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California homeless advocate: ‘We’re moving way too slowly’
JANIE HAR
Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — One population is particularly vulnerable to contracting and spreading the coronavirus: the homeless. Officials have vowed repeatedly...
US sheds most jobs in a decade, ending record hiring streak
CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
AP Economics Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — A record-long streak of U.S. job growth ended suddenly in March after nearly a decade, as employers...
Governor to take ventilators for NYC as hospitals buckle
MICHAEL R. SISAK, JOHN LEICESTER and ARITZ PARRA
Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — With coronavirus deaths climbing rapidly in New York, the governor announced...
Friday: What you need to know today about the virus outbreak
The Associated Press
The coronavirus outbreak finally snapped the United States' record-breaking hiring streak of nearly 10 years as employers cut 701,000 jobs because of...
Residents snitch on businesses, neighbors amid shutdowns
TAMMY WEBBER
Associated Press
OAK PARK, Illinois (AP) — One Tulsa, Oklahoma, bar owner said more than a dozen motorcyclists showed up unannounced, but he...
Q&A: How to get aid for a small business hit by virus crisis
JOYCE M. ROSENBERG
AP Business Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — Millions of small business owners will be turning to the government, seeking help for an...
Africa faces an ‘existential threat’ as virus cases spread
CARA ANNA
Associated Press
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Some African countries will have more than 10,000 coronavirus cases by the end of April, health officials projected...
Testing issues cloud scope of California’s virus outbreak
BRIAN MELLEY
Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California is ramping up testing for coronavirus even as a backlog of 59,000 pending tests is growing,...
Navy fires captain who sought help for virus-stricken ship
LOLITA C. BALDOR and ROBERT BURNS
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The captain of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier facing a growing outbreak of the...
States demand ventilators as feds ration limited supply
RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR, ROBERT BURNS and BEN FOX
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two weeks ago, the Pentagon promised to make as many as 2,000 military...