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White House Ignores Local Mandates, Giving Virus a New Hold in D.C.

The outbreak at the White House and on Capitol Hill underscored how difficult it is for a city with almost no control over the federal government it houses to sustain progress.

The outbreak at the White House and on Capitol Hill underscored how difficult it is for a city with almost no control over the federal government it houses to sustain progress.

Small Business Owners In “Hotspot” ZIP Codes Fear Another Shutdown Will Wipe Them Out

And if customers die from being in your business and it gets out, then what? Or if you or family members die from Covid-19? Pedestrians pass businesses on Lefferts Blvd., in Kew Gardens, Queens on October 5th, 2020.

Pedestrians pass businesses on Lefferts Blvd., in Kew Gardens, Queens on October 5th, 2020.

“I personally have four children and I work. If I’m going to be closed again, what am I supposed to do?” [ more › ]

White House likened to ‘ghost town’ as anxiety over coronavirus cluster grows

Mr. Trump has created a Hunt for Red October moment: – “Captain, you have killed us!”

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US administration faces complaints it failed to trace potential contacts of Donald Trump and his infected aides

The growing coronavirus cluster linked to Donald Trump is sending ripples of intense anxiety among staff, journalists and officials who spend much of their time in the White House and into the wider city of Washington DC itself.

The West Wing has reportedly turned into a “ghost town” amid complaints that the White House has failed to trace potential contacts of Trump and his infected aides, with many now working from home even as the president exhorted Americans “not to be afraid of Covid”.

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