May 16, 2020 at 3:20 AM EDT - Updated May 16 at 11:40 PM WASHINGTON (AP) — The day he declared the COVID-19 pandemic a national emergency, President Donald Trump made a cryptic offhand remark. … [Read more...] about Trump’s emergency powers worry some senators, legal experts
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NCDHHS updates test criteria for COVID-19
By WECT Staff | May 15, 2020 at 11:13 PM EDT - Updated May 15 at 11:13 PM RALEIGH, N.C. (WECT) - New guidelines issued by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services extend the … [Read more...] about NCDHHS updates test criteria for COVID-19
More downtown businesses receive funds from Re-3 grant program
By WECT Staff | May 15, 2020 at 10:08 PM EDT - Updated May 15 at 10:08 PM WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Another $20,000 of donations to the Re-3 program funded grants for seven more downtown … [Read more...] about More downtown businesses receive funds from Re-3 grant program
NFL teams can reopen facilities Tuesday, with provisos
By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer | May 15, 2020 at 7:03 PM EDT - Updated May 16 at 8:15 AM (AP) - NFL teams can begin reopening their facilities on Tuesday if state and local governments … [Read more...] about NFL teams can reopen facilities Tuesday, with provisos
Pandemic claims yet another retailer: J.C. Penney
May 15, 2020 at 7:20 PM EDT - Updated May 15 at 7:20 PM NEW YORK (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic has pushed troubled department store chain J.C. Penney into Chapter 11 bankruptcy. It is the … [Read more...] about Pandemic claims yet another retailer: J.C. Penney
Exclusive with Ivanka Trump: New USDA program aims to help farmers and families in need
May 15, 2020 at 4:27 PM EDT - Updated May 15 at 6:43 PM LAUREL, Md. (GRAY DC) - The U.S. government is buying $4.54 million dollars of food from Coastal Sunbelt Produce and giving it away to … [Read more...] about Exclusive with Ivanka Trump: New USDA program aims to help farmers and families in need
Q: Are they not hats? A: They are Devo face shields
Skip to content ‘Its popularity is a sort of proof that De-evolution is real!’ Classic new wave band Devo is out with its own line of personal protective equipment, including an … [Read more...] about Q: Are they not hats? A: They are Devo face shields
Keith Urban to perform Saturday at an empty Grand Ole Opry
Skip to content Keith Urban will perform in front of no audience at the Grand Ole Opry on Saturday. (Source: Chris Hollo/Circle) May 15, 2020 at 5:52 PM EDT - Updated … [Read more...] about Keith Urban to perform Saturday at an empty Grand Ole Opry
US retail sales plunged a record 16% in April as virus hit
By JOSH BOAK and ANNE D'INNOCENZIO The Associated Press | May 15, 2020 at 8:42 AM EDT - Updated May 15 at 5:19 PM BALTIMORE (AP) — U.S. retail sales tumbled by a record 16.4% from March to … [Read more...] about US retail sales plunged a record 16% in April as virus hit
Fed says financial system came under severe strain in March
More volatility is possible Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testifies before the Senate Banking Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020, during a hearing on … [Read more...] about Fed says financial system came under severe strain in March