Articles filed under Political Figures
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Trump to governors: 'Call your own shots' in three-phase plan to recoveryApr 16, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump gave governors a road map Thursday for recovering from the economic pain of the coronavirus pandemic, laying out "a phased and delib...
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President's name to be printed on relief checksApr 15, 2020 1:00 am - The Treasury Department has ordered President Donald Trump's name be printed on stimulus checks the Internal Revenue Service is rushing to send to tens of millions of Am...
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April 14 COVID-19 cases per county, some towns, and how to search by ZIP code.Apr 14, 2020 1:00 am - Interactive map Cook County • As of Tuesday, suburban Cook County had 6,707 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 249 deaths.. In Chicago: 9,616 cases and 328 fa...
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74 more COVID-19 deaths, 1,222 new cases; Pritzker says state is bending the curveApr 14, 2020 1:00 am - While the COVID-19 toll is dire with 74 more fatalities and 1,222 new confirmed cases as of Tuesday, cumulative data shows the respiratory disease is losing steam. Slowl...
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Obama endorses Biden as the best leader for 'darkest times'Apr 14, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Former President Barack Obama endorsed Joe Biden on Tuesday, giving the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee a boost from the party's biggest fundrai...
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'We don't have a king': Backlash at Trump's authority claimsApr 14, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Invoking the movie "Mutiny on the Bounty," President Donald Trump suggested Tuesday that objections by governors to his claim of absolute authority over whe...
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Bending the curve? Pritzker offers glimmer of hope as COVID-19 cases top 20,000Apr 12, 2020 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker offered a glimmer of hope Sunday in the state's battle with COVID-19, reporting that the daily death toll from the virus was its lowest in six days wh...
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April 12 COVID-19 cases per county, some towns and how to search by ZIP codeApr 12, 2020 1:00 am - Search by ZIP code • Visit bit.ly/abc7virusbyzipcode. Cook County • As of Sunday, suburban Cook County had 6,082 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 218 de...
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April 10 COVID-19 cases per county, some towns, and how to search by ZIP codeApr 10, 2020 1:00 am - Search by ZIP code • Visit bit.ly/abc7virusbyzipcode. Cook County • As of Friday, suburban Cook County had 5,242 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 180 de...
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COVID-19 cases near 18,000 in Illinois; more testing for minority communitiesApr 10, 2020 1:00 am - The state will ramp up testing for minorities hit hard by COVID-19, officials said Friday, while announcing the number of Illinoisans testing positive for the respirator...