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Late last night, the Senate passed a $2.2 trillion economic rescue package steering aid to businesses, workers and health care systems engulfed by the coronavirus pandemic.
It includes one-time direct payments to Americans of $1,200 per adult making up to $75,000 a year, and $2,400 to a married couple making up to $150,000.
Student loan payments would be suspended through September.
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On Wednesday, the state confirmed 506 new COVID-19 cases and 19 more deaths. Statewide there are 2,294 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 43 people have died.
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A violation of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's stay at home order could result in up to 90 days in jail or a $500 fine. Here's who you should contact to report noncompliance with the order.
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Meijer announced it will install plexiglass shields -- also known as "sneeze guards" -- at checkout lanes in all its stores to protect workers and customers from COVID-19.
The number of coronavirus cases is closing in on half a million worldwide. More than 472,000 have been sickened and 21,000 have died from the virus, and the areas most deeply in crisis keep shifting.Spain now has more coronavirus deaths than China, second only to Italy. Japan and New Zealand have recorded their largest single-day spikes in diagnoses. Coronavirus has also reached the UK's royal family,which announced that 71-year-old Prince Charles, next in line to the throne, has tested positive. In the US, an epidemiologist says virus deaths could reach their peak in three weeks. The American epicenter of the outbreak is New York City, where the number cases is doubling about every three days. US Defense Secretary Mark Esper has ordered a 60-day freeze on all troop movements overseas to prevent the spread of the virus.
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Another round of showers is in the way tonight. Partly cloudy today. High 54
The Department of Justice isn't messing around. If for some reason you try to spread the coronavirus intentionally,you could be charged with terrorism