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Virus forces Wimbledon cancellation for 1st time since WWII

For the first time in its nearly century-and-a-half history, Wimbledon was cancelled for a reason other than war, scrapped in 2020 on Wednesday because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Apr 1, 2020 12:10 PM Read more >

Surveys: Manufacturing contracts last month in US, world

WASHINGTON — Manufacturing contracted in the United States and around the world last month, dragged down by economic fallout from the coronavirus outbreak.

Apr 1, 2020 9:46 AM Read more >

US construction spending down 1.3% in February

WASHINGTON — Spending on U.S. construction projects fell 1.3% in February with housing and nonresidential construction both showing weakness even before the coronavirus struck with force in the United States.

Apr 1, 2020 8:34 AM Read more >

U.S. businesses cut 27,000 jobs in March, before virus hit

WASHINGTON — U.S. companies shed 27,000 jobs in March, according to a private survey, a figure that mostly reflected the economy as it stood before the full impact of the viral outbreak.

Apr 1, 2020 7:13 AM Read more >

NATO says its role not hit by virus as Russia drills troops

BRUSSELS — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday that the organization’s security capabilities have not been diminished by the coronavirus, amid suspicion that Russia might try to use the impact of disease to probe the military allia

Apr 1, 2020 6:51 AM Read more >

Actor Andrew Jack dies of coronavirus at 76 in Britain

SYDNEY, Australia — Star Wars actor Andrew Jack has died in Britain as a result of the coronavirus, his agent said on Wednesday. He was 76.

Apr 1, 2020 6:36 AM Read more >

Help heads to NYC as experts predict over 100,000 US deaths

NEW YORK — With refrigerated morgue trucks parked on New York City's streets to collect the surging number of dead, public health officials projected Tuesday that the coronavirus could ultimately kill more than 100,000 people across the U.S.

Mar 31, 2020 9:41 PM Read more >

White House projects 100K to 240K US deaths from virus

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned Americans to brace for a “hell of a bad two weeks” ahead as the White House projected there could be 100,000 to 240,000 deaths in the U.S.

Mar 31, 2020 7:23 PM Read more >

McConnell: Impeachment 'diverted attention' from coronavirus

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's impeachment trial distracted the federal government from the coronavirus as it reached the United States in January, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday, despite warnings at the time from public h

Mar 31, 2020 5:55 PM Read more >

New Trump mileage standards to gut Obama climate effort

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is poised to roll back ambitious Obama-era vehicle mileage standards and raise the ceiling on damaging fossil fuel emissions for years to come, gutting one of the United States' biggest efforts against climate chan

Mar 31, 2020 4:02 PM Read more >