https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/02/1080351955_0:32:2950:1692_1200x675_80_0_0_90762bb6270e8b5701a314c5ebf6e85f.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202009021080351986-cbo-estimates-us-2020-budget-deficit-to-reach-33tln-triple-last-years-shortfall/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The US budget deficit is expected to more than triple from last year’s level to reach a record $3.3 trillion in 2020 due to COVID-19 costs and the recession forced by the pandemic, the Congressional Budget Office said Wednesday. “CBO projects a federal budget deficit of $3.3 trillion in 2020, more than triple the shortfall recorded […]
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In addition to large plastic trash, researchers estimate that more than 21 million metric tons of tiny plastic debris are floating well below the Atlantic Ocean’s surface. Michael O’Neill/Science Source Scientists are trying to understand how much plastic humans are pumping into the ocean and how long it sticks around. A study published this week says it may be much more than earlier estimates. By some […]
The Islamic Republic has of late seen the number of COVID-19 infections skyrocket again, firmly securely first place on the list of the worst-hit nations in the Middle East. A BBC Persian service investigation, based on the government’s cited records, has found that coronavirus fatalities in Iran are almost triple what Tehran says. The latter indicate that almost 42,000 people have died, as compared with the 14,405 […]
TORONTO (Sputnik) – Providing a guaranteed basic income for Canadians struggling with the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic could cost the government up to $72 billion, the Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer said in a report. “The total estimated gross cost of the defined guaranteed basic income would range between $47.5 billion [$34.92 billion USD] and $98.1 billion [$72.12 billion USD] based on the […]
We first reported on March 17, 2020, on the controversial Ethiopian politician and Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, and his irresponsible and criminal fear mongering. Tedros claimed in a press conference in early March that the fatality rate for the coronavirus was 3.4% — many multiples that of the fatality rate of the common flu which is estimated to be […]