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Maryland governor orders closings of state’s casinos, tracks
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) – Gov. Larry Hogan has ordered the closing of Maryland’s six casinos, racetracks and simulcast betting facilities in response to the coronavirus.Hogan issued the emerge...
Syndicated Author Mar 15, 2020

‘Confused and frustrated’: Virus screenings jam US airports
The dense crowds Saturday at some of the 13 airports where travelers from Europe are being funneled - among the busiest across the country - formed even as public health officials called for "social d...
Syndicated Author Mar 15, 2020

Straight-talking Fauci explains outbreak to a worried nation
WASHINGTON (AP) - If Dr. Anthony Fauci says it, you'd be smart to listen. As the coronavirus has upended daily life across the globe, Fauci has become the trusted voice in separating fact and fiction....
Syndicated Author Mar 14, 2020

Italy reports jump in cases to more than 21,000
Italy has reported its biggest day-to-day jump in number of infected cases of COVID-19. National health authorities told reporters on Saturday that health officials recorded 3,497 new cases in 24 hour...
Syndicated Author Mar 14, 2020

President Trump takes virus test, awaiting results
WASHINGTON (AP) - After days of resistance, President Donald Trump said Saturday that he was tested for the coronavirus as the White House stepped up precautions after his direct and indirect exposure...
Syndicated Author Mar 14, 2020

President Trump says top cruise ship companies stopping trips from US
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump is tweeting that four major cruise ship companies have agreed to suspend trip from the U.S. for 30 days, effective at midnight. Trump tweeted Friday that...
Syndicated Author Mar 13, 2020

How to clean the bundle of germs that is your phone
NEW YORK (AP) - You're washing your hands countless times a day to try to ward off the coronavirus. You should also wash that extension of your hand and breeding ground for germs - your phone. Tests d...
Syndicated Author Mar 13, 2020

Stocks roar back from big losses after emergency declaration
NEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street roared back from its worst day in 30 years Friday with a broad rally that sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average nearly 2,000 points higher - its biggest point gain ever - a...
Syndicated Author Mar 13, 2020

Trump says he is likely to take coronavirus test
President Donald Trump has said he is likely to take a test for the coronavirus after all. Trump over the weekend was near Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's communications director, Fbio Wajngarten...
Syndicated Author Mar 13, 2020

President Trump declares virus pandemic a national emergency
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump announced Friday that he is declaring the coronavirus pandemic a national emergency, as Washington struggles with providing Americans with relief and officials...
Syndicated Author Mar 13, 2020
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