UNEWS, Top stories for U.S. Latinos in English

Thursday, November 19th, 2020

Episode Summary

The US reached the grim milestone of 250,000 covid deaths as new confirmed cases have gone from 40,000 a day to 150,000 over the last six weeks; as President Trump ramps up his attacks against the election results, President-elect Biden criticized Trump for delaying the transition, saying it’s preventing his team from tackling the pandemic effectively; December 11th deadline looming to avoid a government shutdown amid the pandemic; and a judge barred the Trump administration from expelling unaccompanied minors at the border under health measures intended to stop spread of the virus. 

Episode Notes

The US reached the grim milestone of 250,000 covid deaths as new confirmed cases have gone from 40,000 a day to 150,000 over the last six weeks; as President Trump ramps up his attacks against the election results, President-elect Biden criticized Trump for delaying the transition, saying it’s preventing his team from tackling the pandemic effectively; December 11th deadline looming to avoid a government shutdown amid the pandemic; and a judge barred the Trump administration from expelling unaccompanied minors at the border under health measures intended to stop spread of the virus.