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The federal government is telling lenders to lower or suspend mortgage payments for homeowners who have lost income because of the coronavirus outbreak. Mike Segar/Reuters hide caption

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The Coronavirus Crisis

U.S. Orders Up To A Yearlong Break On Mortgage Payments

The federal government is telling lenders to lower or suspend mortgage payments for up to 12 months for homeowners who have lost income due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Attacker Katie Hoeg, center, is a senior on the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill women's lacrosse team. She is hoping to continue playing for the Tarheels after graduating this spring. Jeffrey Camarati/University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Athletics hide caption

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With College Sports Shut Down, NCAA Hopes To Give Senior Athletes A 2nd Chance

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Thu Nguyen and Allen Gross were able to get their marriage license in San Antonio — but coronavirus restrictions have disrupted their wedding plans. Paul Flahive hide caption

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There Goes The Bride: Coronavirus Is Hitting The Wedding Industry

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National Guard personnel march in formation Thursday at a state-managed coronavirus drive-through testing site that just opened on Staten Island in New York. Kathy Willens/AP hide caption

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Head Of National Guard Says Tens Of Thousands Could Be Called Up

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Retired nurse Ruth Owens, left, told her grandson James Taylor why being a nurse "is the most rewarding profession," at their StoryCorps recording in April 2019, in Cookeville, Tenn. Rochelle Hoi-Yiu Kwan/StoryCorps hide caption

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93-Year-Old Retired Nurse: 'It Takes A Special Person' To Go Into The Profession

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The federal government is telling lenders to lower or suspend mortgage payments for homeowners who have lost income because of the coronavirus outbreak. Mike Segar/Reuters hide caption

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U.S. Orders Up To A Yearlong Break On Mortgage Payments

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