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In
today's Brief: Gov. Greg Abbott has clung to a decentralized approach to
coronavirus, and a Matagorda County man in his late 90s is believed to be the
first Texan to die from COVID-19. Elvia Limón, Texas Tribune 03/17/2020
U.S.
Soccer is changing its argument in a lawsuit over unequal pay for the U.S.
womenâ??s national team. The organization, which previously argued that women
are inherently inferior to men, has amended its argument in the case. U.S.
Soccer had previously stated that female players demonstrate less-than-equal
work because they have less "ability" or "skill" than male players. The
argument has been removed entirely from the organization's defense. Caitlin Murray, Yahoo News 03/16/2020
The FDA
said late Monday that it will allow private companies to begin marketing
coronavirus test kits directly to the public, in a new initiative to ease a
chronic shortage of test kits. The FDA said it will review the accuracy of
test data submitted by the manufacturers retroactivelyâ??a decision that FDA
Commissioner Stephen Hahn acknowledged had risks, but was warranted by the
severity of the pandemic. Thomas M. Burton, Wall Street Journal - $$ Subscription
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