The stakes for reopening are high. This data shows why
A lot is riding on whether cities, states and countries can reopen their economies without sparking a wave of new infections. On the health front,…
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Nick Cordero is awake, his wife has announced
After weeks of being unconscious during his battle with Covid-19, Broadway actor Nick Cordero is awake his wife announced Tuesday. Amanda Kloots…
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Workforce Solutions Borderplex offers tips for job seekers during the pandemic
EL PASO, Texas — The unemployment rate has surged nationwide to 14.7 percent. In the two-week period between April 26 and May 9, Workforce Solutions…
Continue Reading Australia’s ‘gray nomads’ hit coronavirus speed bump
For many retired Australians, home is not always a fixed address. Dubbed “gray nomads,” an increasing number of older Aussies are…
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Finally, the Supreme Court can tell Trump he’s not above the law
No president is above the law — and there were powerful arguments made to support that view in Tuesday’s Supreme Court proceeding. The…
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Disengaging from distance learning
High school librarian Andrea Kneeland started homeschooling her daughters part time before distance learning was up and running. “I wanted to…
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Homeowner says no crime was committed at under-construction home Ahmaud Arbery may have visited before shooting
The owner of a home under construction in the Georgia neighborhood where Ahmaud Arbery was killed says he had reported no crime after surveillance…
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5 things to know for May 13: Coronavirus, SCOTUS, stimulus, Afghanistan, election
Contact tracing is quickly becoming a popular way to battle the spread of Covid-19, and Johns Hopkins has a free online course to help people —…
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5 things to know for May 13: Coronavirus, SCOTUS, stimulus, Afghanistan, election
Contact tracing is quickly becoming a popular way to battle the spread of Covid-19, and Johns Hopkins has a free online course to help people —…
Continue Reading As the coronavirus pandemic continues, which airlines are flying where and why?
Billions around the world are staying home, confined to their neighborhoods by the coronavirus pandemic. But as we walk those quiet streets on the…
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CDC will alert doctors to look out for syndrome in children that could be related to coronavirus
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is preparing to release an alert warning doctors to be on the lookout for a dangerous inflammatory…
Continue Reading CDC will alert doctors to look out for syndrome in children that could be related to coronavirus
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is preparing to release an alert warning doctors to be on the lookout for a dangerous inflammatory…
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‘I’m done with being shy.’ Tennis champion Naomi Osaka on overcoming her crippling shyness
Two grand slam titles and a rapid rise to the top of world tennis was a head-spinning ascent for Naomi Osaka. But in this moment of pause, a period…
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Astronauts experimented with Nickelodeon’s slime in space
In a first for humans in space, NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Andrew Morgan and European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano got slimed on the…
Continue Reading Hong Kong is pushing a controversial national anthem bill just as protests are kicking off again
After five months of being at the forefront of the coronavirus pandemic, new infections in Hong Kong have slowed to a trickle, and the city is slowly…
Continue Reading Canada’s Calgary Zoo to return two pandas to China because it can’t get enough bamboo to feed them
The Calgary Zoo in Canada is sending two giant pandas back to China due to a shortage of bamboo. The zoo said in a statement that it usually flies in…
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Virus outbreak linked to Seoul clubs popular with LGBT community stokes homophobia
A cluster of coronavirus cases connected to clubs frequented by South Korea’s gay community has sparked an outpouring of hate speech towards…
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Virus outbreak linked to Seoul clubs popular with LGBT community stokes homophobia
A cluster of coronavirus cases connected to clubs frequented by South Korea’s gay community has sparked an outpouring of hate speech towards…
Continue Reading Police investigating Texas man for Facebook threat about mask policy at Whole Foods
The Highland Park Police Department is investigating a Dallas-area man for a threatening Facebook post, according to Community Relations Officer Lt.…
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UMC turns to anti-viral drug remdesivir to treat virus patients
EL PASO, Texas — The antiviral medication remdesivir is on the way to El Paso and will soon be used by the staff at University Medical Center.…
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85-year-old man dies after being struck by car just a block from home in far east El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — An 85-year-old El Paso man has died at a local hospital after being struck by a car late Tuesday night, authorities said. Police on…
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Highlights of Democrats’ $3 trillion-plus virus relief bill
WASHINGTON, DC — Democrats controlling the U.S. House have unveiled a $3 trillion-plus coronavirus relief bill — the fifth coronavirus response…
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Mexico’s president to announce plan Wednesday for reopening businesses
MEXICO CITY, Mexico — President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is set to announce a plan for the “gradual” resumption of economic activities on…
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Partisan distrust is making it harder to fix anything
Just before Anthony Fauci testified on Capitol Hill on Tuesday (by video conference and from partial quarantine), CNN released a new poll conducted…
Continue Reading A 5-year-old accidentally shot and killed his brother after finding a gun in the woods
A young child accidentally killed his 12-year-old brother Saturday after shooting him with an abandoned gun he found in the woods behind their home,…
Continue Reading FBI arrests researcher for NASA who allegedly failed to report ties to China
Federal agents have arrested an Arkansas professor who allegedly failed to disclose his ties to Chinese entities during the course of securing…
Continue Reading The way these Indian states handled coronavirus shows where you live matters
In January this year, Kerala became the first Indian state to report a coronavirus case. Now, four months later, it claims it has flattened the…
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Mexican nurse who appealed for respect now has coronavirus
MEXICO CITY, Mexico — A Mexican nursing supervisor who touched the hearts of the nation when she made a tearful appeal for respect for health care…
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2 Mexican citizens arrested after Texas police find 6-year-old locked in shed
DALLAS, Texas — Police have arrested two people after finding a 6-year-old boy locked in a shed in Dallas. Esmeralda Lira, 53, and Jose Balderas,…
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Coronavirus concerns keep heart patients from hospital: ‘I was so scared’
Hospitals across the United States are seeing fewer stroke and heart patients coming to their facilities for care — and two new reports suggest…
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