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Trump says he will issue order to suspend immigration during coronavirus crisis, closing off the United States to a new extreme

washingtonpost.com - U.S. Border Patrol agents patrol the San Ysidro border crossing after the border between Mexico and the United States was closed in the San Ysidro neighborhood of San Diego. (Mike Blake/Reuters) By N…

Trump says to ban immigration as US protestors demand lockdown end

news.yahoo.com - Washington (AFP) - Donald Trump said he would temporarily ban immigration to the United States because of the "Invisible Enemy" of the coronavirus, as angry Americans took to the streets to demand an…

Oil crashes, ends negative for the first time in history - Reuters

reuters.com - NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. crude oil futures turned negative on Monday for the first time in history, ending the day at a stunning minus $37.63 a barrel as traders sold heavily because of rapidly fill…

Live updates: States begin to lift coronavirus restrictions; Trump will temporarily ban immigration to U.S. as global infections near 2.5 million

washingtonpost.com - By Teo Armus, close Teo Armus Reporter on the Morning Mix team Email EmailBio BioFollow Follow Antonia Noori Farzan, close Antonia Noori Farzan Reporter for the Morning Mix Email EmailBio BioFollow F…

Experts Warn: Years of US Intervention Have Set the Stage for a Deadly Coronavirus Outbreak in Haiti

mintpressnews.com - For a population of 11 million people, Haiti has only 62 ventilators and barely 100 intensive care beds. The Caribbean nation spends just $13 per capita on healthcare, less than 10 percent of what ev…

Global hunger could be next big impact of coronavirus pandemic

theguardian.com - The coronavirus crisis will push more than a quarter of a billion people to the brink of starvation unless swift action is taken to provide food and humanitarian relief to the most at-risk regions, t…

Kentucky reports highest coronavirus infection increase after a week of protests to reopen state

newsweek.com - Democratic Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear announced Sunday that the state had set a grim record with 273 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus, the highest single-day rise to date. Kentucky's increa…

Coronavirus live news: Donald Trump signals immigration ban as Italy will announce plan for easing lockdown

theguardian.com - A nine-year-old boy who contracted Covid-19 in Eastern France did not pass the virus on despite coming into contact with more than 170 people, according to research that suggests children may not be …

AP: Publicly traded firms get $300M in small-business loans

apnews.com - Companies with thousands of employees, past penalties from government investigations and risks of financial failure even before the coronavirus walloped the economy were among those receiving million…

Trump Bungles Hit on Cuomo and Shatters Own Wrongness Record on “1917” Pandemic

theintercept.com - It was amateur hour at the White House on Sunday, as the president’s effort to neutralize criticism of his failure to prepare for the coronavirus pandemic was undermined by his A/V team, and he mista…

Man Who Called Ohio's Lockdown Order 'Bullshit' Has Succumbed To COVID-19

crooksandliars.com - In March, John McDaniel called Ohio's shutdown order of non-essential businesses "madness." A few days ago he died. Now, we don't know the circumstances of how Mr. McDaniel contracted the virus, nor …

North Korean Leader Kim Jong-Un Reportedly in ‘Grave Danger’ Following Surgery

nymag.com - On Monday night, CNN reported that North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un is in “grave danger” following a surgery, according to a U.S. intelligence source that spoke with the network. On April 15, the 36-y…

Conspiracy theorists burn 5G towers claiming link to virus

apnews.com - LONDON (AP) — The CCTV footage from a Dutch business park shows a man in a black cap pouring the contents of a white container at the base of a cellular radio tower. Flames burst out as the man jogs …

Supertankers drafted in to store glut of crude oil

theguardian.com - Giant oil tankers are being used to hold record amounts of crude at sea due to a global oversupply that threatens to overwhelm the world’s storage facilities. A record 160m barrels of oil has been st…

Mehdi Hasan and Arundhati Roy on India and the Coronavirus

theintercept.com - Wait! Before you go on about your day, ask yourself: How likely is it that the story you just read would have been produced by a different news outlet if The Intercept hadn’t done it? Consider what t…

We Are Living in a Failed State

theatlantic.com - When the virus came here, it found a country with serious underlying conditions, and it exploited them ruthlessly. Chronic ills—a corrupt political class, a sclerotic bureaucracy, a heartless economy…

White House, GOP face heat after hotel and restaurant chains helped run small business program dry

washingtonpost.com - People gather outside Shake Shack in Madison Square Park in New York on March 27 during the coronavirus outbreak. (Ben Gabbe/Getty Images) By Jonathan O'Connell close Jonathan O'Connell Reporter cove…

There Is A White House Blockade Stopping States From Getting Coronavirus PPE

nymag.com - Whenever you start to think that the federal government under Donald Trump has hit a moral bottom, it finds a new way to shock and horrify. Over the last few weeks, it has started to appear as though…

Fringe Protests Can’t Distract from Trump’s Failures

newyorker.com - The demonstrations against the coronavirus shutdowns came to upstate New York on Monday, with a lunchtime “Gridlock Buffalo” protest, at which cars and trucks blockaded Niagara Square, in the heart o…

Why Did Democrats Nominate Donna Shalala to the Bailout Oversight Panel?

taibbi.substack.com - At roughly 6 p.m. last Thursday, Nancy Pelosi held a meeting with Democratic caucus members and explained she was still considering whom to put on the Congressional Oversight Committee (COC), one of …

Nurses protest working coronavirus conditions, say hospitals aren't protecting them

nbcnews.com - A nurse at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles said she was sent home after refusing to wear a surgical mask instead of a protective respirator to treat COVID-19 patients — and that she was de…

Opinion | Protesting for the Freedom to Catch the Coronavirus

nytimes.com - This response is disguised as an expression of liberty, but it’s a twisted, paranoid and racialized version. Slate editor Tom Scocca defined it recently as a political ideology where supporters are “…

Ramsey Orta, the Man Who Filmed Police Murder of Eric Garner Says Prison Guards Deliberately Gave Him COVID-19

mintpressnews.com - Ramsey Orta, the man who filmed the police murder of Eric Garner in July 2014, has been transferred to the medical wing of the Midstate Correctional Facility prison in Marcy, New York. The group WeCo…

Front-Runner for Country’s Dumbest Governor to Reopen Essential Bowling Alleys, Nail Salons Friday

vanityfair.com - Approximately two weeks ago, Georgia governor Brian Kemp made a name for himself when he announced on the steps of his state’s capitol that he was a massive imbecile. Sure, he didn’t use the exact wo…

Patients with heart attacks, strokes and even appendicitis vanish from hospitals

washingtonpost.com - A medical worker wearing protective gear enters the UMass Memorial Health Care field hospital at the DCU Center, an arena in Worcester, Mass. (Adam Glanzman/Bloomberg News) By Lenny Bernstein and clo…

Workers head home after 28 days of making COVID-19 protective gear

abc7.com - MARCUS HOOK, Pennsylvania -- Nearly a month after clocking in, employees at a company in Pennsylvania were finally able to go home. More than 40 workers unanimously deciding to leave their families, …

America doesn’t want another Tea Party

vox.com - Don’t be fooled by Fox News, Donald Trump, or the same type of groups that produced the Tea Party a decade ago: The protesters taking to the streets against social distancing are a small minority of …

Don’t Spit! Pandemic Posters Through the Years

theatlantic.com - During these anxious times, we constantly check our hand computers for the latest updates, which make us still more anxious. Before technology allowed us to alarm ourselves with up-to-the-minute info…

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News digest brought to you by the Doomstead Diner.

Trump says he will issue order to suspend immigration during coronavirus crisis, closing off the United States to a new extreme

Trump says to ban immigration as US protestors demand lockdown end

Oil crashes, ends negative for the first time in history - Reuters

Live updates: States begin to lift coronavirus restrictions; Trump will temporarily ban immigration to U.S. as global infections near 2.5 million

Experts Warn: Years of US Intervention Have Set the Stage for a Deadly Coronavirus Outbreak in Haiti

Global hunger could be next big impact of coronavirus pandemic

Kentucky reports highest coronavirus infection increase after a week of protests to reopen state

Coronavirus live news: Donald Trump signals immigration ban as Italy will announce plan for easing lockdown

AP: Publicly traded firms get $300M in small-business loans

Trump Bungles Hit on Cuomo and Shatters Own Wrongness Record on “1917” Pandemic

Man Who Called Ohio's Lockdown Order 'Bullshit' Has Succumbed To COVID-19

North Korean Leader Kim Jong-Un Reportedly in ‘Grave Danger’ Following Surgery

Conspiracy theorists burn 5G towers claiming link to virus

Supertankers drafted in to store glut of crude oil

Mehdi Hasan and Arundhati Roy on India and the Coronavirus

We Are Living in a Failed State

White House, GOP face heat after hotel and restaurant chains helped run small business program dry

There Is A White House Blockade Stopping States From Getting Coronavirus PPE

Fringe Protests Can’t Distract from Trump’s Failures

Why Did Democrats Nominate Donna Shalala to the Bailout Oversight Panel?

Nurses protest working coronavirus conditions, say hospitals aren't protecting them

Opinion | Protesting for the Freedom to Catch the Coronavirus

Ramsey Orta, the Man Who Filmed Police Murder of Eric Garner Says Prison Guards Deliberately Gave Him COVID-19

Front-Runner for Country’s Dumbest Governor to Reopen Essential Bowling Alleys, Nail Salons Friday

Patients with heart attacks, strokes and even appendicitis vanish from hospitals

Workers head home after 28 days of making COVID-19 protective gear

America doesn’t want another Tea Party

Don’t Spit! Pandemic Posters Through the Years

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