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Gun sales in United States highest since records began amid coronavirus
Is it a rush to get protection against an unknown enemy? Fear of social turmoil and the breakdown of civil authority? Whatever the reason, Americans are buying guns like never before. New data collected by the FBI shows US gun sales in March were the highest since records began. With gun stores described as essential…
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President Trump hits back at Barack Obama for criticism of his pandemic response
The former US president Barack Obama has condemned the country’s lack of leadership during the pandemic – declaring that ‘a lot of them aren’t even pretending to be in charge’.
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Undocumented immigrants in US left to cope without safety net
The United States is facing an economic downturn not seen since the Great Depression.
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US unemployment claims hit 33 million
33 million Americans have now lost their jobs since the pandemic began
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‘It would not surprise me to see the US top 200,000 or even more deaths’ – Prof Larry Gostin
Joining Channel 4 News from Washington DC is Larry Gostin, a professor of global health law and the director of the World Health Organization Collaborating Center on National and Global Health Law.
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Trump says US virus taskforce to continue
President Trump has announced that his White House coronavirus task force will “continue on indefinitely” – after suggesting yesterday that it would be wound down.
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‘Coronavirus doesn’t respond to Republicans’ spin and political agenda’ – Sarah Churchwell
The pandemic – the havoc wrought on society and the economy – and President Trump’s combative style – have both brought America’s partisan divisions to the fore.
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America’s essential workers and how they’re coping in the pandemic
They’ve long felt undervalued by the American system, but many now feel they’re risking their health for it.
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US unemployment passes 30 million since coronavirus crisis started
In the US, more than 30 million people have been made jobless since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Martin Luther King III: ‘My father would be very disappointed that our society has not moved further’
Earlier, Jon Snow spoke to Martin Luther King III, a lawyer and International Human rights advocate who has followed in the footsteps of his father Martin Luther King Jr.
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‘We’re sitting ducks waiting to die’ – US prisoner on coronavirus crisis
American prisons have become a hotbed for coronavirus
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Disinfectant firms warn people to not use products in human body after Trump virus treatment comments
Disinfectant manufacturers have warned people not to use their products on the human body after Donald Trump suggested they could be used to treat virus patients.
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US to suspend immigration in fight against coronavirus, Trump says
Donald Trump announced his intention to put a temporary ban on all immigration into the US.
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‘The oil market has never seen anything like this before’ – FT’s Katie Martin
Katie Martin is the Markets Editor for the Financial Times.
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US oil prices drop to historic low
US oil prices have collapsed to historic lows which have sent share prices plunging.