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'Lean On Me,' 'Lovely Day' singer Bill Withers dies at 81 Bill Withers, who wrote and sang a string of soulful songs in the 1970s that have stood the test of time, including " Lean on Me, " "Lovely Day" and "Ain't No S... by The Associated Press - April 3, 2020

Stocks pull lower after wavering earlier; crude oil climbs Stocks are falling in midday trading Friday, putting Wall Street on track for its third losing week in the last four. But the day's and the week's losses are mi... by The Associated Press - April 3, 2020

Governor to take ventilators for NYC as hospitals buckle With coronavirus deaths climbing rapidly in New York, the state's governor announced Friday he will use his authority to take ventilators and protective gear fr... by The Associated Press - April 3, 2020

U.S. sheds most jobs in a decade, ending record hiring streak A record-long streak of U.S. job growth ended suddenly in March after nearly a decade, as employers slashed hundreds of thousands of jobs because of the viral o... by The Associated Press - April 3, 2020

Cases of virus around world top 1 million; pandemic’s U.S. death toll for one day exceeds 1,000 The number of confirmed coronavirus infections worldwide topped 1 million Thursday with more than 52,000 covid-19 deaths, according to the tally kept by Johns H... by Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports - April 3, 2020

Jobless claims shoot up to 6.6 million for week Applicants for unemployment benefits totaled 6.6 million last week as the coronavirus outbreak continued to ravage nearly every corner of the U.S. economy, the ... by Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports - April 3, 2020

Aid-check delay seen into August for some The federal government expects to begin making payments to millions of Americans under the new stimulus law in the middle of this month, but some people without... by Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports - April 3, 2020

U.S. closes Buffalo National River; gov, others called for shutting it because of crowding during pandemic The Buffalo National River has been temporarily closed in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus. by Bill Bowden - April 3, 2020

Masks were prevalent in 1918 pandemic People called them "flu fences" and "chin sails." Gala attendees fastened theirs with gaudy earrings. Smokers cut flaps in them, and movie houses gave them away... by Eliza McGraw The Washington Post - April 3, 2020

Conviction in killing of journalist changed A Pakistani court Thursday overturned the murder conviction of a British Pakistani man found guilty of the 2002 kidnapping and killing of Wall Street Journal r... by ADIL JAWAD and KATHY GANNON The Associated Press - April 3, 2020

Florida lets 2 stranded ships dock A cruise ship that has been floating at sea with coronavirus patients aboard for two weeks after being turned away from South American ports was finally allowed... by ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and FREIDA FRISARO The Associated Press - April 3, 2020

Illness-hit carrier's captain removed The Navy dismissed the captain of an aircraft carrier crippled by the coronavirus from his job on Thursday, two days after the officer's letter warned that the ... by The Washington Post - April 3, 2020

Planes OK'd to watch over Baltimore streets Baltimore officials determined to reduce violent crime have approved an eyes-in-the-sky program that uses surveillance planes to create a visual record of every... by The Associated Press - April 3, 2020

Democratic Party delays convention until August Democrats announced Thursday that they were postponing their presidential nominating convention until August. by BILL BARROW The Associated Press - April 3, 2020

Ventilator need widespread Two weeks ago, the Pentagon promised to make as many as 2,000 military ventilators available as the federal government strains to contend with the coronavirus p... by RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR, ROBERT BURNS and BEN FOX The Associated Press - April 3, 2020