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• Cyclovia Tucson canceled to slow down potential spread of COVID-19

  12-03-2020 23:57
  
  TUCSON - Cyclovia Tucson has officially been canceled after Living Streets Alliance made the decision Wednesday amid the recent COVID-19 pandemic.With the event attracting hundreds of cyclists from across the globe, LSA decided to cancel the event scheduled for March 29 in an effort to help slow down the spread of the deadly disease that was first recorded in China."LSA recognizes that this announcement is a disappointment to the neighbors, organizations, businesses and sponsors who have been wo
  
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• The Latest: Miami Beach says no spring break this year

  12-03-2020 23:44
  
  The Latest on the world’s coronavirus pandemic:Officials in Miami Beach have declared spring break is over as they suspended permits for concerts and an LGBTQ festival.Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber told reporters that venues are shutting down altogether or canceling events.
  The city will not issue permits for spring break concerts and the Miami Beach Gay Pride parade, scheduled for early April. Public beaches are still open.Gelber says that “to the extent that anyone can declare sprin
  
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• Tucson Sugar Skulls season suspended until further notice due to COVID-19

  12-03-2020 23:36
  
  TUCSON - Tucson Sugar Skulls' season has been put to a halt after the Indoor Football League announced Wednesday that it will be postponing its season due to concerns surrounding COVID-19.According to IFL officials, the suspension will be put in place following Saturday's games in Oakland and San Diego. The league said while both of these games are still scheduled to play, no fans will be in attendance.“This is an unprecedented situation that we are taking very seriously,” said IFL C
  
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• Fox Tucson Theatre seeks help from patrons after canceling shows due to COVID-19

  12-03-2020 23:23
  
  TUCSON - The Fox Tucson Theatre announced Thursday that it has canceled all of its public performances starting Monday due to concerns about the COVID-19 virus.According to Fox officials, while its shows scheduled for Saturday and Sunday - Altan and The Music of Cream, respectively - will resume as scheduled, the Tucson theater will suspend all its remaining performances planned through April 5.Because our work is, at its core, about making connections and building relationships in real-time and
  
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• The Latest: Trump cancels rallies, virus reshapes politics

  12-03-2020 22:56
  
  The Latest on the world’s coronavirus pandemic:President Donald Trump says he’s temporarily halting his trademark rallies as his campaign bows to the coronavirus outbreak that is rapidly reshaping the political landscape.
  The rallies have long been Trump’s most potent political weapon. They energize the candidate and give him a powerful platform from which to attack his adversaries while his team collects a treasure trove of voter data.
  But the spread of the virus which has clo
  
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• Tucson Roadrunners season halted after AHL suspends games due to COVID-19

  12-03-2020 22:53
  
  TUCSON - The American Hockey League has officially put its 2019-2020 season on hold due to concerns about the COVID-19 virus.According to officials, the decision was made Thursday after the National Hockey League suspended their season for the foreseeable future. After the decision was released, the Tucson Roadrunners released a statement in response.In light of ongoing developments resulting from the coronavirus, and after consulting with medical experts and convening a conference call of the B
  
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• Tucson Roadrunners ‘on ice’ after AHL suspends games due to COVID-19

  12-03-2020 22:53
  
  TUCSON - The American Hockey League has officially put its 2019-2020 season on hold due to concerns about the COVID-19 virus.According to officials, the decision was made Thursday after the National Hockey League suspended their season for the foreseeable future. After the decision was released, the Tucson Roadrunners released a statement in response.In light of ongoing developments resulting from the coronavirus, and after consulting with medical experts and convening a conference call of the B
  
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• Major League Baseball cancelling Spring Training, delaying season start

  12-03-2020 22:42
  
  Major League Baseball Commissioner Robert D. Manfred announced today that the league has decided to suspend Spring Training games, and delay the start of the regular season by at least two weeks “due to the national emergency created by the coronavirus pandemic.”The decision was made after a call with all 30 clubs and a consultation with the players association.…
  
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• The Latest: Maryland closes schools for 2 weeks over virus

  12-03-2020 22:36
  
  The Latest on the world’s coronavirus pandemic:Maryland officials say the state closing all public schools for two weeks in response to the coronavirus outbreak.
  State Superintendent of Schools Karen Salmon said schools will be closed from Monday until March 27.And on North Carolina, Gov. Roy Cooper has urged meetings of more than 100 people to be cancelled, postponed or modified starting Friday.
  This includes church services and sporting events and other activities. The state’s numb
  
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• The Latest: Champion League soccer canceled for 1st time

  12-03-2020 22:23
  
  The Latest on the world’s coronavirus pandemic:The deepening virus outbreak has prompted the cancellation of Champions League soccer for the first time.
  The high-profile match between Manchester City and Real Madrid was postponed along with the Juventus game against Lyon. Both were scheduled for Tuesday.
  The soccer calendar was becoming increasingly fragmented as the pandemic took its toll on leagues and cup competitions. The Spanish league was postponed for the next two round.
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• Tucson Sugar Skulls and Indoor Football League Postpone Season Until Further Notice

  12-03-2020 22:16
  
  The Tucson Sugar Skulls have announced that all Indoor Football League play has been postponed indefinitely:
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• Community Foundation establishes COVID-19 emergency relief fund for nonprofits

  12-03-2020 22:16
  
  As major sports leagues, concerts and community events cancel due to fear of spreading COVID-19, previously known as Coronavirus, the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona has established an emergency fund to assist nonprofits that cancelled events.…
  
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• Special Weather Statement issued March 12 at 2:00PM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ

  12-03-2020 22:00
  
  At 200 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8miles southwest of South Mountain Park, or 12 miles south of Laveen,moving north at 10 mph.Pea size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible withthis storm.Locations impacted include…South Mountain Park and Komatke.Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may leadto localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through floodedroadways.Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this stor
  
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• Disneyland to close Saturday due to COVID-19 concerns

  12-03-2020 21:57
  
  TUCSON - Hoping to make a visit to the "Happiest Place on Earth"? You may need to put that trip on hold.Disneyland Resort officials announced Thursday that they will be closing the park due to COVID-19 concerns.According to the Associated Press, California Gov. Gavin Newsom put in place a cancellation or postponement of gatherings of 250 people or more through the March after the World Health Organization officially declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic.The day after the decision was made, D
  
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• Disneyland to close on Saturday due to COVID-19 concerns

  12-03-2020 21:57
  
  TUCSON - Hoping to make a visit to the "Happiest Place on Earth"? You may need to put that trip on hold.Disneyland Resort officials announced Thursday that they will be closing the park due to COVID-19 concerns.According to the Associated Press, California Gov. Gavin Newsom put in place a cancellation or postponement of gatherings of 250 people or more through the March after the World Health Organization officially declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic.The day after the decision was made, D
  
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• NCAA Cancels All Tourney Play; Pac-12 Cancels the Remainder of Tournament Over COVID-19 Fears

  12-03-2020 21:50
  
  The NCAA has canceled March Madness and all other tournament play for the remainder of the season.Likewise, the Pac-12 Conference released a statement Thursday morning canceling the rest of the men's basketball tournament and all future Pac-12 events until further notice.Here's the full statement:
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• March Sadness: NCAA Cancels All Tourney Play; Pac-12 Cancels the Remainder of Tournament Over COVID-19 Fears

  12-03-2020 21:50
  
  The NCAA has canceled March Madness and all other tournament play for the remainder of the season.Likewise, the Pac-12 Conference released a statement Thursday morning canceling the rest of the men's basketball tournament and all future Pac-12 events until further notice.Here's the full statement:
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• Analysis: With unease, Americans lurch into coronavirus era

  12-03-2020 21:47
  
  So this is where we are:Major League Baseball’s opening day postponed. Broadway and Hollywood grinding to a halt, and March Madness canceled. Universities from Harvard to UCLA telling students to stay away. Most travelers from Europe banned. Tom Hanks, Hollywood’s embodiment of everyday American-ness, felled by the new virus. And the speaker of the House of Representatives taking this question Thursday morning: “How prepared is Congress to work from home?”This, in mid-Mar
  
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• The Latest: Investors unsure how virus will impact profits

  12-03-2020 21:42
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the action in the financial markets (all times local):4:40 p.m.A big part of the uncertainty driving the selling on Wall Street is questions how much corporate profits will be hurt by the effort to limit the spread of the coronavirus.American Airlines, Ralph Lauren and Hilton Worldwide are among the big companies that have warned investors their finances will take a hit because of the outbreak. And that was before the Trump administration announced a travel ba
  
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• Disneyland says it’s closing its California parks starting Saturday over coronavirus concerns

  12-03-2020 21:42
  
  ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Disneyland says it’s closing its California parks starting Saturday over coronavirus concerns.
  The post Disneyland says it’s closing its California parks starting Saturday over coronavirus concerns appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• The Latest: Disneyland closing on Saturday amid virus fears

  12-03-2020 21:38
  
  The Latest on the world’s coronavirus pandemic:Disneyland in California will close on Saturday because of concerns over the spread of the new coronavirus.
  Disneyland Resort said in a statement Thursday that the resort and Disney California Adventure that are next door to each other in the Los Angeles suburb of Anaheim will remain closed through the end of the month.
  The resort says hotels will remain open until Monday so guests can make travel arrangements.___The office of Sen. Lindsey Gra
  
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• NCAA cancels March Madness tournaments amid COVID-19 fears

  12-03-2020 21:37
  
  The NCAA has canceled its men's and women's
  basketball tournaments because of the spread of coronavirus, putting an abrupt
  end to the season less than a month before champions were to be crowned.The decision comes a day after the NCAA
  announced the games that were scheduled to start next week would go on, but
  played in mostly empty arenas.That plan was scrapped as every major
  American sports league from the NBA to MLB put the brakes on its season due to
  concerns about the pandemic.The NCAA cance
  
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• The Latest: Sen. Lindsey Graham goes into self-quarantine

  12-03-2020 21:31
  
  The Latest on the world’s coronavirus pandemic:The office of Sen. Lindsey Graham says he has decided to self-quarantine himself and work remotely because he was in Florida at an event attended by a top Brazilian government official who tested positive for the new coronavirus.A statement from Graham’s office Thursday says Graham was tested for the virus and is waiting for the result.The statement says Graham took the steps because of advice from his doctor.The White House says U.S. Pr
  
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• NCAA cancels men’s and women’s Division I basketball tournaments amid coronavirus fears

  12-03-2020 21:19
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — NCAA cancels men’s and women’s Division I basketball tournaments amid coronavirus fears.
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• The Latest: France shutting schools, colleges as of Monday

  12-03-2020 21:07
  
  The Latest on the world’s coronavirus pandemic:French President Emmanuel Macron has said that all of the country’s schools, kindergartens and universities will be closed until further notice starting Monday, in a strategy to contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus.Macron in a televised address Thursday called the outbreak the most serious health crisis for France in a century and that is priority is to protect the most vulnerable. He urged people over age 70 to stay home.Macron says
  
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• Stocks plummet again as travel bans and virus-related shutdowns escalate; Dow loses more than 2,300 points, or 10%

  12-03-2020 21:01
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks plummet again as travel bans and virus-related shutdowns escalate; Dow loses more than 2,300 points, or 10%.
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• The Latest: Market turmoil may echo 2008 but it’s different

  12-03-2020 20:49
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the action in the financial markets (all times local):3:45 p.m.The severity of Wall Street’s rout this week may echo the swoons for stocks at the height of the 2008 financial crisis, but that’s where the parallels end.Back then, investors were rattled as Lehman Brothers, Bear Stearns and other big financial institutions either failed or nearly did under the weight of bad mortgages as the housing market bubble burst.The government intervened to shor
  
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• The Upside to COVID-19: Cheap Travel Deals

  12-03-2020 20:43
  
  While many people are preparing for the worst as fears of COVID-19 grip the nation (and Pima County), one local Tucsonan is highlighting the silver lining: cheap travel and hotels deals. "I'm looking on the bright side of this whole thing going on right now," said local entrepreneur Aric Mussman.…
  
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• The Latest: UN cancels sponsored meetings at headquarters

  12-03-2020 20:37
  
  The Latest on the world’s coronavirus pandemic:The United Nations has announced the cancellation of unofficial U.N.-sponsored meetings at its headquarters in New York.Canceled events range from the launch of a global environment outlook for young people to a civil society orientation and session with partners of this year’s 75th U.N. anniversary celebration.
  U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said Thursday that U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres made the decision to cancel all inf
  
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• AP Essay: With unease, Americans lurch into coronavirus era

  12-03-2020 20:36
  
  So this is where we are:Major League Baseball’s opening day postponed. Broadway and Hollywood grinding to a halt. Universities from Harvard to UCLA telling students to stay away. Most travelers from Europe banned. Tom Hanks, Hollywood’s embodiment of everyday American-ness, felled by the new virus called COVID-19. And the speaker of the House of Representatives taking this question Thursday morning: “How prepared is Congress to work from home?”This, in mid-March 2020, is
  
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• MLB cancels Spring Training, delays 2020 Opening Day

  12-03-2020 20:32
  
  Major League Baseball (MLB) has suspended Spring Training and will delay the start of the regular season by “at least two weeks” over COVID-19 concerns.
  “This action is being taken in the interests of the safety
  and well-being of our players, Clubs and our millions of loyal fans,” said the
  MLB in a news statement.The 2020 World Baseball Classic Qualifier games in Tucson have been postponed indefinitely.
  Statement from Major League Baseball: pic.twitter.com/0bWS5VTRPu&mdas
  
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• Major League Baseball delays opening day by at least 2 weeks, suspends spring training schedule

  12-03-2020 20:11
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball delays opening day by at least 2 weeks, suspends spring training schedule.
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• The Latest: No test for Trump after Brazilian tests positive

  12-03-2020 20:06
  
  The Latest on the world’s coronavirus pandemic:The White House says U.S. President Trump has no plans to be tested for the new coronavirus or go into self-quarantine after attending events last weekend with a senior Brazilian official who tested positive.Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s communications director tested positive just days after traveling with Bolsonaro to a meeting with Trump and senior aides in Florida.
  White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham said Thursday th
  
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• Rialto Theatre Says the Show Will Go On, At Least For Now

  12-03-2020 20:01
  
  The performing arts community has plenty to be concerned about with the pandemic now raging across with globe, with major festivals like SXSW and Coachella either canceling or postponing their 2020 events. And while there is only one confirmed case of COVID-19 in Pima County, there remains a lot of uncertainty because there are so few test kits that at this point that testing has been extremely limited here and across the country.Already, this weekend's Tucson Festival of Books has been canceled
  
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• The Latest: Virus disrupts work at U.S. state capitols

  12-03-2020 19:44
  
  The Latest on the world’s coronavirus pandemic:Concerns about the new coronavirus are disrupting work in U.S. state capitols across the country.
  The Illinois and Delaware legislatures and the Missouri Senate canceled sessions for next week.
  Officials at other state capitols canceled tours and urged the general public to stay away while they work.
  Leaders of the Maryland General Assembly said Thursday that they were limiting public testimony at committee hearings, instead encouraging people
  
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• Broadway theaters to suspend performances through April 12

  12-03-2020 19:32
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Broadway theaters to suspend performances through April 12.
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• The Latest: Chinese doctors head to Italy to share expertise

  12-03-2020 19:30
  
  The Latest on the world’s coronavirus pandemic:A Chinese medical team and surplus ventilators, protective masks and other equipment are heading to Italy in a remarkable exchange of medical knowhow and material from the source of the coronavirus outbreak to its current epicenter.The Italian Red Cross says a plane bringing a nine-person Chinese team of experts and nine cargo pallets of medical equipment would land late Thursday in Rome.
  The team includes Chinese ICU specialists, pediatrician
  
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• Israel’s Netanyahu calls for establishment of emergency unity government to confront coronavirus threat

  12-03-2020 19:25
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Netanyahu calls for establishment of emergency unity government to confront coronavirus threat.
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• The Latest: 500 still on virus-hit cruise ship in California

  12-03-2020 19:20
  
  The Latest on the world’s coronavirus pandemic:California Gov. Gavin Newsom says nearly 500 passengers remain aboard the Grand Princess cruise ship docked in Oakland, California. He hopes they will all be off the ship by the end of the day Thursday.
  In addition to the 21 people who previously tested positive while aboard the ship, Newsom says at least two more people have tested positive after leaving.Newsom expects the number to climb as more people are tested.
  He says the refusal by Lach
  
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• March Madness: Power 5 teams scrap tourneys

  12-03-2020 19:13
  
  The biggest conferences in college sports all canceled their basketball tournaments Thursday because of the coronavirus, putting in doubt this month's NCAA Tournament - one of the biggest events on the American sports calendar.Within minutes of each other, the Atlantic Coast Conference, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 and Southeastern Conference announced that the remainder of their tournaments would not be played. All were preparing to play games in large arenas across the country, but with few people
  
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• The Latest: UK could have up to 10,000 total virus cases

  12-03-2020 19:02
  
  The Latest on the world’s coronavirus pandemic:British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has called the coronavirus pandemic “the worst public health crisis for a generation” and said “many more families are going to lose loved ones before their time.”Johnson called Thursday for Britons to unite behind efforts to slow the spread of the epidemic, saying “the most dangerous period is not now but some weeks away.”Britain has 590 confirmed cases of the virus and
  
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• The Latest: Europe stocks have one of their worst days ever

  12-03-2020 18:50
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the action in the financial markets (all times local):1:30 p.m.European stock markets have had one of their worst days in history.The Stoxx Europe 600 index, which measures major stocks across the region, fell 11.5% on Thursday, its worst day on record. It eclipsed the 8.5% drop during the 1987 stock market crash.Britain’s FTSE 100 fell 10.9%, its worst loss since 1987. Germany’s DAX plunged 12.2%, which is more than it lost after the attacks of Se
  
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• The Latest: US health officials back Trump Europe travel ban

  12-03-2020 18:49
  The Latest on the world’s coronavirus pandemic:Top U.S. health officials are defending President Donald Trump’s new travel restrictions on Europe.Under questioning Thursday at a House hearing, NIH’s Dr. Anthony Fauci and CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield said the travel restrictions were a response to the changing nature of the pandemic. Fauci has served six presidents and is considered the country’s pre-eminent infectious disease expert, while Redfield is a Trump politica
  
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• Pima Unified School District closes schools due to illness report

  12-03-2020 18:47
  PIMA, Ariz. (AP) — Schools in a town in rural southeastern Arizona were closed Thursday while health officials determine whether some students had been exposed to the coronavirus.
  The Pima Unified School District announced Wednesday night there was a report that an unspecified number of elementary school students were possibly exposed to “to an unknown illness."The statement said schools would be closed Thursday “out of abundance of caution" while health officials determined wh
  
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• Dem debate shifts from Phoenix to DC due to virus concerns

  12-03-2020 18:24
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) - The Democratic National Committee is moving Sunday's presidential debate from Arizona to Washington because of concerns about coronavirus.
  The party had already announced that the debate between Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders would be held without a live audience. Now the location is changing due to concerns about cross-country travel.
  In addition, Univision anchor Jorge Ramos no longer will moderate the debate because he was in proximity to a person who was in direct contact wit
  
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• Italy’s coronavirus death toll tops 1,000 as Europe becomes new center of the world’s pandemic

  12-03-2020 18:23
  ROME (AP) — Italy’s coronavirus death toll tops 1,000 as Europe becomes new center of the world’s pandemic.
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• European stocks index ends the day with its biggest loss on record

  12-03-2020 18:20
  
  LONDON (AP) — European stocks index ends the day with its biggest loss on record.
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• The Latest: Brazil leader’s aide has virus, met with Trump

  12-03-2020 18:17
  
  The Latest on the world’s coronavirus pandemic:The communications chief for Brazil’s president has tested positive for the new coronavirus just days after flying with his boss to Florida where he also met U.S. President Donald Trump.Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s communications director Fábio Wajngarten tested positive and Bolsonaro’s office says measures are being taken to protect the president’s health.Wajngarten joined Bolsonaro on a three-day trip t
  
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• How to wash your hands the right way

  12-03-2020 18:12
  
  There are a lot of things to keep in mind while trying to stay healthy during the coronavirus crisis.One of the most beneficial measures you can do protect yourself from becoming infected is to wash your hands. But chances are, you're not washing them long enough or often enough to eliminate all of the germs you could be carrying on your hands.The recommended method from the CDC is:
  -Wet your hands with clean, running water-Turn off the tap, and apply soap.-Lather the backs of your hands, betwee
  
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• Frontier offering 90 percent off fares

  12-03-2020 18:03
  
  TUCSON- Frontier Airlines is offering huge discounts on its fares to nearly all of its destinations in the U.S. and Puerto Rico.The low-fare carrier announced 90 percent off its flights until 11:59 p.m. ET on March 16th. Travelers should use the Promotion code SAVE90 when they are booking their tickets.This deal applies to more than 100 destinations such as Miami, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, New York City, Orlando, Phoenix and more.This also comes amid coronavirus concerns around the world as fewer
  
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