A couple wearing masks as a precaution against the spread of the new coronavirus, spend the afternoon at the malecon in Havana, Cuba, Monday, March 23, 2020. The vast majority of people recover from the COVID-19 disease. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
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.