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Army beginning increased virus screening for new recruits
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Army on Tuesday began increased health screenings for all new soldier recruits arriving at the four basic training centers around the country in order to detect the new coronavirus, a senior commander said.
Peter Pan to continue allowing immigration checks on buses
BOSTON (AP) — Peter Pan Bus Lines, a major Northeast carrier, will continue to allow federal immigration officials on its buses to conduct routine checks for immigrants living in the country illegally, saying it could help stem human trafficking, the company said this week.
Virus crisis tracks west, ebbing in China; Fed slashes rates
PARIS (AP) — The coronavirus crisis shifted increasingly westward toward Europe and the United States on Tuesday, with governments taking emergency steps to ease shortages of face masks for front-line doctors and nurses and the U.S. Federal Reserve announcing the biggest interest-rate cut in over a decade to fend off damage to the economy.
Virus spread prompts Fed to cut rates in emergency move
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by a sizable half-percentage point Tuesday in an effort to support the economy in the face of the spreading coronavirus.
G-7 pledges cooperation, no specifics, in response to virus
WASHINGTON (AP) — Seven major economies pledged to use “all appropriate tools" to deal with the spreading coronavirus but announced no immediate actions.
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Jack Welch, the GE chief who became a superstar, has died
BOSTON (AP) — Jack Welch, who transformed General Electric Co. into a highly profitable multinational conglomerate and parlayed his legendary business acumen into a retirement career as a corporate leadership guru, has died. He was 84.
Long-rumored Woody Allen memoir coming in April
NEW YORK (AP) — A memoir by Woody Allen, rumored for years and once thought unpublishable in the #MeToo era, is coming out next month.
Mistrial declared for ex-football player in NC agents case
HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. (AP) — A judge has declared a mistrial in the case of a former college football player charged with violating North Carolina’s sports agent law nearly a decade ago.
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Asian shares rise on hopes central banks may act on outbreak
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares rose Tuesday amid hopes that central banks will take action to shield the global economy from the effects of the coronavirus outbreak.
Man pleads not guilty in 1991 Missouri killing of classmate
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man
Dow surges 5% on hopes for central bank help on the economy
The Dow Jones Industrial Average soared nearly 1,300 points, or 5%, Monday as stocks roared back from a seven-day rout on hopes that central banks will take action to shield the global economy from the effects of the coronavirus outbreak.
Mistrial declared for ex-football player in NC agents case
HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. (AP) — A judge has declared a mistrial in the case of a former college football player charged with violating North Carolina’s sports agent law nearly a decade ago.
Stocks rise sharply as traders hope for central bank action
Stocks are rising sharply on Wall Street Monday as traders hope that central banks will take action to help shelter the global economy from the effects of the coronavirus outbreak.
Long-rumored Woody Allen memoir coming in April
NEW YORK (AP) — A memoir by Woody Allen, rumored for years and once thought unpublishable in the #MeToo era, is coming out next month.
Stock rise sharply on Wall Street following a 7-day rout
Stocks rose sharply on Wall Street Monday, clawing back some of the losses they took in a seven-day rout brought on by worries that the coronavirus outbreak will stunt the global economy.