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The coronavirus has swept through the U.S. prison system, infecting thousands of inmates and guards. Barr in late March directed the Federal Bureau of Prisons to release eligible nonviolent inmates from select facilities to home confinement because of the threat the disease posed.

Congressional Democrats are in discussions with the Treasury Department on an agreement to replenish a small business aid program.

An astronaut on the International Space Station last week captured a unique view of SpaceX's Starlink satellites.

Treasury yields fell on Monday as investors grappled with a plunge in oil prices.

The suit is among the first collective legal actions taken by health workers over the handling of the coronavirus outbreak by hospital administrators and state government.

Google Cloud is opening up access to its healthcare API.

The World Health Organization's top official warned that countries seeking to politicize the Covid-19 pandemic are "playing with fire."

U.S. poison centers received 45,550 exposure calls related to cleaners and disinfectants from January through March, a 20.4% increase from a year ago.

The Supreme Court declared split juries unconstitutional on Monday, a ruling that could prompt hundreds of retrials in Louisiana and Oregon.

Coronavirus deaths in New York totaled 478 on Sunday, though some projections of the state's outbreak suggest it may be on the verge of a "descent," Gov. Andrew Cuomo said.

Both homebuyer and seller demand have weakened dramatically in the last month, as Americans hunker down to help stop the spread of the coronavirus. While some are still shopping online, doing virtual tours, the spring season was essentially over before it started. While sales are way down, home values may not suffer as much.

During the period, the S&P 500 is little changed despite a series of threats that also has included political upheaval and the end to the longest rally in U.S. history.

Insurers are denying restaurant companies' claims for business interruption insurance payouts that could help their businesses survive.

Shake Shack CEO Randy Garutti on Monday said the company is returning its $10 million loan from the Paycheck Protection Program after accessing other kinds of capital through the public markets.

Magazine and TV station owner Meredith Corp. is temporarily slashing pay for about 60% of employees as advertising revenue slumps.

Some legislators are pushing for the next round of Small Business Administration loans to include the cannabis industry.

"That joy and that pride that all of these events bring, that celebration, will be back," de Blasio promised.

Amazon is positioned to be one of the biggest beneficiaries of the pandemic and the broader collapse of struggling retailers.

Many mid-sized retailers do not qualify for government relief programs. The National Retail Federation wants more government aid in hopes of saving thousands of jobs during the coronavirus pandemic.