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FBI arrests Energy Department employee on charge of trying to support Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Department of Energy electrical engineer has been arrested on charges of providing support to …
Virus poses a test: Can fractured Washington still 'go big'?
WASHINGTON (AP) — The fast-moving coronavirus upending every facet of American life is testing whether Washington, a capital city fractured by years of bitter partisanship and inaction, can still do big things.
State to spend $150 million to protect homeless from virus
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — As worries about the spread of the coronavirus confine millions of Californians to their homes, concern is growing about those who have no homes in which to shelter.
Surgeon general's TV praise of Trump earns his 'star' label
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. surgeon general caught the eye of Donald Trump in a tried-and-true way: praising the 45th president on television.
How long will Americans be fighting the coronavirus?
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a matter of days, millions of Americans have seen their lives upended by measures to curb the spread of the new coronavirus.
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Trump taps emergency powers as virus relief plan proceeds
Federal Reserve launches 3rd emergency lending program
Washington (AP) — The Federal Reserve announced late Wednesday that it will establish an emergency lending facility to help unclog a short-term credit market that has been disrupted by the viral outbreak.
States suspending standardized tests as schools close
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Closing schools to combat the spread of the coronavirus is having a sweeping impact on an annual rite of spring: the standardized tests that are dreaded by millions of students and teachers ali…
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Australian central bank cuts key interest rate by 0.25 percentage point to 0.25% in response to new coronavirus
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian central bank cuts key interest rate by 0.25 percentage point to 0.25% in response to new coronavirus.
Contagion of fear, uncertainty infect financial markets
The rapidly deteriorating health of the financial markets is being driven by a contagion of fear and uncertainty about a global pandemic that's infecting the economy in ways that seemed unfathomable just a month ag…
2 cruise ships not allowed to disembark in Honolulu
HONOLULU (AP) — Two cruise ships won't be allowed to disembark in Honolulu after being turned away by other ports, even with no positive cases of coronavirus on either vessel, officials said Wednesday.
The Latest: White House, media to coordinate on virus PSAs
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Trump taps emergency powers as virus relief plan proceeds
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