By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and LORI HINNANT, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The ranks of America’s unemployed swelled toward Great Depression-era levels Thursday, and President Donald Trump reacted to the pressure on the economy by outlining a phased approach to reopening parts of the country where the coronavirus is being brought under control. Trump told the nation’s governors […]
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Nurses Push Back On Pressure To Work Without Right Equipment
By MARTHA MENDOZA and KIMBERLEE KRUESI, Associated Press Nurse Mike Gulick was meticulous about not bringing the coronavirus home to his wife and their 2-year-old daughter. He’d stop at a hotel after work just to take a shower. He’d wash his clothes in Lysol disinfectant. They did a tremendous amount of hand-washing. But at Providence Saint John’s […]
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Black Momma Vodka Owner Now Producing Hand Sanitizer
BLACK MOMMA VODKA OWNER VANESSA BRAXTON PIVOTS FROM VODKA TO HAND SANITIZER * Black Momma Vodka (BMV) Founder and President Vanessa Braxton is the first Black woman to be an owner-operator and manufacturer of a nationally distributed vodka in the U.S. * In response to the national shortage of hand sanitizer, Vanessa Braxton has shifted […]
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PRESS ROOM: First General Motors-Ventec Critical Care V+Pro Ventilators Ready for Delivery
By BlackPressUSA OKOMO, Ind. – General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) today began mass production of the Ventec Life Systems V+Pro critical care ventilator under contract to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. “Thousands of men and women at GM, Ventec, our suppliers and the Kokomo community have rallied to support their neighbors and the […]
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THE RUNDOWN – REDSKINS’ LEGEND BOBBY MITCHELL PASSES
By AFRO.COM / BE INSPIRED GLOBAL Host Micha Green talks the passing of Washington Redskins’ Legend Bobby Mitchell and the trending topics in the AFRO American Newspaper.
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IMF: Global Economy Will Suffer Worst Year Since Depression
By PAUL WISEMAN and MARTIN CRUTSINGER, AP Economics Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — Beaten down by the coronavirus outbreak, the world economy in 2020 will suffer its worst year since the Great Depression of the 1930s, the International Monetary Fund says in its latest forecast. The IMF said Tuesday that it expects the global economy to […]
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States Confront Practical Dilemmas On Reopening Economies
By ERIC TUCKER, LORI HINNANT and FRANK JORDANS, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Setting the stage for a possible power struggle with President Donald Trump, governors around the U.S. began sketching out plans Tuesday to reopen their economies in a slow and methodical process so as to prevent the coronavirus from rebounding with tragic consequences. […]
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Individual Stimulus Checks Begin to Arrive, What Should You Expect?
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Payments from the $2.3 trillion federal coronavirus stimulus package have begun hitting individual bank accounts. In a memo, IRS Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the first round of payments were sent on Thursday, April 9, and should arrive in bank accounts beginning no later than Tuesday, […]
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Black Businesses Matter, But Will They Get Fair Share Of COVID-19 Aid Money?
By Barrington M. Salmon, Contributing Writer, The Final Call @bsalmondc President Donald Trump and Congressional leaders announced the $2 trillion economic stimulus package—the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to great fanfare, touting the deliverables of different aspects of the provisions and their belief in its ability to slow the economic tsunami exacerbated […]
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Gov. Abbott Unlawfully Exceeded Authority with Executive Order Limiting Jail Releases, Argues New Lawsuit
By The Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Lawsuit says governor’s order restricting releases exceeds his constitutional authority; public health experts agree reducing populations in prisons and jails necessary to prevent outbreaks AUSTIN, TX — Governor Abbott unlawfully exceeded his constitutional authority by issuing an executive order that suspends the rights that individuals, who are presumed […]
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NNPA EXCLUSIVE OP-ED: Ronna McDaniel, ‘Pres. Trump Continues to Fight for Black Community’
By Ronna McDaniel, Chair of the Republican National Committee for the NNPA Newswire I am from Michigan, and here in my hometown I have seen our community rally to do all we can to support our neighbors and local businesses during this difficult time. Thanks to President Donald Trump, some more help is on the […]
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National Bail Out to #FreeBlackMamas in Atlanta amid COVID-19 pandemic
By BlackPressUSA Today, in response to the current moment of coronavirus crisis and to the disastrous response by local, statewide and national governments, National Bail Out issued the following statement: “We understand that people on the margins are the most vulnerable to the impacts of coronavirus, and to the failures of the government to contain […]
