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A lone street performer tunes his guitar on the deserted Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles on Tuesday, March 24, 2020. A tally by Johns Hopkins University on Tuesday found California coronavirus cases have topped 2,500, with at least 50 deaths. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

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India's 1.3 billion locked down as US reaches virus aid deal
March 24, 2020 11:44 p.m.

India's 1.3 billion locked down as US reaches virus aid deal

NEW DELHI (AP) — The world's largest democracy went under the world's biggest lockdown Wednesday, with India's 1.3 billion people ordered to stay home in a bid to stop the coronavirus pandemic, while in the U.S., lawmakers and the White House agreed on a massive $2 trillion domestic aid package to help those impacted by the outbreak.