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Mnuchin, Schumer rev up talks as small business aid runs dry

By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press

A key coronavirus rescue fund nearly exhausted, negotiations are accelerating in Washington over President Donald Trump’s $250 billion emergency request to help smaller employers across the country keep workers on their payroll.

California to give cash payments to immigrants hurt by virus

By Adam Beam, Associated Press

California will give cash payments to immigrants living in the country illegally who have been hurt by the coronavirus.

CEOs raise concerns, urge caution as Trump looks to reopen economy

By Aamer Madhani, Kevin Freking, Jill Colvin, Associated Press

They, too, want to get the economy going but they have worries about whether there are enough coronavirus tests available to ensure workers can safely return to the job.

Famous paintings come to life in these quarantine works of art

By Joshua Barajas

Visiting museums to experience art in person is not an option in the era of social distancing. These creatives are staging their own art works at home.

Millions of Americans are receiving relief payments this week, but who is being left out?

By Candice Norwood

The majority of Americans are eligible to receive one-time cash payments. But for some, accessing those funds is a confusing and complicated process.

What policing during the pandemic reveals about crime rates and arrests

By Tom Nolan, The Conversation

With officers being hit by illness, arrests have dropped during the coronavirus crisis. Meanwhile, crime rates have remained static, or even fallen. Is it time to rethink policing?…

More states begin to pay additional $600 in unemployment aid

By Chris Rugaber, Associated Press

At least 32 states will provide the extra federal benefits by the end of this week -- nearly a month after businesses began shutting down across the country because of the coronavirus outbreak.

Feds under pressure to publicly track nursing home outbreaks

By Candice Choi, Jim Mustian, Associated Press

Federal health officials are coming under increasing pressure to start publicly tracking coronavirus infections and deaths in nursing homes amid criticism they have not been transparent enough in responding to an explosion of outbreaks.

WATCH: Trump says data ‘encouraging’ for releasing guidelines on reopening the country

By Associated Press

The president said those guidelines will be unveiled Thursday at the White House.

Germany outlines first steps to reopen after coronavirus restrictions

By Geir Moulson, Associated Press

Germany plans to let smaller shops reopen next week and to start reopening schools in early May, but Europe’s biggest economy is keeping strict social distancing rules in place for now.