(CNN Español) — Para paliar la crisis laboral que puede desatarse por el coronavirus, que podría afectar a los trabajadores, el Gobierno de Argentina expidió un decreto que prohíbe los despidos sin justificación por 60 días. En el decreto expedido el 31 de marzo, el Gobierno argentino prohibió los despidos y suspensiones laborales “sin justa
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A growing chorus of Tennessee doctors and local leaders want Gov. Bill Lee to issue a stay-at-home order, warning that the coronavirus outbreak will only worsen in the state if he doesn’t. At least 80% of the U.S. population is under a stay-at-home or shelter-in-place order, according to a CNN count. In Tennessee, Lee has
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On the same day that President Donald Trump acknowledged that somewhere between 100,000 and 200,000 Americans were likely to die because of the coronavirus, California Republican Rep. Devin Nunes went on Fox News to offer a very, uh, different perspective. “Let’s stop looking at the death counters and let’s talk about how we can keep
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Doctors used to make house calls as a normal part of their practice. That’s starting to become more common again. Many Americans are being asked to shelter in place because of the coronavirus outbreak. That’s why several health care tech companies have been touting services that allow patients to see doctors at their homes if
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Doctors used to make house calls as a normal part of their practice. That’s starting to become more common again. Many Americans are being asked to shelter in place because of the coronavirus outbreak. That’s why several health care tech companies have been touting services that allow patients to see doctors at their homes if
Continue Reading Since joining at The Arizona Republic in 2008, reporter Rebekah Sanders has seen many rounds of layoffs, buyouts and furloughs at the Gannett-owned newspaper. “Every single time I felt helpless,” Sanders told CNN Business. “There was nothing that I could do. I could go home and be angry. I could complain to my coworkers, but
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Since joining at The Arizona Republic in 2008, reporter Rebekah Sanders has seen many rounds of layoffs, buyouts and furloughs at the Gannett-owned newspaper. “Every single time I felt helpless,” Sanders told CNN Business. “There was nothing that I could do. I could go home and be angry. I could complain to my coworkers, but
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Click here for updates on this story Winston-Salem (WXII) — A woman’s birthday wish provided lunch to more than 50 health care workers at Novant Monday. Cafe Arthur got a call for the biggest order it had ever received, and all to help those on the front lines during the coronavirus pandemic. The cafe posted
Continue Reading In an odd way, it’s President Donald Trump who seems the most taken aback by recent developments in the coronavirus crisis. How confusing it must be for a spinmeister who has been able to say that everything from the Mueller and Ukraine investigations were a hoax to now confront a virus, an untamed germ that
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday that President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell “should not try to hide behind an excuse” in response to the suggestion from both the President and the Kentucky Republican that impeachment distracted the US government from the growing coronavirus crisis. “I think that’s an admission that
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Louisville (WLKY) — Louisville’s adult contemporary station 106.9 (WVEZ) made an unseasonable change to its playlist. The station has started playing Christmas music. Typically the station doesn’t start playing the music until November, but as many face uncertainty due to COVID-19 the station aims to inspire hope throughout
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Bedford (WMUR) — A beloved family pet in Bedford is seeing the love from his community. Wilbur the pig is used to being fed with kitchen scraps collected by students at Bedford’s Memorial Elementary School. But with the school closed, food for the 550-pound pet stopped coming. When
Continue Reading US car sales fell sharply in March, the latest blow to the nation’s economy from the coronavirus outbreak. Fiat Chrysler announced Wednesday that its first-quarter sales in the United States fell by 10% even though sales were up the first two months of the quarter. “Strong momentum in January and February was more than offset
Continue Reading Hong Kong (CNN) — En las próximas semanas, si aún no lo ha hecho, es probable que tu gobierno comience a recomendarte que uses una mascarilla para protegerte del nuevo coronavirus. Para aquellos que viven en Asia, tales anuncios serán una reivindicación de una táctica que se ha adoptado en gran parte de la región
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Eighteen months might sound like a long time, but in vaccine years, it’s a blink. That’s the long end of the Trump administration’s time window for developing a coronavirus vaccine, and some leaders in the field say this is too fast — and could come at the expense of safety. The estimated time made headlines
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Eighteen months might sound like a long time, but in vaccine years, it’s a blink. That’s the long end of the Trump administration’s time window for developing a coronavirus vaccine, and some leaders in the field say this is too fast — and could come at the expense of safety. The estimated time made headlines
Continue Reading Washington (CNN) – El sistema penitenciario federal de EE.UU. pasará a un estado de confinamiento elevado a medida que combate la propagación del coronavirus tras las rejas, anunció la Oficina de Prisiones. A partir del miércoles, los reclusos serán confinados a sus celdas por un período de dos semanas, con excepciones para ciertos programas y
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Scranton (WNEP) — There’s mourning in parts of northeastern and central Pennsylvania after a well-known priest in the Diocese of Scranton passed away suddenly. Father Joseph Sica, known for his mirth as much as his faith, died at the age of 64. After taping a sign to the
Continue Reading (CNN) — Hay mucho de Islandia que otros países podrían envidiar: su espectacular entorno natural, su lugar entre los países más felices del mundo y, ahora, sus pruebas a gran escala para el nuevo coronavirus, lo que podría influir en cómo el mundo entiende el brote. Los expertos han dicho que las pruebas exhaustivas son
Continue Reading A federal appeals court in Florida has declined to review a decision it made in February blocking a state law requiring former felons to pay back all legal financial obligations before they vote. The court’s decision Tuesday, a setback for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, is the latest development in a series of legal challenges concerning
Continue Reading (CNN) — En todo Estados Unidos, las personas están bajo órdenes estrictas de seguir las pautas de distanciamiento social para reducir el riesgo de propagación del coronavirus. Para cumplir con las nuevas órdenes de confinamiento, muchas personas han pospuesto sus celebraciones planificadas, desde cumpleaños hasta bodas. Otros han cancelado grandes viajes. Los teatros han cerrado
Continue Reading The Trump-aligned America First Action super PAC is spending $10 million targeting Joe Biden in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin. It will be spent on digital, cable, and mail and is “the group’s first wave of independent expenditure spending in the 2020 election cycle,” according to a news release. The ad buy represents the super PAC’s
Continue Reading The US airline industry is about to get smaller. That’s bad news for airline employees — and for airline passengers. Airline traffic has plunged and it probably won’t recover any time soon. The $50 billion aviation bailout passed last week will keep airlines in business and employees on the job for the the next six
Continue Reading Marriott International was the target of another hack, but this wasn’t as massive as the previous one. The hotel chain said Tuesday it recently discovered that someone using the log-in information of two employees accessed an “unexpected amount of guest information” totaling more than 5 million guests. Marriott believes the incident happened between mid-January and
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“I’m a cheerleader for the country,” President Donald Trump said in his final coronavirus press conference in March — a month in which the US death toll increased from two to more than 4,000. It was a rare moment of honesty in a press conference typically full of falsehoods. Trump has always been a cheerleader
Continue Reading The maker of Camel, Lucky Strike and Pall Mall cigarettes is trying its hand at a new product: a coronavirus vaccine. British American Tobacco said Wednesday that its biotech subsidiary, Kentucky BioProcessing, is working on a potential vaccine for the novel coronavirus that can be produced in lab-grown plants closely related to tobacco. The biotech
Continue Reading (CNN Español) – Ante el incremento acelerado del número de fallecidos en Guayaquil durante la crisis sanitaria por el coronavirus, el gobierno de Ecuador anunció la construcción de un cementerio para descongestionar las morgues y hospitales donde se han registrado decesos en los últimos días. Con esto, dice que evitará que los servicios funerarios se
Continue Reading Pension funds and other investors are smarting from the worst quarter for stocks since 2008. Now many are bracing for more pain as companies slash dividend payouts in the face of a global recession that is wiping out their revenue and putting millions of their workers out of a job. Banks have already started ditching
Continue Reading A woman who gave birth in a New York hospital was discharged after she started showing symptoms of coronavirus. Staff at Rochester’s Strong Memorial Hospital later learned that her partner, who was present for her delivery, may have been exposed to the virus. The couple and their baby were discharged from the hospital and asked
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Federal guidelines preventing men who have sex with other men from donating blood for clinical trials to treat coronavirus patients are discriminatory, LGBTQ advocacy group GLAAD said. A petition, nearing 20,000 signatures, calls for an end to the “antiquated ban” for donating blood, the media advocacy organization for people who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual,
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