Today’s Top Stories: March 31, 2020
Coronavirus update:
![March 31, 2020 COVID-19 pandemic map](https://mydailygrind.news/wp-content/uploads/2020-03-31-COVID-19-pandemic-map.png)
803,650 infected, up from 741,030 yesterday.
39,545 deaths, up from 35,114 yesterday.
Relevant COVID-19 stories:
- New York is fast becoming the world’s next coronavirus hotspot
- The Instacart strike, explained – Amazon, Whole Foods, Instacart workers on strike due to poor working conditions
- 6 feet enough for social distancing? MIT researcher says droplets carrying coronavirus can travel up to 27 feet
Economy Update:
![March 31, 2020 DJIA stock chart](https://mydailygrind.news/wp-content/uploads/2020-03-31-DJIA-stock-chart-thestreet.com_.png)
DJIA is up about 75 at the moment. Looks like the stock market is in a holding pattern, awaiting news.
Relevant Economy stories:
- Stock market live updates: Dow’s worst first quarter ever, S&P 500’s worst month since ’08
- Restaurants and bars lost a total of $25 billion so far due to coronavirus
Politics:
Nancy Pelosi and Mitch McConnell are at odds over a Phase 4 federal stimulus package that focuses on infrastructure.
You know, that big issue Trump was going to solve at the beginning of his presidency.
Relevant Politics stories:
- The Nation’s Ballot Measures Fall Victim To COVID-19 Pandemic
- McConnell hits brakes on next economic stimulus package
Feel good song of the day:
“Stayin’ Inside” – parody of “Stayin’ Alive” by the Bee Gees.
Offbeat Story of the Day:
Convicted Felon Busted For Coronavirus Coughing “Prank” At Walmart | The Smoking Gun
A 26-year-old North Carolina nitwit is behind bars after being arrested for allegedly coughing at a Walmart shopper and then declaring that he had the coronavirus, police say.
Heffner was at a Walmart near his home in Belmont, a city 15 miles west of Charlotte, when he “purposely coughed at a customer” and claimed to be infected with COVID-19.
After police were contacted about Heffner’s antics, he was arrested Friday evening on a misdemeanor public health charge since his “action could create fear in the customer and the public at large,” according to an arrest warrant.
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