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Governors and mayors across the U.S. are working to secure more medical supplies, adding restrictions and asking the federal government for better coordination, as the rise in confirmed cases of the new coronavirus brought the nation's total to over 164,000.

A New York medical center told ER doctors they have "sole discretion" to place patients on ventilators and institutional backing to "withhold futile intubations."

The Treasury released new details on grants and loans for airlines and urged companies to submit some applications by Friday.

The government will begin sending out stimulus payments to U.S. households in the next three weeks, officials said.

The Justice Department is examining whether lawmakers traded ahead of the market turmoil caused by the virus based on confidential briefings they received.

Saudi Arabia has invited Houthi representatives and the internationally recognized government in Yemen to peace talks.

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March 31, 2020 02:47 ET (06:47 GMT)