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Trump considering `full’ pardon for ex-adviser Michael Flynn

By Eric Tucker, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press

President Donald Trump says he's considering a full pardon for former national security adviser Michael Flynn. Flynn pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about dealings with Russia’s ambassador before Trump took office.

NFL players approve labor deal, including 17-game season

By Barry Wilner, Associated Press

By a close vote, NFL players have approved a new labor agreement with the league that features a 17-game regular season. It also includes higher salaries, increased roster sizes and larger pensions for current and former players.

NYC mayor: City lockdown possible in virus fight

By Associated Press

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, reacting to announcement of a curfew in neighboring Hoboken, New Jersey, says that a lockdown in the nation's largest city couldn't be ruled out.

Biden, Sanders to debate against backdrop of global pandemic

By Julie Pace, Associated Press

When the two remaining Democratic presidential candidates return to the debate stage Sunday night, they will find that their party, the political stakes and the world look much different from when they last met less than three weeks ago.

Americans return to long waits for screenings at US airports

By Mallika Sen, Associated Press

Weary travelers returning to the U.S. amid coronavirus-related travel restrictions were greeted by long lines and hourslong waits for required medical screenings at airports. Posts on social media indicated passengers at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport waited upward of four hours…

Georgia to postpone primaries over virus; 2nd state to do so

By Associated Press

Georgia election officials are postponing the state’s March 24 presidential primaries until May because of fears over the coronavirus.

Straight-talking Fauci explains outbreak to a worried nation

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press

Fauci's political bosses — from Ronald Reagan to Donald Trump — have let him do the explaining because he's frank and understandable, translating complex medical information into everyday language while neither exaggerating nor downplaying.

Americans brace for new life of no school and growing dread

By Gillian Flaccus, Jocelyn Gecker, Associated Press

Millions of Americans braced for the week ahead with no school for their children for weeks to come, no clue how to effectively do their jobs without child care, and a growing sense of dread about how to stay safe…

Trump tests negative for virus; White House begins screening

By Jill Colvin, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press

After days of resisting screening for the coronavirus, President Donald Trump tested negative for the virus, officials said Saturday night. Meanwhile, the White House began checking the temperature of anyone coming into close contact with the president and other officials.

Dems, GOP forge virus outbreak into ’20 campaign issue

By Alan Fram, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Coronavirus is already coloring the 2020 campaign, with Democrats convinced President Donald Trump’s response to the outbreak leaves him and down-ballot Republicans vulnerable over the burgeoning health crisis, his competency and — potentially most damaging — the staggering economy.