Issued on: April 16, 2020. 6:06 P.M. EDT -- THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much. Our nation is engaged in a historic battle against the invisible enemy. To win this fight, we have undertaken the greatest national mobilization since World War Two.
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The FINANCIAL — President Trump addressed the nation Wednesday night and announced that all travel from Europe to the United States – with the exception of the U.K. – will be suspended for the next 30 days. Ban applies to anyone who
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The FINANCIAL — The deal, signed by U.S. special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad and the Taliban’s political chief, Abdul Ghani Baradar, in Doha, Qatar, on Saturday, aims to end America’s longest war, but Afghanistan’s president publicly rejected the timeline for a prisoner swap
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The FINANCIAL — President Trump announced in a Wednesday night press conference that he was putting Vice President Mike Pence “in charge” of coronavirus prevention efforts. The President did not announce any new travel restrictions and said that stocks should recover from
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has now been in power for more than two decades. Last month, Putin proposed constitutional amendments that led to the resignation of the Russian Cabinet and the appointment of a new prime minister – steps widely interpreted as
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The FINANCIAL -- U.S. President Donald Trump and Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed Iran, Syria, and Libya during a phone call, both administrations said in separate statements.
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