State Department says it is curtailing passport services over coronavirus pandemic LA Times

VOA VIEW: Only a fool would leave the country.

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U.S. elections will take place as scheduled on Nov. 3, the president said, and Alabama became the 41st state to issue a stay-at-home order. New York Times

VOA VIEW: The operative word is recommends.

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President Donald Trump said wearing a mask would interfere with his ability to meet with foreign presidents, prime ministers and "dictators."        USA Today

The directive comes just days after an internal Justice Department review found new problems with the FBI's management of wiretap applications.        USA Today

VOA VIEW: The FBI can't be trusted.

President Trump gave a pep talk Friday to Americans, saying their "discipline and determination" will defeat the coronavirus. "Our greatest weapon is the discipline and determination of every citizen to stay at home and stay healthy for a long time," Mr. Trump said as most of the country braces for ... Washington Times

VOA VIEW: Trump is keeping America First.

Dr. Anthony Fauci told CNN he doesn't understand why every state not under stay-at-home order as President Donald Trump resists a nationwide call, leaving it to states. ABC

VOA VIEW: Fauci is a scare tactician.

State and local governments across the United States are vying to purchase the same equipment, creating a competitive market for those materials that drives up prices. ABC

The Defense Department has been tasked with providing 85 refrigerated trucks and 100,000 body bags to assist state health agencies with mortuary affairs. ABC

VOA VIEW: Fear tactics.

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People are told to stay at home, despite expected good weather, in honour of two nurses who died. BBC

Sunday marks one month since the first recorded deaths in the U.S. from the coronavirus. The White House is weighing what to do next as its 15-day guidelines for social distancing expire Monday. Nikole Killion has the latest. CBS

VOA VIEW: Fear is not good.

A commercial aircraft carrying medical supplies from China touched down at New York's JFK Airport on Sunday. It's the first in a series of flights containing much needed goods. CBS

President Trump on Friday announced the new update at the daily task force briefing. CBS

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"If you look at what's going on in this country, I just don't understand why we're not doing that," he said. "We really should be." CBS

VOA VIEW: Madness!

The U.S. has asked banks to help it dole out at least $350 billion in loans to small businesses, part of the $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus law. CNBC

President Donald Trump said the CDC recommends using a cloth face covering to protect against coronavirus, but said he does not plan to do so himself. CNBC

VOA VIEW: You can't ware, what you can't find or buy.

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U.S. airline executives face a test to see which sacrifices they are willing to make in exchange for federal aid that would allow them to continue paying their employees during the coronavirus pandemic. CNBC

Federal officials on Friday ordered airlines to reimburse customers for canceled flights, saying a growing number of passengers are complaining amid the coronavirus pandemic that airlines are providing travel credits rather than refunds. CNN

VOA VIEW: As they should.

Scammers are looking to take advantage of the coronavirus chaos to make a quick buck. FOX News

A conservative group on Friday accused New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio of being anti-Christian after he questioned whether the 68-bed field hospital set up in Central Park by Samaritan's Purse, an organization run by Franklin Graham, would treat all patients equally. FOX News

VOA VIEW: De Blasio is an idiot.

Wall Street's main indexes fell more than 1.5% on Friday as the coronavirus abruptly ended a record U.S. job growth streak of 113 months, intensifying fears of a deep economic slowdown. Reuters

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Two of the main U.S. coronavirus hot spots on Friday reported their biggest jumps yet in COVID-19 deaths, with the number of fatalities in New York state alone comparable to the loss of life in the United States in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. Reuters

Major U.S. airlines applied on Friday for payroll grants from the U.S. Treasury meant to keep workers employed during a sharp downturn from the coronavirus, though the terms of any aid were still unclear and some warned that funds would not be enough to help them through their toughest crisis ever. Reuters

VOA VIEW: Total madness can be expected from the government.

The number of people who have died from the COVID-19 illness in France jumped by 61% to 6,507 over two days after data from nursing homes were included, and confirmed cases jumped by 44% to 82,165, the health ministry reported on Friday, making France the fifth country to report more cases than China. Reuters

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U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday announced plans to nominate a vocal ally of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh to an influential federal appeals court in Washington. Reuters

New York reported its largest one-day death toll from the coronavirus disease Friday, while California's caseload surpassed 10,000. UPI

VOA VIEW: Sad and bad.

A federal judge has ruled that President Donald Trump didn't exceed his authority last year when he declared an emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border, but allowed two lawsuits challenging his wall strategy to proceed. UPI

North Korea sanctions should be eased in order for the country to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic, a South Korean group said Friday. UPI

VOA VIEW: Tough - BK does not deserve any break.

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