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Democracy Now! 2020-04-27 Monday

Planned Parenthood's president says many states used the pandemic to restrict abortion access; Director Eliza Hittman on her new film about abortion, "Never Rarely Sometimes Always"; Science journalist Tanya Lewis on drugs being tested to treat COVID-19.




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Democracy Now! 2020-04-28 Tuesday

In a Democracy Now! exclusive, singer-songwriter Fiona Apple discusses her acclaimed new album, Fetch the Bolt Cutters; and Native American activist Eryn Wise of Seeding Sovereignty talks about land acknowledgment and COVID-19 in Indigenous communities.




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Democracy Now! 2020-04-29 Wednesday

President Trump lashes out at the U.S. Postal Service. His attacks could threaten voting by mail; We look at the impact of the coronavirus on schools, universities, students, parents and teachers, and who is at the table to shape what happens next.




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Democracy Now! 2020-04-30 Thursday

French economist Thomas Piketty on how the economic crisis triggered by the pandemic may be a catalyst to address global inequality; longtime WHO adviser Lawrence Gostin on Trump's order barring states from closing meatpacking plants with virus outbreaks.




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Democracy Now! 2020-05-01 Friday

Workers call for a general strike on May Day; Joe Biden denies Tara Reade's sexual assault allegations. We speak with her neighbor from the 1990s who says Reade told her the story decades ago; Protesters demand more COVID-19 relief & tests in Puerto Rico.




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Democracy Now! 2020-05-04 Monday

As meat plant workers get sick and die from COVID-19, workers protest conditions, and LULAC calls for Meatless May Mondays; McConnell seeks to protect corporations from liability; Dr. Richard Levitan says patients unknowingly suffer oxygen deprivation.




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Democracy Now! 2020-05-05 Tuesday

As the Navajo Nation suffers the third most COVID-19 cases, we talk to the partner of a 28-year-old victim and doctors treating patients; 80 percent of prisoners at Marion prison test positive; Prof. Ruth Wilson Gilmore on the case for prison abolition.




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Democracy Now! 2020-05-06 Wednesday

As President Trump starts to reopen the country, Pulitzer Prize-winning science writer Laurie Garrett predicts the pandemic will last at least 36 months; Did a former Green Beret mastermind a failed coup attempt in Venezuela? Two Americans were arrested.




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Democracy Now! 2020-05-07 Thursday

We get an update from Moscow on the pandemic in Russia, which has the second-highest infection rate in the world; We look at who gets access to drugs like remdesivir being developed by pharmaceutical giant Gilead, which is poised to make massive profits.




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Democracy Now! 2020-05-08 Friday

Two white men are charged with the murder of Ahmaud Arbery, more than two months after his killing; The pandemic hits African Americans hardest. We speak with NYT Magazine's Linda Villarosa; Dr. Leana Wen on what the U.S. faces as states begin to reopen.




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The Economic Stimulus/Relief-Debt Paradox

Long-term interest rates have remained low despite a surge in the issuance of sovereign debt to mitigate the economic impact of the pandemic.




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Consumer Prices Set to Fall, Mute Inflation?

Inflation pressure could be weak even after consumer demand for non-discretionary goods and services begins to grow as the economy gets back on its feet.




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Fertilizer Monthly Update – May 2020

See volume, open interest, and other trading highlights for Fertilizer swaps and futures markets offered by CME Group.




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Gold Outshines Silver as Economics Widen Price Ratio

Gold and silver prices often move in tandem, but the gap between them widened by 31% January through April in line with a trend that began nine years ago.




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US Policy Responses to Labor Market Distress

A look at support and regenerative policy initiatives by the Federal Reserve and the Government as more than 20 million jobs were lost in April 2020.




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Biden’s Rise Gives the Establishment One Last Chance

If he fouls this up, we’re doomed.




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Pandemics Kill Compassion, Too

You may not like who you’re about to become.




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The Moral Meaning of the Plague

The virus is a test. We have the freedom to respond.




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Mental Health in the Age of the Coronavirus

The struggle between fear and comfort.




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The Pandemic of Fear and Agony

Readers open up about their mental states.




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Why the Trump Ploy Stopped Working

As the nation unifies, divisiveness falls flat.




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Dimitar Radev: The Bulgarian banking sector under Covid-19

Publication by Mr Dimitar Radev, Governor of the Bulgarian National Bank, in the Quarterly Bulletin of the Association of Banks in Bulgaria, issue 61, March 2020.




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Fehmi Mehmeti: The Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo has taken steps to protect the economy from Covid-19 damages

Speech by Mr Fehmi Mehmeti, Governor of the Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo, at the press conference where the details of the measures taken by the CBK for maintaining health in the economy were given, Pristina, 3 April 2020.




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Isabel Schnabel: Interview in To Vima

Interview with Ms Isabel Schnabel, Member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank, in To Vima (Greek daily newspaper), conducted by Mr Angelos Athanasopoulos and published on 4 April 2020.




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Jerome H Powell: Covid-19 and the economy

Speech (via webcast)by Mr Jerome H Powell, Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, at the Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy, The Brookings Institution, Washington DC, 9 April 2020.




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François Villeroy de Galhau: From the emergency crisis response to initial thinking on the post-crisis environment

Hearing of Mr François Villeroy de Galhau, Governor of the Bank of France, before the Section for the Economy and Finance of the French Economic, Social and Environmental Council, Paris, 8 April 2020.




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Isabel Schnabel: The European Central Bank's response to the COVID-19 pandemic

Remarks by Ms Isabel Schnabel, Member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank, at a 24-Hour Global Webinar co-organised by the SAFE Policy Center on "The COVID-19 Crisis and Its Aftermath: Corporate Governance Implications and Policy Challenges", Frankfurt am Main, 16 April 2020.




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Christine Lagarde: IMFC Statement

Statement by Ms Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank, at the forty-first meeting of the International Monetary and Financial Committee, IMF Virtual meetings, Washington DC, 16 April 2020.




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Stephen S Poloz: Release of the Monetary Policy Report

Opening statement by Mr Stephen S Poloz, Governor of the Bank of Canada, at the press conference following the release of the Monetary Policy Report, Ottawa, Ontario, 15 April 2020.




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John C Williams: A time for bold action

Remarks (delivered via videoconference) by Mr John C Williams, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, at the Economic Club of New York, New York City, 16 April 2020.




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Learning the value of resilience and technology: the global financial system after Covid-19

Remarks by Benoît Cœuré, Head of the Bank for International Settlements Innovation Hub, at the Reinventing Bretton Woods Committee - Chamber of Digital Commerce webinar on "The world economy transformed", 17 April 2020.




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Thomas Jordan: Introductory remarks, Swiss National Bank news conference

Introductory remarks by Mr Thomas Jordan, Chairman of the Governing Board of the Swiss National Bank, at the Media News Conference of the Swiss National Bank, Berne, 25 March 2020.




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Ignazio Visco: Statement - meeting of the Development Committee

Statement by Mr Ignazio Visco, Governor of the Bank of Italy and Governor of the Constituency of Albania, Greece, Italy, Malta, Portugal, San Marino and Timor-Leste, at the 101st Meeting (virtual) of the Development Committee (Joint Ministerial Committee of the Boards of Governors of the Bank and the Fund on the Transfer of Real Resources to Developing Countries), Washington DC, 17 April 2020.




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Olli Rehn: A globally symmetric crisis calls for a globally coordinated and forceful policy response

Remarks by Mr Olli Rehn, Governor of the Bank of Finland, at the Reinventing Bretton Woods Committee Panel Discussion on "The world economy transformed: Reflections on policy responses and the future post pandemic monetary architecture", in the context of the virtual IMF Spring Meetings, Washington DC, 17 April 2020.




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Philip Lowe: An economic and financial update

Address by Mr Philip Lowe, Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia, at the Reserve Bank of Australia, Sydney, 21 April 2020.




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Benjamin E Diokno: The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipina's response to the Covid-19 pandemic

Speech by Mr Benjamin E Diokno, Governor of Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP, the central bank of the Philippines), at an investor call with Standard Chartered Bank, Manila, 22 April 2020.




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Mugur Isărescu: National Bank of Romania - 140th anniversary

Speech by Mr Mugur Isărescu, Governor of the National Bank of Romania, Bucharest, 29 April 2020.




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I tried to balance working from home and caring for my kids. I finally called it quits

Robbyn Plumb tried to balance a career in the public service with looking after two kids, one with special needs. When the pandemic hit she finally hit a wall and decided to stop working. She writes about how hard it is for parents trying to do it all during COVID-19.



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OPP officer who shot and killed charging man cleared

Ontario's police watchdog says an OPP officer didn't break the law when he shot and killed a man running at him with an aluminum bat in November 2019.



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Teen charged in fatal shooting at Gilmour Street Airbnb

Ottawa police have arrested a 15-year-old boy in connection with January's shooting. He's charged with first-degree murder and attempted murder.



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Community gardens open to delight of green thumbs

The soil is ready to be tilled and seeds wait to be planted at community gardens across Ottawa after the province reversed a decision declaring them off limits during the COVID-19 pandemic.



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Shelters, community groups allotted $3M from COVID-19 relief fund

Seventy-three homeless shelters and other community organizations are getting extra funding to help pay for basics like extra food, cleaning and staff during the COVID-19 pandemic.



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City sending in 'park ambassadors' to inform, not to ticket

"Park ambassadors" will soon be on patrol at some of Ottawa's busiest public green spaces to help confused residents navigate the newly loosened COVID-19 restrictions, Mayor Jim Watson announced Friday.



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Does your killer kitty roam free? Maybe it's time for a 'catio'

Safe Wings Ottawa is urging cat owners to help protect the city's bird population by keeping their felines fenced in.



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Isolation Museum seeks to capture 'slice in time'

CBC Ottawa is committed to bringing you all the information you need to know about COVID-19 to stay safe. But we also want to make room for all the positive stories. You'll find them here.



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Denied COVID-19 request wasn't about 'going rogue,' says Kingston mayor

Mayor Bryan Paterson is urging the province to take second look at a request to give regions like his more autonomy in how they handle the presence — or absence — of COVID-19 in their communities.



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The urban boundary debate is vitally important, so should it happen online?

The upcoming debate about whether to expand the urban boundary is one of the city's big issues this term. But instead of delaying it, the city's testing out a never-before-attempted democratic process. Should they?



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What you need to know about COVID-19 in Ottawa on Saturday, May 9

CBC Ottawa's latest roundup of key points during the coronavirus pandemic.



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Gilles and Poirier finally win Canadian title after being 5-time runners-up

Skating to Joni Mitchell's "Both Sides Now," Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier captured their first Canadian ice dance title on Saturday.



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Ice dancers Gilles, Poirier headline Canadian world championship team

Ice dancers Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier headline the Canadian team that will compete at this year's world figure skating championships, but Skate Canada is waiting until next month to make a final decision on several of their teammates.



  • Sports/Olympics/Winter Sports/Figure Skating