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Tomie dePaola, the prolific children’s author and illustrator who delighted generations with tales of Strega Nona, the kindly and helpful old witch in Italy, died Monday at age 85.

‘That’s just not true.’ GOP Gov. Hogan contradicts Trump claim that testing problems are fixed  USA TODAY Maryland governor describes stay-at-home order as ‘one of the last tools in our arsenal’  CNN Live updates: D.C. working with health-care providers on ‘catastrophic surge’

‘That’s just not true.’ GOP Gov. Hogan contradicts Trump claim that testing problems are fixed  USA TODAY Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia issue stay-at-home orders to fight coronavirus – Business Insider  Business Insider Maryland stay-at-home order: What’s allowed  WTOP Maryland governor says state,

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will brief reporters on Tuesday morning, when he is expected to outline the Trump administration’s plan to lift sanctions on Venezuela in exchange for a new proposal for a transitional government representing allies of both

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will brief reporters on Tuesday morning, when he is expected to outline the Trump administration’s plan to lift sanctions on Venezuela in exchange for a new proposal for a transitional government representing allies of both

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will brief reporters on Tuesday morning, when he is expected to outline the Trump administration’s plan to lift sanctions on Venezuela in exchange for a new proposal for a transitional government representing allies of both

How much damage has the coronavirus and the oil price collapse inflicted on global financial markets this year? Put simply, it has probably been the most destructive sell-off since the Great Depression.

Global stock markets slid on Tuesday as investors continued to assess the economic damage from the coronavirus pandemic, leaving the MSCI benchmark of world equities on pace to finish its worst quarter since the financial crisis of 2008.

Coronavirus latest: 30 March, at a glance  The Guardian COVID-19 in Europe: Italy, Spain see slowing infection rates  Al Jazeera English U.S. coronavirus death toll passes 3,000 as Spain and Italy honor their dead  NBC News Spain’s coronavirus deaths jump by record number

Coronavirus cases top 784,000 globally: Live updates  CNN Are all coronavirus cases being reported? I Inside Story  Al Jazeera English Did Johns Hopkins Publish This ‘Excellent Summary’ of COVID-19 Advice?  Snopes.com Coronavirus pandemic changes way of life: Live updates  CNN Coronavirus live updates: 12-year-old