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A nurse takes the temperature of a woman, outside the main bus terminal in Bogota, Colombia, Tuesday, March 24, 2020. The government announced a nationwide lockdown starting Tuesday to fight the spread of new coronavirus, putting strict restrictions on residents' movements, but emphasized it will guarantee the continuation of local agriculture and food distribution. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

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Olympics delayed as US nears a deal on $2 trillion in relief
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.