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Andrew Gillum, Who Ran for Florida Governor, is Entering Rehab

By BY PATRICIA MAZZEI from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/38YCGdH

How Are Biden and Sanders Protecting Themselves Against Coronavirus?

By BY MATT STEVENS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2Wf7X9p

To Keep Credit Flowing, the Fed Dusts Off Its Crisis Playbook

By BY NEIL IRWIN from NYT The Upshot https://ift.tt/2QhVtd4

Fact-Checking the Biden-Sanders Democratic Debate

By BY THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2TRqaYO

An in-house expert helped Microsoft decide to let workers stay home.

By BY KAREN WEISE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2TRMbqv

New York Schools Close

By BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3d4jTR6

SFGATE: CDC urges cancellation of all US events with 50 or more people for next 8 weeks

CDC urges cancellation of all US events with 50 or more people for next 8 weeks Published on March 16, 2020 at 05:07AM by Amy Graff To slow the spread of COVID-19, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an order Sunday night recommending the cancellation or postponement of all events with 50 or more people for the next eight weeks throughout the U.S.

Australian casino operator Crown separates gamers to beat coronavirus

Australia's Crown Resorts is introducing "social distancing" at its Melbourne casino in response to the coronavirus epidemic. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/33mam3J

Colombia will block entry by all non-residents, close schools from Monday to stop coronavirus

Colombia will block entry to travelers who are not residents or citizens and will close schools and universities from Monday in a bid to control the outbreak of coronavirus, President Ivan Duque said on Sunday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/39WdxBE

Czech Republic restricts movement of people to fight coronavirus spread

The Czech Republic tightened restrictions on Monday to combat the new coronavirus outbreak, banning people from moving around except for work, shopping and some other limited activities until March 24. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/39ULu5x

Pence Pledges High-Speed Coronavirus Testing From 2,000 Labs This Week

By BY DENISE GRADY from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2vkQPUu

Spain’s King Cuts Financial Ties With Father Amid Scandal

By BY RAPHAEL MINDER from NYT World https://ift.tt/2IR4q9c

Countries across the world have restricted travel.

By BY ERNESTO LONDOÑO AND AIMEE ORTIZ from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2UcD7f3

California Calls for Residents 65 and Older to Stay at Home

By BY THOMAS FULLER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/38U4tMf

SFGATE: Stock futures sink after Fed cuts interest rate to almost zero

Stock futures sink after Fed cuts interest rate to almost zero Published on March 16, 2020 at 04:50AM by NEW YORK (AP) — Stock markets are set for another week of turbulent trading as U.S. index futures fell sharply after the Federal Reserve slashed interest rates and more companies and governments took action over the weekend to shut down European and American society. Futures for the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 5% Sunday night, triggering a halt in trading. The price of oil fell about 5% while gold gained about 2%. Stocks are coming off a dizzying week that saw the Dow twice fall by more than 2,000 points and also record it's biggest point gain every — 1,985 points on Friday. The bull market that began in 2009 in the depths of the financial crisis came to an end. Europe markets suffered similarly sharp declines. The Fed cut its key rate by a full percentage point — to a range between zero and 0.25% — and said it would keep it there until it feels co

SFGATE: Government official: Coronavirus vaccine trial starts Monday

Government official: Coronavirus vaccine trial starts Monday Published on March 16, 2020 at 04:42AM by By ZEKE MILLER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A clinical trial evaluating a vaccine designed to protect against the new coronavirus will begin Monday, according to a government official. The first participant in the trial will receive the experimental vaccine on Monday, the official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity because the trial has not been publicly announced yet. The National Institutes of Health is funding the trial, which is taking place at the Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute in Seattle, the official said. Public health officials say it will take a year to 18 months to fully validate any potential vaccine. Testing will begin with 45 young, healthy volunteers with different doses of shots co-developed by NIH and Moderna Inc. There’s no chance participants could get infected from the shots, because they don’t contain the virus itself.