Headlines for April 20, 2020
by mail@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) from Democracy Now! on (#52CZE)
- U.S. Fatalities Top 40,000; Nursing Homes Hit Hard as Death Tolls Soar
- Trump and Governors at Odds over Coronavirus Testing as Uneven Reopening of States Commences
- Right-Wing Groups Organize Anti-Lockdown Protests Around the Country
- New Deal on Relief for Small Businesses Could Be Imminent But May Lack Key Democratic Provisions
- Immigrant Prisoners at Otay Mesa Launch Hunger Strike, Denounce Inhumane Treatment
- Michael Cohen to Be Released from Federal Detention as Prisoners Nationwide Face Mounting Coronavirus Risk
- Italy Records Lowest Daily Death Toll in a Week; Spain & France Also Show Signs of Progress
- Report Reveals Boris Johnson Skipped Early Gov't Meetings About Coronavirus Threat
- Fire Rips Through Packed Greek Refugee Camp After Protest over Death of Iraqi Asylum Seeker
- Thousands in Tel Aviv Protest Against Netanyahu's Coronavirus Response
- WHO Warns Severe COVID-19 Cases in Africa Could Reach 10 Million
- Afghan President Self-Isolates After 40 Palace Employees Test Positive for COVID-19
- Brazil's Bolsonaro Coughs into Crowd at Anti-Quarantine Rally
- Mumbai to Test Hydroxychloroquine on Some of City's Poorest Residents
- 100,000 Bangladeshis Defy Lockdown to Attend Mass Funeral
- South Korean Infections Fall to Single Digits, But Questions Remain over Relapse Risk
- Canada Gunman Kills at Least 16 in Nova Scotia Shooting Rampage
- Trump Admin Rolls Back Regulations on Toxic Mercury Emissions
- West Coast and Northern Mexico Headed Toward Record-Breaking Mega-Drought