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March Madness: NCAA Tournaments cancelled due to coronavirus

March Madness came to a screeching halt before a bracket could even be filled out. The NCAA cancelled its men's and women's basketball tournaments Thursday because of the spread of coronavirus, puttin...

Mar 12, 2020

Sanders, Biden cancel Ohio rallies over coronavirus concerns

WASHINGTON - Democratic presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden abruptly cancelled election-night rallies Tuesday night in Cleveland amid concerns over the spread of the new coronavirus -...

Mar 12, 2020

Metropolitan Opera and Carnegie Hall cancel performances

NEW YORK - The Metropolitan Opera has cancelled performances and rehearsals through March 31 because of the coronavirus. The move was announced Thursday, one day after U.S. President Donald Trump anno...

Mar 12, 2020

Hollywood shuts down, Broadway goes dark to curb virus cases

NEW YORK - The entertainment industry prepared Thursday for an unprecedented shutdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus, cancelling upcoming movies, suspending all Broadway performances and elimin...

Mar 12, 2020

Broadway shuts its doors over ongoing coronavirus concerns

New York's governor ordered all Broadway theatres to shut their doors in the face of ongoing coronavirus concerns, plunging into darkness one of the city's most popular tourist attractions and causing...

Mar 12, 2020

International traveller is 1st case of new virus in Maine

AUGUSTA, Maine - A woman in her 50s who travelled internationally is the first person in Maine to test positive for the new coronavirus after voluntarily isolating herself and reporting to a hospital ...

Mar 12, 2020

Coachella festival postponed as concerts grapple with virus

The uber-popular Coachella music festival has been postponed from its usual two-weekend-run in April to October due to concerns about the growing coronavirus. The festival's producer Goldenvoice made ...

Mar 12, 2020

Israel's Netanyahu calls for emergency government with rival

JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday called for the formation of an emergency government with his chief rival to confront a growing crisis over the coronavirus, offering a...

Mar 12, 2020

NYC mayor says new virus restrictions will be announced soon

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said Thursday he will announce new restrictions on gatherings to halt the spread of the new coronavirus in the coming days, but he hopes to avoid closing all public ...

Mar 12, 2020

Brazilian official who met Trump tests positive for virus

RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's communications director tested positive for the new coronavirus, just days after travelling with Bolsonaro to a meeting with U.S. President Donald...

Mar 12, 2020