Illinois Matches Deadliest Day In Pandemic
Another 125 deaths in the past 24 hours matches the number of victims on the previous worst day in the state.
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Weekly Roundup: April 17th, 2020
The White House has now issued guidance about when communities can begin to reopen, a phased plan based on downward trends in positive cases. But for that plan to be safely executed, testing will have to become far more widespread than it is now. Also, what role did gender play in the Democratic primary?This episode: campaign correspondent Asma Khalid, science correspondent Allison Aubrey, White House reporter Ayesha Rascoe, political reporter Danielle Kurtzleben, and congressional correspondent Susan Davis.Email the show at nprpolitics@npr.org Join the Facebook group at n.pr/politicsgroup Subscribe to our newsletter at npr.org/politicsnewsletter Find and support your local public radio station at donate.npr.org
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Illinois Governor Shuts Schools For The Duration Of The School Year
Pritzker says reopening schools statewide now would offer a “nearly limitless” opportunity for COVID-19 to spread.
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Lessons From Congress’ Last Experience Helping Rescue An Economy In Free Fall
As Congress fights over how to save the economy in light of the coronavirus crisis, many are drawing parallels to the 2008 economic crisis.
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U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin On The Federal Government’s COVID-19 Response
U.S. Senator Dick Durbin gives an update on what lawmakers on Capitol Hill are doing to fight COVID-19.
Unemployment Claims Remain Sky-High, All But Undoing 10 Years Of Job Gains
5.2 million people filed for unemployment benefits last week, bringing the four-week total to 22 million — nearly wiping out all the job gains made since the Great Recession. Retail spending, another key economic indicator, is also suffering: down a record 8.7% last month, the largest monthly fall since the Commerce Department began tracking retail sales three decades ago.This episode: political correspondent Scott Detrow, political reporter Danielle Kurtzleben, and chief economics correspondent Scott Horsley.Email the show at nprpolitics@npr.org Join the Facebook group at n.pr/politicsgroup Subscribe to our newsletter at npr.org/politicsnewsletter Find and support your local public radio station at donate.npr.org
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Illinois Partners With Six Midwest States To Decide When Economy Reopens
As Illinois COVID-19 deaths exceed 1,000, state joins Wisconsin, Indiana, Minnesota, Kentucky, Ohio and Michigan in new compact.
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10 Years Of Spectacular U.S. Job Growth Nearly Wiped Out In 4 Weeks
The number of people filing for unemployment climbed by another 5.2 million, as the toll of the nation’s economic dive continues to mount.
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Gov. JB Pritzker Predicts A $10 Billion COVID-19 Budget Hole Over The Next Two Years
Illinois’ governor predicts the “unprecedented” economic hit from the pandemic will push state income and sales tax revenue into free fall.
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Trump Says The U.S. Is Past Its Peak On New Coronavirus Cases
Recent data suggest that the United States has made it through the worst, as he seeks to reopen the pandemic-beaten national economy.
