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Trump Says States Need To ‘Stock Up’ After Not Building Their Own Stockpiles
By Summer Concepcion
04.02.20 | 7:46 pm
WASHINGTON, DC - The Congressional Budget Office report on the cost of the Senate healthcare bill is expected today on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC Monday June 26, 2017. The Congressional Budget Office hallways on the 4th floor of the Ford House Office Building. (Photo by Melina Mara/The Washington Post) WASHINGTON, DC - The Congressional Budget Office report on the cost of the Senate healthcare bill is expected today on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC Monday June 26, 2017. The Congressional Budget Office hallways on the 4th floor of the Ford House Office Building. (Photo by Melina Mara/The Washington Post)
New CBO Projections Are Bleak
By Joe Ragazzo
04.02.20 | 4:44 pm

The congressional budget office (CBO) put out a report today on the impacts of coronavirus to the economy and it is bleak. Perhaps the most jarring nugget is they think the country could have a 9% unemployment rate at the end of 2021.

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A general view a temporary field hospital set at Ifema convention and exhibition of in Madrid, Spain, Thursday, April 2, 2020. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez) A general view a temporary field hospital set at Ifema convention and exhibition of in Madrid, Spain, Thursday, April 2, 2020. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
Confirmed Coronavirus Cases Top 1 Million Globally
By Associated Press
04.02.20 | 4:16 pm
Two cruise ships are shown anchored offshore past a lifeguard tower, Tuesday, March 31, 2020, in Miami Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee) Two cruise ships are shown anchored offshore past a lifeguard tower, Tuesday, March 31, 2020, in Miami Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
Cruise Ships Carrying Coronavirus-Stricken Passangers Will Be Allowed To Dock In FL
By FREIDA FRISARO and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON
04.02.20 | 4:09 pm
Pelosi Forms House Committee To Oversee Admin’s Coronavirus Response
By Summer Concepcion
04.02.20 | 11:59 am
Fauci Explains Why We Shouldn’t ‘Give Up’ Amid Grim COVID-19 Projections
By Summer Concepcion
04.02.20 | 10:42 am
‘I Know It Will Look Surreal’: Los Angeles Mayor Urges Residents To Wear Masks
By Brian Melley
04.02.20 | 10:00 am
A woman wearing personal protective equipment crosses Main Street Wednesday, April 1, 2020, in the Flushing section of the Queens borough of New York. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) A woman wearing personal protective equipment crosses Main Street Wednesday, April 1, 2020, in the Flushing section of the Queens borough of New York. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Coronavirus Hits Poorer NYC Neighborhoods The Hardest
By Associated Press
04.02.20 | 9:51 am
Tokyo Records Single-Day Surge In New Coronavirus Cases
By Associated Press
04.02.20 | 9:41 am
Europe’s Hospitals Running Out Of Essential Medicine For COVID-19 Patients
By Associated Press
04.02.20 | 9:27 am
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