People play basketball in Brooklyn's Hamilton Metz Field on Tuesday, March 24, 2020, in New York. Mayor Bill de Blasio said that the NYPD and other city agencies would be out in force at parks to warn and educate people who fail to maintain social distancing during the coronavirus outbreak. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
March 24, 2020
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March 24, 2020 7:09 p.m.
Olympics delayed as US nears a deal on $2 trillion in relief
NEW YORK (AP) — The Tokyo Olympics were put off to next year as coronavirus deaths and infections surged in Europe and the U.S. on Tuesday, with New York warning it is about to get hit by a “bullet train." Stocks soared as Washington lawmakers closed in on a nearly $2 trillion deal to help businesses and ordinary Americans pull through the crisis.