stadiums, Qatar migrants live for cricket
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On Saturday, Mr. Trump acknowledged that his use of the act was a form of “retaliation” against these companies. “If people don’t give us what we need for our people, we’re going to be very tough, and we’ve been very tough,” he said. “Usually, we don’t have to use it, but we’ve used it plenty.
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Image copyright Science Photo Library Prime Minister Boris Johnson is now being treated in the intensive care unit (ICU) at St Thomas’ hospital in London. Downing Street says it is a precaution, on the recommendation of his doctors, should he need more complex care. What is intensive care? ICUs are specialist wards set up to
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While Hollywood’s movie and television production has halted in the weeks since the coronavirus pandemic began to escalate in the U.S., it was only a matter of time before someone attempted a coronavirus-themed and socially distanced TV episode. The CBS legal drama “All Rise” is giving it a shot, announcing Monday that it plans to
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