Washington (CNN) Washington, DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced Friday that a member of her staff has died after testing positive for the novel coronavirus. "A...

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NPR: Gov. Cuomo Says Case Increase Starting To Slow In New York

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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says the number of coronavirus cases in his state is doubling every four days now — a...

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CNN: New hot spots emerge across the country as US overtakes China and Italy in number of coronavirus cases

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(CNN) New coronavirus hot spots are emerging in the Chicago, Detroit and New Orleans areas -- and health officials there are pleading for medical...

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AP: Trump seeks to force General Motors to produce ventilators

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President Donald Trump issued an order Friday that seeks to force General Motors to produce ventilators for coronavirus patients under the...

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CNN: A state-by-state breakdown of US coronavirus cases

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The first US case of the coronavirus was reported January 21 -- a Washington state man who had recently returned from China. Now, the country...

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AP: On NYC’s front lines, health workers worry they will be next

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A nurse died from coronavirus after working nonstop for weeks at a hospital where staffers frustrated with dwindling supplies posed in...

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AP: If you don’t laugh, you cry: Coping with virus through humor

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Neil Diamond posts a fireside rendition of “Sweet Caroline” with its familiar lyrics tweaked to say, “Hands ... washing hands.” A...

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NPR: Senate Passes $2 Trillion Coronavirus Relief Package

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The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly approved a $2 trillion relief package Wednesday night designed to alleviate some of the worst effects of the...

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VOA: Record 3.3 Million US Workers Make Jobless Benefit Claims

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A record 3.3 million U.S workers filed for unemployment compensation last week as thousands of businesses shut their doors or curtailed operations in the...

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CNN: A grocery store threw out $35,000 in food that a woman intentionally coughed on, sparking coronavirus fears, police said

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A woman purposely coughed on $35,000 worth of food at a Pennsylvania grocery store, police said. She likely faces criminal charges...

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AP: ‘The whole city laid off’: US jobless claims climb sky high

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Barely a week ago, David McGraw was cooking daily for hundreds of fine diners at one of New...

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CNN: US on track to become next coronavirus epicenter, but there’s time to reverse course, health official says

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(CNN)There's still time to stop the United States from becoming the next epicenter of the novel coronavirus pandemic, a World Health Organization spokeswoman told CNN...

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BBC: Coronavirus: US ‘considers cloth face masks for public’

AP: `A battlefield behind your home’: Deaths mount in New York

CNN: Second pastor charged with violating public orders says church doors will still be open on Sunday

CNN: Before a Washington mother died of coronavirus, her six children used a walkie-talkie to say goodbye

AP: Sprint and T-Mobile merge, creating new wireless giant

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Krannert Center COVID-19 Operations Update and Performance Cancellations

Urbana-Champaign COVID-19 message to students, faculty members, staff

Urbana Park District cancels programs, events and rentals and closes buildings through April 12

[Illinois] 2020 Roger Ebert’s Film Festival canceled