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Army closing recruit stations, moves to online recruiting

WASHINGTON - The top Army officer said Friday that all of the service's recruiting stations are now closing, as the military takes more dramatic steps to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Gen. Ja...

Mar 20, 2020

Indiana's May 5 primary postponed due to coronavirus threat

INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana's political leaders announced Friday that they agreed to push back the state primary by nearly a month, to June 2, and to allow all voters to cast mail-in ballots due to the cor...

Mar 20, 2020

Cuomo bans gatherings, nonessential workers to stay home

ALBANY, N.Y. - Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced sweeping orders Friday that will severely restrict the ability of more than 19 million New York state residents to gather and socialize and to require worker...

Mar 20, 2020

Placido Domingo resigns from opera union, donates $500,000

SAN FRANCISCO - Superstar Plcido Domingo has resigned from the U.S. union that represents opera singers and will contribute $500,000 to sexual harassment eradication programs and a fund that helps ope...

Mar 20, 2020

Mississippi is latest state to delay elections amid pandemic

JACKSON, Miss. - Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves announced Friday that he is postponing the March 31 Republican primary runoff in the state's 2nd Congressional District because of the coronavirus. The ne...

Mar 20, 2020

Italy sees biggest day-to-day rise in coronavirus deaths

ROME - Italy has recorded its highest day-to-day-rise in the number of deaths of people infected with the new coronavirus. Civil Protection Chief Angelo Borrelli said Friday the country recorded 627 m...

Mar 20, 2020

Filthy lucre: Paper money shunned for fear of virus spread

NEW YORK - In a world suffering a pandemic, cash is no longer king. A growing number of businesses and individuals worldwide have stopped using banknotes in fear that physical currency, handled by ten...

Mar 20, 2020

US and Mexico to curb border travel to control coronavirus

SAN DIEGO - Mexico and the U.S. announced Friday that travel would be sharply restricted along their shared border as part of efforts to control the spread of the coronavirus. Mexico, the U.S. and Can...

Mar 20, 2020

Johnny Depp's libel case against UK tabloid stalled by virus

LONDON - Johnny Depp's libel suit against British tabloid The Sun was put on hold Friday as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Depp is suing the newspaper's parent company, News Group Newspapers, a...

Mar 20, 2020

Trump moves on invoking powers to spur virus supplies

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump has invoked the Defence Production Act to get needed medical supplies on the front lines of the coronavirus outbreak, mobilizing the federal government to marshal t...

Mar 20, 2020