Global stock markets rose Tuesday on hopes that the peak of the coronavirus pandemic surge may be near in some places in the United States and Europe.

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The Baltimore city council introduced a bill requiring the city’s commissioner to report patients’ races and zip codes in order to address potential disparities in the city’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Congressional leaders are jolting ahead with another coronavirus rescue package as President Donald Trump indicated that Americans will need more aid during the stark pandemic and economic shutdown.

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Maryland has leased two ice rinks to serve as morgues as it prepares for COVID-19 deaths to escalate, state Health Secretary Robert “Bobby” Neall told the University System of Maryland Board of Regents Monday. “On the grim side, I leased ...

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Maryland hospitals have begun requiring masks to be worn at all times, another change in response to COVID-19 that has significantly altered the day-to-day operations of the state’s hospitals. The new changes come in response to evidence that people who ...

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Welcome to Monday, what would have been the 2020 Maryland General Assembly‘s final day if everything had gone according to the original plan. Here are some news items to get the week started: — A tribute to a “no-nonsense” federal ...

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MADISON, Wisconsin — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers on Monday moved to postpone the state’s presidential primary for two months because of the coronavirus pandemic, prompting a court challenge and adding to confusion about whether voters will be able to head ...

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Economic development agencies in the Washington region have banded together to form a regional alliance to help the area rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Maryland National Capital Region Economic Development Alliance includes economic development agencies from Anne Arundel, Charles, ...

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Asian shares and U.S. futures rebounded on Monday as investors grasped at threads of hope that the battle against the coronavirus pandemic may be making some progress in some hard-hit areas.

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After the first alarms sounded in early January that an outbreak of a novel coronavirus in China might ignite a global pandemic, the Trump administration squandered nearly two months that could have been used to bolster the federal stockpile of critically needed medical supplies and equipment.

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