US deaths top 1,000 as $2.2 trillion in virus aid approved

News and updates from Austin's news in your inbox Email not displaying correctly? [View Online]( [Statesman]( MORNING HEADLINES Start your day with a fresh roundup of news, features and commentary. Thursday's Top Story [US deaths top 1,000 as $2.2 trillion in virus aid approved]( [US deaths top 1,000 as $2.2 trillion in virus aid approved]( U.S. deaths from the coronavirus pandemic topped 1,000 in another grim milestone for a global outbreak that is taking lives and wreaking havoc on economies and the established routines of ordinary life. [Read More »]( Local News [Coronavirus in Central Texas: Travis County confirms 119 cases]( [Coronavirus in Central Texas: Travis County confirms 119 cases]( The number of known coronavirus cases in Travis County on Wednesday rose to 119, local health officials said. [Read More »]( [In coronavirus fight, governors are doing their own thing]( [In coronavirus fight, governors are doing their own thing]( As officials in Washington, D.C., take steps to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak, many of the decisions on how to reduce the spread are being left to America's governors - a cast of characters as unique as all 50 states. [Read More »]( [Austin-area districts prepare to close for remainder of school year amid coronavirus pandemic]( [Austin-area districts prepare to close for remainder of school year amid coronavirus pandemic]( A handful of Austin-area school districts have announced they are extending closures until mid-April or later, but behind the scenes, many are preparing to be out the remainder of the school year amid the spread of the coronavirus. [Read More »]( [Texas sued over coronavirus-related abortion ban]( [Texas sued over coronavirus-related abortion ban]( Abortion providers sued Texas in federal court Wednesday seeking an immediate restraining order to block a new policy that closed abortion clinics as part of the state's response to the coronavirus outbreak. [Read More »]( [Keep Austin wet: Why shelter-in-place orders deemed liquor stores essential ]( [Keep Austin wet: Why shelter-in-place orders deemed liquor stores ‘essential’]( The shelter-in-place orders that went into effect in Austin early Wednesday to slow down the spread of the coronavirus require most businesses to close their physical locations through April 13, with some exceptions for those considered essential services. [Read More »]( Business [Coronavirus in Texas: State agency struggles with deluge of newly jobless]( [Coronavirus in Texas: State agency struggles with deluge of newly jobless]( An overwhelmed state website and consistently busy telephone lines are thwarting tens of thousands of newly out-of-work Texans attempting to access unemployment benefits amid the coronavirus crisis. [Read More »]( [Coronavirus in Austin: Ed tech startup Fabulingua to let families learn Spanish for free]( [Coronavirus in Austin: Ed tech startup Fabulingua to let families learn Spanish for free]( As entrepreneurs and parents of two, Leslie and Mark Begert know firsthand the balancing act many parents are facing as the coronavirus pandemic continues. [Read More »]( Sports [Baylor s spring practice routine? Watch tape, stay in touch with coaches]( [Baylor’s spring practice routine? Watch tape, stay in touch with coaches]( This is an example of how unprecedented of a situation college football coaches find themselves in as the sports world deals with the coronavirus pandemic. [Read More »]( [Golden: Cowboys Frederick knows there is life after football]( [Golden: Cowboys’ Frederick knows there is life after football]( Travis Frederick may be young but he made a grown-up decision Tuesday. [Read More »]( [Girls high school soccer: Fab Fives and notes]( [Girls high school soccer: Fab Fives and notes]( TEAMS OF THE WEEKGiddings and Dripping Springs. These two teams are a combined 44-1-1. The Giddings Lady Buffaloes are ranked No. [Read More »]( [With Olympics postponed, soccer great Carli Lloyd puts off retirement for a year]( [With Olympics postponed, soccer great Carli Lloyd puts off retirement for a year]( Carli Lloyd has had one of the most spectacular careers in soccer history. [Read More »]( [Vista Ridge leads honors in 13-6A girls basketball]( [Vista Ridge leads honors in 13-6A girls basketball]( After winning the District 13-6A championship, Vista Ridge's girls basketball team claimed a bevy of postseason honors at the year-end coaches meeting. [Read More »]( Opinion [Commentary: China s subterfuge has put the world at danger]( [Commentary: China’s subterfuge has put the world at danger]( Communist China learned well the lessons of her generals over the millennia. [Read More »]( [Zwiener: We get economic relief by containing COVID-19]( [Zwiener: We get economic relief by containing COVID-19]( Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick suggested Monday that grandparents would be willing to sacrifice their lives to fix the economy. [Read More »]( Nation [Trump s push to open economy could come at cost of lives]( [Trump’s push to open economy could come at cost of lives]( The contrast could hardly be more stark. Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York has said that if all of his sweeping, expensive measures to stem the coronavirus saved one life, it would be worth it. [Read More »]( [Joe Biden s inner circle: No longer a boys club]( [Joe Biden’s inner circle: No longer a boys club]( Weeks before Joe Biden launched his 2020 presidential campaign, he released a social media video to address allegations from women who said his uninvited displays of affection had made them uncomfortable. [Read More »]( [ Cacophony of coughing : Inside NYC s virus-besieged ERs]( [‘Cacophony of coughing’: Inside NYC’s virus-besieged ERs]( NEW YORK (AP) " A 'cacophony of coughing' in packed emergency rooms. Beds squeezed in wherever there is space. [Read More »]( World [Daily bread? In France, fighting virus 1 baguette at a time]( [Daily bread? In France, fighting virus 1 baguette at a time]( LE VESINET, France (AP) " In France, the fight against COVID-19 is being waged one baguette at a time. [Read More »]( [Out of medication, US woman boards flight from Peru to US]( [Out of medication, US woman boards flight from Peru to US]( A 33-year-old American woman running out of her life-saving medication to treat her auto-immune disease finally boarded a flight home Wednesday after being stuck in Peru for about 10 days, but hundreds of other U.S. citizens remained stranded after the South American nation closed its borders due to the coronavirus pandemic. [Read More »]( [Putin delays constitutional vote allowing him to keep power]( [Putin delays constitutional vote allowing him to keep power]( MOSCOW (AP) " Russian President Vladimir Putin has postponed a nationwide vote on proposed constitutional amendments that include a change that would allow him to seek another term in power. [Read More »]( Austin360 [Great takeout options from Austin restaurants]( [Great takeout options from Austin restaurants]( The citywide shelter-in-place order that extends over the next few weeks has labeled restaurants as an essential service. [Read More »]( [ Contagion medical adviser Dr. Ian Lipkin has coronavirus: If it can hit me, it can hit anyone ]( [‘Contagion’ medical adviser Dr. Ian Lipkin has coronavirus: ‘If it can hit me, it can hit anyone’]( The esteemed medical adviser behind the pandemic movie "Contagion," Dr. Ian Lipkin, has revealed he has contracted the coronavirus. [Read More »]( [Austin music industry relief fund opens applications for hospitality, service workers]( [Austin music industry relief fund opens applications for hospitality, service workers]( Banding Together, an emergency relief fund set up by business owners in the Red River Cultural District, is now accepting applications from service and hospitality workers struggling in the wake of bar and music venue closures that have left many out of work. [Read More »]( [Coronavirus in Austin: People are sewing masks. Are they effective?]( [Coronavirus in Austin: People are sewing masks. Are they effective?]( Peggy Cerna has been busy in her Shady Hollow neighborhood home. She sewed until midnight one night making homemade surgical masks until her sewing machine broke and her husband helped get it running. [Read More »]( [Think you know Texas movies? Try this quiz]( [Think you know Texas movies? Try this quiz]( Answers at the end for this Texas-centric trivia quiz. 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