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Newsom's mask deal shows tendency for big plans, few details

by Associated Press
| April 15, 2020 12:03 PM

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom's announcement was audacious: On a national news show, he said the state had just inked a deal to buy 200 million masks monthly, a massive haul amid the international scramble for protective gear needed in the fight against the coronavirus.

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