Today's Top Stories: March 16, 2020
Channel: My Daily Grind News
Date: 2020-03-16

Today's Top Stories: March 16, 2020. Coronavirus continues spread, governments are forcing many businesses to shut down, millions of kids are out of school. The Dow opened down another 2,200 points.


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Coronavirus update:

174,884 infected. (Friday fact: 136,929 infected, or 28 percent increase in 3 days.)
6,705 dead. (Friday fact: 5,065 dead, or 32 percent increase in 3 days.)
Relevant COVID-19 stories:

    CDC issues guidance: Gatherings of 50 or more not to take place over at least the next 8 weeks
    DC closes nightclubs and restaurants, trend continues nationwide
    Bright side: How the Coronavirus has inspired me 

Economy Update:
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Dow opens 2,200 points down, triggering a halt. Fed cuts rates to near zero and is implementing similar strategy used in 2008 mortgage meltdown.
Relevant Economy stories:

    Stocks plunge again as Fed’s drastic moves fail to calm market
    White House Seeks Financial Crisis-Era Powers to Buttress Economy
    Federal Reserve slashes interest rates to zero as part of wide-ranging emergency intervention

Democratic Primary News

From Friday? Does this even matter any more? Well, yes, yes it does. With Trump bungling everything (coronavirus readiness & response), fiscal support for the looming recession, etc., it’s important we nominate a person who a) can beat him (shouldn’t be hard) and b) who can get us out of this mess.

That guy is Joe Biden.

Today’s update: Apparently, Joe Biden won the debate hands-down. It’s just a matter of time before Bernie Sanders bows out. I can’t wait for the Bernie Bros to claim this was a fix, again.

The truth is this, right now: We are in a fucking crisis. He should be doing his job. That’s to be Vermont’s senator.
Relevant Democratic primary stories:

    Analysis | Fact-checking the 11th Democratic primary debate

Offbeat Story of the Day:

Andrew Gillum, who ran for Florida governor in 2018, says he’s entering rehab

From the story: Former Florida candidate for governor Andrew Gillum disclosed Sunday that he is entering a rehabilitation facility, saying he had fallen into a depression and alcohol abuse.

He was found unresponsive in a hotel room.

With a man.

With a stash of meth.

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