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Monday: Big layoffs, bigger hirings, massive markets swings
The Associated Press
The rapid spread of the coronavirus since it was first reported in China has dealt an unprecedented shock to the global economy.
Following...
Europe eyes smartphone location data to stem virus spread
FRANK BAJAK and NICOLE WINFIELD
Associated Press
Britain, Germany and Italy are evaluating powerful and invasive tools for what epidemiologists call contact-tracing, the mapping of...
Native Americans put digital spin on traditions amid virus
Native Americans across the U.S. are organizing online and social-distancing powwows and posting videos of dances as a way to offer hope and spiritual...
California urged to consider earlier release of inmates
DON THOMPSON
Associated Press
SACRAMENTO (AP) — One inmate and five employees in California's massive prison system have tested positive for coronavirus, leading to increased...
Texas moves to ban most abortions due to virus outbreak
DAVID CRARY, JIM VERTUNO and JULIE CARR SMYTH
Associated Press
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The governor and attorney general of Texas are moving to ban...
Testing blunders crippled US response as coronavirus spread
MICHAEL BIESECKER, MIKE STOBBE and MATTHEW PERRONE
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — A series of missteps at the nation's top public health agency caused a...
Trump weighs economic impact of shutdown as backlash grows
JILL COLVIN, JOSH BOAK and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump put it bluntly: "WE CANNOT LET THE CURE BE WORSE...
Malaria drugs’ promise for coronavirus spurs hope, shortages
MARILYNN MARCHIONE
AP Chief Medical Writer
Excitement about treating the new coronavirus with malaria drugs is raising hopes, including with President Donald Trump. But the...
PG&E to plead guilty to lethal crimes in 2018 wildfires
MICHAEL LIEDTKE and OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ
Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Pacific Gas & Electric will plead guilty to 84 counts of involuntary manslaughter...
Some California beaches closed to deter crowds amid outbreak
CHRISTOPHER WEBER
Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sunshine lured crowds to California beaches and parks on Sunday despite a statewide stay-at-home order, prompting more...