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Global financial markets have been gyrating for weeks on increasing fears over the coronavirus pandemic.

U.S. Stocks Jump As White House Plans $1 Trillion Stimulus

In a rebound from its record plunge, the Dow gained more than 1,000 points as the White House planned a massive stimulus package and the Fed set up a new loan program to boost the economy.

A couple wear face masks as they visit Buckingham Palace in London on Saturday. After criticism for responding slowly, the United Kingdom has urged the public to avoid unnecessary contact.

U.K. Steps Up Coronavirus Prevention, But Its Hospitals Have Already Been Strained

The virus pandemic comes at a vulnerable time for the Britain's overburdened public health care system.

Friends of GR Parks

Is now the best time to play outside in our parks? Friends of GR Parks Stephanie Adams talks about bundling up and getting outside.

MedStar Washington Hospital Center's "ready room" in Washington, D.C., has mostly been used to house emergency supplies — but some storage carts have been moved out to make way for patient assessment stations.

Are U.S. Hospitals Ready?

Here's what it will take for medical facilities across the nation to handle the coming surge of COVID-19 patients.

CCPS Community Connections

CCPS Community Connections, guests from GVSU's College of Community and Public Service, today John Lipford discusses Cannabis Regulations and Tourism,…

The Grand Princess cruise ship heads under the Golden Gate Bridge to a port in Oakland, Calif., on Monday. The ship's more than 2,400 passengers are headed to either medical care or a quarantine due to the coronavirus.

Coronavirus: Grand Princess Cruise Ship Docks Off California Coast

As people began to disembark from the ship, officials said American passengers will be tested and held in quarantine in California, Texas and Georgia. International travelers will be sent home.

More than 2,000 people live in a migrant encampment in Matamoros, Mexico. Many are asylum-seekers that were sent back under the "Remain in Mexico" program.

A Migrant Father Sends His Son To The U.S.: 'I Know That He's Safe'

More parents are sending children across the Gateway International Bridge to Brownsville, Texas, to get them away from squalid, dangerous conditions in a displaced persons camp in Matamoros, Mexico.

Bring it to the Table

The Brooks College and the Padnos/Sarosik Civil Discourse Program are co sponsoring an interactive film event this week, a screening of Bring It To the…

Trading on the New York Stock Exchange was halted briefly Monday morning when the S&P 500 index fell 7%, triggering automatic circuit breakers.

How Stock Market Circuit Breakers Work

Trading on the New York Stock Exchange was halted briefly Monday morning when the S&P 500 index fell 7%. Here's how these automatic circuit breakers work.

Biden campaigns in GR ahead of Tuesday's Democratic Presidential Primary

With Michigan’s Democratic Primary less than 24 hours away, Former Vice President Joe Biden campaigned in Grand Rapids Monday morning before heading to…

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