Seven years into an economic crisis, mothers and fathers have been forced to go abroad in search of work, leaving hundreds of thousands of children in the hands of relatives, friends — and sometimes, one another.
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Coronavirus Live Updates: As India Imposes 21-Day Lockdown, Trump Calls for U.S. to Be Open ‘by Easter’
The Tokyo Olympics have been postponed. New York, now the center of the outbreak in America, braces for a flood of patients.
158 Million Americans Told to Stay Home, but Trump Pledges to Keep It Short
The White House warned of an alarming spread in New York City, but the president said “our country wasn’t built to be shut down.”
Coronavirus Live Updates: Global Leaders Beg Public to Stay Home; Fed Vows to Buy as Much Debt as Needed
Spain’s health system is under strain as medical workers fall ill. A $1.8 trillion relief package is stalled in Congress. “We cannot let the cure be worse than the problem itself,” President Trump said.
As State Pleas Mount, Trump Outlines Some Federal Action; Senate Democrats Block Stimulus Package
New York State has 15,000 cases, roughly 5 percent of the pandemic’s growing global total. Senator Rand Paul tested positive for the coronavirus.
Coronavirus Live Updates: U.S. Official Says Some Areas Will Have to Wait for Medical Supplies; National and Global Tolls Rise
New York State has 15,000 cases, nearly 5 percent of the global total, and as testing capacity grows, so are numbers around the country. The crisis is worsening in Italy and Spain.
Pences Test Negative; States Warn That Supplies Are Dwindling
Lawmakers negotiated a rescue package as recession fears loomed. One in four Americans is being asked to stay indoors.
Live Coronavirus News, Updates and Coverage
New Jersey, Connecticut and Illinois were preparing to follow the lead set by California and New York in telling people to stay mostly inside. The Federal Reserve moved to backstop municipal money market funds, and the U.S. was set to close borders wit…
Photos From a Century of Epidemics
The Earth and its people have long been prey to the invisible pathogens that bring their victims low with brutal efficiency.
Coronavirus Live Updates: U.S. Borders With Mexico and Canada to Close This Weekend
New York’s governor told the state’s residents to stay indoors and ordered nonessential businesses to keep workers home. The Federal Reserve moved to backstop some municipal money market funds, and the U.S. is extending the tax filing deadline to July …