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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Wednesday unanimously passed a $2-trillion bill aimed at helping unemployed workers and industries hurt by the coronavirus pandemic, as well as providing billions … Read More

By Maria Caspani and Brad Brooks (Reuters) – New York state, leading the nation in coronavirus infections and deaths, is showing tentative signs of curbing the spread of the disease, … Read More

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Dozens of people waited in their cars and on the sidewalk at a laboratory in an upscale Mexico City neighborhood on Wednesday to be tested for … Read More

By Brad Brooks (Reuters) – New Orleans is on track to become the next coronavirus epicenter in the United States, dimming hopes that less densely populated and warmer-climate cities would … Read More

By Jane Lanhee Lee (Reuters) – Airbnb Inc on Wednesday held a phone meeting with bankers to discuss extending an existing $1 billion debt facility as the home rental start-up … Read More

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexicans on Wednesday feared measures to contain the coronavirus outbreak would lead to widespread looting after criminals robbed stores that were closed and posted calls on … Read More

By Matt Spetalnick, David Brunnstrom and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump and some top aides have repeatedly excoriated China over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic, … Read More

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s federal government will suspend all non-essential activities beginning on Thursday, Mexico’s deputy health minister Hugo Lopez-Gatell told reporters. Mexico registered 475 coronavirus cases on Wednesday, … Read More

By Nivedita Balu (Reuters) – McDonald’s Corp <MCD.N> said on Wednesday it would temporarily remove some items from its U.S. menu as it focuses on simplifying operations in the face … Read More

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc <AMC.N>, the world’s largest theater operator, has placed its chief executive and all of its corporate employees on furlough to preserve cash … Read More