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Gavin Newsom this week declared himself the leader of a “nation-state”. Speaking on MSNBC, the California governor on Tuesday announced his state would be amassing more than 200m medical-grade masks per month for health workers on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic. After weeks of competing with other states for critical medical equipment, in the […] More
Trump wants to reopen the country next month A tale of two New Yorks: pandemic lays bare shocking inequities Live global updates See all our coronavirus coverage Support the Guardian’s independent journalism. Make a contribution LIVE Updated Donald Trump speaks during a press briefing at the White House on Thursday in Washington DC. Photograph: Oliver […] More
Trump begins coronavirus briefing Three governors issue shelter-in-place orders Pence: ‘Italy may be most comparable to the US at this point Trump’s media assault rages in midst of coronavirus crisis US officials predict up to 240,000 US coronavirus deaths See all our coronavirus coverage LIVE Updated Play Video Coronavirus: Donald Trump and US task force […] More
Trump accused of using virus briefing as advertising spot Beware online tests and cures, experts say See all our coronavirus coverage Support the Guardian’s independent journalism. Make a contribution LIVE Updated Play Video Coronavirus in the US: Mike Pompeo holds briefing at State Department – watch live 11.15am EDT11:15 Coronavirus death toll surpasses that of […] More
Forty million Californians told to remain indoors as US sees cases rise to 14,500 and deaths to 205 Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The coronavirus pandemic continued to tighten its grip on the US on Friday, as China reported the second day in a row of no new domestic cases of […] More
Wildfires are ravaging California and Australia – and local fire departments are alarmingly underfunded and underprepared In the wake of the devastating Australian bushfires, Jeff Bezos announced last month that he will donate $10bn to fight the climate crisis. As a resident of California and the former president of the Sierra Club Foundation, I welcome […] More
A big win in the state could help the senator stay afloat. But nothing is certain as counting continues: ‘It’s like a black box’ Bernie Sanders was declared the winner in California just moments after polls closed but his final haul of delegates could remain uncertain for days, or even weeks, as election officials tally […] More
Several factors are to blame, including ageing equipment and insufficient resources which forced some to be turned away Voters in Texas and California faced long lines at the polls on Super Tuesday with some waiting several hours or longer to cast their ballots in the vital primary elections: a phenomenon that has triggered renewed concern […] More
