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As virus inches closer to Trump, questions swirl on testing

By Jill Colvin, Jonathan Lemire, Zeke Miller, Associated Press

The White House is grappling with a string of potential and confirmed exposures. A top Brazilian official tested positive after spending time with Trump and others at the president's private club in Florida last weekend.

Countries turn to wartime tactics to fight coronavirus foe

By Aritz Parra, Lori Hinnant, Associated Press

World leaders are warning of nearly wartime measures to come to contain the spreading pandemic.

Schools scramble to feed students after coronavirus closures

By Cuneyt Dil, Hope Yen, Associated Press

Many schools are rushing to arrange grab-and-go lunch bags or set up delivery routes so America's poorest children don't go hungry while classes are out of session.

Already stretched universities now face huge endowment losses from market meltdown

By Jon Marcus, The Hechinger Report

With attention focused on classes being canceled and students being sent home, the coronavirus presents another threat to U.S. universities and colleges: tens of billions of dollars in potential endowment losses.

WATCH: Trump declares national emergency over coronavirus

By Associated Press

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 race to slow the spread of the outbreak.

Boston Marathon postponed until Sept. 14 amid virus concerns

By William J. Kole, Associated Press

The Boston Marathon has never been canceled outright since its first running in 1897, though there was a de facto cancellation in 1918, when the end of World War I and a global influenza pandemic prompted organizers to switch to…

Virus darkens stages, silences orchestras across the U.S.

By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press

The ongoing fears surrounding the coronavirus have shuttered places where Americans — and foreign visitors — have long gathered to escape the world and also to engage with it.

Facebook takedowns reveal sophistication of Russian trolls

By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press

The accounts posted about topics such as black history, celebrity gossip and fashion. Twitter says the accounts tried to sow discord around social issues such as race and civil rights.

Americans adjust to new life, hunker down amid virus

By Michelle R. Smith, Gillian Flaccus, Associated Press

Parents were developing homeschooling plans for their children, while workers missing shifts amid widespread closures wondered how they would pay bills, and prepared for many weeks of financial difficulty.

Virus concerns disrupt work at U.S. state capitols

By David A. Lieb, Associated Press

Several chambers have canceled sessions for next week, including those in Delaware, Illinois and Missouri. Officials at other state capitols are urging the public to stay away while they work.