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Chairs are stacked in a Starbucks coffee shop that remained open for customers purchasing for take-away, Monday, March 16, 2020, in New York. New York leaders took a series of unprecedented steps Sunday to slow the spread of the coronavirus, including canceling schools and extinguishing most nightlife in New York City. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

NY, NJ, Connecticut to close bars, eateries to fight virus

By JENNIFER PELTZ - Associated Press

A subway customer wearing a face mask waits to board a car in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Monday, March 16, 2020. New York leaders took a series of unprecedented steps Sunday to slow the spread of the coronavirus, including canceling schools and extinguishing most nightlife in New York City. According to the World Health Organization, most people recover in about two to six weeks, depending on the severity of the illness. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

New York, New Jersey, Connecticut to shut casinos, bars, restaurants

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks during a press briefing with the coronavirus task force, in the Brady press briefing room at the White House, Monday, March 16, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump immigration policies win large support among voters

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

United Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten, and Michael Mulgrew, president of the United Federation of Teachers in New York City, address a news conference at UFT headquarters, in New York, Sunday, March 15, 2020. The New York City Council announced Sunday that it is suspending all hearings and meetings, but Mayor Bill de Blasio said he's still reluctant to shut down schools as other major U.S. cities have despite pressure from teachers to do so. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Andrew Cuomo: New York City to close public schools

By Larry Neumeister - Associated Press

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during a news conference at a COVID-19 coronavirus infection testing facility at Glen Island Park, Friday, March 13, 2020, in New Rochelle, N.Y. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) ** FILE **

New York weighs impact of virus outbreak on state budget

By MARINA VILLENEUVE - Associated Press

Paul and Michelle Connolly, of Yorkshire, England, take a selfie above the closed National September 11 Memorial &amp; Museum, Saturday, March 14, 2020, in New York. The coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms such as fever and cough for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Schools and bars shut as virus deaths tick up in New York

By MARY ESCH - Associated Press

A few visitors walk around an Egyptian exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, Tuesday, March 10, 2020. New York state is shuttering schools and houses of worship for two weeks in part of a suburb and sending the National Guard there to help respond to what appears to be the nation's biggest cluster of cases of the coronavirus.(AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Virus darkens stages, silences orchestras across the US

By MARK KENNEDY - Associated Press

In this March 11, 2020, photo, Lindsay Garfield, Finance Director at SquareFoot, which helps companies find office space, works from home in New York. Authorities from New York to California have called on employers to allow those who can to work from home in a bid to slow the spread of the virus. Garfield said she gets more done without the constant office interruptions. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Employers navigate virus pandemic without firm guidelines

By ALEXANDRA OLSON - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 6, 2019, file photo, singer R. Kelly pleaded not guilty to 11 additional sex-related felonies during a court hearing before Judge Lawrence Flood at Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago. R&amp;B singer R. Kelly is due in federal court to enter a plea to an updated federal indictment that includes sex abuse allegations involving a new accuser. The 53-year-old is expected to plead not guilty at a hearing Thursday, March 5, 2020, in Chicago to a superseding indictment unsealed last month that includes multiple counts of child pornography. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune via AP, Pool, File)

Federal prosecutors in NYC add to R Kelly’s legal woes

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FILE - In this April 9, 2019, file photo, Juventus' Daniele Rugani answers questions during a press conference at the Johan Cruyff ArenA in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Italian soccer club Juventus announced on Wednesday, March 11, 2020, that defender Daniele Rugani has tested positive for new coronavirus. Rugani, who is also an Italy international, is the first player in Italy’s top soccer division to test positive but Juventus stressed that the 25-year-old has no symptoms. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)

America’s Cup champ calls for cancellation of prelim regatta

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The seating area at Bankers Life Fieldhouse is empty as media and staff mill about, Thursday, March 12, 2020, in Indianapolis, after the Big Ten Conference announced that remainder of the men's NCAA college basketball games tournament was cancelled. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

March Madness: NCAA Tournaments canceled due to coronavirus

By RALPH D. RUSSO - Associated Press

This Jan. 19, 2012, file photo shows a Broadway street in Times Square, in New York. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo ordered all Broadway theaters to shut their doors in the face of ongoing coronavirus concerns, plunging into darkness one of the city's most popular tourist attractions and causing turmoil in the run-up to the Tony Awards. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes, file)

Broadway shuts its doors over ongoing coronavirus concerns

By Mark Kennedy - Associated Press

Harvey Weinstein arrives at a Manhattan courthouse as jury deliberations continue in his rape trial, Monday, Feb. 24, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Harvey Weinstein faces sentencing, prison in landmark #MeToo case

By Michael R. Sisak and Tom Hays - Associated Press

This combination of photos show, from left, host Jimmy Fallon on the set of &quot;The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon,&quot; on Feb. 3, 2020, from left, host Trevor Noah on the set of &quot;The Daily Show with Trevor Noah and host Stephen Colbert on the set of &quot;The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Jan. 30, 2020. The late night talk shows announced that they will tape their shows without studio audiences due to the new coronavirus. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some it can cause more severe illness. (Andrew Lipovsky/NBC, from left, Sean Gallagher/Comedy Central, Scott Kowalchyk/CBS via AP)

Virus prompts late shows to drop audiences, ‘Survivor’ delay

By LYNN ELBER - Associated Press

This March 6, 2020 photo released by CBS shows co-hosts, from left, Anthony Mason, Gayle King and Tony Dokoupil reporting on the coronavirus on &quot;CBS This Morning&quot; in New York. CBS News shut down its New York City headquarters for cleaning and disinfecting on Wednesday, March 11, after two of its employees tested positive for coronavirus. Employees will be asked to work remotely for the next two days and broadcasts moved to accommodate the cleaning, the network said. For instance, “CBS This Morning” will originate out of Washington on Thursday and Friday while the New York offices are cleaned. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some it can cause more severe illness. (Michele Crowe/CBS via AP)

CBS News shutters office after two employees get coronavirus

By DAVID BAUDER - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 17, 2018 file photo, boats move through the water as the Chicago River is dyed green for St. Patrick's Day in Chicago. Chicago on Wednesday, March 11, 2020 joined the growing ranks of cities across the United States to cancel its Saturday St. Patrick's Day Parade amid concerns about the coronavirus. The city will not be dyeing the river green either. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia. (Erin Hooley/Chicago Tribune via AP File)

St. Patrick’s Day parades nixed, from New York to Dublin

By JENNIFER PELTZ and DON BABWIN - Associated Press

This March 6, 2020, photo released by CBS shows co-hosts, from left, Anthony Mason, Gayle King and Tony Dokoupil reporting on the coronavirus on "CBS This Morning" in New York. CBS News shut down its New York City headquarters for cleaning and disinfecting on Wednesday, March 11, after two of its employees tested positive for coronavirus. Employees will be asked to work remotely for the next two days and broadcasts moved to accommodate the cleaning, the network said. (Michele Crowe/CBS via AP)

CBS News headquarters shuttered as coronavirus roils media operations

By David Bauder - The Associated Press

This June 13, 2016, photo shows Drug Enforcement Administration agents in Florida. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP) **FILE**

AP sources: Feds wiretap former DEA supervisor in leak probe

By JOSHUA GOODMAN and JIM MUSTIAN - Associated Press

Harvey Weinstein arrives at a Manhattan courthouse as jury deliberations continue in his rape trial, Monday, Feb. 24, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 23 years for sexual assaults

By Michael R. Sisak, Tom Hays and Jennifer Peltz - Associated Press

A patient is loaded into an ambulance, Tuesday, March 10, 2020, at the Life Care Center in Kirkland, Wash., near Seattle. The nursing home is at the center of the outbreak of the coronavirus in Washington state. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Americans snap to attention on virus as big events canceled

By MICHELLE R. SMITH and MARTHA BELLISLE and RACHEL LA CORTE - Associated Press