Evening Edition: Dow plunges more than 2,000 points as bear market nears

White House advisers to give Trump policy options, including paid sick leave; Italy expands travel restrictions to entire country, locking down 60 million people in its fight against coronavirus; A look inside coronavirus preparations at a major U.S. hospital; Trump continues to downplay coronavirus as the crisis worsens; Trump Organization's donation to U.S. Treasury shows drop in foreign government profits; Bad news for Bernie Sanders in a pair of Michigan polls; Barry Bonds says baseball won't take him back, and it's broken his heart; Harry and Meghan attend last public event as senior royals; Charles Barkley is selling memorabilia to build affordable housing in his Alabama hometown ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online The day's most important stories, curated by Post editors.     (Bloomberg News) Dow plunges more than 2,000 points as bear market nears Oil prices dive to the $30s while investors flee for safe havens like U.S. treasuries and gold, amplifying recession fears. LIVE UPDATES ●  By Thomas Heath, Will Englund and Taylor Telford ●  Read more »   White House advisers to give Trump policy options, including paid sick leave Many Democrats are insisting paid sick leave be a part of the government's response. By Jeff Stein and Erica Werner ●  Read more »   Italy expands travel restrictions to entire country, locking down 60 million people in its fight against coronavirus The decision, announced Monday night by Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, comes just a day after Italy imposed similar restrictions on one-quarter of the country. The rapid acceleration shows that Italian policymakers have come to believe that hard-line measures are the best way to slow the virus's spread. LIVE UPDATES ●  By Rick Noack, James McAuley, Brittany Shammas and Derek Hawkins ●  Read more »   A look inside coronavirus preparations at a major U.S. hospital Massachusetts General Hospital offers a view of the pitched ground battle against the virus. By Emma Brown ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Trump continues to downplay coronavirus as the crisis worsens Toluse Olorunnipa on how the coronavirus is testing President Trump's leadership. Susannah George and Missy Ryan on how Afghanistan's instability could affect peace talks. And remembering an English village that self-quarantined during the plague. Post Reports | Listen Now ●  By The Washington Post ●  Read more »   Trump Organization's donation to U.S. Treasury shows drop in foreign government profits This is the third year the company has made such a donation, part of an effort to avoid violating the foreign emoluments clause of the Constitution. By Jonathan O'Connell and David Fahrenthold ●  Read more »   Bad news for Bernie Sanders in a pair of Michigan polls Polls in Michigan badly missed the 2016 results. Sanders needs lightning to strike twice in the same state. The Fix | Analysis ●  By Aaron Blake ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Barry Bonds says baseball won't take him back, and it's broken his heart Baseball's home run king, who retired in 2007, saw his legacy become more complicated in 2011 when Bonds admitted using steroids. By Kyle Melnick ●  Read more »   Harry and Meghan attend last public event as senior royals The couple joined Queen Elizabeth II and the Windsor clan for the Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey. They give up their responsibilities at the end of the month. By William Booth and Karla Adam ●  Read more »   Charles Barkley is selling memorabilia to build affordable housing in his Alabama hometown An NBA MVP trophy and one of his two Olympic gold medals are among things he says are "clutter." By Cindy Boren ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Post Most for the most popular and interesting stories of the day, from politics to opinions to world news, to keep you in the know. In your inbox, every day. Sign up »

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