Reuters:"Wall Street's main indexes fell on Friday as the longest period of employment growth on record in the United States came to an abrupt end, with data showing that hundreds of thousands of people lost their jobs last month due to the coronavirus. The Labor Department's report confirmed that a recession was underway as business activity came to a standstill, but investors fear it did not reflect the full extent of the economic pain..."

CNN: "...The novel coronavirus has infected more than 1,030,000 people and killed over 54,000 worldwide, according to a Johns Hopkins University tally...The US has reported 261,000 cases, with over 6,000 deaths...6.6 million people in the US filed for unemployment last week—the highest number of initial claims in history...Dr. Anthony Fauci has called for a federal stay-at-home order...Officials in Wuhan...say residents should only go outside when necessary..."

CNN :"President Donald Trump said Friday his administration was now recommending Americans wear 'non-medical cloth' face coverings, a reversal of previous guidance that suggested masks were unnecessary for people who weren't sick....The debate over masks has come to encapsulate a federal effort marked by repeated reversals, conflicting recommendations, low stockpiles and competing internal interests that often lead to muddled messaging..."

• CNN: White House public health expert says anyone who recently left New York should self-quarantine
• CNN: Doctors warn of 'tinderbox scenario' if coronavirus spreads in ICE detention
• CNN: Hong Kong appeared to have the coronavirus under control, then it let its guard down
• CNN: Trump's 'Deep State' conspiracy theory just took a big hit
• CNN: America's economy grew at its weakest pace since Trump took office
• CNN: Kasparov: The danger of nominating Sanders
• CNN: The Government Accountability Office says the Trump administration broke the law when it withheld US security aid to Ukraine
• CNN: Schiff says intelligence agency is withholding Ukraine documents from Congress
• CNN: Worry rises in military over Trump's decision-making
• CNN: Immigration judges quit in response to administration policies
• CNN: GOP Rep. condemns Trump's indifference to Russian meddling
• CNN Opinion: Trump's playbook is in part Vladimir Putin's playbook
• CNN:Trump claims he never directed Giuliani on Ukraine
• CNN: Trump defends military pardons over objections from the 'deep state'
• CNN: Mysterious radio signal from space is repeating every 16 days

• CNN: Experts tell White House coronavirus can spread through talking or even just breathing
• Astronaut Scott Kelly on surviving isolation: Dr. Sanjay Gupta's coronavirus podcast for April 3
• Reuters: Exclusive: U.S. axed CDC expert job in China months before virus outbreak
• CNN: Infected people without symptoms might be driving the spread of coronavirus more than we realized
• CNN: Lessons from those who've been dealing with the virus the longest
• CNN: Thousands of US residents asked to self-quarantine
• CNN: Man explains what it feels like to have coronavirus
• CNN: Here's a list of disinfectants you can use against coronavirus
• CNN: Federal Judge blasts Barr for Mueller report roll out
• ABCNews: Trump reshapes intel community, calls reports Russia helping his reelection a 'hoax'
• CNN: Trump faces revolt of the generals and an admiral
• CNN: Barr says investigations into 2020 candidates must be approved by top Justice officials
• Reuters: U.S. employment growth slows, labor market tightening
• McCabe: We have never seen an Oval Office photo like this
• CNN: Russia unsure Trump warned not to meddle in US election. Trump said he did
• CNN: Federal judge assails Trump's attacks on the judiciary
• CNN: Secret and unaccountable: Where some immigrant teens are being taken by ICE

• ABCNews: Fearing market impact, Trump administration asks states to postpone unemployment data
• CNN: Washington Post: US intelligence warned Trump in January and February as he dismissed coronavirus threat
• CNN: Trump's malicious use of 'Chinese virus'
• CNN: Congress' Asian Pacific American caucus chair: It's dangerous for Trump to call coronavirus 'the Chinese virus'
• CNN: Coronavirus symptoms: A list and when to seek help
• ABCNews: In rebuke of Attorney General Barr, Judge demands DOJ let him review unredacted Mueller report
• CNN: Trump signals break with Barr over FISA reauthorization
• CNN: 2017 'hit lists' show that team Trump has long eyed political opponents
• Reuters: Iran's Khamenei rejects U.S. help offer, vows to defeat coronavirus
• NYTimes: Trump's $4.8 Trillion budget would cut safety net programs and boost defense
• ABCNews: Marie Yovanovitch receives diplomacy award
• CNN: Climate change is drying up the Colorado river putting millions at risk
• Reuters: US blocking G20 mention of climate change in draft communique, diplomats say
• Reuters: Let's come together to tax tech giants say G20 officials eyeing $100 billion boost

Hubblesite.org: "This Hubble Space Telescope image represents a portion of the Hubble Legacy Field, one of the widest views of the universe ever made. The image is a combination of thousands of snapshots represents 16 years' worth of observations...This cropped image mosaic contains roughly 200,000 galaxies..."

Reuters:"At least 54,494 people globally have died from COVID-19 and 1,034,315 have been infected by the novel coronavirus that causes it, following an outbreak that started in Wuhan, China, in early December. The World Health Organization referred to it as a pandemic on March 11, 2020... "

CNN: "The streaks of light in NASA's latest image look like air traffic routes, but it's a different way of looking at the entire sky. The arcs are actually tracing X-rays, recorded by the Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer, known as NICER. NICER acts as a detector of cosmic sources from the International Space Station..."

• BBC: Pacific nation turns down China islands and backs Taiwan
• CNN: Iowa woman fostered more than 600 children and loved them like they were her own
• CNN: Massive Hong Kong vigil held 30 years after Tiananmen
• CNN: 19 India students committed suicide after controversial exam results
• BBC: Half of German extreme right 'prone to violence'
• BBC: Taliban rejects Ramadan ceasefire
• BBC: International cyber crime gang busted
• BBC: Humans threaten 1 million species with extinction
• He left politics to treat his PTSD. His new mission is helping fellow vets
• BBC: Myanmar army kills unarmed prisoners
• BBC: Europe and nationalism: A country-by-country guide

• Johnny Clegg gave South Africa reason to believe
• Politico: The legacy of John Paul Stevens
• CNN: Hungarian scientists may have found a fifth force of nature
• CNN: The evils of gerrymandering
• ABCNews: Iran lawmakers convene, chant 'Death to America'
• CNN: Iran designates as terrorists all U.S. troops in the Middle East
• CNN: The mystery of the missing police station toys has been solved. The thief is very cute
• BBC: Nike raises eyebrows with model's unshaven armpit
• CNN: A police officer's heart warming surprise for a bullied child

• BBC: Iran quits key parts of nuclear deal
• Reuters: NATO chief warns of Russia threat urges unity in US address
• Reuters: Several US states sue Trump administration over school lunch rules
• Reuters: Arab leaders, grappling with regional rifts, condemn U.S. decision on Golan
• BBC: Brunei has backtracked on laws introduced to punish gay sex and adultery by stoning to death.
• BBC: World powers condemn new Libya fighting
• US Navy confirms UFO videos are the real deal
• BBC: German politician's murder raises spectre of far right attacks
• Huff Post: Laura Ingraham laughs covering Nipsey Hussle funeral

CNN: "About 30 million light-years from Earth, two galaxies came together in an epic collision, and the beautiful fallout was captured by the Hubble Space Telescope. The collision was more like an accidental hit and run between two neighboring galaxies..."

CNN Business: "Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the world wide web, has warned of a 'digital dystopia' if the world fails to tackle threats such as disinformation and invasion of privacy. Berners-Lee, a British computer scientist...has reiterated his call for a Contract for the Web..."

CNN:"Nearly 25 years ago, when Gary Larson retired from drawing his iconic single-panel cartoon that ran daily in newspapers from 1980 to 1995, he didn't think much about what the budding internet might have to do with his work..."