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[Austin mayor calls for new retailer restrictions amid coronavirus pandemic](
[Austin mayor calls for new retailer restrictions amid coronavirus pandemic](
More restrictions are being placed on Austin-area retailers in effort to slow the coronavirus pandemic.
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Local News
[Austin hospitals implement no visitor policy amid coronavirus pandemic](
[Austin hospitals implement ‘no visitor’ policy amid coronavirus pandemic](
Austin area hospitals are implementing a no visitor policy in an effort to protect patients, physicians, staff and community members as COVID-19, the illness associated with the new coronavirus, spreads.
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[Gloomy and mild Sunday with high near 74, warmer days ahead](
[Gloomy and mild Sunday with high near 74, warmer days ahead](
A gloomy, foggy day with mild temperatures will be short-lived for the Austin area with sunny, warmer temperatures on the horizon this week.
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[Police investigating shooting in Cedar Park](
[Police investigating shooting in Cedar Park](
Cedar Park police are investigating a shooting in the 2000 block of Bindon Drive near Anderson Mill Road.
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[Man arrested in Austin accused of sex trafficking](
[Man arrested in Austin accused of sex trafficking](
A 33-year-old man arrested in Austin Wednesday is accused of sex trafficking, according to an arrest affidavit.
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[After coronavirus closes gyms, Austinites seek refuge outdoors](
[After coronavirus closes gyms, Austinites seek refuge outdoors](
Courtney Sears runs along Ladybird Lake several times a week. As someone who normally works from home, it's a good way for Sears, 32, to get outside.
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Business
[City officials announce possible local disaster loan program, federal loan program approved](
[City officials announce possible local disaster loan program, federal loan program approved](
Small businesses across Austin soon may be eligible for a local disaster loan program on top of the recently announced federal loan program, which city officials Saturday said would help the local economy survive the new coronavirus pandemic.
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Sports
[Bohls: Texas Scottie Scheffler is soaring in the PGA, but missing his chance at Dell](
[Bohls: Texas’ Scottie Scheffler is soaring in the PGA, but missing his chance at Dell](
For Scottie Scheffler, it was to have been a homecoming of sorts.
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[How would Texas athletics hold up financially in an economic downturn?](
[How would Texas athletics hold up financially in an economic downturn?](
In this environment where people are pulling back financially, Ross Moody is leaning in.
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[USA Track and Field joins swimming leaders in calling for Tokyo Olympics postponement](
[USA Track and Field joins swimming leaders in calling for Tokyo Olympics postponement](
USA Track & Field has joined USA Swimming in requesting that the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee push for the postponement of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
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[How the NFL is handling the coronavirus pandemic during its offseason](
[How the NFL is handling the coronavirus pandemic during its offseason](
Unlike the NBA and other major sports, the most popular league in America hasn’t yet needed to face tough decisions about whether to postpone games or cancel the rest of its season.
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Opinion
[Bouie: The era of small government is over](
[Bouie: The era of small government is over](
To stop the spread of the coronavirus, state and local governments have shut down as much of communal life as possible.
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[Bridges: Essential news in a time of crisis](
[Bridges: Essential news in a time of crisis](
This week has been quite a year.
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[Herman: Traveling in the time of coronavirus, Pt. 2](
[Herman: Traveling in the time of coronavirus, Pt. 2](
OVER AFRICA — Hello, friends. I’ve been out of the country. I’m told some things have changed back home while I’ve been gone.
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[Opinion: Sun starting to shine again on Texas government](
[Opinion: Sun starting to shine again on Texas government](
Texans had something to celebrate during Sunshine Week this year. But we also have more work to do to protect the public’s right to know about our government.
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Nation
[The Latest: Spain records 3,600 coronavirus cases overnight](
[The Latest: Spain records 3,600 coronavirus cases overnight](
MADRID (AP) " The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic, which has infected more than 307,200 people and killed more than 13,000.
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[What you need to know today about the virus outbreak](
[What you need to know today about the virus outbreak](
The death toll from the global coronavirus pandemic has surpassed 12,000 people worldwide and sickened more than 291,000.
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[US tourists stranded abroad desperate as they try to return](
[US tourists stranded abroad desperate as they try to return](
Linda Scruggs and Mike Rustici trained for months to hike the winding trails leading to Machu Picchu's complex of Inca ruins.
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World
[Virus advances around the world as medical supplies dwindle](
[Virus advances around the world as medical supplies dwindle](
The virus pandemic advanced Sunday after the U.S. and Europe reported soaring new cases, prompting a scramble in some regions to set up additional hospital beds and replenish much-needed medical supplies.
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[The Latest: Italy Gov. issues ordinance for hard-hit region](
[The Latest: Italy Gov. issues ordinance for hard-hit region](
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic, which has infected more than 303,000 people and killed more than 12,940.
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[As virus spreads, growing need for hospital beds, supplies](
[As virus spreads, growing need for hospital beds, supplies](
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) " The coronavirus pandemic took an increasingly bleak toll Saturday in the U.S. and Europe, producing staggering caseloads in New York and Italy and setting off a desperate scramble to set up thousands of additional hospital beds as the disease notched another grim advance.
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[China, on virus PR offensive, sends masks and experts abroad](
[China, on virus PR offensive, sends masks and experts abroad](
BEIJING (AP) " As the fight against a new virus shifts to Europe and beyond, China is supplying millions of masks and other desperately needed items to struggling governments, hoping to build political ties and defuse criticism that it allowed the disease to spread early on.
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[US locking down 70 million people as virus strains Europe](
[US locking down 70 million people as virus strains Europe](
Three major American states are locking down their residents in the face of a rapidly advancing virus storm that is already severely straining health systems in parts of Europe.
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Austin360
[ Shut down everything : Why Jack Allen s Kitchen stopped takeout service](
[“Shut down everything”: Why Jack Allen’s Kitchen stopped takeout service](
A day after he told the Statesman that the coronavirus pandemic had led to unprecedented disruption in the restaurant business, Jack Gilmore decided to close all of his Jack Allen’s Kitchen and Salt Traders Coastal Cooking locations effective Thursday afternoon.
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[How I got tested for coronavirus. (Spoiler alert: I don t have it.)](
[How I got tested for coronavirus. (Spoiler alert: I don’t have it.)](
Tuesday evening, I finally learned after a week of worrying and waiting that I do not have COVID-19.
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[Livestream from Luck: How it all went down with Willie and the boys, and friends](
[Livestream from Luck: How it all went down with Willie and the boys, and friends](
Livestream from Luck: How it all went down with Willie and the boys, and friends
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