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US governors expand shut downs amid coronavirus concerns

by Associated Press
| March 16, 2020 3:30 PM

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A growing number of governors ordered a partial shut down of their state economies Monday to limit the spread of the coronavirus, mandating that certain retailers cutoff sales, restaurants kick out diners and fitness centers close their doors.

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