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Wegmans to Reduce Hours of Operation due to Coronavirus
Maria Leaf WMAL.com WASHINGTON– Wegmans has announced it will be closing earlier at night to help clean and restock stores due to the Coronavirus. The company also says it has added additional h...
Syndicated Author Mar 13, 2020

Virginia K-12 Schools Closed for at least Two Weeks
Maria Leaf WMAL.com WASHINGTON– Schools in Virginia are being shut down due to the Coronavirus. Here’s the statement from Governor Ralph Northam: Governor Northam Orders All Virginia K-12 ...
Syndicated Author Mar 13, 2020

Delta Slashes Flights By 40% As Virus Cripples Global Travel
Delta Air Lines will cut passenger-carrying capacity by 40% to deal with a nosedive in travel demand, and it is talking to the White House and Congress about assistance to get through a downturn cause...
Syndicated Author Mar 13, 2020

Tax On Internet Ads Gets Traction In Maryland
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - A measure to make Maryland the first state in the nation to tax companies like Facebook and Google for money they make from digital ads on the internet is making steps forward in the ...
Syndicated Author Mar 13, 2020

Trump Administration: $1.3M For Fast Virus Test Development
President Donald Trump's administration announced Friday it is awarding $1.3 million to two companies trying to develop rapid COVID-19 tests that could detect whether a person is positive for the new ...
Syndicated Author Mar 13, 2020

Officials: US strikes Iran-backed group that hit Iraq base
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. launched airstrikes in Iraq Thursday, American officials said, targeting the Iranian-backed Shia militia members believed responsible for the rocket attack that killed and w...
Syndicated Author Mar 12, 2020

Virus Testing Lag Is A ‘Failing,’ US Health Official Says
NEW YORK - The U.S. lag in coronavirus testing is "a failing," a top federal health official said Thursday, and public health experts say they still don't have a good understanding of how widely the n...
Syndicated Author Mar 12, 2020

Judge Orders Chelsea Manning Released From Jail
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A federal judge has ordered Chelsea Manning released from jail after being incarcerated since May for refusing to testify to a grand jury.U.S. District Judge Anthony Trenga ordered t...
Syndicated Author Mar 12, 2020

Amid Virus Fears, Trump Temporarily Moves Away From Rallies
NEW YORK - President Donald Trump said Thursday he is temporarily halting his trademark rallies - as his campaign bows to the coronavirus outbreak that is rapidly reshaping the nation's political land...
Syndicated Author Mar 12, 2020

Worst Day On Wall Street Since 1987 As Virus Fears Spread
NEW YORK - The escalating coronavirus emergency sent the stock market Thursday into its worst slide since the Black Monday crash of 1987, extending a sell-off that has now wiped out most of Wall Stree...
Syndicated Author Mar 12, 2020
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