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U.S. reports ninth coronavirus death as the virus continues to spread; Fed cuts interest rate

Washington state reported new deaths from the coronavirus Tuesday, raising the U.S. death toll from the virus to nine. With illness spreading unpredictably and Americans bracing for an increasing impact at home, the Federal Reserve made an emergency interest rate cut earlier in the day, slashing the benchmark U.S. rate by half a percentage point.  
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