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No fanfareMan dies after he’s stunned by deputy’s Taser • A2

Jack Buechner, former U.S. House member, dies • A14

Weinstein gets 23 years for assaulting two women • A17

High court revives ‘remain in Mexico’ policy • A17

Mizzou, WU suspend in-person classes • A4

Tests, quarantine rules cause confusion • A4

Missouri officials not expecting recession • A4

Concern grows over blood supply threat • A5

Dow turns to bear as economy falters • A6

NCAA action to hurt local businesses • A7

Italy to stop almost all commercial activity • A10

For Biden, electability won day over ideology

GLOBAL PANDEMICTRUMP • STOPPING TRAVEL TO AND FROM EUROPE

NBA • SEASON SUSPENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

NCAA • NO FANS AT BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTS

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Judie Shape, center, who has tested positive for the coronavirus, blows a kiss to her son-in-law, Michael Spencer, as her daughter, Lori Spencer, looks on during a visit at the Life Care Center in Kirkland, Wash., on Wednesday. In-person visits are not allowed at the nursing home.

CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK

THE LATESTUS RESPONSE WHO DECLARATION NBA SEASON NCAA BASKETBALL

President says strong action was necessary

‘Things will get worse,’ warns health official

Jazz player tests positive for coronavirus

Sanders plans to stay in race, attend debate • A16

General public can’t attend tournament

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BY DAVE MATTER

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — In the sports world’s latest and most impactful reaction to the coronavirus, college basket-ball teams will play in mostly empty arenas when the NCAA Tournament tips off next week in St. Louis and other host cit-ies around the country.

NCAA president Mark Em-mert announced Wednesday that only essential staff and limited family will be able to attend the men’s and women’s national tournaments.

That means the general public will be prohibited from

ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON — Taking dramatic action Wednesday, President Donald Trump an-nounced he is sharply restrict-ing passenger travel from 26 European nations to the U.S. and moving to ease the eco-nomic cost of a viral pandemic that is roiling global financial markets and disrupting the daily lives of Americans.

Trump made the announce-ment during a rare Oval Office address to the nation that he is suspending all travel from Europe to the U.S. for 30 days beginning at 10:59 p.m. St. Louis time Friday. After days of

BY THE WASHINGTON POST

The World Health Organiza-tion on Wednesday declared the coronavirus a global pan-demic as countries and mu-nicipalities took increasingly dramatic measures to slow the spread of the deadly conta-gion. World leaders conceded Wednesday that the disease almost certainly will become a far worse problem amid a global scramble to keep people from traveling and gathering in public spaces.

The WHO declaration is a reflection of the alarm that countries are not work-ing quickly and aggressively

BY JIMMY GOLEN AND JAY COHEN

AP Sports Writers

The NBA became the first major American sports league to suspend play because of the coronavirus pandemic, raising questions Wednesday night about the future of other sporting events.

The NBA had considered playing in empty arenas be-fore word came down that a Utah Jazz player tested posi-tive for the coronavirus. That announcement was followed shortly by the decision to stop playing after completing Wednesday night’s games.

A person with knowledge

BY JACK SUNTRUP

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

JEFFERSON CITY — For-mer Vice President Joe Biden, who nailed down a decisive win Tuesday in the Missouri Democratic presidential pri-mary over Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, was lifted by strong support from African Ameri-can voters, older voters and

voters who prioritized elect-ability over ideology.

Lower-than-expected turn-out from younger voters, who backed Sanders, also helped.

Biden carried every one of Missouri’s 114 counties and the

city of St. Louis, snagging 60% of the vote in the Democratic primary.

Sanders won just 35% of the popular vote, according to preliminary returns. Biden was expected to win 43 del-egates here, with 25 likely go-ing to Sanders, the Missouri

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