Today's Headlines: ‘Pretty Catastrophic’ Month for Retailers, and Now a Race to Survive

Testing Falls Woefully Short as Trump Seeks an End to Stay-at-Home Orders

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Top News 'Pretty Catastrophic' Month for Retailers, and Now a Race to Survive By SAPNA MAHESHWARI and BEN CASSELMAN March brought a record sales plunge as the coronavirus outbreak closed stores. A long shutdown could leave lasting changes in the shopping landscape. Testing Falls Woefully Short as Trump Seeks an End to Stay-at-Home Orders By ABBY GOODNOUGH, KATIE THOMAS and SHEILA KAPLAN Flawed tests, scarce supplies and limited access to screening have hurt the U.S.'s ability to monitor Covid-19, governors and health officials warn. Urged On by Conservatives and His Own Advisers, Trump Targeted the W.H.O. By MICHAEL D. SHEAR But his announcement that he would freeze the U.S.'s contributions to the organization in the middle of a pandemic was denounced by Democrats as well as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. For more top news, go to NYTimes.com »

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Editors' Picks World In Argentina, a Bid to Make Language Gender Neutral Gains Traction By DANIEL POLITI A movement to make Spanish grammar less centered on male terms has gained broad adherence, including from President Alberto Fernández. Opinion Think This Pandemic Is Bad? We Have Another Crisis Coming By RHIANA GUNN-WRIGHT Addressing climate change is a big-enough idea to revive the economy.

Today's Videos Video: 'We Regret the Decision,' W.H.O. Says of Trump's Funding Halt By REUTERS The World Health Organization's leader expressed his dismay at President Trump's move to cut funding to the group during the coronavirus pandemic. Video: Warren Releases Video Endorsing Biden By THE NEW YORK TIMES Senator Elizabeth Warren endorsed her one-time rival, former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., for president, praising his decades in public service. Video: Cuomo Announces Executive Order on Face Coverings in Public By REUTERS Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo of New York said his order would require people to wear face coverings in public when they can't maintain social distance. He also discussed more strategies for reopening the state.

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