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JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam responded to President Donald Trump's call for Americans to "LIBERATE VIRGINIA" and save their Second Amendment right to bear arms.  "He has chosen to focus on protest, and this is not the time for protest," Northam, a Democrat, told CNN's Jake Tapper Sunday. Northam pointed to Trump's inability "to deliver on tests" while calling on citizens to protest social distancing guidelines.  Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories . Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam responded to President Donald Trump's call for his state and others to "liberate " from stay-at-home orders and said state governors do not have adequate testing to implement White House's three-phase plan to re-open the US . "This is not the time for divisiveness," Northam (D-Va.) told Jake Tapper on CNN's "State of the Union" Sunday, as demonstrators across the country conti...

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Amid a collective call for transparency, it remains to be seen whether the list of small-business loan recipients will be made public. In unsurprising news: The Paycheck Protection Program has officially drained its coffers. The Small Business Administration is now warning interested parties of a “lapse in appropriations,” during which it’s “currently unable to accept new applications.” Read Full Story

Reuters The UK's coronavirus lockdown will continue for at least another 3 weeks. Acting leader Dominic Raab announced on Thursday that it would be extended until early-May. This means Brits will continue to be barred from leaving their homes apart from a limited number of essential activities. The vast majority of businesses will also continue to be closed. One scientific adviser to the government, Sir Jeremy Farrar, warned this week that the UK could end up as the worst-hit country in Europe from the coronavirus. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories . The UK's lockdown will continue for at least another three weeks, Boris Johnson's government has announced. Other European countries have already begun to wind back their lockdown measures as the number of new coronavirus cases flatten across the continent. See the rest of the story at Business Insider NOW WATCH: What makes 'Parasite' so shocking is the twist that happens in a 10-minute se...

Brendan McDermid/Reuters All three major US stock indexes plummeted on Wednesday as retail-sales data and quarterly earnings reports reflected the harm of the coronavirus outbreak. Shares of Goldman Sachs , Citigroup , and Bank of America tumbled after all three firms reported quarterly profit declines of at least 45%. The Commerce Department announced that retail sales plunged by 8.7% in March, the biggest drop since the department began tracking the series in 1992. West Texas Intermediate oil slipped to $19 per barrel after the International Energy Agency projected that global demand for the commodity would slide by a record amount in 2020 . Watch all major indexes update live here . US stocks slipped on Wednesday as dire quarterly reports pointed to a larger-than-expected hit to corporate profits amid the coronavirus pandemic. Goldman Sachs and Citigroup saw earnings tumble 46% in the first quarter, with both missing consensus analyst forecasts. Bank of America report...

A couple in Hungary uses flour, a stick blender, oven mitts, and more to recreate your favorite movies. As the world grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic, the outpouring of creativity from people in quarantine and self-isolation has been hard to miss. The Getty Museum sent everyone scrambling around their homes to find materials to recreate famous artworks. John Krasinski created a news show from his home. One couple turned quarantine into an ’80s sitcom . Read Full Story

A researcher who’s studied the psychology of porn for a decade explains what a sudden uptick in Pornhub traffic shows about the nation’s stress levels. Across the globe, the coronavirus pandemic is affecting almost all aspects of daily life. Travel is down; jobless claims are up; and small businesses are struggling. Read Full Story