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Trump: US, Canada To Close Border To Nonessential Travel
TORONTO - The U.S. and Canada have agreed to temporarily close their shared border to nonessential travel, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday, and the Trump administration is considering a pla...
Mar 18, 2020
MLB Teams Pledge $30 Million To Support Ballpark Employees
NEW YORK - Major League Baseball's teams have pledged $30 million for ballpark workers who will lose income because of the delay to the season caused by the new coronavirus. Commissioner Rob Manfred m...
Mar 17, 2020
Ex-California Rep. Duncan Hunter Gets 11 Months In Prison
SAN DIEGO - Former California Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter was sentenced Tuesday to 11 months in prison after pleading guilty to stealing campaign funds and spending the money on everything from outi...
Mar 17, 2020
3 States Hold Primaries As Coronavirus Fears Grip Nation
WASHINGTON - The new coronavirus kept some voters and poll workers at home and hampered efforts to open some polling sites on Tuesday as three states held Democratic presidential primary contests amid...
Mar 17, 2020
Lyle Waggoner, Foil On ‘The Carol Burnett Show,’ Dies At 84
LOS ANGELES - Lyle Waggoner, who used his good looks to comic effect on "The Carol Burnett Show," partnered with a superhero on "Wonder Woman" and was the first centerfold for Playgirl magazine died T...
Mar 17, 2020
NVCC Manassas Closes due to Coronavirus
Maria Leaf WMAL.com WASHINGTON– Northern Virginia Community College says its campus in Manassas is closed until further notice after an employee tested positive for the Coronavirus. A statement ...
Mar 17, 2020
Administration Announces 90-Day Delay For Many Tax Payments
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration says individuals and businesses will be allowed to delay paying their 2019 tax bills for 90 days past the usual April 15 deadline. The extension announced Tuesday...
Mar 17, 2020
WMATA says buses and trains are now for “Essential Travel Only”
Maria Leaf WMAL.com WASHINGTON– Metro has announced it is making more changes to its service due to the Coronavirus. A statement from WMATA says the trains are to be used for “Essential Tr...
Mar 17, 2020
Esper: Pentagon To Give Respirator Masks, Ventilators To HHS
WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Tuesday that the Pentagon will provide 5 million respirator masks and 2,000 specialized ventilators to federal heath authorities to help in the response ...
Mar 17, 2020
Mnuchin: Trump wants checks sent to public in virus response
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump wants the government to send checks to Americans in the next two weeks in an effort to curb the economic cost of the Coronavirus outbreak, Treasury Secretary S...
Mar 17, 2020
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