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CLOSE The coronavirus (COVID-19) is impacting the global economy and raising fears of a recession. What causes a recession and what are the signs? USA TODAYAmericans are reaching out to tax preparers and lining up at their offices around the country to find out what happened to their stimulus checks.One answer: The IRS sent those…

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.Former New York Times reporter Alex Berenson, who has become one of the most well-known voices pushing back against the strategy of mass lockdowns to fend off the coronavirus, clashed this week with a VICE writer when a request for a…

Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel says late August’s big convention will not be derailed by coronavirus doomsday scenarios. The message during a Friday phone call for President Trump’s supporters was succinct: “We are full steam ahead.” “We’re ready to go,” she added regarding the four-day event in Charlotte, North Carolina, The Washington Examiner reported.…

April 17, 2020 | 3:22pm | Updated April 17, 2020 | 5:01pm Gov. Andrew Cuomo again said Friday he would like to reopen New York’s shuttered economy, but reiterated once more that testing must dramatically expand before the Empire State can safely get back to work. “You only have a very slim margin to operate…

President Trump seemingly sided with protesters in Minnesota, Michigan and Virginia who are defying social distancing orders to rally against the states’ safety measures intended to stop the coronavirus spread.In back-to-back tweets Friday morning, Trump wrote: “LIBERATE MINNESOTA” and then, “LIBERATE MICHIGAN” and then, “LIBERATE VIRGINIA, and save your great 2nd Amendment. It is under…