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17.03.2020 / 17:49

To keep seniors safe at home, Medicare expands telemedicine

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Medicare said Tuesday it will immediately expand coverage for telemedicine nationwide to help seniors with health problems stay home to avoid the coronavirus.

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Trump changes his tone, gets real on the coronavirus threat

WASHINGTON, D.C. – He called on the country to come together. He warned of pain to come. And he deferred to the nation's public health experts while at least momentarily putting aside petty squabbling.

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Fed will buy short-term loans to try to ease flow of credit

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In its latest emergency action, the Federal Reserve is establishing a lending facility to buy short-term loans from banks and companies to ease the flow of credit as the economy grinds to a halt from the viral outbreak.

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AP Sources: White House seeks $850 billion economic stimulus

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The White House is proposing a roughly $850 billion emergency stimulus to address the economic cost of the new coronavirus. The request will be outlined to Senate Republicans Tuesday and will aim to provide relief for small businesses and the airline industry and include a massive tax cut for wage-earners.

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The Latest: Florida polls open in presidential primary

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Latest on the Democratic presidential primaries (all times local):

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Uncertainty surrounds Democratic primary as Ohio scraps vote

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Democratic presidential primary is consumed with uncertainty after leaders in Ohio called off Tuesday's election just hours before polls were set to open, citing the need to combat the new coronavirus. Officials in Florida, Arizona and Illinois said they would move forward with the vote.

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Senate votes to extend, not tweak, 3 surveillance powers

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate has voted to extend, rather than tweak, three surveillance powers that federal law enforcement officials use to fight terrorists, passing the bill back to an absent House and throwing the future of the authorities in doubt.

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Washington confronts coronavirus with new tools and angst

WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Donald Trump announced Saturday that the United States will expand its European travel restrictions to include Britain and Ireland as the U.S., armed with new tools against the pandemic, braced for it to get worse before it gets better. The government's top infection expert warned that COVID-19 may surge within the nation in coming days.

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