American Daily Digest

More than 4.4 million laid-off workers applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week as job cuts escalated across an economy that remains all but shut down, the government said Thursday … Read More

COVID-19 may have knocked U_S_ stocks into a bear market, but it’s left several key companies asking the question “what recession?” By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer April 23, … Read More

Global stock markets are steady as investors weigh hopes for new economic aid against more evidence that the pandemic lockdown is leading to a painful recession By YURI KAGEYAMA AP … Read More

They said patients may be unwilling to call 911 because they have heard hospitals are overwhelmed by coronavirus cases. There’s growing evidence that Covid-19 infection can cause the blood to … Read More

While an integral part of many Americans’ routines, gyms and fitness clubs would seem to present a particular risk for contact spread of a contagious virus. Filled with people sweating … Read More

Police fear for safety of two teenage girls who have not been seen since they went missing together in Derby on Saturday Two teenage girls are missing in Derby and … Read More

Britons will ‘NOT be told to wear face masks in public – but are free to cover their faces with scarves to stop spread of coronavirus’ Government’s most senior scientists … Read More

UK universities face £2.5bn financial ‘blackhole’ due to 121,000 drop in lucrative overseas students in new term – with up to 48,000 fewer from China Universities could face a £2.5 … Read More

That’s one way to beat lockdown boredom! Joker’s painstaking attempt to explode a watermelon with rubber bands ends spectacularly Jeremiah Warlick tests the strength of a watermelon with his comical … Read More