Headlines for April 6, 2020
by mail@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) from Democracy Now! on (#51S55)
- Coronavirus Cases Surge in U.S., Surgeon General Warns of "Pearl Harbor Moment"
- Gov. Cuomo Slashes Medicaid as New York Struggles to Get Handle on COVID-19 Cases
- Black Communities Hit Disproportionately Hard by Coronavirus
- Coronavirus Cases Appear to Level Off in Parts of Europe, But Death Tolls Remain High
- Boris Johnson Hospitalized for Acute Coronavirus Symptoms
- Japan's Shinzo Abe to Declare Emergency; Filipino Police Kills Man Who Flouted Coronavirus Rules
- Low-Paid Garment Workers in Bangladesh Face Mass Unemployment
- Former Prime Ministers of Somalia and Libya Die from COVID-19
- Complaint Filed at ICC over Jair Bolsonaro's Handling of Coronavirus Outbreak; Death Toll Mounts in Honduras
- Trump Ignores His Govt's Recommendations, Says He Won't Wear Face Mask and Touts Anti-Malarial Drug
- Immigrant Women Launch Hunger Strike in Tacoma, WA as COVID-19 Cases Rise in Immigration Jails
- Employees at Chicago Amazon, Food Processing Plants Among Rising Worker Actions Amid Pandemic
- Tiger at Bronx Zoo Tests Positive for COVID-19
- Construction of Keystone XL Pipeline to Resume Despite Coronavirus and Environmental Threats
- Fired U.S. Navy Captain Brett Crozier Tests Positive for COVID-19
- Trump Fires Intelligence Community Watchdog Michael Atkinson
- Longtime AP Writer, Deputy Tech Editor Anick Jesdanun Dies of COVID-19
- Journalist & Economist Martin Khor, Who Fought for Ecological Rights in the Global South, Dies at 68
- Legendary Soul Singer Bill Withers, Known for "Lean on Me" & "Ain't No Sunshine," Dies at 81