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Trump’s Orders on Coronavirus Relief Create Confusion

WASHINGTON — President Trump’s attempt to circumvent Congress to provide coronavirus relief in the absence of a broad agreement resulted in confusion and uncertainty on Sunday for tens of millions of unemployed Americans and countless businesses seeking aid after critical benefits lapsed.

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U.S. Added 1.8 Million Jobs in July

The American economy gained 1.8 million jobs last month, even as the coronavirus surged in many parts of the country and newly reintroduced restrictions caused some businesses to close for a second time.

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The Unique U.S. Failure to Control the Virus

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As Death Toll Rises After Blast, a Search for Answers and Survivors

Rescue workers still struggling to treat thousands of people wounded in an enormous explosion that rocked Beirut turned their attention on Wednesday morning to the desperate search for survivors.

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TikTok, Trump and an Impulse to Act as C.E.O. to Corporate America

WASHINGTON — President Trump campaigned on a promise to run the economy like his business empire. And for almost four years, he has unabashedly wielded the power of the presidency to insert himself into corporate affairs, helping some companies and punishing others in line with his instincts and inclinations.

THE GUARDIAN

TikTok row: Microsoft pursues deal as China vows to resist US sanctions

On Sunday the US secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, told Fox News that Donald Trump was likely to take unspecified action in the coming days.

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Drugmakers Win $2.1 Billion Vaccine Deal With U.S.

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U.S. G.D.P. Fell 9.5 Percent

Gross domestic product — the broadest measure of goods and services produced — fell 9.5 percent in the second quarter of the year, the Commerce Department said Thursday. On an annualized basis, the standard way of reporting quarterly economic data, G.D.P. fell at a rate of 32.9 percent.

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A Viral Epidemic Splintering Into Deadly Pieces

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Barr to Testify on Protest Response, Mueller Inquiry and Other Issues