Private payrolls grew by 2.369 million for the month, a bit lower than the 2.5 million expectation from economists surveyed by Dow Jones, according to a report Wednesday from ADP and Moody's Analytics.
The virus, which scientists are calling "G4 EA H1N1," has not yet been shown to infect humans but it is exhibiting "reassortment capabilities," Dr. Anthony Fauci told the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee during a hearing Tuesday.
"We are now having 40 plus thousand new cases a day. I would not be surprised if we go up to 100,000 a day if this does not turn around, and so I am very concerned," Fauci said.
Texas reported more than 6,900 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, a record daily increase that brings the state's total to nearly 160,000 cases, according to the state's department of health.
Advertisers are continuing to join the "StopHateforProfit" campaign by vowing to stop spending money on Facebook ads in July to pressure the company to better prevent the spread of hate speech and misinformation.
The movement of 9,500 U.S. service members from Germany resurfaces claims made by the Trump administration that the NATO ally has been "delinquent in their payments" to the NATO alliance.
"The Secretary made clear the expectation for the Taliban to live up to their commitments, which include not attacking Americans," State Department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus said in a Tuesday statement.
"You asked, Mr. Chairman, who's the fire department, who responds when there's an outbreak that threatens to become an epidemic," former U.S. Ambassador Jimmy Kolker said. "My reply to that question is there is no alternative to WHO."
A New York judge on Tuesday ordered attorneys for President Donald Trump's niece to respond to a lawsuit filed by Robert Trump, the president's brother, seeking to halt the publication of her forthcoming tell-all memoir.
The U.S. would need to do a better job of responding to the outbreak "in a coordinated way" rather than facing challenges with disparate responses, Dr. Anthony Fauci told lawmakers.
Democrats have clamored for answers from the White House on the alleged U.S. intelligence assessments that a Russian military intelligence unit covertly offered Afghan militants rewards for killing coalition forces.
Officials of a local chapter of the United Auto Workers union have asked General Motors to temporarily close its large SUV plant in Arlington, Texas, due to the growth of Covid-19 cases in the state.
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