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The Dow lost a total of more than 1,100 points in the past two days amid rising trade tensions between the U.S. and China. Japan's Nikkei dived 4.5 percent, and indexes also fell in Europe.

The National Park Service will increase entrance fees at 117 national parks by at least $5. The increases are far smaller than had previously been proposed by the Trump administration.

For the first time since the start of the pandemic, there are more than 5,000 coronavirus-infected people admitted as inpatients to hospitals across Ohio. More than 1,000 of those patients are in intensive care units. Gov. Mike DeWine made the announcement during a Monday press conference, in which healthcare providers joined him to sound the alarm about surging patient numbers.

Updated: 5:45 p.m., Monday, Nov. 23, 2020 As the growing number of COVID-19 patients are overwhelming caregivers, Ohio hospitals are sounding the alarm that they may soon have to cancel non-urgent surgeries and even ambulatory services. Ambulatory staff may be needed to help with hospital staffing shortages, said Dr. Andrew Thomas, chief clinical officer at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.

Updated: 5:40 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020 ideastream is laying off eight employees and eliminating five vacant positions as a cost-cutting measure in response to COVID-19, CEO Kevin Martin told staff in an email Wednesday. The company needs to cut expenses by 10 percent for the coming fiscal year, which begins Oct. 1, Martin said. Declines in underwriting, corporate and foundation support and “overall uncertainty” drove the decision, he said.

Wednesday is the deadline for Americans to file their tax returns. Thousands of IRS agents are still working from home, and many of the volunteers have been sidelined by the pandemic.

Almost 140,000 people filed for unemployment benefits in Ohio last week compared with fewer than 5,000 a week earlier. Gov. Mike DeWine talked with NPR about how Ohio is responding.

Virginia closes schools the rest of the year. Maryland orders nonessential businesses closed at 5 p.m. Monday. Massachusetts order goes into effect at noon Tuesday and will last at least two weeks.

Updated: 5:28 p.m., Friday, April 3, 2020 Six inmates at the Cuyahoga County Jail have tested positive for the coronavirus, and two more are under suspicion. All the infected inmates lived in the same area of the jail, and MetroHealth System is doing contact tracing to determine who could have been exposed to the virus. "The city and county health departments are working together to support Metro in this investigation,” County Executive Armond Budish said. “And it's important, I want to repeat: we are prepared for this."

Matthew Hedges, 31, was detained at Dubai International Airport on May 5 after a two-week research trip for his doctoral thesis on Emirati security and foreign policy, according to his wife.