Cruise lines Princess and Viking halt all cruises as coronavirus spreads
Princess Cruises will halt global operations of its 18 cruise ships for two months, after two of its ships carried passengers who were diagnosed with…
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Walt Disney World closes, paralyzing the company’s tourism empire
Disney’s tourism business has come to a halt because of the coronavirus. Disney is closing Walt Disney World, its flagship theme park resort in…
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Police car crash shuts down busy east El Paso intersection
EL PASO, Texas — A two-car crash involving a police car shut down a busy east El Paso intersection for several hours Thursday evening as traffic…
Continue Reading Pentagon ‘wishes to reconsider’ $10 billion contract given to Microsoft over Amazon
The US Department of Defense on Thursday said it wishes to re-evaluate its decision to award the Pentagon’s multibillion-dollar cloud contract…
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La NBA suspende el resto de la temporada de baloncesto
(CNN Español) — La NBA anunció que la temporada se suspenderá después de que un jugador de los Jazz de Utah dio positivo por COVID-19. “El…
Continue Reading Guatemala prohíbe el ingreso de personas de El Salvador como medida contra el coronavirus
(CNN Español) – El gobierno de Guatemala anunció este jueves que queda restringido el ingreso de salvadoreños por vía aérea, marítima o…
Continue Reading ACNUR reporta más de 100.000 personas obligadas a huir de Nicaragua desde 2018
(CNN Español) – Más de 100.000 personas se vieron forzadas a abandonar Nicaragua y buscar asilo en otros países por la persecución o violación…
Continue Reading What life is like inside the coronavirus containment zone in New Rochelle, New York
Besides a few landscapers bagging up the remnants of pruned trees, hardly anyone was outside in this part of New Rochelle, New York, on a balmy…
Continue Reading Jorge Ramos estuvo posiblemente expuesto al coronavirus y no participará en debate demócrata
(CNN Español) – El presentador de Univision Jorge Ramos estuvo posiblemente expuesto al coronavirus. Según un tuit publicado por la cadena, el…
Continue Reading Incautan más de US $5,4 millones en droga en El Salvador
(CNN Español) — Once paquetes con 219 kilogramos de cocaína fueron incautados en aguas internacionales por las autoridades de El Salvador,…
Continue Reading 1st coronavirus death in Kansas marks 40th U.S. death since outbreak began
KANSAS CITY, Kansas — Kansas state officials are reporting their first novel coronavirus death, a man in his 70s who lived in a nursing home in the…
Continue Reading Private event industry hit hard in midst of ban on large gatherings in Oregon
Click here for updates on this story HILLSBORO, Ore. (KPTV) — The new rules on social gatherings in Oregon during the…
Continue Reading Kansas sees first coronavirus death, governor declares state of emergency
Click here for updates on this story TOPEKA, Kan. (KCTV/KSMO) — On Thursday, Kansas had its first COVID-19 related…
Continue Reading Man faces 10 dog fighting and drug dealing charges
Click here for updates on this story WJRT (WJRT) — A Flint man is facing 10 charges related to running an alleged dog…
Continue Reading How Fox News misled viewers about the coronavirus
As the coronavirus pandemic gripped the country over the last several weeks, television viewers — especially those supportive of President Donald…
Continue Reading Farmington biotech teams with Yale to pursue COVID-19 vaccine
Click here for updates on this story FARMINGTON. Conn. (Hartford Business Journal) — Farmington-based CaroGen and…
Continue Reading Meet the woman fighting coronavirus misinformation online
A global network of researchers and journalists spanning 40 countries has issued more than 800 fact checks related to the coronavirus in just seven…
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U.S. launches airstrikes against Iran-backed militia group that hit Iraq base
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. launched airstrikes Thursday in Iraq, targeting the Iranian-backed Shia militia members believed responsible for the…
Continue Reading Cybercriminals are trying to cash in on the coronavirus, experts warn
Criminals are exploiting the public’s fears about the coronavirus to try to break into their email, social media, and banking accounts,…
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Memorial Medical Center in Las Cruces limits visitors in virus response
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Memorial Medical Center is limiting visitors starting Friday in response to the novel coronavirus. The Las Cruces hospital…
Continue Reading IBM le apuesta a las computadoras que entiendan la comunicación humana
Nueva York (CNN Business) — IBM comercializa una nueva tecnología que facilita que las computadoras entiendan la comunicación humana. Los…
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20 things to do, now that March Madness is canceled
With March Madness canceled, we suddenly have 20 days of TV watching freed up. Since we can’t turn to the NBA, NHL or any other sporting event,…
Continue Reading How this county’s paychecks jumped 18%
Paychecks are growing fatter in Boulder County, Colorado, than in 354 of the nation’s largest counties. The region northwest of Denver got an…
Continue Reading WWE moving SmackDown and will hold it without a live audience
World Wrestling Entertainment has joined the list of organizations that have decided to host events without a live audience amid coronavirus…
Continue Reading Disney delays ‘Mulan’ because of the coronavirus outbreak
Disney’s “Mulan,” potentially one of the biggest blockbusters of the year, has been delayed because of the coronavirus. Disney…
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Coronavirus prompts Las Cruces & El Paso area school districts to cancel student trips
EL PASO, Texas — Borderland area school administrators announced Thursday that they were canceling trips to protect students from potential…
Continue Reading ‘This is bad’ — Dow has worst day since 1987, down over 2,300 points due to virus fears
NEW YORK, NY — The escalating coronavirus emergency sent the stock market Thursday into its worst slide since the Black Monday crash of 1987,…
Continue Reading Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert, found to have coronavirus, apologizes for possibly endangering people
Two Utah Jazz players who tested positive for the novel coronavirus have updated fans on social media as to how they were doing. Rudy Gobert, an…
Continue Reading How religious communities are modifying traditions to prevent coronavirus spread
When Episcopal congregants receive Holy Communion this weekend, many of them may choose not to dip the consecrated bread into the single, shared…
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