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Boris Johnson’s lockdown road map: PM green lights first steps to end coronavirus lockdown



BORIS JOHNSON will give garden centres the go-ahead to reopen from next Wednesday in one of the first steps out of the coronavirus lockdown, Downing Street sources told the Daily Express on Friday night.




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Piers Morgan savages Boris Johnson over coronavirus leaks - 'how many lives will it cost?'



PIERS MORGAN launched another blistering attack on Boris Johnson, accusing the prime minister of encouraging the public to break the lockdown through "absurdly reckless" leaks to the media.




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Biden campaign signs joint fundraising agreement with DNC

Joe Biden's campaign has signed a joint fundraising agreement with the DNC that will help Democrats close the gap with President Donald Trump's massive war chest.




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10 takeaways from the worst jobs report in US history

BALTIMORE (AP) - Brutal. Horrific. Tragic.

Choose your description. The April jobs report showed, in harrowing detail, just how terribly the coronavirus outbreak has pummeled the U.S. economy. Most obviously, there's the 14.7% unemployment rate, the highest since the Great Depression. And the shedding of more than 20 million jobs, ...




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John Lennon and Yoko Ono's former Palm Beach estate listed for $47.5 Million

Couple bought the property months before the former Beatle's 1980 assassination.




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Statistics Canada says it is probing leak of April jobs data half an hour before official release

Data leaks of this magnitude are virtually unheard of in Canada




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‘Horrifically swift’: Canada lost almost two million jobs in April; jobless rate soars to 13%

Roughly three million jobs have been lost over the past two months, the steepest consecutive monthly declines in employment ever recorded




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Congress moves to give away national lands, discounting billions in revenue and millions of jobs

Though recreation on public lands creates $646bn in economic stimulus and 6.1m jobs, Republicans are setting in motion a giveaway of Americans’ birthright

In the midst of highly publicized steps to dismantle insurance coverage for 32 million people and defund women’s healthcare facilities, Republican lawmakers have quietly laid the foundation to give away Americans’ birthright: 640m acres of national land. In a single line of changes to the rules for the House of Representatives, Republicans have overwritten the value of federal lands, easing the path to disposing of federal property even if doing so loses money for the government and provides no demonstrable compensation to American citizens.

At stake are areas managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), National Forests and Federal Wildlife Refuges, which contribute to an estimated $646bn each year in economic stimulus from recreation on public lands and 6.1m jobs. Transferring these lands to the states, critics fear, could decimate those numbers by eliminating mixed-use requirements, limiting public access and turning over large portions for energy or property development.

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White House unveils plan for major projects to bypass environmental review

Plan would help Trump administration advance projects held up over global heating concerns such as the Keystone XL oil pipeline

The Trump administration on Thursday unveiled a plan to speed permitting for major infrastructure projects like oil pipelines, road expansions and bridges.

Related: How the oil industry has spent billions to control the climate change conversation

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Major blow to Keystone XL pipeline as judge revokes key permit

Campaigners welcomed Wednesday’s ruling as a victory for tribal rights and environmental protection

The controversial Keystone XL tar sands pipeline has been dealt a major setback, after a judge revoked a key permit issued by the US army corps of engineers without properly assessing the impact on endangered species.

In a legal challenge brought by a coalition of environmental groups, a federal judge in Montana ordered the army corps to suspend all filling and dredging activities until it conducts formal consultations compliant with the Endangered Species Act.

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Joe Flacco could be out until September after neck surgery: reports

Super Bowl champion quarterback Joe Flacco underwent neck surgery last month and is expected to be out until September, according to multiple reports.




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Titans' Ben Jones commends Ryan Tannehill for helping him out after wind storm

Tennessee Titans quarterback Ryan Tannehill stepped up for a teammate who was in need.




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Global trade in soy has major implications for climate

The extent to which Brazilian soy production and trade contribute to climate change depends largely on the location where soybeans are grown, according to a new study. In some municipalities, carbon dioxide emissions resulting from the export of soybean and derivatives are more than 200 times higher than in others.




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Telescopes and spacecraft join forces to probe deep into Jupiter's atmosphere

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and the ground-based Gemini Observatory in Hawaii have teamed up with the Juno spacecraft to probe the mightiest storms in the solar system, taking place more than 500 million miles away on the giant planet Jupiter.




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Great Depression-like U.S. job losses, unemployment rate expected in April

The U.S. economy likely lost a staggering 22 million jobs in April, in what would be the steepest plunge in payrolls since the Great Depression and the starkest sign yet of how the novel coronavirus pandemic is battering the world's biggest economy.




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Coronavirus deals U.S. economy Great Depression-like job losses, high unemployment

The U.S. economy lost a staggering 20.5 million jobs in April, the steepest plunge in payrolls since the Great Depression, laying bare both the economic and human tragedy wrought by the novel coronavirus pandemic.




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Stocks hit weekly highs as markets shrug off dismal U.S. jobs data

Equity markets rallied on Friday, hitting weekly highs, and oil prices gained as more governments around the world began gradually reopening their economies and Sino-American trade tensions eased.




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Wall Street jumps as historic job losses fewer than feared

Major U.S. stock indexes jumped on Friday and logged solid gains for the week after data on historic job losses due to the coronavirus crisis showed they were slightly fewer than feared.




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No 'V'-shape return from devastating U.S. job loss, Fed policymakers say

As many parts of the world's biggest economy begin to reopen after weeks of stay-at-home orders that slowed the spread of the coronavirus but gutted jobs, Americans should not expect a quick return to growth, U.S. Federal Reserve officials said on Friday.




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Boris Johnson out of intensive care but remains in hospital as he battles coronavirus

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Boris Johnson's girlfriend Carrie Symonds tweets clapping emojis as UK hails NHS heroes for third week in Clap for Carers

The PM was moved out of intensive care on Thursday evening




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New Zealand sees sex toy boom as major manufacturer declared 'essential service' during coronavirus lockdown

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Coronavirus UK LIVE: Boris Johnson out of ICU as Brits applaud key workers

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Boris Johnson in 'very good spirits' amid coronavirus battle after leaving intensive care

The PM 'waved at doctors and nurses' when he was leaving intensive care Coronavirus: the symptoms Follow our live coronavirus updates here




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UK 'must not ruin' coronavirus lockdown progress over Bank Holiday weekend as Boris Johnson 'rests up' after leaving intensive care

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RMT union boss Steve Hedley suspended after saying he would 'throw a party' if Boris Johnson died of coronavirus

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Boris Johnson personally thanks NHS team at St Thomas' Hospital as he starts to walk amid his coronavirus recovery

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Global coronavirus-linked death toll hits 100,000, according to Johns Hopkins University

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Student medics graduate early to join NHS frontlines in battle against coronavirus

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Coronavirus UK LIVE: Boris Johnson now 'able to walk' while he recovers from Covid-19 as death toll rises by nearly 1,000

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Boris Johnson 'watching Withnail and I and playing sudoku' in hospital while being treated for coronavirus

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Victoria Park reopens with major police presence to enforce social distancing

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Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he owes his life to NHS staff at St Thomas' amid recovery from coronavirus

The Prime Minister has thanked NHS staff at St Thomas' Hospital in central London for saving his life while he underwent treatment in intensive care for coronavirus.




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Boris Johnson name-checks NHS staff who 'saved my life, no question' as he says it 'could have gone either way'

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Tiger King star Joe Exotic 'would seek revenge' if freed from prison

Tiger King star Joe Exotic would seek "revenge" if he was released from prison, his former TV producer has claimed.




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Coronavirus experience may leave lasting impression on Boris Johnson, says psychiatrist

Boris Johnson's frightening experience of suffering from coronavirus may still leave a lasting impression, a leading psychiatrist has said.




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NHS nurses who helped save Boris Johnson from coronavirus 'blown away' by recognition

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Parents of NHS nurse from New Zealand who treated Boris Johnson 'exceptionally proud' of daughter

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Millions of people in Spain resume 'non-essential' jobs despite weekend surge in coronavirus death toll

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Bernie Sanders endorses former Democratic rival Joe Biden for president

The backing is a crucial development for former Vice President Mr Biden, who must bridge the Democratic Party's ideological divide to unify voters against Republican leader Donald Trump.




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Coronavirus UK LIVE: Lockdown set to continue 'without change' as Covid-19 death toll jumps by 717 and Boris Johnson 'focuses on recovery'

It is "far too early" to even think about relaxing lockdown measures, Dominic Raab has said, after another 717 coronavirus patients died over night.




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US professor charged with boyfriend's murder begs judge to be freed to join fight against coronavirus

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UK 'missed three chances to join EU coronavirus scheme to bulk-buy PPE for NHS staff'

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New dad who lost job due to coronavirus wins millions of dollars in lottery

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Royal hat-maker Philip Treacy joins 'visor army' to help make PPE for NHS workers in coronavirus fight

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Former US President Barack Obama endorses Joe Biden for 2020 election

Former US president Barack Obama given Joe Biden his endorsement for the 2020 presidential election.




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Bernie Sanders warns supporters not backing Joe Biden will pave way for Donald Trump's re-election

The Vermont senator said progressives who "sit on their hands" in the months ahead would simply enable Republican president Donald Trump's re-election.




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Two million could lose jobs amid coronavirus crisis as Rishi Sunak warns 'more tough times' lay ahead

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Americans turn to competitive Major League Eating during coronavirus sport shutdown

With elite sport across the globe on pause due to the coronavirus pandemic, Americans are turning to competitive eating to fill the void.