Coronavirus updates: Star-studded Global Citizens Festival raises funds for COVID-19 response
The concert comes as the global death toll from coronavirus topped 159,000, with more than 38,000 dead in the U.S.
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The concert comes as the global death toll from coronavirus topped 159,000, with more than 38,000 dead in the U.S.
Jacksonville Beach, Neptune Beach and Atlantic beach will be open from 6 a.m. to 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
If the phased plan works, Abbott will announce on April 27 if he will lift the statewide stay-at-home mandate and allow restaurants, bars and theaters to open with social distancing in place.
Joe Biden is the Democratic Party's presumptive nominee after Sanders suspended his campaign earlier this week, although Sanders remained on the ballot in Alaska.
Robert Kennedy Jr. said the service was attended by "Kennedy / Shriver / Lawford / McKelvey/ Allen / Schlossberg/ Schwarzenegger / Cuomo cousins."
It's been a day of legal back-and-forth over plans for Tuesday's primary voting.
Michael Atkinson wrote that he was "legally obligated" to make sure whistleblowers had confidentially.
President Trump wrote it is "vital" that he have the "fullest confidence" in the Inspector General, and said "that is no longer the case."
New York is the hardest-hit state in the nation, with over 52,000 reported cases of the total 110,000 confirmed cases in the country as of Saturday.
Texas has not declared a statewide stay-at-home order, but many local jurisdictions have issued them.
"If somebody wants to blame someone or complain about someone, blame me. There is no one else who is responsible for this decision," Cuomo said.
Ohio postponed its primary due to the coronavirus pandemic.
With the coronavirus pandemic at the top of Americans' minds, it was the first topic of discussion between the two Democratic presidential candidates.
Georgia Secretary of State Brian Raffensperger said in a statement that in-person early voting that began on March 2 will be halted.
Opening Day, originally set for March 26, 2020, has been delayed at least two weeks, MLB said in a statement.