A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. September 11. Hurricane Katrina. The great recession. Superstorm Sandy. And now, the great shutdown. Each of the past events were different. But each one has similarities to the coronavirus emergency. Each one overwhelmed the news
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As travel restrictions go into effect for a large part of Europe, President Trump’s move to fight coronavirus has left panicked and confused Americans rushing to return home. The US begins a 30-day travel ban Friday at 11:59 p.m., stopping people coming from dozens of countries in Europe, rerouting flights, and diverting passengers for medical
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The 2020 census is coming soon to a mailbox near you. Starting this week, households across the United States will begin receiving invitations to complete the census online or on the phone. Some will also receive census questionnaires in the mail. It’s a major step in what’s expected to be the largest ever official population
Continue Reading The coronavirus outbreak has reached the top of the world. Nepal announced on Friday it is shutting down all expeditions on Mount Everest for the rest of this year’s climbing season amid the worsening global pandemic. The move followed reports from climbers that the Chinese government has shut the Tibet side of the mountain. “Expeditions
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The first NBA player to test positive for coronavirus is being criticized for a prank he pulled on members of the media as it could put them theoretically at risk of contracting the illness. As he was leaving a media event on March 9 All-Star center Rudy Gobert of the Utah Jazz touched every microphone
Continue Reading A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. It was a day on Wall Street of historically bad proportions, as panic about the novel coronavirus pandemic reached a fever pitch. What happened: Following President Donald Trump’s decision to bar travel
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A school district in New York has canceled classes and activities until next week because a faculty member contracted the novel coronavirus. Seattle Public Schools, near the epicenter of an outbreak in Washington, says a staff member tested positive for the virus this week, triggering closures for a minimum of 14 days. And another district
Continue Reading If you’ve eaten a McDonald’s Quarter Pounder recently, you may have noticed that it tastes better than it used to. That’s because in spring 2018, McDonald’s swapped out frozen beef for fresh beef in most of its quarter-pound burgers in the United States — and the improved product has been a hit. Sales of the
Continue Reading CNN readers are asking smart questions about coronavirus every day. So each weekday, we’ll select some of the top questions and get you the answers. Here are some of the most popular recent questions: Q. If I get a pneumonia vaccine, will that help protect me from coronavirus? Some cases of coronavirus do lead to
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President Donald Trump’s shock announcement shutting down travel from much of Europe came with the customary back-pedaling common to many of his hastily announced initiatives. At first, Trump said trade and travel would be targeted, in his latest attempt to stem the spread of the coronavirus, staunch market losses and shore up his image as
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As America effectively shuts down, failures over coronavirus testing kits and President Donald Trump’s disastrous bid to calm the markets are coming to symbolize a federal government that increasingly seems outmatched by the global pandemic. Shuttered sports leagues, darkened Broadway theaters, mass school closures, packed grocery stores, shrinking 401(k)s amid a stock market meltdown, and
Continue Reading A popular Seattle chef is temporarily closing several of his restaurants on Sunday due to coronavirus, leaving hundreds of his employees jobless. James Beard award-winning chef Tom Douglas said he made the decision to close the doors to 12 of his 13 restaurants in the Seattle area following a drastic decline in business amid the
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Los precios del petróleo siguen cayendo. Si uno de tus empleados es diagnosticado con coronavirus, ¿qué hacer? Como pandemia, el coronavirus nos cambia la vida indefinidamente. Esto es lo que debes saber para comenzar el día. Primero la verdad. 1 El coronavirus nos cambia la vida indefinidamente Horas después de que el coronavirus fuera declarado una
Continue Reading On Tuesday at Aldercrest, they were disinfecting the saltshakers. The front door was locked. Somewhere outside, a new virus proliferated. It had killed at least 24 people in Washington state, at least 19 at the Life Care Center across the lake. And so, at Aldercrest, another skilled-nursing facility in Edmonds, they were taking precautions. Visitors
Continue Reading The chief executive of BT, Britain’s biggest telecoms group, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus and will work remotely over the next week, according to the company. BT said in a statement that its CEO, Philip Jansen, tested positive on Thursday and has mild symptoms. He is following advice from UK health authorities to
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Former Liverpool manager Bill Shankly once uttered one of the most famous lines in the game: “Some people believe football is a matter of life and death. I can assure you it is much, much more important than that.” He was joking, of course, but the events of the last few weeks have thrown into
Continue Reading The president of the US Soccer Federation has stepped down, days after the organization released its response to the gender equality lawsuit brought by the US Women’s National Soccer team. Carlos Cordeiro, who has been president of the organization for the last 13 years, announced his decision Thursday in a news release. “My one and
Continue Reading It’s Friday the 13th. For all our sakes, let’s hope it’s a lucky one. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up here.) 1. Coronavirus Life in some parts of
Continue Reading The Russian trolls are back — and once again trying to poison the political atmosphere in the United States ahead of this year’s elections. But this time they are better disguised and more targeted, harder to identify and track. And they have found an unlikely home, far from Russia itself. In 2016, much of the
Continue Reading For decades, humans have ripped up the natural landscape in Asia, chopping down trees to build luxury resorts in the most beautiful locations and caging wild animals to attract tourists. Bangkok-based hotel architect Bill Bensley is saying “no more.” When a client approached him about designing a resort that included a zoo in Wuchuan, in
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — El presidente de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, firmó este jueves un decreto por el que se garantizará la atención médica a las víctimas, tanto menores como maestras, que resultaron lesionados por el incendio de la Guardería ABC. El incidente ocurrió en Hermosillo, Sonora, el 5 de junio del año 2009, y
Continue Reading As the novel coronavirus — and panic about the coronavirus — continues to spread around the world, so too are bogus claims, conspiracy theories and misinformation about the disease. There’s so much inaccurate information floating around out there that the World Health Organization is calling it an “infodemic.” In perhaps the clearest sign of the
Continue Reading (CNN) — El número 13, gatos negros, espejos rotos o caminar debajo de las escaleras, pueden ser cosas que evitas activamente, si eres como el 25% de las personas en EE. UU. que se consideran supersticiosas. Incluso si no te consideras una persona particularmente supersticiosa, probablemente digas “bendito” cuando alguien estornuda, en caso de que
Continue Reading JetBlue banned a passenger who flew from New York to Florida while awaiting the results of a coronavirus test and notified the crew after landing that they came back positive, the airline said. The passenger left John F Kennedy International Airport and landed at West Palm Beach on Wednesday night. He did not disclose to
Continue Reading The foreman of the jury that convicted Harvey Weinstein told CNN a 23-year prison sentence for the disgraced movie mogul was fine by him. “A crime had to be paid for,” Bernard Cody told CNN’s Jean Casarez on Thursday in his first sit-down interview. “I thought that the judge would maybe say, like, 15, but
Continue Reading While the US struggles to play “catch up” in the fight against coronavirus, states with the most cases and deaths are making their own rules to try to stop the disease. From emergency declarations to banning large crowds, here’s what some of the hardest-hit states are doing: Washington state This is where the first US
Continue Reading (CNN) — Ya sabemos que, en política, casi todo es válido. Ahora que los tres precandidatos más fuertes hacia las elecciones presidenciales en noviembre superan todos los 70 años, se escucharán ataques sobre su salud o su habilidad mental, aunque estos argumentos sean mentiras flagrantes. No debería ser así, pero sucede. Como todo parece indicar
Continue Reading A Seattle woman who says she had the coronavirus and is recovering has one “big takeaway” to share: Don’t panic. Elizabeth Schneider, 37, believes she contracted the virus at a house party because a few days later, several friends who were at the party became ill at the same time she did. Three days after
Continue Reading Washington (CNN) — La Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos dijo el miércoles que la controvertida política de asilo de la administración Trump conocida como “Permanecer en México” puede mantenerse vigente mientras se desarrollan las impugnaciones legales. La orden del tribunal es una victoria para la administración, que advirtió que habría un “apuro hacia la frontera”
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A staffer from the Philippines Mission to the United Nations who tested positive for coronavirus met two delegates from another mission at the UN on Monday. UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric confirmed the meeting in a statement Thursday, saying the UN medical services officials are reaching out to the two delegates. The individual did not have
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