Hundreds of journalists are being laid off, right when the public needs them the most
2020 was supposed to be a banner year for digital media. BuzzFeed, Group Nine, and Vice each indicated that this year they would be profitable, a…
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Apple releases coronavirus screening app and website in partnership with CDC
Apple on Friday released a website and an iOS app that allows users to screen themselves for coronavirus symptoms, marking another response to the…
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Library of Congress honors Mister Rogers, Dr. Dre and the Village People
Fred Rogers and the Village People may come from different neighborhoods, but the Library of Congress has brought them together in one place. The…
Continue Reading Library of Congress honors Mister Rogers, Dr. Dre and the Village People
Fred Rogers and the Village People may come from different neighborhoods, but the Library of Congress has brought them together in one place. The…
Continue Reading How governments are using text alerts to fight the coronavirus pandemic
For people living in South Korea, emergency texts from officials now come about three to five times a day. They detail the exact locations and…
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Preguntas y respuestas sobre las pruebas y los kits para detectar el coronavirus
(CNN) — Un grupo regulador del gobierno chino dijo que lanzó una investigación sobre Bioeasy, un fabricante de kits de prueba de coronavirus que…
Continue Reading República Dominicana registra 20 muertos por covid-19 y 581 casos positivos
(CNN Español) — El ministro de Salud Pública de República Dominicana, Rafael Sánchez Cárdenas, informó este viernes que se duplicó la…
Continue Reading The EU can’t agree on how to help Italy and Spain pay for coronavirus relief
Deep divisions within the European Union are hampering efforts to tackle the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic. The European Union made…
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NYPD: At least 11% of workforce called out sick on Friday during coronavirus outbreak
The coronavirus outbreak killed a New York Police Department custodian and is thinning the ranks of the police force in New York City, where at least…
Continue Reading Air pollution drops as Europeans stay at home
Most Europeans are currently living under severe restrictions, stuck at home, desperately hoping for the coronavirus pandemic to pass soon. On the…
Continue Reading Detectan página falsa de laboratorio Bayer en Facebook que ofrecía en México pruebas de detección rápida de coronavirus
(CNN Español) — Una página falsa en Facebook que se hacía pasar por el laboratorio Bayer ofrecía pruebas de detección rápida del…
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UMC Chief Medical Officer emphasizes staying 6 feet apart does help prevent virus spread
EL PASO, Texas — “Social distancing” is a term you might be hearing all the time, but six feet might be farther than you think. It’s not a number…
Continue Reading The home of golfer Davis Love III was destroyed by a fire
Golf legend Davis Love III lost his family home to a massive fire early Friday morning. The house in St. Simons Island, Georgia, was…
Continue Reading Quarantined away from my family … in the same house
I live alone in my home surrounded by my family who live here, too… it’s corona-complicated. I haven’t seen them in weeks. Not in…
Continue Reading Coronavirus turns Andalusia’s buzzing streets into ghost towns
The people of Andalusia, Spain’s most populous region, are among the most gregarious in the world. There are a ridiculous number of bars and…
Continue Reading Locked down elderly in rural French village find some parallels with World War II
The streets of Paris are empty. The theaters and cinemas are dark. The cafes and restaurants shuttered. Museums closed. The parks and playgrounds…
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White House reassessing deal with General Motors and Ventec Life to produce ventilators over timeline and price tag concerns
The Trump administration was in talks with General Motors and Ventec Life Systems to announce a joint agreement to produce thousands of desperately…
Continue Reading Workshop making face shields for first responders
Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV) — With the shortage of masks for nurses and doctors around…
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This small island chain is leading the way on hydrogen power
Too much clean energy. It’s an unusual problem to have, and one that’s spurred a group of islands off the northern coast of Scotland to…
Continue Reading This small island chain is leading the way on hydrogen power
Too much clean energy. It’s an unusual problem to have, and one that’s spurred a group of islands off the northern coast of Scotland to…
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How to reopen America
Covid-19 poses two dire threats to the United States: the potential death of 200,000 to 1.7 million Americans, according to a set of Centers for…
Continue Reading People are holding video game weddings and graduation ceremonies
During the coronavirus pandemic, people are finding a creative way to stay connected: through video games. From weddings and graduation ceremonies to…
Continue Reading The world is coming together to fight coronavirus. It can do the same for the climate crisis
While the coronavirus pandemic and climate change are inherently different issues, they share two important characteristics: both are global crises…
Continue Reading Los estadounidenses hacen compras de pánico para sus mascotas
(CNN Business) — Junto con papel higiénico, desinfectante de manos y comestibles, los compradores almacenan alimentos y juguetes para sus mascotas…
Continue Reading Zoom’s massive ‘overnight success’ actually took nine years
When you think of a social network, you probably imagine news feeds, birthday reminders and baby photos. But the social network of the moment —…
Continue Reading You won’t be able to get a fountain soda or use the ATM at QuikTrip amid COVID-19 outbreak
Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, MO (KMOV) — Coronavirus concerns now mean the self-serve stations at…
Continue Reading You won’t be able to get a fountain soda or use ATM at QuikTrip amid COVID-19 outbreak
Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, MO (KMOV) — Coronavirus concerns now mean the self-serve stations at…
Continue Reading They used to be oil tankers. Now they’re hospital ships deployed to help during the coronavirus pandemic
Two US Navy hospital ships sent to ports in California and New York will help ease the burden of hospitals immersed in treatment of coronavirus…
Continue Reading Mau y Ricky: “Podemos hacer una gran diferencia si nos quedamos en casa”
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Continue Reading Woman makes protective masks for doctors, nurses
Click here for updates on this story NEW MILFORD, CT (WFSB) — A local woman is using her sewing machine to help doctors…
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