Headlines for April 16, 2020
by mail@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) from Democracy Now! on (#527ZG)
- Trump Pushes to Reopen Economy by May as Doctors and CEOs Object
- 22 Million U.S. Workers File for Unemployment in Just Four Weeks
- Tax Loopholes in Coronavirus Relief Bill to Overwhelmingly Benefit the Wealthiest
- New York Coronavirus Death Toll Tops 11,500 as Governor Orders Wearing of Masks in Public
- Medical Workers Demand More Safety Measures as COVID-19 Deaths Mount
- Michigan Protesters Defy Social Distancing Rules, Demanding End to Quarantine
- Mexico Faces Shortage of Medical Workers as COVID-19 Spreads
- French Aircraft Carrier Evacuated as Nearly 700 Sailors Test Positive for COVID-19
- Swedish COVID-19 Cases Multiply as Public Spaces Remain Open
- Asylum Seekers Protest in Immigration Jails as COVID-19 Deaths Mount
- Prisoners at Chicago Jail Report Desperate Conditions as COVID-19 Spreads
- Pennsylvania Prisoner Dies of COVID-19 Days Before Scheduled Review of Innocence Claims
- Political Prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal Reports No COVID-19 Symptoms
- Worker Dies of COVID-19 at South Dakota Pork Factory Where 640 Tested Positive
- African-American Pastors Call for Equity in Coronavirus Testing
- New Jersey Rolls Out First Saliva-Based COVID-19 Test
- Sen. Elizabeth Warren Endorses Joe Biden, Says She Would Serve as Vice President
- South Korean President's Party Wins Landslide in High-Turnout Election
- New Research Confirms Greenland Ice Sheet Suffered Record Melt in 2019
- U.S. Judge Revokes Crucial Permit for Keystone XL Pipeline
- Transgender Woman Murdered in Baltimore; ACLU Sues Idaho over Trans Athlete Law