Amid fears stoked by the coronavirus, “Contagion” — a 2011 movie about a pandemic with potentially eerie similarities to recent events — has been climbing up the iTunes rental charts, reflecting how people often use fiction as a means to process reality. Yet that film is only one example of a recurring theme in movies
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President Trump’s recently announced travel ban prevents many non-Americans flying from Europe to the US, but does leaving the UK and Ireland off the restricted list leave a back door open to sneak through? In force from midnight on March 13, the restriction affects travelers coming from any of the 26 countries making up the
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EL PASO, Texas — Cirque du Soleil announced Friday morning that all remaining performances of ‘OVO’ from March 13 to 15 at the UTEP Don Haskins Center are canceled. This follows the World Health Organization and Centers for Disease Control recommendations for social distancing preventive measures. All tickets will be refunded at the original point
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Click here for updates on this story NEW ORLEANS, LA (WGNO ) — Retirement community Lambeth House will begin testing residents for the coronavirus on-site after at least three residents have tested presumed positive for the virus. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention authorized the on-site testing on March 11, the same day officials
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Seema Verma, the administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, was pressed during an interview Thursday night whether she could reassure the country that there was no shortage of medical equipment needed to treat patients who test positive for coronavirus. Instead of answering directly, one of the top US health officials offered up
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The novel coronavirus can infect anyone, but it’s older adults — ages 60 and up — who are more likely to get seriously sick from it. Some tips are applicable to every generation, but there are specific precautions older adults should take to protect their health. We spoke to two geriatricians and pulled guidance from
Continue Reading Universities across the US are places where students live and work in close quarters — and where international partnerships are a point of pride. But now, the same details that are selling points in campus brochures have become focal points of a different sort as colleges brace for what’s next. Temporary campus closures, enrollment dips
Continue Reading Jay Electronica has gone and done it. More than a decade after he first burst onto the music scene to much excitement, the hip hop artist has released his debut album. “A Written Testimony” hit the Tidal streaming service late Thursday. That makes sense given that years ago he originally signed with Tidal owner Jay-Z’s
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With sports leagues and organizations across the world shutting down in an attempt to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, some athletes appear to be failing to grasp the severity of the global pandemic. Atletico Madrid has condemned its striker Diego Costa for coughing on reporters after the Champions League win over Liverpool. In a
Continue Reading Joe Biden faces a new test as he tries to win the Democratic primary and pivot toward the general election: defeating Bernie Sanders without completely alienating the Vermont senators’ devoted followers. The rise of coronavirus has effectively put a pause on the Democratic primary, all but halting day-to-day campaigning. But Biden and Sanders will still
Continue Reading Tiger Woods’ defense of his Masters title has been put on hold after the revered tournament was postponed because of the spread of coronavirus. The year’s first major was set to take place at its traditional home of Augusta National, Georgia, from April 9. But members of the private club said Friday they had come
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More and more of the world is working from home as the novel coronavirus spreads — and so is Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Canada’s leader is currently trying to run his country in self-isolation after his wife, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, tested positive for coronavirus. The indiscriminate virus has caused dozens of government officials around the
Continue Reading There are big panics like the selloff on Wall Street. There are little panics, like stores being cleaned out of toilet paper. But everywhere, there seems to suddenly be panic. Travel is canceled. Schools are canceled. Broadway is canceled. Basketball is canceled. Disneyland is canceled. The coronavirus is not the zombie apocalypse or an alien
Continue Reading Hong Kong (CNN) — Un destacado funcionario chino afirma que el ejército de Estados Unidos podría haber llevado el nuevo coronavirus a China, y que no se originó en la ciudad de Wuhan, como se pensaba. El portavoz del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Zhao Lijian, publicó a sus más de 300.000 seguidores en Twitter un
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Bitcoin remained highly volatile Friday — even as the stock market posted a solid rebound. The price of one bitcoin fell 3% in early morning trading to about $5,600 before recovering a bit. At one point Friday morning, prices had plunged as low as $3,850. Bitcoin has plummeted 30% in just the past week. The
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With millions of Italians in lockdown as the government takes measures to halt the spread of coronavirus, some companies have spotted a growth opportunity. Pornhub, which is owned by Canadian company MindGeek and is one of the world’s most popular pornographic sites, is offering free membership to quarantined Italians until April 3. The X-rated adult
Continue Reading A group of first responders in Washington state, a scientist in California, a woman at an assisted living facility in Florida — all worried because they believe they might have novel coronavirus but say they can’t get tested. They and many others tell CNN they’re suffering symptoms associated with what’s officially known as Covid-19, and
Continue Reading Celebrity chef José Andrés has mobilized his charity World Central Kitchen and set up camp near the Grand Princess cruise ship. The ship is carrying at least 21 people who have tested positive for the novel coronavirus and is currently at an Oakland port. Some passengers began to disembark on Monday while thousands remain on
Continue Reading For some students in the US, school’s already out for the summer — sort of. A growing number of colleges and universities around the country are canceling in-person classes and asking students to leave campus as a precaution to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Some, like Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and
Continue Reading In a typical year, Purim is a festive occasion. The Jewish holiday, which took place earlier this week, is marked by the reading of the Megillah, or the Book of Esther, during which children are encouraged to shake noisemakers, or “graggers,” every time the name of the villain “Haman” is mentioned. People dress up in
Continue Reading A historic wave of selling in global stock markets eased on Friday as nervous investors looked to central banks and governments for support as the economic costs of the novel coronavirus outbreak continued to mount. US stocks leaped higher after the worst day for Wall Street since Black Friday in 1987, with the S&P 500
Continue Reading Iran has been rapidly expanding a major cemetery in Qom, the area worst hit by the country’s novel coronavirus outbreak, satellite images obtained by CNN reveal. The country has reported at least 10,075 confirmed coronavirus cases and 429 deaths, the third-highest number of cases after mainland China and Italy. The satellite images from March 1
Continue Reading The English Premier League — the world’s richest top-flight division — has been hit by the decision to postpone all professional football in England until early April due to the coronavirus outbreak. “The FA, Premier League, EFL and FA Women’s Super League and FA Women’s Championship have collectively agreed to postpone the professional game in
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The novel coronavirus has continued to spread — causing event postponements, school cancellations and travel bans. As the virus continues to pop up in most US states, with some declaring states of emergency, what do you do if your neighbor, or someone else in your community, gets struck with the virus? First of all, don’t
Continue Reading Since it was released in 1978, “I Will Survive” has been the ultimate breakup anthem, empowering both men and women that despite heartbreak, they will survive. But in the chaos surrounding coronavirus, the song has taken on a different (yet perfectly fitting) purpose with the queen of disco, Gloria Gaynor herself, taking the lead. With
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The rain continued overnight into Friday morning but drier air moves in this evening. So far the El Paso International Airport accumulated 1.53 inches of rain, Las Cruces 1.3 inches at Las Cruces International Airport. We are already well above average for the month with more expected next week. It will become windy this afternoon
Continue Reading Two more Formula One races have been postponed after the Australian Grand Prix was canceled because of the continued spread of the novel coronavirus. The race in Melbourne was scheduled as the season opener of the 2020 Formula 1 calendar, with the first practice sessions set to begin Friday. Drivers, teams and fans had already
Continue Reading Robert Ross was sitting in his San Francisco home office in October 2018 when he noticed the bars on his phone had disappeared and he had no cell coverage. A few hours later, he had lost $1 million. Ross was the victim of a SIM hack, an attack that occurs when hackers take over a
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Robert Ross was sitting in his San Francisco home office in October 2018 when he noticed the bars on his phone had disappeared and he had no cell coverage. A few hours later, he had lost $1 million. Ross was the victim of a SIM hack, an attack that occurs when hackers take over a
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