It’s too late for this pandemic. But everyone wants insurance against the next one
Businesses around the world are facing catastrophic losses as the novel coronavirus forces them to scale back operations or shut down entirely, and…
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Trump says FDA will fast-track treatments for novel coronavirus, but there are still months of research ahead
President Donald Trump says he’s pushed the Food and Drug Administration to eliminate barriers to getting therapeutics for coronavirus to…
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Read this book then stream the movie
It would appear that we all now have a bit more time on our hands. As we practice social distancing and (hopefully) spend more time at home, now…
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Speaking Rock Entertainment Center shuts down entirely due to virus concerns
EL PASO, Texas — The Speaking Rock Entertainment Center, a tribal run recreational venue in El Paso’s Lower Valley, announced Thursday that it was…
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Italy surpasses China in number of coronavirus deaths
Italy has just surpassed China for the most number of deaths related to coronavirus, making it the world’s deadliest center of the outbreak.…
Continue Reading Daniel Dae Kim says he was diagnosed with coronavirus
Actor Daniel Dae Kim says he’s been diagnosed with coronavirus, which he believes he contracted while in New York City filming the television…
Continue Reading Spring equinox 2020: Earliest arrival in more than a century
Spring equinox comes with two notably different features in 2020 — one sad, one happy. First is the inescapable way the coronavirus pandemic…
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Severe storms and tornadoes in Texas damage homes and property
Properties and homes were damaged in several central Texas communities and forecasters Thursday reported severe overnight storms and tornadoes.…
Continue Reading The best travel movies of all time
Movie theaters around the world have closed amid the coronavirus outbreak and the need for social distancing to stop the spread and flatten the…
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Abaco’s dark clouds: Five months after Hurricane Dorian, Haitian immigrants struggle to find shelter and schools​
Click here for updates on this story ABACO Five months after Hurricane Dorian devastated Marsh Harbour, Abaco, the sounds of…
Continue Reading Coronavirus could spark another Great Depression, former Trump adviser warns
The widespread shutdown of the American economy because of the coronavirus could spark a repeat of the Great Depression, former Trump economist Kevin…
Continue Reading Fire Damages Victorian Home In Sacramento
Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, CA (KOVR) — Fire damaged a Victorian-style home in Sacramento on…
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Fire Damages Victorian Home In Sacramento
Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, CA (KOVR) — Fire damaged a Victorian-style home in Sacramento on…
Continue Reading 50-year-old man hit and killed by train in St. Clair, MO
Click here for updates on this story ST. CLAIR, Mo (KMOV) — Police in Missouri are investigating after a person was hit…
Continue Reading Regulators ease trading rules to keep London bankers in the action
Financial market trading rules could be relaxed in London to allow banks to continue operating as the city braces for stricter measures to contain…
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La Liga Premier anuncia fecha de reanudación
(CNN Español) — Todo el fútbol profesional en Inglaterra se pospuso hasta al menos el jueves 30 de abril. La temporada 2019-20 será extendida…
Continue Reading Kyoto Protocol Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the Kyoto Protocol, an agreement reached in Kyoto, Japan, in 1997, mandating that industrialized nations cut their greenhouse…
Continue Reading This charity has a ‘Covid-19 Computers’ program to give devices to low-income Houston-area families
With schools closing in US states due to the coronavirus outbreak, charity Comp-U-Dopt is working to provide low-income families in the Houston area…
Continue Reading Michigan AG warns of scammers trying to get Medicaid & Medicare numbers
Click here for updates on this story MICHIGAN (WNEM) — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is warning that scammers…
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Do I have ‘cabin fever?’ What it is, how to ‘cure’ it
While our abilities to go to work and participate in other activities outside the home are under restriction, initial discomfort may quickly result…
Continue Reading The IPO window may be sealed shut because of coronavirus
Buzzy privately held unicorns like DoorDash, Robinhood and Airbnb started 2020 with hopes to go public. But the global coronavrius pandemic may have…
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The IPO window may be sealed shut because of coronavirus
Buzzy privately held unicorns like DoorDash, Robinhood and Airbnb started 2020 with hopes to go public. But the global coronavrius pandemic may have…
Continue Reading Anchorage Daily News: Alaska congressman downplays coronavirus as ‘beer virus,’ says pandemic caused by media ‘hysteria’
A Republican congressman from Alaska reportedly appeared to downplay the coronavirus pandemic to a group of senior citizens last week, saying…
Continue Reading 12 cambios en el sistema de inmigración de EE.UU. durante la pandemia de coronavirus
Washington (CNN) — Mientras Estados Unidos responde a la pandemia de coronavirus, la administración de Donald Trump ha realizado cambios radicales…
Continue Reading Anxious about the pandemic? Here’s how you can get help without leaving home
As a volunteer counselor at Crisis Text Line, Sara Schaller often receives texts from people who are thinking about harming themselves. But now, amid…
Continue Reading Oprah Winfrey niega rumores ‘horribles y falsos’ de arresto
(CNN) — Oprah Winfrey negó los informes de que fue arrestada y su casa allanada por la policÃa. La presentadora de televisión de 66 años y…
Continue Reading Trump blocked over plans to build wall around Irish golf resort
Donald Trump’s hopes to protect his coastal Irish golf resort from erosion with a protective wall have been dashed by planning authorities.…
Continue Reading Rogers distillery produces hand-sanitizer to assist in COVID-19 shortage
Click here for updates on this story Rogers, AR (KFSM) — Farm incomes have dropped 50% during the last eight years and…
Continue Reading Iditarod: A spectator’s guide
The Iditarod Trail Committee is postponing both the Meet the Mushers event on March 21, 2020 and its awards banquet on March 22 in Nome. Nonessential…
Continue Reading A pilot wrote a coronavirus message in the sky — ‘Stay Home’
A pilot did some digital skywriting in the skies over Austria to remind people not to go out during the coronavirus pandemic. The unnamed pilot of…
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