FILE- In this Jan. 3, 2019, file photo, Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., waves to the audience during swearing-in ceremony of Congressional Black Caucus members of the 116th Congress in Washington. The NAACP is honoring Lewis for his Congressional service and long history as a civil rights activist. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
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Savannah St. Pat's parade scrapped amid virus concerns
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Savannah called off its St. Patrick's Day parade for the first time in nearly a century, bowing Wednesday to the coronavirus outbreak as Georgia's governor requested $100 million in new state funding to combat the threat.