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4:09 p.m. U.S. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said the House is not expected to meet for legislative purposes before May 4, according to a reporter.
House floor schedule update per Majority Leader Hoyer: "Members are advised that absent an emergency, the House is not expected to meet prior to Monday, May 4, 2020" for legislative business due to COVID-19 pandemic.
— (@CraigCaplan)Apr 13 2020
3:38 p.m. Karl-Anthony Towns' mother reportedly has died of complications from COVID-19 coronavirus, according to the Minnesota Timberwolves.
— (@Timberwolves)Apr 13 2020
3:29 p.m. The CDC's no-sail order reportedly is pushing the cruise industry to the brink of collapse.
3:13 p.m.
BREAKING: Tennessee reported 300+ new cases of COVID-19 Monday. There are also now more than 1,600 recoveries across the state. https://t.co/Sp6csQWFYg pic.twitter.com/ZkMc5OEK0S
— WMC Action News 5 (@WMCActionNews5) April 13, 2020
11:43 a.m.
"You can say the worst is over," says @NYGovCuomo. This is first time he has said this, as far as I know.
— Susan Arbetter (@sarbetter) April 13, 2020
"It has not overwhelmed the healthcare system. We have controlled the spread."@CapitalTonight
11:38 a.m.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says the number of coronavirus deaths in his state on Easter Sunday was 671. “To have this happen over this weekend is especially tragic.” The state now has had 10,056 COVID-19 deaths.
— Eric Crawford (@ericcrawford) April 13, 2020
11:27 a.m.
#BREAKING: The # of #COVID19 cases in #Florida up by this 706 AM.#FL now has 20,601 cases total.
— Angelina Salcedo (@AngelinaWTSP) April 13, 2020
- 20,035 positive FL residents
- 566 positive non-FL residents @HealthyFla reports that 9 more patients have died from the #coronavirus in FL. Total # is 470 @10TampaBay pic.twitter.com/YBTYmphvLb
11:03 a.m.
JUST IN: MSDH is reporting 161 new cases of the coronavirus in Mississippi, bringing the state's total number of cases to 2,942 with 98 deaths. https://t.co/7B5BPVyoeX
— WJTV 12 News (@WJTV) April 13, 2020
10:02 a.m.
NEW: #SCOTUS will conduct telephonic arguments for certain cases in May. pic.twitter.com/PTCR5IFtUC
— Kimberly Robinson (@KimberlyRobinsn) April 13, 2020
8:13 a.m.
BREAKING NEWS: On Sunday, Apr. 12, 90,510 travelers came through @TSA checkpoints nationwide. Exactly one year earlier, 2,446,801 individuals were screened at security checkpoints across the country. It’s another new low.
— TSAmedia_LisaF (@TSAmedia_LisaF) April 13, 2020
7:51 a.m.
An Indian policeman's hand was chopped off with a sword and six other officers were severely injured when they were attacked while enforcing coronavirus lockdown measures in northern Punjab state on Sunday morning https://t.co/14DjjOSkbO
— CNN (@CNN) April 13, 2020
7:45 a.m.
The U.S. now has the lead with the most deaths from the coronavirus outbreak of any country with nearly 22,000 lives lost.
— NBC News (@NBCNews) April 13, 2020
Meanwhile in Italy, previously the worst-hit country so far, officials are considering loosening lockdown measures. https://t.co/D7j3XYvInL
7:45 a.m.
‘We Should Blame China’: Bill Maher Scolds People Tip-Toeing Around Coronavirus Origins. https://t.co/1opbUsCCmP
— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) April 13, 2020
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