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• Senate passes $2.2 trillion coronavirus economic relief bill.
• Democratic Presidential candidate Joe Biden says relief bill could go further.
• New York Governor says relief bill is insufficient as state counts 3,900 cases.
• United Nations secretary urges global cooperation to face coronavirus.
• Zimbabwe closes borders to stop coronavirus spread.
• California Governor: 4 of 5 largest banks suspend mortgages/foreclosures for 90 days.
• California Governor reduces prison population as COVID-19 infects guards and inmate.
• LA homeless take over state owned, empty houses as COVID-19 spreads.
• Oil field in Kern County leaking thousands of gallons of oil each day, again.

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