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Some states hit pause, others press on amid spike in virus
Read full article: Some states hit pause, others press on amid spike in virus(AP Photo/Gregory Bull)AUSTIN, Texas Utah and Oregon put any further reopenings of their economies on hold amid a spike in coronavirus cases, but there was no turning back Friday in such states as Texas, California, Arkansas and Arizona despite flashing warning signs there, too. So far, only a small number of governors have shown a willingness to retreat, or at least hit pause. As I've said before, reopening comes with real risk, Brown said in announcing a one-week pause that will affect, among other places, Portland, the state's biggest city. California Gov. Associated Press writers Andrew Selsky in Salem, Ore.; Kimberly Chandler in Montgomery, Ala.; and Bob Christie in Phoenix contributed to this report.