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World NewsU.S. News - March 31, 20200

Amazon fires warehouse worker who led Staten Island strike for more coronavirus protection

Amazon has fired a Staten Island warehouse worker who organized a strike to demand greater protections for employees amid the coronavirus outbreak.Chris Smalls, a management assistant at the facility, known as JFK8, said he was fired Monday afternoon f...

DNADNA Web Team - March 31, 20200

UP man calls lockdown helpline for samosas, handed broom to clean drain

Amid the backdrop of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) spreading like wildfire across India, several bizarre incidents are emerging which shows how people are taking the situation lightly. One such incident was reported in Rampur, Uttar Pradesh. ...

DNADNA Web Team - March 31, 20200

‘Fake news’: No extension of financial year, FY 2019-20 to end on March 31 as scheduled, says govt

Amid a report circulating that the new financial year will start from July 1 instead of April 1, the government on Monday clarified that it has not extended the current 2019-20 fiscal year and it will end as scheduled on March 31. "There is no extensi...

DNADNA Web Team - March 31, 20200

Coronavirus: Dates for submission of online application forms for various entrance examinations extended- Full list

The National Testing Agency (NTA) has announced the decision to extended the dates of submission of Online Application Forms for various examinations due to the headship by parents and students amid coronavirus outbreak in the country. While...

Politics

Fox NewsLouis Casiano - March 30, 20200

MyPillow founder Mike Lindell, at White House coronavirus briefing, tells people to pray during crisis

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.MyPillow founder Mike Lindell on Monday encouraged Americans to pray during the coronavirus pandemic during a visit to the White House.Lindell sa...

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Trump fires back at Michigan’s Whitmer, claims Dem governor ‘doesn’t have a clue’

Dom Calicchio - March 28, 2020 0

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.President Trump took aim at Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Friday night, claiming in a Twitter message that the Democrat was “way in over her head” amid...

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Sudan orders closure of all borders over COVID-19

Al Jazeera English - March 24, 2020 0

Sudan has ordered the closure of all its borders due to pandemic fears.One person has died and two cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed.The government has struggled to control its borders.Al Jazeera's Hiba Morgan reports from a refugee camp in Kassala...

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Ilhan Omar calls for release of ICE detainees, ‘people held on bail’ amid coronavirus outbreak

Michael Ruiz - March 25, 2020 0

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., called for freeing ICE detainees and other prisoners Tuesday amid the coronavirus pandemic roiling the United States.She made the...

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Biden holds 3-point edge over Trump in White House race: poll

Paul Steinhauser - March 24, 2020 0

A new national poll points to an extremely close contest between President Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden as the race for the White House shifts to a likely general election battle between the two. Biden, the former vice president and a...

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World NewsKate Mayberry - March 31, 20200

Trumps flags tougher coronavirus curbs for US: Live updates

The United States might toughen movement restrictions to curb the spread of coronavirus, with the country now reporting twice the number of cases as China where the outbreak began late last year.US President Donald Trump told the media that guidelines ...

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Trump expected to ease Obama-era vehicle mileage standards

Bradford Betz - March 31, 2020 0

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.The Trump administration is expected this week to ease Obama-era regulations on fuel emission standards, capping off more than two years of legal bat...

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Fiat Chrysler temporarily cuts pay by 20% for salaried workers amid coronavirus pandemic

U.S. News - March 31, 2020 0

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) CEO Mike ManleyMassimo Pinca | ReutersFiat Chrysler will temporarily defer the salaries of its white-collar workers by 20% for the next three months as the automaker attempts to save cash to weather the coronavirus crisi...

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Pentagon confirms first US service member to die from coronavirus

U.S. News - March 30, 2020 0

U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper speaks during the joint press conference with Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joseph Dunford (not in the picture) on August 28, 2019 in Arlington, Virginia.China News Service | Visual China Group | Getty I...

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Tennessee Rep. Tim Burchett tweets phone number, says anyone ‘overwhelmed or scared’ by coronavirus can call him

Louis Casiano - March 30, 2020 0

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up.A congressional lawmaker from Tennessee is encouraging anyone "overwhelmed or scared" of the coronavirus to give him a call to talk about it.Freshman ...

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2020 ElectionsSignal Staff - February 19, 20200

Amanda Edwards snags multiple newspaper endorsements

On Sunday, former Houston City Council member and Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Amanda Edwards received an endorsement from the Beaumont Enterprise. Days earlier, Edwards received endorsement...

PoliticsSignal Staff - March 26, 20200

Texas Democrats announce virtual state convention

Citing the ongoing pandemic and social distancing requirements, Texas Democrats are shifting their annual state convention to a virtual one. “COVID-19 has impacted every facet of our lives. T...

PolicySarah Taqvi - March 25, 20200

Texas Democrats urge Gov. Greg Abbott to issue stay-at-home order

With the threat of COVID-19 still spreading in more areas of the country, countless health experts are strongly encouraging government officials to implement “stay-at-home” orders. These orders ...

bordersFernando Ramirez - February 20, 20200

Texas Republican running for Congress compares open borders to sexual assault

In a now-deleted Facebook post, Congressional candidate Jamie Berryhill compared open borders to sexual assault. “A nation without borders is like a woman raped and defiled, her precious valu...

PolicyFernando Ramirez - March 27, 20200

A $1,200 check won’t last long — even in Texas

The House passed a $2 trillion economic relief plan on Friday aimed at fighting financial strain caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Included in the massive stimulus package that’s now likely to...

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Afghanistan war: Families say homes destroyed by US bombs

Al Jazeera English - February 20, 2020 0

New statistics show the US dropped more than 7,400 bombs on Afghanistan last year, more than any year since 2013.And while there are signs of hope of a deal with the Taliban, it is too late for families already caught up in the crossfire.Al Jazeera's Z...

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Italy’s coronavirus death toll passes 10,000: Live updates

Ted Regencia - March 28, 2020 0

Spain's death toll from the coronavirus pandemic jumped to 5,690 on Saturday, with 832 patients dying in the past 24 hours, according to the health ministry.The announcement came as the number of people infected with the virus in the United States...

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Spain surpasses China in coronavirus deaths: Live updates

Al Jazeera English - March 25, 2020 0

Spain has recorded more than 700 deaths over the past 24 hours, surpassing China in the total death toll, making the country now second to only Italy.Meanwhile, India's 1.3 billion people have joined the global lockdown triggered by the outbr...

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World NewsAl Jazeera English - February 20, 20200

China coronavirus outbreak: All the latest updates

China's National Health Commission reported on Thursday said at least 114 new deaths from the coronavirus outbreak as of the end of Wednesday, bringing to at least 2,118 the number of fatalities nationwide. The national health commission also repo...

World NewsU.S. News - March 29, 20200

‘Blast from the past’: Some drive-in movie theaters are making a comeback amid coronavirus

Only 5% to 10% of drive-ins across the U.S. are able to operate through the coronavirus, but they are seeing new business.Joe Sohm | Visions of America | Universal Images Group via Getty ImagesThe coronavirus pandemic has led to the closures of movie t...

Fox NewsBrooke Singman - March 26, 20200

Pentagon says coronavirus cases in military have quadrupled since last week

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.The Pentagon said Thursday cases of the novel coronavirus have quadrupled in the U.S. military since last week, with more than 280 service members now infe...

World NewsKate Mayberry - March 24, 20200

India locks down 1.3 billion people: Live coronavirus updates

India's 1.3 billion people will go under "total lockdown" from midnight Tuesday (1830 GMT) for 21 days to combat the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said.Japan and the International Olympic Committee agreed on Tuesday t...

Fox NewsMichael Ruiz - March 27, 20200

Ilhan Omar calls for ‘national lockdown’ amid COVID-19 outbreak

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.Rep. Ilhan Omar on Thursday called for the Trump administration to issue a “national lockdown” in response to reports that the United States is now le...

World NewsU.S. News - March 25, 20200

US auto sales expected to fall at least 15% this year due to the coronavirus

Workers assemble cars at a plant in Chicago, June 24, 2019.Jim Young | AFP | Getty ImagesU.S. auto sales are expected to fall at least 15% this year as the country implements more aggressive restrictions to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, threat...

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2020 Elections

Amanda Edwards snags multiple newspaper endorsements

Signal Staff - February 19, 2020 0

On Sunday, former Houston City Council member and Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Amanda Edwards received an endorsement from the Beaumont Enterprise. Days earlier, Edwards received endorsement...

Al GoreFernando Ramirez - February 19, 20200

Al Gore visits Texas to register new voters and rally them against climate change

Former vice president Al Gore visited Houston on Wednesday to kick-off a tour in battleground states where he plans to boost voter turnout and rally people against the ongoing climate crisis. ...

PolicyFernando Ramirez - March 30, 20200

It’s still too early to tell if Abbott’s pandemic response is working

Republican leaders, from President Trump to Sen. John Cornyn, have been heaping praise onto Gov. Greg Abbott’s response to the coronavirus outbreak. But the pandemic has only just begun, and any...

World NewsU.S. News - March 26, 20200

Trump to review options to ‘open the country up’ as US coronavirus cases pass China, Italy

President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference on the COVID-19, coronavirus, outbreak flanked by US Vice President Mike Pence at the White House in Washington, DC on March 25, 2020.Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump will he...

Fox NewsRonn Blitzer - March 29, 20200

Cuomo extends state lockdown, says normalcy may return with widespread testing

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Sunday that he is extending a statewide lockdown that he first ordered earlier this month, forcing nonessential ...

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