Virus Outbreak Depression Era Echoes

FILE - In this Feb. 13, 1932, file photo, a long line of men wait along Broadway for their ration of a sandwich and a cup of coffee in Times Square in New York City during the Great Depression. Nearly a century later, the U.S. economy is all but shut down, and layoffs are soaring at small businesses and major industries. A devastating global recession looks inevitable. Deepening the threat, a global oil price war has erupted. Some economists foresee an economic downturn to rival the Depression. (AP Photo) WX202