NYC targeting June 8 reopening date
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New York Govern Andrew Cuomo says that the New York City region will begin Phase One of reopening on June 8, brnging some 400,000 New Yorkers back to work.

‘We must be better’: Former President Barack Obama issues statement on death of George Floyd

Former president Barack Obama weighed on the death of George Floyd, who was killed during an incident with Minneapolis police officers on Monday, writing “this shouldn’t be ‘normal’ in 2020 America.”

Questions on reopening New York's economy baffle businesses

Some upstate New York business owners who made plans to reopen Friday remain closed amid last-minute confusion over whether their region indeed has the OK to move forward.

Trump slams rioters as 'thugs' while Twitter posts warning to President's message

President Donald Trump on Friday called protesters in Minneapolis “thugs” and said that "when the looting starts, the shooting starts” — drawing another warning from Twitter for his rhetoric. Trump tweeted after protesters outraged by the death of a black man in police custody torched a police station.

President Trump escalates war on Twitter, social media protections

President Donald Trump is preparing to sign an executive order Thursday aimed at curbing liability protections for social media companies, two days after he lashed out at Twitter for applying fact checks to two of his tweets.

Hundreds of salons, spas may defy NJ governor's order and reopen

Salons and spas are classified as "recreational," which are considered "nonessential" businesses, and must stay shuttered.

Phase 1 of reopening New York City likely in June, Mayor de Blasio says

New York City could begin the first phase of its reopening following the shutdown due to the pandemic by the first week of June, said Mayor Bill de Blasio.  

Twitter fact-checks Trump; he threatens new regs or shutdown

Claiming tech giants “silence conservative voices,” Trump tweeted Wednesday that, “We will strongly regulate, or close them down, before we can ever allow this to happen.”

New York City now alone in state in keeping economy closed

Long Island has become the latest region of New York to begin easing restrictions put in place to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced this week that Nassau and Suffolk counties could begin reopening parts of their economy after nonessential businesses were shuttered for two months.

Poll: Half of Americans would get a COVID-19 vaccine

Health experts already worry about the whiplash if vaccine promises like President Donald Trump’s goal of a 300 million-dose stockpile by January fail. Only time and science will tell -- and the new poll shows the public is indeed skeptical.

Cuomo, Trump meet at White House
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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo met with President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday to discuss infrastructure projects he thinks would help restart New York's stalled economy once the coronavirus threat subsides.

President Trump committed to July 4 celebration in DC despite lawmaker alarm

The White House said Tuesday that President Donald Trump remains committed to holding a Fourth of July celebration in the nation’s capital even as Democratic lawmakers from the region -- one of the hardest hit by the coronavirus -- warn that the area will not be ready to hold a major event.

Most Medicare enrollees could get insulin for $35 a month

The new benefit — to be formally unveiled at a Rose Garden event Tuesday afternoon — is being touted as a major accomplishment by Trump administration officials eager to change the subject from the grim drumbeat of coronavirus pandemic news.

Biden calls Trump a 'fool' for mocking masks during pandemic

Joe Biden said Tuesday that wearing a mask in public to combat the spread of the coronavirus is a sign of leadership.

Trading floor reopens at NYSE; Cuomo rings opening bell

The trading floor of the New York Stock exchange reopened Tuesday for the first time in two months and the state legislature was set to reconvene as the state relaxed more restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus.