Bill Purdue waterproofs basements for a living, but he has spent the past few days in his buddy’s Washington, Indiana, auto trim and upholstery shop cutting rectangles of cotton fabric that his friend sews into face masks. Fashion designer Briana ...
Read More »2 St. Louis-area residents die after coronavirus illness
Two St. Louis-area residents are the fourth and fifth patients in Missouri to die of an illness related to the new coronavirus, according to local health officials. A St. Louis woman in her 30s died from COVID-19, and the death ...
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Read More »Coronavirus suddenly upends campaign themes for both parties
The coronavirus pandemic and the nation’s crashing economy are scrambling the themes both major political parties thought would carry them to victory in November for control of the White House and Congress. Shattered, certainly for now, is President Donald Trump’s ...
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Read More »Amid virus, humble toilet paper is suddenly a hot commodity
There’s no denying Tissue Plus is on a roll. As luck would have it, the company launched production of toilet paper a couple of weeks ago — just as the reality of the coronavirus outbreak was starting to hit the ...
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Read More »School districts take unplanned plunge into online learning
In a whirlwind week, teachers came up with digital versions of everything from high-school English discussions to kindergarten gym classes, city officials scrambled to find laptops for students in need, and parents grappled with how they would keep kids’ attention ...
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Read More »Missouri virus cases top 128, including 5 tied to preschool
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Missouri rose by 38 Sunday night, including at least five cases tied to one suburban St. Louis preschool and evidence of community transmission in one county. The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19, ...
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Read More »Hunt for medical gear to fight virus becomes all-consuming
The hunt for ventilators and other medical supplies consumed the U.S. and Europe on Monday, as new coronavirus infections soared and political paralysis stalled efforts for a quick aid package from Congress. Markets in Asia and Europe sank along with ...
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Read More »Virus concerns lead to `public’ meetings without the public
First, Oklahoma lawmakers excluded the public from the Capitol because of coronavirus concerns. Then with the public gone, lawmakers made an emergency change to the state’s open-meetings law to let all governmental entities meet via video or teleconference, so long ...
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Read More »Federal Reserve to lend up to $300B to businesses, cities
In a series of sweeping, aggressive steps, the U.S. Federal Reserve will lend to small and large businesses and local governments as well as extend its bond buying programs. The announcement Monday is part of the Fed’s ongoing efforts to ...
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Read More »Hill talks continue as Trump appears to waffle on shutdown
Top Trump administration officials and congressional leaders struggled Monday to finalize a nearly $2 trillion economic rescue package as the coronavirus crisis deepened, even as President Donald Trump seemed to suggest he had qualms about extending the current 15-day suggested ...
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Read More »Presidents in health crises: Trump more hands-on than many
Woodrow Wilson was more focused on the end of World War I than a flu virus that was making its way around the globe, ultimately sickening hundreds of thousands of Americans, including the president himself. George W. Bush stood with ...
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