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Navy boss resigns amid uproar over firing of ship captain

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Mark Esper says the acting civilian leader of the Navy, Thomas Modly, has resigned. He says in a written statement that Modly, who has been the acting Navy secretary since last November, resigned of his own accord. Modly had publicly apologized Monday for his upbraiding of the officer he fired as captain of the coronavirus-stricken USS Theodore Roosevelt. Modly’s designated replacement will be James McPherson, a Navy veteran who is currently serving as undersecretary of the Army. The leadership crisis comes as the Navy struggles with COVID-19 on land and at sea.

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Wisconsin voters wait hours at the few open polling stations

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Thousands of Wisconsin voters are waiting hours in long lines outside overcrowded polling stations, ignoring federal health recommendations so they can participate in Tuesday's presidential primary election. Thousands more are staying home, unwilling to risk their health during a statewide stay-at-home order, but complaining that the absentee ballots they had requested were still missing. The chaos in Wisconsin underscores the lengths to which the coronavirus outbreak has upended politics as Democrats seek a nominee to take on President Donald Trump this fall. As the first state to hold a presidential primary contest in three weeks, Wisconsin is a test case for dozens of states struggling to balance public health concerns with voting rights.

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The Latest: FEMA says federal employee has COVID-19

The Federal Emergency Management Agency says a federal employee working at its headquarters has tested positive for COVID-19. FEMA says it has done contracted tracing to determine if the unidentified employee had any contact with any of the principals on the White House coronavirus task force in recent days. The employee tested positive Monday. The agency says the employee and any others who were in contact with that person did not come within six feet of members of the task force.

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'A lot of pain.' NY has biggest 1-day jump in virus deaths

NEW YORK (AP) — New York state recorded 731 new coronavirus deaths, marking its biggest one-day jump in the outbreak. Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday the state's death toll since the beginning of the outbreak is now 5,489. More people have now died from the coronavirus in New York City than perished in the Sept. 11 attack on the World Trade Center. At least 3,202 people have been killed in the city by the virus, according to a new count released by city health officials Tuesday. The deadliest terror attack on U.S. soil killed 2,753 people in the city. The alarming death number comes even as new hospital admissions have dropped compared to last week. Cuomo said the latest death tally reflects critically ill people hospitalized before this week.

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A stock rally fizzles out on Wall Street; oil prices plunge

NEW YORK (AP) — A big rally on Wall Street suddenly vanished Tuesday in the latest twist for a market dominated by sharp swings amid the coronavirus outbreak. The S&P 500 erased a surge of 3.5% to end the day down 0.2%. The gains faded as the price of U.S. crude oil abruptly flipped from a gain to a steep loss of more than 9%. It dampened what had been an ebullient day for markets worldwide. European and Asian stocks rallied on encouraging signs that the coronavirus pandemic may be close to leveling off in some of the hardest-hit areas of the world.

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Trump removes watchdog tapped for $2T virus rescue oversight

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has removed the inspector general who was to chair a special oversight board of the $2.2 trillion rescue package for businesses and individuals affected by the coronavirus. That's according to officials and a Defense Department email reviewed by The Associated Press on Tuesday. Glenn Fine is the acting Defense Department inspector general. He was selected last month for the oversight position. But Trump has instead nominated a replacement inspector general at the Pentagon. He's also appointed an acting one to serve in Fine’s place. That means that Fine will no longer serve on the oversight board.

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3 fatally stabbed, suspect killed by deputy at rest stop

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities in Tennessee say a man fatally stabbed three employees and wounded a customer at a rest stop and travel center before a deputy shot and killed him. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said in a statement that the Knox County Sheriff’s Office responded Tuesday morning to a call at the Pilot Travel Center off Interstate 40 to find a person with stab wounds outside the store and a man armed with a knife in the parking lot. The bureau said the man refused to drop the weapon and a deputy fired, killing the suspect. Authorities found four stabbing victims: three were dead and one was taken to a hospital. Officials are working to determine a motive.

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Mnuchin: additional $250 billion sought for small businesses

WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says the Trump administsration will seek an additional $250 billion to support a program designed to bolster small businesses to keep them from laying off workers. Mnuchin said in a tweet on Tuesday that he was seeking the additional funds at the direction of President Donald Trump in response to the outbreak. He said he had spoken with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell as well as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer.

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China's virus pandemic epicenter Wuhan ends 76-day lockdown

WUHAN, China (AP) — The lockdown that served as a model for countries battling the coronavirus around the world ended after 11 weeks Wednesday. Chinese authorities are now allowing residents of Wuhan to once again travel in and out of the sprawling city where the pandemic began. From just after midnight, the city’s 11 million residents are permitted to leave without special authorization as long as a mandatory smartphone application shows they are healthy and have not been in recent contact with anyone confirmed to have the virus. Wuhan is where most of China’s more than 82,000 reported virus cases and over 3,300 deaths took place.

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Most people on Antarctica cruise ship have the coronavirus

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Nearly 60 percent of 217 people _ many from Australia, Europe and the United States _ on board a cruise ship off the coast of Uruguay have tested positive for the new coronavirus. Aurora Expeditions, the Australian operator of the Greg Mortimer ship, is working to disembark the crew and passengers and arrange flights to their home countries. It says there are currently no fevers on board and all those who tested positive for the virus are asymptomatic. The Greg Mortimer departed March 15 on a voyage to Antarctica and South Georgia that was named after polar explorer Ernest Shackleton.

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