RALEIGH — Between March 16 and April 6, 445,101 unemployment claims were filed in North Carolina, according to the state’s Division of Employment Security, which is housed under the N.C. Department of Commerce. Of these […]
The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. Following are developments Monday related to the global economy, the work place and the spread of the virus. ___ […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Friday that health care must be at the “top of the list” in the next coronavirus rescue package. The Republican leader said Congress should focus on […]
NEW YORK — A possible strike by Instacart workers highlights the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on the grocery delivery business, where workers are worried about their safety as they try to meet a surge […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Acting with exceptional resolve in an extraordinary time, the House rushed President Donald Trump a $2.2 trillion rescue package Friday, tossing a life preserver to a U.S. economy and health care system […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump says that federal officials are developing guidelines to rate counties by risk of virus spread, as he aims to begin to ease nationwide guidelines meant to stem the coronavirus […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Senate passed a mammoth $2.2 trillion economic rescue package steering aid to businesses, workers and health care systems engulfed by the coronavirus pandemic, an unprecedented response amid record new jobless claims […]
RALEIGH — The state has surpassed 400 cases of COVID-19. Gov. Roy Cooper has enacted executive orders shuttering businesses and the 10 million citizens of North Carolina are living through stormy times. As expected, the […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — With lives and the economy hanging in the balance, President Donald Trump said Tuesday he is hoping the country will be reopened by Easter as he weighs how to refine nationwide social-distancing […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Tensions flared Monday as Washington strained to respond to the worsening coronavirus outbreak, with Congress arguing over a nearly $2 trillion economic rescue package and an impatient President Donald Trump musing openly […]
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