Denial and dysfunction plagued U.S. government as coronavirus raged
By the time Donald Trump proclaimed himself a wartime president — and the coronavirus the enemy — the United States was already on course to...
Category : Supply Chain Risk
Outdoor recreation industry wants tariff payments deferred during coronavirus pandemic
If you think U.S. companies’ anxiety over tariffs has faded into the background with the coronavirus pandemic raging, it hasn’t. The outdoor recreation industry says...
At-Risk Group Sues To Get The Release From Rikers They Were Promised
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo promised last week to release people who are imprisoned “because they violated parole for nonserious reasons” as part of the...
Supply-Chain Finance Is New Risk in Crisis
A “sleeping risk” on the books of U.S. businesses could be awakened by the pandemic, as the sudden cash crunch exposes a hidden type of...
Pandemic Hurts Ability of Nations to Face Natural Disasters
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Before New Zealand began its four-week lockdown to fight the coronavirus, a reporter asked Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern what would happen...
Fighting COVID-19 Is Like ‘Whack-A-Mole,’ Says Writer Who Warned Of A Pandemic
Yong says the experts he has consulted have not come to a consensus regarding whether or not the general population should wear some sort of...
XPO Logistics employees claim company isn’t protecting them from COVID-19 protection
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Truck drivers are critically important to make sure we all can get food, medicine and other essential supplies. But two employees...
Probe medical equipment procurement deal, says Deuba
Kathmandu, April 3 Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba today issued a press release questioning delay in investigating the alleged corruption in medical equipment procurement...
Jackson, Madison County mayors issue shelter at home orders
JACKSON, Tenn. — “In times like these we need decisive leadership, and while I commend the governor for his actions yesterday, it’s simply not enough...
N95 mask scramble pits U.S. against Germany, Canada, Brazil
The Trump administration had asked 3M to stop exporting the masks to Canada and Latin America, and to import more from 3M’s factories in China,...