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The drugs have yet to be approved as treatments for COVID-19.

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Wall Street futures show modest declines to start week

Analysts expect markets to remain turbulent until the outbreak begins to wane.

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'I Love Rock and Roll' co-writer dies of coronavirus complications

Alan Merrill helped write the song that became a signature hit for Joan Jett.

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Billie Eilish, Mariah Carey, others livestream concert from home for coronavirus response

Dave Grohl, Elton John, H.E.R., Tim McGraw and the Backstreet Boys were among those performing from their living rooms Sunday night.

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Instacart workers seek strike as jobs get busier, riskier during coronavirus outbreak

A group called the Gig Workers Collective is calling for a nationwide walk-out Monday.

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Coronavirus live updates: Fauci says U.S. certain to have 'millions of cases' of COVID-19, more than 100,000 deaths

Meanwhile, Spain and Italy are pleading for European help amid the pandemic creating the continent’s worst crisis since World War II.

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Free Doritos Locos Tacos for one day only, Taco Bell announces

Drive-thru guests can receive the chip-inspired taco with no purchase necessary.

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John Prine in critical condition with COVID-19 symptoms

The singer-songwriter was hospitalized Thursday, and his condition worsened on Saturday.

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Gov. Abbott expands measure ordering quarantine of some travelers coming to Texas, says release of dangerous felons must stop

There have been more than 2,600 cases of COVID-19 in the state, according to Johns Hopkins.

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President Trump adds 30 days to social distancing guidelines as coronavirus spreads

Trump had expressed interest in relaxing the national guidelines but instead decided to extend them through April.

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Country legend Joe Diffie, 61, dies from COVID-19 complications

A publicist told the Associated Press that Diffie had tested positive for the coronavirus on Friday, March 27.

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UPDATE: Second Brazos County coronavirus patient dies, 44 confirmed cases

The health district says the coronavirus is now community wide-spread.

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German finance official's death linked to virus crisis

The state finance minister of Germany's Hesse region, which includes Frankfurt, has been found dead and authorities say he appears to have killed himself.

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Counties without coronavirus are mostly rural, poor

Over a third of counties across the U.S. still have not reported a positive test result for infection across what are predominantly rural areas.

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Trump: No quarantine, but 'strong Travel Advisory' for Connecticut, New York, New Jersey

The president says several states without major problems had asked him to look at quarantines for parts of the New York tri-state area.

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Coronavirus live updates: Pres. Trump addresses public as Navy hospital ship heads to New York

The U.S. ranked sixth in deaths Saturday, after Italy, Spain, China, Iran and France. Italy alone had more than 10,000.

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