(CNN Spanish) - The pandemic rages against the United States. Six key answers about the US stimulus package Why did arms sales increase amid the pandemic? This is what you should know to start the day. Truth first.
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The pandemic rages against the United States
The United States already has the highest number of coronavirus cases in the world: it surpassed China. In addition, it already has more than 1,000 deaths from covid-19. Patients begin to overflow hospitals. Public health experts, including the US director-general for health. The US, Dr. Jerome Adams, warned that the country could "become another Italy," where doctors in hospitals full of covid-19 patients were forced to ration care and choose who gets a respirator.
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The United States accuses Maduro of narcoterrorism
The government of President Trump accused the questioned President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, and several of his key officials of narcoterrorism and corruption, and offered millions in rewards for information leading to his capture.
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6 key answers about the US stimulus package
The House of Representatives will vote on Friday the largest emergency aid package in the history of the United States to respond to the coronavirus outbreak and its economic consequences. But the legislation has raised many questions as lawmakers rush to define a specific language. Here are at least some answers based on CNN reports.
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Coronavirus and terrorism
People who intentionally spread the coronavirus could be charged with terrorism for "intentional exposure and infection to others," says a Justice Department memo. Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen wrote in a memo addressed to federal law enforcement agencies and prosecutors that the virus "appears to meet the legal definition of a 'biological agent'", so "Such acts could potentially be implicated in the nation's terrorism statutes."
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Why did the sale of arms in the US increase?
From Kentucky to Arizona and from northern New York to California, the story is the same: The spread of the coronavirus has created a boom in the sale of arms and ammunition, unheard of since the eve of the 2016 presidential election. According to Ammo.com, an online ammunition retailer, there have been massive increases in its ammunition sales in the past month (compared to the previous month, when the coronavirus was still only a theoretical threat to most Americans). . The reason? The fear!
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Right now, President Trump is more popular than ever
What explains Trump's rise in the polls? Simple: your response to the coronavirus crisis, says Chris Cillizza in an analysis.
Michelle Obama describes her family's daily routine during her self-quarantine
Netflix, conference calling, and online college classes are part of the Obama family's daily life during their self-care of the coronavirus, Michelle Obama told Ellen DeGeneres.
Egg prices soar due to panic buying
Americans are hoarding eggs during the crisis from the spread of the new coronavirus, as they cook more at home. That is causing shortages of supplies and an increase in prices in some supermarkets.
Can your marriage survive the coronavirus?
CNN spoke to several licensed Marriage and Family therapists, clinical psychologists, and married people about how to make sure your union is not a collateral victim of the coronavirus pandemic.
Inspirational quotes to overcome confinement by coronavirus
Call them mantras, maxims, or even memes - they are repeated and recited over the years, sometimes for millennia, because they contain powerful maxims of truth, vision, and perspective easily accessible in times of crisis.
The number of the day
3.3 million
3.3 million Americans filed for their first week of unemployment benefits last week, as companies closed to curb the spread of the coronavirus. That is the largest number of initial requests in history.
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"This is going to transform a generation"
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo praised emergency personnel and says the coronavirus pandemic will define an entire generation of Americans.
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Former guerrillas make masks to fight the coronavirus
In Colombia, a group of ex-FARC combatants announced that they are manufacturing face masks to collaborate in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. They set up a workshop in Icononzo, in the department of Tolima, and plan to donate what they produce.
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