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April 24, 2020 7:27 a.m.

Stocks hold steady on Wall Street following tumultuous week

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are holding steady Friday as Wall Street nears the end of its tumultuous week.

April 24, 2020 7:27 a.m.

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April 24, 2020 7:03 a.m.

VIRUS DIARY: Kept inside for weeks, triplets emerge in Spain

MADRID (AP) — It will be only an hour. It will probably feel like a lot longer.

April 24, 2020 7:03 a.m.

Whitmer extends stay-home order through May 15, eases rules

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Friday lengthened her stay-at-home order through May 15, while lifting restrictions so some businesses can reopen and the public can participate in outdoor activities like golf and motorized boating during the coronavirus pandemic.

April 24, 2020 6:27 a.m.

Lifting lockdown? Against coronavirus, no one size fits all

MADRID (AP) — Without a tried-and-tested action plan for how to pull countries out of coronavirus lockdown, the world is seeing a patchwork of approaches.

April 24, 2020 6:03 a.m.

German business outlook plunges due to virus lockdown

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — A closely watched indicator of German business executives' outlooks plunged to its lowest ever level in April as economists struggled to predict just how deep the coronavirus downturn would be in Europe's largest economy.

April 24, 2020 6:03 a.m.

The Latest: France gives financial help to restaurants, bars

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April 24, 2020 6:03 a.m.

Japan's Mitsubishi Motors predicts losses over pandemic

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese automaker Mitsubishi Motors Corp. said Friday it expects 26 billion yen ($240 million) in losses for the fiscal year through next March, as sales plunge because of the coronavirus pandemic.

April 24, 2020 6:03 a.m.

US factory orders plunge 14.4% as economy grinds to halt

WASHINGTON (AP) — Orders for big-ticket manufactured goods plunged 14.4% in March, the second-biggest decline on record. The worse-than-expected slide underscored the severity of the economic impact from the pandemic.

April 24, 2020 5:27 a.m.

Muslims begin marking a subdued Ramadan under virus closures

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Muslims worldwide began Ramadan on Friday with dawn-to-dusk fasting, but many will have to forgo the communal prayers and family gatherings that make the holy month special, as authorities maintain lockdowns aimed at slowing the coronavirus pandemic.

April 24, 2020 5:27 a.m.

Don't inject disinfectants, Lysol warns as Trump raises idea

WASHINGTON (AP) — The parent company of Lysol and another disinfectant warned Friday that its products should not be used as an internal treatment for the

April 24, 2020 5:27 a.m.

Sea-Tac Airport to lose $251M through 2020 amid pandemic

SEATTLE (AP) — Nosediving passenger traffic and flight cancellations will cost Seattle-Tacoma International Airport approximately $251 million by the end of 2020, airport director Lance Lyttle said Thursday, representing a 37% blow to the airport’s anticipated revenue for the year.

April 24, 2020 5:03 a.m.

The Latest: EPA says only use disinfectant on surfaces

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April 24, 2020 5:03 a.m.

Amid anxiety, Georgia lets close-contact businesses reopen

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Some businesses took the first steps toward reopening in Georgia on Friday as the Republican governor eased a month-long shutdown amid experts’ warnings of a potential new surge in coronavirus infections and a

April 24, 2020 4:27 a.m.

Countries take different approaches in lifting lockdown

MADRID (AP) — Without a tried-and-tested action plan for how to pull countries out of lockdown, the world is seeing a patchwork of approaches. Schools reopen in one country, stay closed in others; face masks are an obligation here, a simple recommendation there.

April 24, 2020 4:27 a.m.

The Latest: Spain reports more recoveries than infections

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April 24, 2020 4:03 a.m.

Trump set to sign bill with nearly $500B more in virus aid

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will hold a signing ceremony Friday for a bill providing a nearly $500 billion infusion of coronavirus spending, rushing new relief to employers and hospitals buckling under the strain of

April 24, 2020 4:03 a.m.

The Latest: UN leader: Some journalists stifled amid virus

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April 24, 2020 3:31 a.m.

Pandemic brings gloom to Muslims marking month of Ramadan

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Millions of Muslims in Asia on Friday started the holiest month on the Islamic calendar under the coronavirus lockdown or strict social restrictions, deepening their anxiety over the disease.

April 24, 2020 3:30 a.m.

AP News in Brief at 6:04 a.m. EDT

Coronavirus shakes the conceit of ‘American exceptionalism’