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Trump Claimed Virus Would ‘Go Away.’ Now He Says 100K Deaths Would Be ‘Very Good Job.’
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03.30.20 | 12:27 pm
WASHINGTON, DC -JANUARY 30:Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) talks with reporters as he heads to the Senate Chambers January 30, 2020 in Washington, DC. Senators spend a second day asking both the House prosecutors and President Trump's defense team questions during the Senate impeachment trial.(Photo by Katherine Frey/The Washington Post) WASHINGTON, DC -JANUARY 30:Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) talks with reporters as he heads to the Senate Chambers January 30, 2020 in Washington, DC. Senators spend a second day asking both the House prosecutors and President Trump's defense team questions during the Senate impeachment trial.(Photo by Katherine Frey/The Washington Post)
Where Things Stand: DOJ Digs In
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03.30.20 | 12:05 pm

While it’s in the preliminary stages of it’s investigation, the Justice Department is now looking into sketchy stock market transactions that at least two lawmakers made after receiving private briefings on the COVID-19 outbreak.

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Trump Says He’ll ‘Rely On Experts’ On Social Distancing Guidelines From Now On
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03.30.20 | 10:51 am
DeSantis Gripes About ‘Foreigners’ On Infected Cruise Ship Set To Dock In FL
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03.30.20 | 10:45 am
CLEVELAND, OH - JULY 21: on the fourth day of the Republican National Convention on July 21, 2016 at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump received the number of votes needed to secure the party's nomination. An estimated 50,000 people are expected in Cleveland, including hundreds of protesters and members of the media. The four-day Republican National Convention kicked off on July 18. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images) CLEVELAND, OH - JULY 21: on the fourth day of the Republican National Convention on July 21, 2016 at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump received the number of votes needed to secure the party's nomination. An estimated 50,000 people are expected in Cleveland, including hundreds of protesters and members of the media. The four-day Republican National Convention kicked off on July 18. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
Falwell Holds One-Man-Stand As Coronavirus Fears, Criticism Rain Down On Liberty U
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03.30.20 | 10:39 am
US Navy Hospital Ship Arrives In New York City
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03.30.20 | 9:56 am
Spain’s Hospitals Are At Their Breaking Point As COVID-19 Cases Mount
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03.30.20 | 9:51 am
TOKYO, JAPAN, MARCH 27TH 2020 - Am man wearing protective mask stands by the Olympic logo at the new National Stadium built for the 2020 Olympics that have just be posponed to 2021 due to coronavirus outbreak TOKYO, JAPAN, MARCH 27TH 2020 - Am man wearing protective mask stands by the Olympic logo at the new National Stadium built for the 2020 Olympics that have just be posponed to 2021 due to coronavirus outbreak
Tokyo Olympics Get A New Date After Coronavirus Forced Delay
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03.30.20 | 9:44 am
HFS-Bagged purchases from the Kroger grocery store in FLowood, Miss., sit inside this shopping cart Thursday, June 15, 2017. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) HFS-Bagged purchases from the Kroger grocery store in FLowood, Miss., sit inside this shopping cart Thursday, June 15, 2017. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
Instacart Workers Plan Strike To Demand Better Conditions
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03.30.20 | 9:34 am
A store worker waits for customers at a re-opened retail street in Wuhan in central China's Wuhan province on Monday, March 30, 2020. Shopkeepers in the city at the center of China’s virus outbreak were reopening Monday but customers were scarce after authorities lifted more of the anti-virus controls that kept tens of millions of people at home for two months. (AP Photo/Olivia Zhang) A store worker waits for customers at a re-opened retail street in Wuhan in central China's Wuhan province on Monday, March 30, 2020. Shopkeepers in the city at the center of China’s virus outbreak were reopening Monday but customers were scarce after authorities lifted more of the anti-virus controls that kept tens of millions of people at home for two months. (AP Photo/Olivia Zhang)
City At The Center Of China’s COVID-19 Outbreak Slowly Reopens
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03.30.20 | 9:29 am