A woman runs carrying her baby as a Bolivarian National Guard water cannon sprays disinfectant as a preventive measure against the spread of the new coronavirus. in the Catia parish in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, March 24, 2020. President Nicolas Maduro has ordered the entire nation to stay home under a quarantine aimed at cutting off the spread of the new virus, calling it a “drastic and necessary measure.” (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
March 24, 2020
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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.