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April 9, 2020 at 6:48 pm

White House says no ‘surprise’ bills for COVID-19 patients

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hospitals taking money from the $2 trillion stimulus bill will have to agree not to send “surprise” medical bills to patients treated... Updated 2:43 am

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April 6, 2020 at 6:48 pm

Trump slams watchdog report on hospitals engulfed by virus VIEW

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday disputed the veracity of a federal survey that found hospitals faced severe shortages of coronavirus test supplies,...

April 6, 2020 at 3:00 am

Trump slams watchdog report on hospitals engulfed by virus VIEW

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday disputed the veracity of a federal survey that found hospitals faced severe shortages of coronavirus test supplies,...

Nation & World

April 2, 2020 at 1:31 pm

States demand ventilators as feds ration limited supply

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two weeks ago, the Pentagon promised to make as many as 2,000 military ventilators available as the federal government strains to contend...

March 31, 2020 at 9:22 pm

Trump says ‘life and death’ at stake in following guidelines VIEW

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump warned Americans to brace for a “hell of a bad two weeks” ahead as the White House projected there...

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President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Tuesday, March 31, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) DCAB315 DCAB315

March 31, 2020 at 3:12 pm

White House projects 100K to 240K US deaths from virus VIEW

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned Americans to brace for a “hell of a bad two weeks” ahead as the White House...

In this March 24, 2020, photo, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Briefing Room in Washington, as Dr. Deborah Birx, White House coronavirus response coordinator, listens. Like forecasters tracking a mega storm, White House officials are relying on statistical models to predict the impact of the coronavirus outbreak and try to protect as many people as possible. Birx and Fauci have been talking about the models at press briefings. Fauci on Sunday cited one estimate of 100,000 deaths. Birx has described how officials are working to refine their own model. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) WX202 WX202

March 30, 2020 at 9:14 pm

White House turns to statistical models for virus forecast

WASHINGTON (AP) — Like forecasters tracking a megastorm, White House officials are relying on statistical models to help predict the impact of the coronavirus outbreak...

March 27, 2020 at 9:38 pm

Virus coordinator Birx is Trump’s data-whisperer VIEW

WASHINGTON (AP) — For many in the public health and political worlds, Dr. Deborah Birx is the sober scientist advising an unpredictable president. She's the...

Nation & World

March 26, 2020 at 11:04 pm

Not all or nothing: Anti-virus lockdowns could lift slowly

WASHINGTON (AP) — For the millions of Americans living under some form of lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus, not knowing when the...

March 24, 2020 at 2:23 pm

AP FACT CHECK: Trump claims rising suicides if US stays shut

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is making a baseless claim of surging suicides if the U.S. economy remains mostly shut due to the spread...