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8:30 p.m.
Mexico reports 5,666 deaths and 54,346 cases of the coronavirus.
#ÚLTIMAHORA La Secretaría de Salud @SSalud_mx confirma 5 mil 666 defunciones por #COVID19 en el país, 11 mil 767 casos confirmados activos y 54 mil 346 casos acumulados pic.twitter.com/uooMMJHrxS
— Ciro Gómez Leyva (@CiroGomezL) May 20, 2020
7:20 p.m.
New tonight: A judge ruled Texas must allow people to vote by mail to avoid spreading COVID-19.
— Zoe Tillman (@ZoeTillman) May 19, 2020
"For want of a vote, our democracy and the Republic would be lost and government of the people, by the people and for the people shall perish from the earth." https://t.co/B1m3xXNFnJ pic.twitter.com/0PnKrvtZqQ
6 p.m.
Breaking: Federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction allowing all registered Texas voters under 65 to apply to vote by mail during the coronavirus pandemic. https://t.co/0BMDettRol
— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) May 19, 2020
3:50 p.m.
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2:54 p.m.
SCOOP: Congressional Dems/GOP agree on need for another #pandemic stimulus aiming for mid June after Memorial Day recess; Dems will accept scaled back aid to states/cities; GOP might accept scaled back business liability protection, possible payroll tax cut more 3pm @FoxBusiness
— Charles Gasparino (@CGasparino) May 19, 2020
2:16 p.m.
VISA SAYS MAJORITY OF EMPLOYEES TO WORK FROM HOME THROUGH 2020
— sellvolbuytesla (@sellvolbuytesla) May 19, 2020
2:13 p.m.
McConnell says they will "discuss the way forward over the next couple of weeks" as they consider possible coronavirus legislation
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) May 19, 2020
2:06 p.m.
On CapHill after mtg with GOP senators, Trump says taking anti-malaria drug "gives you an extra layer of protection." Says it's an individual call.
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) May 19, 2020
2:06 p.m.
President Trump, leaving a meeting with Republican senators, was asked about House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's comments about his weight and use of hydroxychloroquine, per @Jordanfabian.
— Josh Wingrove (@josh_wingrove) May 19, 2020
“I don’t respond to her. I think she’s a waste of time," Trump said.
12:07 p.m.
North Carolina reports 422 new coronavirus cases, 21 deaths https://t.co/XCCKkZCDaU pic.twitter.com/vy4uml14p9
— WFAE (@WFAE) May 19, 2020
11:37 a.m.
North Carolina reports 422 new coronavirus cases, 21 deaths https://t.co/XCCKkZCDaU pic.twitter.com/vy4uml14p9
— WFAE (@WFAE) May 19, 2020
11:31 a.m.
1030am update: 12,333 confirmed #COVID19 cases in Alabama
— Bob Grip (@Bob_Grip) May 19, 2020
- 262 in Baldwin County (8 deaths)
-1,746 in Mobile County (103 deaths)
10:37 a.m.
No Nashville COVID-19 briefing today. Health officials report an increase of 230 cases, citing lag time in reporting from the weekend by a lab. Three new deaths: 83yo man, 89yo and 69yo women. Not known if women had any underlying health conditions.
— Yihyun Jeong (@yihyun_jeong) May 19, 2020
9:27 a.m.
$HD *HOME DEPOT: 2Q COMP SALES UP DOUBLE DIGITS SO FAR
— Christian Fromhertz (@cfromhertz) May 19, 2020
9:09 a.m.
BOFA CEO SAYS CREDIT DAMAGE IS LOWER THAN EXPECTED SO FAR
— Tom Flatten The Curve Hearden (@followtheh) May 19, 2020
8:08 a.m.
JUST IN 🚨 As of Tuesday morning, the Alabama Department of Public Health has recorded 12,331 positive coronavirus cases across the state, as well as 1,432 hospitalizations and 493 deaths connected to the virus.
— CBS 42 (@CBS_42) May 19, 2020
FULL STORY: https://t.co/BR3LVKPMaT pic.twitter.com/JU55MmWtwH
7:59 a.m.
UPDATE: Home Depot Says Incurred $0.60/Share Q1 Expense To Support Employees During Pandemic $HD
— PSK2329 - JHC (@psk2329) May 19, 2020
6:41 a.m.
Dr. Harvey Fineberg says President Trump’s claim that he’s taking hydroxychloroquine to protect against coronavirus “is not based upon any clinical evidence of effectiveness.”
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) May 19, 2020
“To presume that it is effective is really misplaced confidence.”https://t.co/PIOoRVWKko
6:40 a.m.
Brazil now has the world’s third-highest number of confirmed coronavirus cases, behind the U.S. and Russia, piling pressure on President Jair Bolsonaro, who has continued to call for a rollback of quarantines https://t.co/hN5impOB1r pic.twitter.com/KgKGi6Rug3
— Reuters (@Reuters) May 19, 2020
6:15 a.m.
France reports 70 new coronavirus cases in schools a week after reopening | @BISouthAfrica https://t.co/KdJccsWyoE pic.twitter.com/OoQdiDOFft
— News24 (@News24) May 19, 2020
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