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COVID-19 has now officially killed more Americans than any flu in the past 60 years, and the deaths are continuing. It’s easy to know how politicians and other leaders feel about the pandemic; just look at the news. But what’s the average American’s take? According to a new poll, two-thirds of Americans have great faith in the CDC and healthcare providers, while less than a third trust the president on healthcare issues. Although more Republicans than Democrats want the economy to immediately return to normal, the majority of all Americans agree that it’s too soon to lift social distancing measures completely. Another finding: trust in media is still extremely low. Ouch.

Business

To help reopen the economy, the White House placed the largest Amazon order ever: $13 million worth of thermometers.

Retail stores are closing left and right, but online luxury shops still have a loyal customer base.

Oil giant Shell cut its dividend, for the first time since World War II, by 66%.

Florida Career College is one of many for-profit schools that will be collecting millions from federal stimulus cash.

Teledoc provides a virtual doctor's office, and its earnings have surged during the pandemic.

Science & Health

And what happens with air pollution when things re-open?

Open source hardware may be the key to solving shortages of personal protective equipment.

New York will hire an ‘army’ of 17,000 contact tracers to figure out who has the virus so the state can re-open.

Protests against anti-pandemic measures are nothing new. Meet the “Anti-Mask League” of 1918 San Francisco:

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Billionaire Tracker: Updated actions that the world's wealthiest are taking in response to the coronavirus pandemic.