Evening Edition: Second economic downturn a growing possibility
A mysterious blood-clotting complication is killing coronavirus patients; The anti-quarantine protests seem spontaneous. But behind the scenes, a powerful network is helping.; Pelosi postpones plans for historic change in House voting after Republicans object; How to get a small-business loan under the new $484 billion coronavirus aid package; Congress is taking a second stab at helping small businesses. Will it be enough?; When Boston doctors ran out of virus-testing swabs, they mobilized an army of 3-D printers; First U.S. virus deaths weeks earlier than previously thought ; 'A recipe for disaster': American prison factories becoming incubators for virus; Trump instructs the Navy to 'shoot down and destroy' Iranian gunboats that 'harass' U.S. ships; Joe Biden to name selection panel for running mate by May 1
There's a real chance of a W-shaped recovery, the scary scenario when the economy starts looking better and then takes a second hit triggered by reopening too quickly and seeing a second spike in deaths.
Scientists hypothesize that some abnormalities observed in severe cases of covid-19 — from multiple blood clots in patients' lungs to the rapid deterioration and death of people with seemingly mild cases — may be explained by blood-clotting issues.
The protests erupting over coronavirus restrictions are often coordinated and backed by longtime conservative activists, whose organizations were built with funding from Republican megadonors.
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Congress and the White House recently are preparing to allocate another $250 billion in forgivable small business loans. An earlier $349 billion tranche of funding ran out less than two weeks before the program started.
On Earth Day, Sarah Kaplan asks how we can be better Earthlings. Seung Min Kim analyzes the new coronavirus response bill working its way through Congress. And Monica Hesse explains why we're all having extra-weird dreams.
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Inmates across the country are going to work, whether they want to or not, as prisons shift to become pandemic supply chains. Meanwhile, thousands of inmates are getting sick and guards are spreading the virus back out to their communities.
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