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  Police Investigating Fatal Crash

  The Texarkana Texas Police Department is investigating a fatal car crash that occurred at approximately 8:00 Friday night on South Cowhorn Creek Loop.

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  Texas requires New York, New Orleans travelers to quarantine

  Texas joined other states Thursday in imposing quarantines on travelers from the New York area, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S., and put similar restrictions on people arriving from nearby New Orleans as the number of cases there surges dramatically.

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  Price-gouging allegation leaves 750,000 face masks in limbo

  The state of Texas sued a Houston auctioneer on Thursday after halting an auction of 750,000 medical-grade and N95 face masks, alleging price gouging in the sale of the masks commonly used by health professionals who are on the front lines battling against the new coronavirus.

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  Scammers Create Frenzy with Fake Government Checks

  As Congress works to complete the COVID-19 economic stimulus package, con artists have also been working non-stop to identify new ways to take advantage of Arkansans concerned about the economy

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  Abortion providers sue Texas over virus outbreak order

  Planned Parenthood joined other abortion providers Wednesday in suing Texas over moving to ban abortions during the coronavirus outbreak, including one clinic owner saying Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s weekend order has already resulted in more than 150 canceled appointments.

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  US jobless claims hit 3.3 million, quadruple previous record

  Nearly 3.3 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week — more than quadruple the previous record set in 1982 — amid a widespread economic shutdown caused by the coronavirus.

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  Joint Operations Center LIVE: COVID-19 Update for 03/25/20

  In an effort to help control the spread of the COVID-19 virus in our community, Texarkana Mayors made this joint announcement: There is now a mandatory curfew for everyone from 10p to 6a every night. The only exceptions are if you are traveling to and from work, the hospital, or the pharmacy. This is effective immediately.

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  Highlights of Congress’ $2.2 trillion virus relief package

  Partial highlights of a roughly $2.2 trillion package to rush aid to businesses, workers and a health care system slammed by the coronavirus pandemic.