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Most states fall short of coronavirus testing thresholds

By Christina A. Cassidy, Matthew Perrone, Jason Dearen, Nicky Forster, Associated Press

With no specific guidelines, states are left to figure out what a successful testing program should be while they simultaneously try to reopen their shattered economies.

Solar, wind energy struggle as coronavirus takes toll

By Cathy Bussewitz, John Flesher, Patrick Whittle, Associated Press

The U.S. renewable energy industry is reeling from the new coronavirus pandemic, which has delayed construction, put thousands of skilled laborers out of work and sowed doubts about solar and wind projects on the drawing board.

Movies will be Oscar-eligible without a theatrical run this year

By Associated Press

Movies that debuted on a streaming service without ever appearing in a theater will be eligible for the Academy Awards, but only this year as a response to how the coronavirus pandemic has impacted the film industry.

Muted and vacant, Las Vegas struggles to survive shutdown

By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press

Slot machines are powered down, casinos boarded up and barricaded. On the always busy, always noisy, never sleeping Las Vegas strip, you can now hear birds chirping.

Many failures combined to unleash death on Italy’s Lombardy

By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press

As Italy prepares to emerge from the West’s first and most extensive coronavirus lockdown, it is increasingly clear that something went terribly wrong in Lombardy, the hardest-hit region in Europe’s hardest-hit country.

Dutch students complete Atlantic crossing forced by virus

By Aleksandar Furtula, Associated Press

Greeted by relieved parents, pet dogs, flares and a cloud of orange smoke, a group of 25 Dutch high school students with very little sailing experience ended a trans-Atlantic voyage Sunday that was forced on them by coronavirus restrictions.

Many states fall short of mandate to track virus exposure

By Christina A. Cassidy, Jason Dearen, Associated Press

As more states push to reopen their economies, many are falling short on one of the federal government’s essential criteria for doing so — having an efficient system to track people who have been physically near a person infected with…

WATCH: Congress delivers nearly $500 billion more in virus aid

By Andrew Taylor, Alan Fram, Associated Press

Congress has delivered a nearly $500 billion infusion of coronavirus spending, almost unanimously rushing new relief to employers and hospitals buckling under the strain of a pandemic that has claimed almost 50,000 American lives and one in six U.S. jobs.

Virus warnings urge safety over tradition during Ramadan

By Kathy Gannon, Angela Charlton, Associated Press

he coronavirus pandemic is cutting off the world's 1.8 billion Muslims from their cherished Ramadan traditions as health officials battle to ward off new infections during Islam's holiest month, haunted by multiple outbreaks traced to previous religious gatherings.

WATCH: Senate approves $483 billion virus aid deal

By Andrew Taylor, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

The coronavirus aid package flew through the Senate on Tuesday after Congress and the White House reached a deal to replenish a small-business payroll fund and provided new money for hospitals and testing.