Headlines for March 13, 2020
by mail@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) from Democracy Now! on (#50NN5)
- Coronavirus Infections Around the Globe Reach 135,000 People, Nearly 5,000 Dead
- U.S. Coronavirus Infections Rise to 1,650 as Actual Number Believed to Be Higher
- Dow Jones Plummets 10% in Biggest Drop Since 1987
- Trump Administration Faces Backlash for Handling of Coronavirus Outbreak, Testing
- Brazilian President Bolsonaro's Aide Tests Positive for COVID-19 Days After Meeting with Trump
- Philippines President Duterte Orders Lockdown in Manila Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
- Advocates Afraid of Deadly Coronavirus Outbreak in Immigration Jails Plagued by Medical Neglect
- Democratic Presidential Debate Relocated from Arizona to D.C. over Coronavirus Outbreak
- U.S. Launches Air Raids in Iraq Targeting Iran-Backed Militia in Retaliation for Rocket Attack on U.S., British Troops
- Judge Orders Immediate Release of U.S. Army Whistleblower Chelsea Manning After 1 Year in Jail
- Trump Supporter Sentenced to 1 Year in Prison for Threatening to Assault & Murder Rep. Ilhan Omar
- U.N. Warns Polar Ice Caps Melting Six Times Faster Than They Were in the 1990s
- Outdated Anti-LGBTQ Law in South Carolina Declared Unconstitutional
- Colorado Replaces Columbus Day with Holiday Honoring Patron Saint of Immigrants