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Workers wearing protective gears spray disinfectant as a precaution against the new coronavirus at a subway station in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Feb. 28, 2020.

Financial Pain Deepens As Nearly 60 Countries Report New Coronavirus

A deepening health crisis became an economic one too Friday, with the virus outbreak sapping financial markets, emptying shops and businesses, and putting major sites and events off limits.

<em>Blindness</em> is a sound and light show based on a book by José Saramago.

Indoor Theater Slowly Resumes In A Socially Distanced Way In New York City

It's been more than a year since theater goers have been able to see an indoor performance in New York City. But some spaces and producers are moving to find safe ways to open up.

Tanzanian President John Magufuli (center) arrives to give a speech at a stadium in Dodoma, Tanzania, in August. Magufuli's death was announced Wednesday. He was 61.

Tanzanian President John Magufuli, A COVID-19 Skeptic, Has Died

Magufuli had not been seen in public since the end of February, fueling speculation that he was ill. Vice President Samia Suluhu Hassan announced his death on state television.

A closed sign is displayed in the window of a business in a nearly deserted lower Manhattan on April 17, 2020, in New York. Many small businesses benefited from a government emergency loan program during the pandemic, but its effectiveness is still in doubt.

Did Emergency PPP Loans Work? Nearly $800 Billion Later, We Still Don't Know

The Paycheck Protection Program, which provided emergency loans to small businesses amid the pandemic, will wind down soon. Economists are divided on whether it saved enough jobs to justify its cost.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear signs a bill on Friday limiting the use of no-knock warrants statewide. The governor was surrounded by members of Breonna Taylor's family including her mother, Tamika Palmer (standing behind Beshear at left).

Kentucky Law Limits Use Of No-Knock Warrants, A Year After Breonna Taylor's Killing

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear signed the partial ban on no-knock warrants at a ceremony on Friday as members of Taylor's family looked on.

U.S. Capitol Police officer William "Billy" Evans was killed Friday when a man attacked him and another officer at a Capitol checkpoint. The other officer is being treated for injuries.

U.S. Capitol Police Officer Killed In Attack At Capitol Checkpoint

Police fatally shot the suspect they say rammed a car into a barrier and then lunged at officers with a knife. One officer was killed, and another was injured.

"The notes that really strike me are the ones that are talking directly to me or addressed to me," Geloy Concepcion said about the submissions to his project. "These entries are not just confiding ... they are talking directly from one human being to another. Every time I get those, they remind me that behind every note submitted is someone hoping I will read and listen to their sentiment."

He Asked Strangers About Things They Regret Not Saying. The Replies Were Cathartic

Photographer Geloy Concepcion asked his Instagram followers to share "things you wanted to say but never did." Thousands of responses came in, touching on themes of love, fear, loneliness and grief.

The White House has unveiled a $1.5 trillion budget outline for fiscal year 2022, including $2.1 billion for gun violence prevention. Above, President Biden speaks about gun violence in the Rose Garden on April 8, 2021.

Biden Proposes $1.5 Trillion Federal Spending Plan

The president's budget blueprint would increase spending on an array of domestic programs aimed at reducing poverty and fighting climate change, while keeping defense spending relatively flat.

SAT Discontinues Subject Tests And Optional Essay

The College Board, citing the pandemic for the changes, will shift focus to a new digital version of the college entrance exam.

S.C. Gives Highest Civilian Honor To Principal Who Got A Walmart Job To Help Students

Henry Darby took on the part-time job stocking shelves from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m., three nights every week. He uses the paychecks to help make sure kids from his school have food and basic supplies.

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