Mar 18 Facebook bug wrongly deleted authentic coronavirus news By Associated Press Users complained that links to news stories about school closings and other information related to the virus outbreak were blocked by the company's automated system. Continue reading
Mar 18 Africa should ‘prepare for the worst’ with virus, WHO says By Cara Anna, Associated Press South Africa is the continent's new focus of concern as cases have nearly doubled to 116 from two days before. Continue reading
Mar 18 Amid virus, Congress’ leaders resist call for remote voting By Alan Fram, Matthew Daly, Associated Press The dispute pits the scourge of the infection against two centuries of tradition. It underscores Washington's struggle to adapt to recommendations about how to handle the pandemic. Continue reading
Mar 18 Inmates fearful of virus argue for release By Jim Mustian, Joshua Goodman, Associated Press Among those making pleas for compassionate release or home detention is President Donald Trump's former attorney Michael Cohen and dozens of inmates at New York City's Rikers Island, part of a jail system that lost a worker to the virus… Continue reading
Mar 18 Trump invokes emergency authority; Big 3 automakers closing By Tim Sullivan, David Rising, Associated Press President Donald Trump moved to invoke a federal law that allows the government to marshal the private sector to deal with the coronavirus epidemic with word that Detroit's Big Three automakers agreed to shut down all their factories to protect… Continue reading
Mar 18 5.7-magnitude quake shakes Utah, Salt Lake airport closed By Brady McCombs, Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The U.S. Geological Survey says the epicenter was just southwest of the city and was likely felt by about 2.8 million people. The Salt Lake Temple sustained minor damage. Continue reading
Mar 18 WATCH: Trump invokes Defense Production Act to increase masks, supplies to fight coronavirus By Jonathan Lemire, Jill Colvin, Associated Press Trump, appearing in the White House briefing room for the third day in a row, said he would sign the Defense Production Act "in case we need it" as the government bolsters resources for an expected surge in cases of… Continue reading
Mar 18 After closures at U.S.-Canada border, Trump says he’ll halt nonessential travel at southern border By Yamiche Alcindor White House officials said the northern border closings -- like the southern border plan being considered -- will not apply to American citizens, green-card holders and foreigners who already have legal rights to be here. Continue reading
Mar 18 Treasury proposal: Deliver $500 billion to Americans starting April By Lisa Mascaro, Zeke Miller, Andrew Taylor, Associated Press In a memorandum issued Wednesday, Treasury is calling for two $250 billion cash infusions to individuals: A first set of checks issued starting April 6, with a second wave in mid-May. Continue reading
Mar 18 Clean water access for India’s poor spawns virus concerns By Sheikh Saaliq, Associated Press Experts say keeping hands clean is one of the easiest and best ways to prevent transmission of the new coronavirus, in addition to social distancing. But for India's homeless and urban poor who live in thousands of slums across major… Continue reading