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Coronavirus cancellations This list features event and school cancellations in Arkansas related to the coronavirus. All public schools were closed beginning Tuesday, March 17, and lastin... by Arkansas Democrat-Gazette - March 12, 2020

Northwest Arkansas high school graduation ceremonies in limbo School districts have yet to decide what to do about graduation ceremonies this spring for Northwest Arkansas high schools. by Dave Perozek - April 4, 2020

Hospitals conserve protective equipment Hospital officials in Northwest Arkansas say they have enough personal protective equipment, but they are bracing to run low as more people are diagnosed with ... by Alex Golden - April 4, 2020

No people, no money prompts review of vendor agreements at XNA Airport officials are looking for ways, including negotiating temporary contract amendments, to help vendors and operators survive the financial hit they're tak... by Ron Wood - April 4, 2020

701,000 jobs slashed in March, report says A grim snapshot of the U.S. job market's sudden collapse emerged Friday with a report that employers shed hundreds of thousands of jobs last month because of th... by Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports - April 4, 2020

Change follows Kushner's 'our stockpile' claim The Trump administration Friday changed its description of the Strategic National Stockpile and put forward a narrower vision of the role the federal government... by Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports - April 4, 2020

Arkansas' toll climbs to 14 Two more Arkansans died of the coronavirus on Friday as Gov. Asa Hutchinson responded to comments from the federal government's top infectious-disease expert a ... by Andy Davis - April 4, 2020

Defiant church faces order to halt services A Jonesboro congregation that continued to meet, despite a global pandemic, will be ordered to suspend large group gatherings, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Friday e... by Frank E. Lockwood - April 4, 2020

Walmart's annual party canceled amid virus crisis Walmart Inc. has canceled its annual employee celebration week and will hold its formal shareholders meeting online, on June 3, the company said Friday. by Serenah McKay, Nathan Owens - April 4, 2020

Cuban doctors deployed in crisis For two years President Donald Trump's administration has been trying to stamp out one of Cuba's signature programs -- state-employed medical workers treating p... by ANDREA RODRIGUEZ The Associated Press - April 4, 2020

Israel town hit hard by virus Early this week, the streets of the central Israeli city of Bnei Brak were bustling with shoppers as ultra-Orthodox residents, obeying their religious leaders, ... by ARIEL SCHALIT and ILAN BEN ZION The Associated Press - April 4, 2020

Court affirms lengthy primary in Wisconsin A federal appeals court refused Friday to block extended absentee voting deadlines for Wisconsin's presidential primary, allowing voters to continue turning in ... by TODD RICHMOND The Associated Press - April 4, 2020

U.S. special operations redefined U.S. military commanders are using the restrictions imposed by the spread of the coronavirus to reshape the deployment of special operations troops all over th... by Thomas Gibbons-Neff and Eric Schmitt The New York Times - April 4, 2020

Passengers leave cruise ship in Florida Passengers from an ill-fated cruise were carefully freed from their cabins Friday for the first time in weeks, after the removal of 14 critically ill people who... by KELLI KENNEDY and WILFREDO LEE The Associated Press - April 4, 2020

Hundreds of sailors cheer dismissed Navy captain Thundering chants of "Captain Crozier!" from hundreds of sailors filled the USS Theodore Roosevelt hangar deck, according to multiple videos on social media, sh... by Alex Horton The Washington Post - April 4, 2020

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