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701,000 jobs slashed in March, report says A grim snapshot of the U.S. job market's sudden collapse emerged Friday with a report that employers shed hundreds of thousands of jobs last month because of th... by Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports - April 4, 2020

Change follows Kushner's 'our stockpile' claim The Trump administration Friday changed its description of the Strategic National Stockpile and put forward a narrower vision of the role the federal government... by Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports - April 4, 2020

Cuban doctors deployed in crisis For two years President Donald Trump's administration has been trying to stamp out one of Cuba's signature programs -- state-employed medical workers treating p... by ANDREA RODRIGUEZ The Associated Press - April 4, 2020

Trump names appeals court nominee President Donald Trump is tapping a young district judge and former clerk to Supreme Court Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh to fill a vacancy on the U.S. Court of App... by Seung Min Kim The Washington Post - April 4, 2020

Court affirms lengthy primary in Wisconsin A federal appeals court refused Friday to block extended absentee voting deadlines for Wisconsin's presidential primary, allowing voters to continue turning in ... by TODD RICHMOND The Associated Press - April 4, 2020

U.S. special operations redefined U.S. military commanders are using the restrictions imposed by the spread of the coronavirus to reshape the deployment of special operations troops all over th... by Thomas Gibbons-Neff and Eric Schmitt The New York Times - April 4, 2020

Passengers leave cruise ship in Florida Passengers from an ill-fated cruise were carefully freed from their cabins Friday for the first time in weeks, after the removal of 14 critically ill people who... by KELLI KENNEDY and WILFREDO LEE The Associated Press - April 4, 2020

Hundreds of sailors cheer dismissed Navy captain Thundering chants of "Captain Crozier!" from hundreds of sailors filled the USS Theodore Roosevelt hangar deck, according to multiple videos on social media, sh... by Alex Horton The Washington Post - April 4, 2020

Navy hospital ship in NYC treats fraction of its capacity Such were the expectations for the Navy hospital ship U.S. Naval Ship Comfort that when it chugged into New York Harbor this week, throngs of people, momentaril... by Michael Schwirtz The New York Times - April 4, 2020

Trump fires key figure in the case of whistleblower President Donald Trump has fired Michael Atkinson, the inspector general for the intelligence community who handled the whistleblower complaint that triggered T... by MARY CLARE JALONICK The Associated Press - April 4, 2020

FBI targets coronavirus-related scams As states, local governments and hospitals struggle to find and obtain critical medical equipment, a cottage industry has emerged of criminals and hackers seeki... by Chris Strohm Bloomberg News - April 4, 2020

Mississippi school funds suit revived A federal appeals court has revived a lawsuit that says Mississippi allows grave disparities in funding between predominantly black and predominantly white scho... by The Associated Press - April 4, 2020

The nation in brief Supreme Court shelves April arguments by Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports - April 4, 2020

In the news Michael Megonigal, 58, an auto body repair worker, and his 11-year-old daughter, Marley, deciding they wanted to help people during the pandemic, spent $2,523.3... April 4, 2020

Gun background checks smash records amid coronavirus fears Background checks required to buy firearms have spiked to record numbers in the past month, fueled by a run on guns from Americans worried about their safety du... by The Associated Press - April 3, 2020