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Donald Trump 'lost $1bn in a month' from coronavirus lockdown

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Stock market crash strips billionaire status from 267 of world’s richest people in the annual list Donald Trump lost an estimated $1bn of his paper fortune in the past month as the coronavirus lockdown forced the closure of offices, shopping centres, hotels and golf courses he owns. The US president’s fortune has fallen from an estimated $3.1bn (£2.5bn) on 1 March to $2.1bn on 18 March (at the he

Trump was warned in January of Covid-19's devastating impact, memos reveal

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Economic adviser gave worst-case scenario of 500,000 deaths Trump claimed no one could have predicted disease’s severity Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Donald Trump was warned at the end of January by one of his top White House advisers that coronavirus had the potential to kill hundreds of thousands of Americans and derail the US economy, unless tough action were t

Trump threatens to hold WHO funding, then backtracks, amid search for scapegoat

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US president’s early inaction in pandemic has come under renewed scrutiny in recent days as coronavirus death toll grows Coronavirus – latest US updates C oronavirus – latest global updates See all our coronavirus coverage Donald Trump hunted for a new scapegoat on Tuesday in an increasingly frantic attempt to shift blame for thousands of American deaths from the coronavirus, accusing the World H

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Republican congressional candidate touts AR-15s to fight 'looting hordes from Atlanta'

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New campaign video from Paul Broun promises to give away rifle but congressional hopeful denies racial implications Why do Americans need AR-15 rifles during a global pandemic? To shoot “looting hordes from Atlanta”. That’s the campaign message from a former Republican congressman from Georgia, Paul Broun , who is now running for congress again. Continue reading...

Trump order encourages US to mine the moon

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Executive order says US will oppose any international effort to bar it from removing chunks of moon, Mars or elsewhere in space The world may be racked by the coronavirus, but Donald Trump has less earthly concerns on his mind, too, after signing an executive order encouraging the US to mine the moon for minerals. The executive order makes clear that the US doesn’t view space as a “global commons

'A reality check on the math': What's ahead for California and Covid-19

500+US news | The Guardian / 3h

California has fared better than New York, but residents should expect to stay indoors at least until June, a public health expert tells the Guardian Coronavirus – latest US updates C oronavirus – latest global updates See all our coronavirus coverage California officials this week described a “slow and steady increase” in confirmed coronavirus infections, predicting that the peak of the state’s

The Guardian view on Boris Johnson in hospital: a crisis of authority

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The prime minister is overwhelmingly the dominant figure in his government. His absence risks creating a power vacuum at a critical moment Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The particular cruelty of coronavirus lies in the terrible solitude it inflicts on human beings at the very time they crave warmth and love. Boris Johnson’s partner, Carrie Symonds, who has been sel

US acting navy secretary resigns after insulting ousted commander

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Defence secretary accepts Thomas Modly’s resignation after he called captain who warned about coronavirus on ship ‘naive’ The acting secretary of the US navy, Thomas Modly, has resigned after delivering a speech to the crew of an aircraft carrier denigrating their former commander, whom Modly fired when the commander’s appeal for help dealing with a coronavirus outbreak on the ship was leaked . T

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