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By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General William Barr declared on Friday that the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) is facing emergency conditions due to the fast-spreading … Read More

By Sofia Menchu and Gustavo Palencia GUATEMALA CITY/TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – Thousands of people have been detained across Central America for violating rules put in place by their governments to curb … Read More

By April Joyner NEW YORK (Reuters) – Investors are parsing a broad range of signals, from infection counts to more traditional indicators, for clues on the trajectory markets may take … Read More

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s health ministry said on Friday that the number of people who have died of coronavirus in the country has risen to 60, up from 50 … Read More

By Rania El Gamal, Alex Lawler, Vladimir Soldatkin and Laila Kearney DUBAI/LONDON/MOSCOW/NEW YORK (Reuters) – OPEC and its allies are working on a deal for an unprecedented oil production cut … Read More

By Steve Holland and Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government is now recommending Americans wear cloth face-coverings on a voluntary basis to stem the spread of the coronavirus, … Read More

By Tracy Rucinski and David Shepardson CHICAGO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Major U.S. airlines applied on Friday for payroll grants from the U.S. Treasury meant to keep workers employed during a sharp … Read More

By Lindsay Dunsmuir and Ann Saphir WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The generous U.S. unemployment benefits rolled out to blunt the economic harm caused by the coronavirus could have an unintended … Read More

By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday postponed oral arguments scheduled for April as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and is considering alternative options … Read More

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday signed an order directing his administration to stop N-95 face masks and other personal protective equipment needed in the fight against … Read More