Evening Edition: Federal Reserve slashes interest rates to zero as part of wide-ranging emergency intervention

Airport workers scramble to roll out health screenings; Why outbreaks like coronavirus spread exponentially, and how to 'flatten the curve'; Vaccine development sites ill-suited to counter epidemic; Without guidance from the top, Americans left to decide on their own; 'We'll improvise': A resource-starved rural hospital steels itself for virus's arrival; The big questions for Biden and Sanders in tonight's debate; Standoff between Afghan President Ghani and rival Abdullah threatens Taliban peace deal; NFL players ratify new collective bargaining agreement with expanded playoffs, 17-game season; They say they're firefighters. Police say they're arsonists. The battle for truth reaches the Amazon.; Congratulations! You got into college without even applying. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online The day's most important stories, curated by Post editors.     (AP) Federal Reserve slashes interest rates to zero as part of wide-ranging emergency intervention The Fed took dramatic steps not seen since the 2008 financial crisis to bolster the U.S. economy in the face of coronavirus. CORONAVIRUS ●  By Heather Long ●  Read more »   Airport workers scramble to roll out health screenings Travelers returning from Europe are facing jam-packed terminals, long lines and hours of delays. By Mark Guarino, Derek Hawkins, Hannah Knowles and Katherine Shaver ●  Read more »   Why outbreaks like coronavirus spread exponentially, and how to 'flatten the curve' The early trickle of new coronavirus infections has turned into a steady current. By creating simple simulations, we can see how to slow it down. By Harry Stevens ●  Read more »   Vaccine development sites ill-suited to counter epidemic The U.S. government invested heavily in four sprawling facilities nearly a decade ago. Exclusive ●  By David Willman ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Without guidance from the top, Americans left to decide on their own The big and small decisions in the mobilization fell largely to parents, pastors and mayors. By Jose Del Real, Julie Zauzmer and Ava Wallace ●  Read more »   'We'll improvise': A resource-starved rural hospital steels itself for virus's arrival The health center in hard-hit Washington state desperately seeks supplies essential to coping with the inevitable. By Eli Saslow ●  Read more »   The big questions for Biden and Sanders in tonight's debate The two Democrats go one-on-one at 8 p.m. ET today in a debate that will be televised by CNN and Univision. Election 2020 | Analysis ●  By David Weigel ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Standoff between Afghan President Ghani and rival Abdullah threatens Taliban peace deal If the confrontation sparks violence, many fear, the Taliban could take advantage. By Pamela Constable ●  Read more »   NFL players ratify new collective bargaining agreement with expanded playoffs, 17-game season The deal guarantees the sport another decade of labor peace and ushers in major changes. By Mark Maske ●  Read more »   They say they're firefighters. Police say they're arsonists. The battle for truth reaches the Amazon. The battle of competing narratives that is increasingly shaping global affairs has reached the Amazon rainforest. By Terrence McCoy ●  Read more »   Congratulations! You got into college without even applying. That's how it works for certain students in Idaho. "It was one of my proudest moments," one said. By Charlotte West ●  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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