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Trump Rollback of Mileage Standards Guts Climate Change Push

March 31, 2020

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration's rollback of mileage standards Tuesday marks a win for Americans who like their SUVs and pickup trucks, but the government's own estimates show big costs, too — more Ameri...

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California Seeks 3,500 New Inmate Releases Over Coronavirus

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March 31, 2020

SACRAMENTO — California is planning to release within days as many as 3,500 inmates who were due to be paroled in the next two months as it tries to free space in cramped prisons in anticipation of a coronaviru...

White House Projects 100K to 240K US Deaths From Virus

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March 31, 2020

WASHINGTON — The White House on Tuesday projected 100,000 to 240,000 deaths in the U.S. from the coronavirus pandemic if current social distancing guidelines are maintained. President Donald Trump called Americ...

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UN Begins Home Food Drops for Gaza’s Needy to Stem Virus

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March 31, 2020

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — A U.N. aid agency Tuesday began delivering food to the homes of impoverished Palestinians instead of making them pick up such parcels at crowded distribution centers — part of an attempt...

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Stocks Fall, Capping Wall Street’s Worst Quarter Since 2008

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March 31, 2020

NEW YORK — Stocks fell Tuesday to close out Wall Street’s worst quarter since the most harrowing days of the 2008 financial crisis. The S&P 500 dropped a final 1.6%, bringing its loss for the first three...

Retired Docs, Nursing, Med Students: California Wants You

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March 31, 2020

LOS ANGELES — California is recruiting thousands of retired health care workers along with medical and nursing students to help as emergency hospitals that could include sites like the Los Angeles Coliseum and ...

Sen. Rubio Fingers Journalists for ‘Glee’ in Virus Deaths

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March 31, 2020

NEW YORK — Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, pressed to identify media figures that he said expressed “glee” at Americans getting coronavirus, has cited an editorial cartoonist, a magazine writer, an online tech public...

Lemoore Sailors on Aircraft Carrier Facing Coronavirus Outbreak

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March 31, 2020

The captain of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier facing a growing outbreak of the coronavirus is asking for permission to isolate the bulk of his roughly 5,000 crew members onshore, which would take the warship out ...

Fed Steps in Once Again to Try to Smooth out Lending Markets

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March 31, 2020

WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve is intervening once again to try to smooth out the world's lending markets, this time by lending dollars to other central banks in exchange for Treasurys. “This facility shou...

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White House Turns to Statistical Models for Virus Forecast

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March 31, 2020

WASHINGTON — Like forecasters tracking a megastorm, White House officials are relying on statistical models to help predict the impact of the coronavirus outbreak and try to protect as many people as possible. ...

Mars Lander Confirms Quakes, Even Aftershocks on Red Planet

Trump Rollback of Mileage Standards Guts Climate Change Push

Fresno Closes Playgrounds Because of COVID-19

Luis Chavez: How Long Before California Gets 2-Minute COVID-19 Test Kits?

Legislative Analyst Criticizes California's Homeless Plan

Coronavirus Shows State Push for Public Transit is Hazardous to our Health

Valley Stores Add ‘Sneeze Guards’ to Combat COVID-19 at Checkout

Fighting COVID-19: UC Medical Centers Launch Clinical Trial to Assess Antiviral Drug

Restaurants, Trying to Stay Afloat, Revamp Menus, Operations

Some Instacart, Amazon Workers Strike as Jobs Get Riskier

Florida Sheriff Seeking Tips in ‘Tiger King’ Mystery

Dutch Museum Says Van Gogh Painting Stolen in Overnight Raid

California Analysts Urge Lawmakers: Reject Gov. Newsom’s $1 Billion Climate Loan Proposal

Stay Home, Light A Candle, Show Your Support Wednesday

Coronavirus Shows State Push for Public Transit is Hazardous to our Health

How to Get Past the Coronavirus Crisis Without Losing Your Mental Health

ICYMI: ‘How Not to Die’ by Dr. Michael Greger

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Do Fresno Bee Endorsements Matter? Valadao, Cox Will Find Out.

Coronavirus Suddenly Upends Campaign Themes for Both Parties

2020 Campaigns Go Digital Amid Fears of Coronavirus Spread

Sanders’ Campaign Says He’s Reassessing, Not Dropping out

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Trump Rollback of Mileage Standards Guts Climate Change Push

California Seeks 3,500 New Inmate Releases Over Coronavirus

White House Projects 100K to 240K US Deaths From Virus

UN Begins Home Food Drops for Gaza’s Needy to Stem Virus

Stocks Fall, Capping Wall Street’s Worst Quarter Since 2008

Retired Docs, Nursing, Med Students: California Wants You

Sen. Rubio Fingers Journalists for ‘Glee’ in Virus Deaths

Lemoore Sailors on Aircraft Carrier Facing Coronavirus Outbreak

Fed Steps in Once Again to Try to Smooth out Lending Markets

White House Turns to Statistical Models for Virus Forecast

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