Thursday's Headlines: Senate approves $2.2 trillion coronavirus bill aimed at slowing economic free fall
Calculate how much you'll get from the $1,200 (or more) coronavirus checks; Soldiers around the world get a new mission: Enforcing coronavirus lockdowns; The $2 trillion relief bill is massive but it won't prevent a recession; Hospitals consider universal do-not-resuscitate orders for coronavirus patients ; Some health-care workers resist orders to work without adequate protection; The story behind Nancy Pelosi's unpredictable rise; Trump is spreading false hope for a virus cure — and that's not the only damage; The nation comes together — without Trump; We are all socialists now ; It's a scary time to be pregnant, but I'm still so grateful; In lockdown with your partner? Here's how healthy couples survive.; Suspect in New Zealand mosque shootings unexpectedly pleads guilty to 51 murder charges; Robert Levinson, a retired FBI agent who vanished in 2007, died in Iranian custody, his family says; Brazil's Bolsonaro, channeling Trump, dismisses coronavirus measures — it's just 'a little cold'; How this closing chapter of Syria's war has become its most brutal; Cruise ships kept sailing as the novel coronavirus spread
The sprawling bill would send checks to more than 150 million households, set up enormous loan programs for businesses large and small, pump money into unemployment insurance programs and greatly boost spending on hospitals.
By Erica Werner, Mike DeBonis and Paul Kane ●Read more »
Deploying troops is a startling but often effective way to keep people indoors, but its impact could ripple well beyond the end of Coronavirus, as countries decide when — and if — to cede the powers endowed by a global pandemic.
The United States considers Levinson the longest held hostage in U.S. history. It was unclear how or when he died, but it was before the coronavirus outbreak, the family's statement said.
Alone before the camera, the leader of Latin America's largest country attacked the media and indulged in talking points he's used since the crisis began. Rather than calming panic and confusion, though, his pronouncements appear to be fueling them.
By Terrence McCoy and Heloísa Traiano ●Read more »
Cruise ships continued to sail as the coronavirus spread. Beth Reinhard explains why. Michael Scherer reports on the awkwardness of campaigning during a pandemic. And Simon Denyer on how Japan is handling covid-19.
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