A man wearing a protective face mask walks past a spray painted wall saying "Wash your hands and don't touch your face" Wednesday, March 18, 2020, in in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia. (Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press via AP)
March 18, 2020
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March 18, 2020 5:22 p.m.
Trump invokes emergency authority; Big 3 automakers closing
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday invoked emergency authority to marshal industry to fight the coronavirus, as the economic fallout from the crisis mounted with word that nearly the entire U.S. auto industry is shutting down its North American factories to protect workers.