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US Gas Prices Down 15 Cents Over Past 3 Weeks, To $2.39

CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline dropped 15 cents per gallon, to $2.39, over the past three weeks. Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg of t...

Asisa Urgent Care to Launch Covid-19 Testing Sites

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 15, 2020 Contact: Asisa Urgent Care Centers (718) 851-3000 Asisa Urgent Care to Launch Covid-19 Testing Sites Rapid community-spread of the co...

Fauci Open To A 14-day ‘National Shutdown’ To Stem Virus

WASHINGTON (AP) — The government’s top infectious disease expert said Sunday he would like to see aggressive measures such as a 14-day national shutdown that would require American...

New York Governor Wants Trump To Mobilize Army

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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The Army Corps of Engineers should be mobilized to help fight the coronavirus by equipping facilities like military bases or college dormitories to serve as tem...

Biden, Sanders To Debate Against Backdrop Of Global Pandemic

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WASHINGTON (AP) — As the two remaining Democratic presidential candidates return to the debate stage, their party, the stakes, and the world look much different than in their last ...

American Dream Mall To Close For March Due To Virus Concerns

NEW JERSEY (AP) - American Dream, the recently opened megamall and entertainment complex in northern New Jersey, will close Monday at least for the rest of the month due to the cor...

Fauci: Us Not Eyeing Restricting Domestic Travel

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WASHINGTON (AP) - The Latest on the world's coronavirus pandemic, which has infected more than 156,000 people and killed more than 5,800. The disease for most people causes only mi...

Americans Return To Long Waits For Screenings At US Airports

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DALLAS (AP) - As weary travelers returned to the U.S. amid coronavirus-related travel restrictions, they were greeted with packed, hourslong waits for required medical screenings a...

AP FACT CHECK: Trump Misrepresents Obama’s Actions On H1N1

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WASHINGTON (AP) — One day, President Donald Trump boasted of “smooth” coronavirus testing across the country. The next day, he pronounced the testing system inadequate, and assaile...

US Hospitals Brace For ‘Tremendous Strain’ From New Virus

WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. hospitals are setting up circus-like triage tents, calling doctors out of retirement, guarding their supplies of face masks and making plans to cancel electi...

US: Immigrants Can Seek Coronavirus Care Without Fear

PHOENIX (AP) — The U.S. government says a new rule disqualifying more people from green cards if they use government benefits will not apply to immigrants with coronavirus or virus...

Top Cruise Ship Companies Stopping Trips From US

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump tweeted on Friday that four major cruise ship companies have agreed to suspend trips from the U.S. for 30 days, effective at midnight. T...

Virus-Related Shutdowns Bringing US Economy To Grinding Halt

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — It took 15 minutes for the coronavirus to wreck Shelley Hutchings’ carefully calculated financial plans. Hutchings, a bartender and performer, had lined up ...

Americans Brace For New Life Of No School And Growing Dread

WASHINGTON (AP) - Millions of Americans braced for the week ahead with no school for their children for many days to come, no clue how to effectively do their jobs without child ca...

Disneyland Visitors Savor Final Day Before Closure For Virus

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The trip to Disneyland was a special vacation for a 4-year-old girl and her three cousins from Mexico — one that her parents couldn’t wait to take. It was a ...

Despite Coronavirus, Trump Keeps Shaking Hands

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump, a self-described germaphobe, can’t seem to stop shaking hands -- even in the midst of this coronavirus pandemic. Trump was surrounded b...

U.S. Providers Offer Free Wi-Fi For 60 Days Amid Virus

BOSTON (AP) — U.S. internet and wireless providers have announced temporary measures to make getting online less expensive and onerous as enforced social distancing due to the new ...

Teaneck Mayor Urges Citywide Quarantine After COVID-19 Cases Rise

TEANECK, NJ (VINnews) — The mayor of Teaneck, NJ is urging a ctywide self-quarantije after the amount of confirmed cases of coronavirus spiked. Teaneck Mayor Mohammed Hameeduddi...

Trump Says He’s Considering New Restrictions On Domestic Travel, Will Expand European Travel Ban To Uk, Ireland

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced Saturday that the United States will expand its European travel restrictions to include Britain and Ireland as the U.S., armed wi...