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March 12, 2020 6:30 p.m.

AP News in Brief at 9:04 p.m. EDT

Worst day on Wall Street since 1987 as virus fears spread

March 12, 2020 6:10 p.m.

UN welcomes encouraging peace developments in South Sudan

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Thursday to extend the mandate of the U.N. peacekeeping mission in South Sudan, welcoming “encouraging developments” toward peace and a reduction in political violence by the warring parties after six years of civil war.

March 12, 2020 4:30 p.m.

The Latest: Mormons cancel all global church activities

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March 12, 2020 4:30 p.m.

MLS commissioner, USSF VP criticize US Soccer's legal stance

Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber and U.S. Soccer Federation vice president Cindy Cone criticized the legal stance taken by the USSF toward the women's national team under president Carlos Cordeiro, who was coming under increasing pressure to resign.

March 12, 2020 4:05 p.m.

The Latest: Miami Beach says no spring break this year

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March 12, 2020 3:30 p.m.

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

Worst day on Wall Street since 1987 as virus fears spread

March 12, 2020 3:05 p.m.

The Latest: Trump cancels rallies, virus reshapes politics

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March 12, 2020 2:30 p.m.

The Latest: Champion League soccer canceled for 1st time

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March 12, 2020 2:05 p.m.

The Latest: NCAA cancels hoops tourney, all championships

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March 12, 2020 1:05 p.m.

The Latest: UN cancels sponsored meetings at headquarters

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March 12, 2020 1:05 p.m.

Bishops ask United Methodist court to review split proposal

(RNS) — A proposed plan to split the United Methodist Church is on its way to the denomination’s top court to decide whether the legislation that would implement it is constitutional.

March 12, 2020 1:05 p.m.

The Latest: ACC puts sports on pause; NCAA tourney in doubt

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March 12, 2020 12:30 p.m.

The Latest: No test for Trump after Brazilian tests positive

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March 12, 2020 12:30 p.m.

Crop-dusting bill heads to Idaho Senate for possible changes

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A proposal sought by pesticide-spraying crop dusters that opponents say will leave people susceptible to getting hit with poison from above received significant pushback with a Senate committee vote on Thursday.

March 12, 2020 12:05 p.m.

The Latest: Kansas, Duke among schools calling off sports

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March 12, 2020 12:05 p.m.

The Latest: Virus disrupts work at U.S. state capitols

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March 12, 2020 12:05 p.m.

Trump economic team grasps for credibility with outbreak

WASHINGTON (AP) — During the financial crisis a decade ago, President Barack Obama could look around the room and turn to an economist who served as Harvard's president, a former president of the New York Federal Reserve and a renowned academic considered one of the world's authorities on the Great Depression.

March 12, 2020 11:30 a.m.

AP sources: MLB likely to cancel spring games, delay openers

NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball is likely to cancel the rest of its spring training game schedule due to the coronavirus and probably will announce that the start of the season will be delayed, people familiar with the discussions told The Associated Press.

March 12, 2020 11:30 a.m.

California guidance against gatherings likely to be extended

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday that sweeping guidance for Californians to avoid unnecessary gatherings to try to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus will likely extend beyond March.

March 12, 2020 11:30 a.m.

The Latest: AP Sources: MLB likely to cancel spring training

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