(CNN) — A medida que los casos y las muertes por covid-19 continúan aumentando en Estados Unidos, funcionarios locales están implementando restricciones de viaje para tratar de detener la propagación del coronavirus. A nivel nacional, los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades emitieron un aviso de viaje instando a los residentes de
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A famous fashion designer who doubles as a small-scale medical supplier in a major city? And he isn’t the only one who’s made such a turn? That’s hardly a familiar social order. Then again, the novel coronavirus pandemic is an unusual and strained moment — one that’s scrambling society and people’s roles in it. “If
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AUSTIN, Texas — As the novel coronavirus continues to spread in Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott ordered an end to non-essential business and activities statewide through April 30 as the latest effort to combat the pandemic, which as of Tuesday claimed 41 lives in the Lone Star state. The new executive order, which goes into effect at 12:01
Continue Reading (CNN) – Tom Hanks y Rita Wilson han regresado a Estados Unidos después de haber estado en cuarentena en Australia. “Ya estamos en casa y, como el resto de Estados Unidos, seguimos refugiándonos y ejerciendo el distanciamiento social“, tuiteó Hanks el sábado. La pareja dio positivo por el nuevo coronavirus a principios de este mes
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Andy Cohen returned to work Monday and shared with his audience what it was like to have the coronavirus. Appearing on his SiriusXM radio show, “Andy Cohen Live,” the Bravo executive and talk show host talked about his symptoms, which he said included fever, a cough, tightness in his chest, some chills, loss of smell
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It had been two weeks since Oregon had declared an emergency in its coronavirus battle, and residents of Seaside couldn’t believe what was happening. Travelers — mostly from Portland, an hour-and-a-half drive away — were arriving en masse for a day at the beach. Kids had just gotten out of school that Friday, March 20,
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Click here for updates on this story Asheville (WLOS) — Authorities say an active shooter situation at the Buncombe County Courthouse in downtown Asheville started Tuesday morning when shots were fired from a parked vehicle outside the courthouse. Buncombe County Sheriff Quentin Miller said in a press conference that a probation officer was walking in
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At Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center in New York, the ICU is at capacity, patient beds line the hallways of the emergency department, and the morgue is overflowing. Covid-19, Dr. Arabia Mollette said, has turned the Brooklyn-based hospital into “a war zone.” “A medical war zone,” Mollette, an emergency room physician at Brookdale Hospital, told
Continue Reading At Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center in New York, the ICU is at capacity, patient beds line the hallways of the emergency department, and the morgue is overflowing. Covid-19, Dr. Arabia Mollette said, has turned the Brooklyn-based hospital into “a war zone.” “A medical war zone,” Mollette, an emergency room physician at Brookdale Hospital, told
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Wilsonville (KPTV) — Some Oregon nurseries and greenhouses are hiring seasonal and temporary help amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Oregon Association of Nurseries. The job postings come as the number of people who are unemployed in certain industries has increased, including restaurant and retail jobs. “This
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Patrick McEnroe, the ESPN tennis broadcaster and 16-time men’s doubles champion, confirmed on Tuesday that he tested positive for coronavirus and is recovering from mild symptoms. McEnroe said in a tweet that he started feeling minor symptoms about 10 or 11 days ago so he went to get tested at a drive-through in upstate New
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Hedge fund manager Bill Ackman appeared on CNBC earlier this month tearfully begging for a nationwide shelter in place because he thought “hell” was coming.” But investors didn’t realize that Ackman was about to profit in a big way from the turmoil on Wall Street. Ackman recently disclosed in a shareholder letter to investors in
Continue Reading The economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic could drive an additional 11 million people into poverty in East Asia and the Pacific unless “urgent action” is taken, the World Bank warned in a report released Monday. In the worse-case scenario outlined by the Washington-based financial institution, the region could suffer its sharpest downturn in more
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EL PASO, Texas — Two more El Paso County school systems announced Tuesday that they are extending their closures as the county remains under a stay-at-home order due to the coronavirus. In a letter to parents and staff, San Elizario Independent School District Superintendent Jeannie Meza-Chavez said her district’s closure is being extended indefinitely. “The
Continue Reading American farmers are concerned. The coronavirus pandemic is posing a threat to their livelihoods, as it is for many others across the globe. But unlike some shelf-stable goods producers, farmers have very little flexibility. They’re on a strict planting and harvesting schedule and cannot ramp up or decrease production at will. “A peach [that] is
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The Trump administration announced Tuesday it is replacing Obama-era fuel standards with a plan that calls for substantially lower annual increases — performing what it called “the largest deregulatory initiative of this administration.” But it’s a move that will have large environmental consequences and weaken former President Barack Obama’s efforts to combat the climate crisis.
Continue Reading Many countries in Africa are imposing lockdowns on their citizens as they race to curb the spread of coronavirus. But it has further highlighted the wide gulf between rich and poor, as it becomes apparent that the practicalities of social distancing and lockdowns are a privilege millions of people in Africa simply cannot afford. On
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Many countries in Africa are imposing lockdowns on their citizens as they race to curb the spread of coronavirus. But it has further highlighted the wide gulf between rich and poor, as it becomes apparent that the practicalities of social distancing and lockdowns are a privilege millions of people in Africa simply cannot afford. On
Continue Reading (CNN Business) — El presentador de CNN, Chris Cuomo, dijo el martes que le diagnosticaron covid-19. Cuomo dice que se siente bien y continuará presentando su programa “Cuomo Prime Time” a las 9 pm, ET, desde su casa. “En estos tiempos difíciles que parecen ser cada vez más difíciles y complicados cada día, descubrí que
Continue Reading (CNN) — Este es el debate que se escucha en todo el mundo: ¿debería o no debería usar una mascarilla durante la pandemia del nuevo coronavirus? Mientras que la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) mantuvo, el lunes, su recomendación de solo usar una máscara facial si alguien está enfermo o cuida a alguien que
Continue Reading (CNN) — Funcionarios de la Organización Mundial de la Salud dijeron el lunes que todavía les recomiendan a las personas no usar máscaras faciales a menos que estén enfermas con covid-19 o si están cuidando a alguien que esté enfermo. “No existe evidencia específica que sugiera que el uso de máscaras por parte de la
Continue Reading As his two young children fidgeted and squealed in the background, Joe Kennedy III stood in his Newton, Massachusetts, kitchen this week and did battle with a raw chicken. “Use the top of your knife,” Boston chef Tiffani Faison gently coached over the video conference screen as the four-term congressman struggled to remove the bird’s
Continue Reading On Monday night, CNN’s Chris Cuomo asked his older brother, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the question that lots and lots of people have been talking about over the past month: Would he run for president? Here’s the brothers Cuomo’s full exchange: C. CUOMO: Let me ask you something. With all of this adulation that
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On Monday night, CNN’s Chris Cuomo asked his older brother, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the question that lots and lots of people have been talking about over the past month: Would he run for president? Here’s the brothers Cuomo’s full exchange: C. CUOMO: Let me ask you something. With all of this adulation that
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Houseparty, one of the video calling apps keeping people connected around the world during the coronavirus pandemic, has offered a $1 million reward to anyone who can prove it has been sabotaged. Houseparty, owned by online gaming firm Epic Games, has offered up the huge bounty following an explosion of online rumors that downloading the
Continue Reading Houseparty, one of the video calling apps keeping people connected around the world during the coronavirus pandemic, has offered a $1 million reward to anyone who can prove it has been sabotaged. Houseparty, owned by online gaming firm Epic Games, has offered up the huge bounty following an explosion of online rumors that downloading the
Continue Reading A new report from the Justice Department inspector general found widespread problems in the way the FBI accounted for evidence used to back up allegations in the court applications for foreign intelligence surveillance warrants. The findings dig further into failures within the FBI in its approach to foreign surveillance of US citizens. So far, the
Continue Reading (CNN) — Portugal les ha otorgado temporalmente derechos de ciudadanía completos a todos los migrantes y solicitantes de asilo, dándoles acceso completo a la atención médica a medida que el brote del nuevo coronavirus se intensifica en el país. La medida “garantizará inequívocamente los derechos de todos los ciudadanos extranjeros” con solicitudes pendientes con inmigración
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas — Denver Mattress Company, the factory-direct mattress retailer that has a huge store at 11835 Gateway Blvd W in El Paso, is now making face masks for medical facilities across the country in the fight against the coronavirus. In a news release, the company announced it re-tooled its factory to start making
Continue Reading Amazon has terminated an employee based in the company’s Staten Island, New York, warehouse after he participated in a worker walkout protesting the company’s response to the novel coronavirus. Amazon confirmed the firing Monday night, telling CNN Business in a statement that the employee, Christian Smalls, was supposed to be under quarantine. “Mr. Smalls was
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