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3.2 • 866 Ratings

🗓️ 18 April 2020

⏱️ 38 minutes

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U.S. coronavirus death toll surpasses 34,000, New York Governor Cuomo responds to new attack by Trump: if he's "home watching TV" he should "go to work", angry senate democrats press Pence on testing, get no clear answers, Senator King: "never been so mad" after phone call with Pence; slams Trump "dereliction of duty" on testing, 4,100 confirmed cases in Rhode Island, 118 deaths, New Jersey Governor: students will likely wear masks when schools reopen, new model estimates 60,308 U.S. deaths by August 4th, down about 8,500 from previous estimate, Friedman: government needs to focus its investments for the "after coronavirus era", report: experimental drug may help treat Covid-19 symptoms, Study: small percentage of sample have Coronavirus antibodies, many feeling pain despite two trillion dollar stimulus planTo learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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