President Donald Trump and governors of various states have suggested Americans should avoid restaurants due to the coronavirus pandemic. Instead we’ve been told to either order delivery, takeout or carefully shop at the grocery store, which has left many people wondering: How safe is it to do all of those things as the virus spreads?
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The Trump administration is limiting nonessential travel on the US-Mexico border and barring migrants illegally crossing the border from entering the US. Citing the “unscreened” and “unvetted” people who come into the US from the southern border, President Donald Trump said the border would be sealed off “mostly, and even beyond, but mostly during this
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When a Texas family’s Walt Disney World trip was canceled after the park closed because of the coronavirus pandemic, they decided special memories could just as easily be made at home. The Hearn family, who are regular Disney-goers, recreated what would’ve been their traditional Disney World experience, drawing parallels between classic Disney moments and DIY
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When a Texas family’s Walt Disney World trip was canceled after the park closed because of the coronavirus pandemic, they decided special memories could just as easily be made at home. The Hearn family, who are regular Disney-goers, recreated what would’ve been their traditional Disney World experience, drawing parallels between classic Disney moments and DIY
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Click here for updates on this story Portland (KPTV) — Temporary restrictions have been issued for the Portland Aerial Tram to limit the spread of COVID-19, the Portland Bureau of Transportation and Oregon Health & Science University announced on Friday. Following direction from Governor Kate Brown and Mayor Ted Wheeler, rider access to the Portland
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Airlines and their labor unions are making a unified pitch to lawmakers and the administration during the coronavirus pandemic: We need financial help, and we need it now. The message, including pushback against criticism of stock buybacks during profitable streaks, comes as Congress begins to negotiate a $1 trillion stimulus package that includes some of
Continue Reading The Supreme Court justices met privately on Friday to discuss pending cases and presumably how they will handle the rest of a blockbuster term as the nation and the world self-quarantine in the midst of a pandemic. At the regularly scheduled conference a “number of justices” participated remotely by phone according to Kathy Arberg, the
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Amid a pandemic that has hit Italy harder than any other country in the world, Italians have joined together in a show of national solidarity, tuning in to their radios to sing the national anthem in unison. At 11 am local time Friday, major national and regional radio stations broadcast the country’s national anthem, allowing
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – New Mexico state health officials on Friday announced eight additional confirmed cases of the coronavirus for a total of 43 now in the state, including the first case in Doña Ana County which involves a man in his 20s. His case was believed to be travel-related, officials told ABC-7. “Our best wishes go
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Atlanta (WGCL) — A father is facing charges after allegedly accidently shooting his child. According to Atlanta police, the shooting happened just before midnight, Thursday, at an apartment complex near the 500 block of Cleveland Avenue in southwest Atlanta. Police said the father accidently pulled the trigger on
Continue Reading Fox’s “The Resident” is doing its part to protect the residents — and other health care workers — at an Atlanta-area hospital amid the spread coronavirus. Dr. Karen L. Law, who is the program director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program at Emory University, posted a photo to Instagram on Wednesday showing off a donation
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story St. Charles (KMOV) — The St. Charles County Council passed four emergency ordinances on Friday morning, aimed at protecting its citizens from the growing number of COVID-19 cases. According to St. Charles Public Health Director Demetrius Cianci-Chapman, 39 people in the county are under ordered quarantine and 212
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State Department diplomats and staff are deeply frustrated by the agency’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, saying they’re getting no clear or consistent guidance to help them operate, meaning embassies are cobbling together their own response on the fly. At headquarters in Washington, where the first positive case was confirmed Thursday, employees have been worried
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Elkhorn (WOWT) — A local assisted living facility is trying to bring a smile to the elderly who are now in isolation. The Marquis Place in Elkhorn is asking for cards for their residents since no family is allowed in the facility because of the spread of the
Continue Reading “Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker” examines a fascinating historical figure, but in a soapy and slightly uneven way. Octavia Spencer plays the title character, whose creation of an African-American haircare company turned her into America’s first female millionaire. But too much of this four-part miniseries focuses on what amounts to
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(CNN) – Galardonados chefs en Estados Unidos están ayudando a los suyos durante la pandemia de coronavirus. Con el creciente número de casos de coronavirus, innumerables estados anunciaron esta semana que los restaurantes y bares deben cerrar sus comedores y pasar a los servicios de entrega o para llevar solamente. La medida dejó a millones de
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Israel’s President has warned of possible harm to the country’s democracy, after the Speaker of Parliament refused to hold key parliamentary votes. Speaker Yuli Edelstein, who has the power to decide the Knesset’s schedule, ended Wednesday’s session just a few minutes after it began, making it impossible to form committees to oversee government actions during
Continue Reading Soldiers were being drafted in to help enforce the lockdown in Italy on Friday as officials announced 627 new deaths, the largest single-day toll anywhere in the world since the coronavirus outbreak began. Desperate scenes have unfolded in the north of the country, particularly the hard-hit Lombardy region where infections first exploded last month, as
Continue Reading Two days after signing a Korean War-era law allowing for a government-mandated increase in supply production in response to the coronavirus pandemic — and a day after saying he had yet to invoke it — President Donald Trump announced Friday his powers under the measure had kicked into “high gear.” “We invoked it I think
Continue Reading All workers in nonessential businesses across New York state are required to stay home in an effort to combat the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced at a press conference Friday morning. The executive order takes effect Sunday evening, Cuomo said, and comes a day after California Gov. Gavin Newsom
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Continue Reading The US Department of Labor sent guidance to state labor agencies on Wednesday, asking them to hold off on releasing unemployment claims data earlier than the regularly scheduled national report on initial claims, according to a state labor agency. The department asked state officials in an email Wednesday to only “provide information using generalities to
Continue Reading Student loan borrowers will be able to suspend their federal student loan payments without penalty and without accruing interest for at least 60 days, the Department of Education said Friday. President Donald Trump announced a week ago that he would waive student loan interest amid the coronavirus crisis — but borrowers were awaiting details on
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New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania are requiring all barbershops, beauty and nail salons and tattoo parlors in their states to temporarily close to help stop the spread of the novel coronavirus. In a joint statement, the four governors told all “personal care” businesses owners in their states they must close by 8 p.m.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV ) — “Even though I’m a pastor, I still get infuriated with things,” Pastor J.T. McCraw said. Speaking the truth about a potential scam experience, Pastor J.T. McCraw from Bethel World Outreach in Brentwood says he’s sad and pretty frustrated. “I mean, we are human
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — CNN Radio Argentina y CNN en Español se juntan para implementar una propuesta de bien público que busca colaborar y traer tranquilidad frente a una inédita situación como la que plantea el coronavirus: CNN Radio responde: especial coronavirus. Este especial, que constará de tres jornadas y se emitirá en vivo únicamente en el viernes 20, el
Continue Reading When Declan Chan arrived in Hong Kong from Zurich on March 17 after six weeks overseas, city officials made him put on a plain-looking white wristband and download an app called StayHomeSafe before he exited the airport. He was told to register on the app once he got home, which would start a 14-day countdown,
Continue Reading President Donald Trump said that he does not anticipate needing a federal lockdown after California and New York implemented stay-at-home orders to combat the coronavirus pandemic. When asked if there would be any consideration to a federal lockdown to keep people in their homes, the President said: “I don’t think so.” Trump added that while
Continue Reading Governments around the world have announced massive amounts of fiscal stimulus this week, aiming to limit the severity of a sharp recession as the coronavirus pandemic shuts down country after country. Morgan Stanley says spending commitments from the United States, Europe, Japan, the United Kingdom and China add up to at least $1.7 trillion —
Continue Reading A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. Right now I want to hear less from politicians, and much more from doctors. Covid-19 hospitalizations are surging, as expected. ER doctors, nurses and health care experts are using traditional media and social media to
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