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    Unloved by progressives, New York's Andrew Cuomo has the spotlight now

    Unloved by progressives, New York’s Andrew Cuomo has the spotlight now The governor of New York’s calm Covid-19 briefings have made him the most prominent Democrat of the crisis Coronavirus – latest US updates Coronavirus – latest global updates See all our coronavirus coverage Illustration: Francisco Navas/The Guardian It’s rare for a single US state […] More

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    How science finally caught up with Trump's playbook – with millions of lives at stake

    How science finally caught up with Trump’s playbook – with millions of lives at stake Donald Trump leaves a coronavirus taskforce briefing at the White House in Washington DC on 2 April. Photograph: Kevin Dietsch/Bloomberg via Getty Images The president’s failure to heed the warnings about coronavirus and act quickly has set in train a […] More

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    Can a Cuban Become the Next US President?

    Among the various thinkers, pundits, armchair philosophers and public commentators on what the world and our civilization will look life when our quarantined domestic life and social distancing are no longer required by law, the financial press and some of the popular media routinely turn for guidance to Mark Cuban, the billionaire owner of the […] More

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    The Guardian view on Trump and coronavirus: endangering American lives | Editorial

    The Guardian view on Trump and coronavirus: endangering American lives Editorial The abject failure of the administration has magnified this crisis. The president is already trying to pass the buck Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage ‘An utter failure of leadership – the lack of will, intelligence, basic competence or even consistency […] More

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    We Need a Coronavirus Truce

    During World War I, soldiers all along the Western front held a series of informal truces in December 1914 to commemorate Christmas. It was early in the war, and opposition had not yet hardened into implacable enmity. The military command, caught by surprise, could not impose complete battlefield discipline. An estimated 100,000 British and German […] More

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    US coronavirus live: House Democrats push for investigation into Trump's coronavirus response

    Fauci says all US states should have stay-home orders US unemployment rose to 4.4% in March Live global updates See all our coronavirus coverage Support the Guardian’s independent journalism. Make a contribution LIVE Updated Play Video Coronavirus: New York governor Cuomo gives an update – watch live 11.22am EDT11:22 Cuomo to sign executive order to […] More