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Waiters living “tip to mouth” face more hardship in shutdown

“On a good day, about 40% of restaurant workers live in poverty. That number is about to go way higher.” Source

U.S. Navy vet freed in Iran with virus symptoms wants to come home

Michael White was released on a medical furlough last week. He was detained in July 2018 while visiting a girlfriend in Iran. Source

Coronavirus updates from March 25, 2020

The number of COVID-19 infections worldwide climbed to almost 471,000, according to Johns Hopkins University. Source

Desperate American woman gets flight out of Peru amid pandemic

“Anna” was almost out of critical medicine. But hundreds of other U.S. citizens are still stranded there after Peru closed its borders due to the pandemic. Source

Coronavirus updates: U.S. death toll over 1,000 as hospitals struggle

The federal government is set to devote $2 trillion to help the country survive the COVID-19 crisis, but it’s still spreading fast. Source

Coronavirus updates: Senate passes aid bill, U.S. deaths top 1,000

The number of COVID-19 infections worldwide climbed to almost 471,000, according to Johns Hopkins University. Source

Senate passes $2 trillion coronavirus relief package

The sweeping measure provides help for workers and businesses and for a health care system pushed to the brink by the coronavirus pandemic. Source

Coronavirus updates: Senate passes stimulus, U.S. death toll tops 1,000

The number of COVID-19 infections worldwide climbed to more than 454,000, according to Johns Hopkins University. Source

Former FBI agent missing in Iran may be dead, US officials say

Iran must provide a complete accounting of what occurred with Bob Levinson before the United States can fully accept what happened in this case,” National Security Advisor Robert C. O’Brien said. Source

Coronavirus updates: Senate vote looms as U.S. death toll tops 1,000