For a brief period tonight, some parts of the world will go dark. It’s Earth Hour
Don’t be surprised if you find your neighbors turning off their lights for a full hour Saturday night. They’re taking part in a global…
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Don’t be surprised if you find your neighbors turning off their lights for a full hour Saturday night. They’re taking part in a global…
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WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump signed an unprecedented $2.2 trillion economic rescue package into law Friday, after swift and…
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A lot of people have this idea that you need to be accomplishing something to make the most of your free time, even if it’s time you only have…
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A lot of people have this idea that you need to be accomplishing something to make the most of your free time, even if it’s time you only have…
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Hospital workers in Louisiana, where the cases of novel coronavirus are skyrocketing daily, are already working under great stress and officials…
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Les Hunter, a barrier-breaker with Loyola Chicago’s 1963 NCAA men’s basketball championship team, died on Friday morning, the university…
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New Yorkers leaned out their windows and flooded their balconies with two minutes of applause for essential workers on Friday. They applauded the…
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At least four “older guests” have died on the Holland America cruise ship Zaandam, where two individuals have tested positive for the…
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Rep. Grace Meng described feeling powerless when she received a call on Friday from a nurse begging for more medical support at Elmhurst hospital in…
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An anesthesiologist in Arizona turned to eBay for N95 masks. A nurse in Ohio said she and her colleagues are forbidden from wearing any masks for…
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An anesthesiologist in Arizona turned to eBay for N95 masks. A nurse in Ohio said she and her colleagues are forbidden from wearing any masks for…
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The number of people who have died of novel coronavirus in Italy has risen by 969 in the past day, the biggest daily jump since the crisis began. The…
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Democratic Rep. Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts announced on Friday that she tested negative for coronavirus after experiencing flu-like symptms.…
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The coronavirus outbreak has been putting immense pressure on medical staff around the United States. To meet the demand for health care providers,…
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NEW YORK, NY — Wall Street closed lower Friday but still notched big gains for the week as investors held out hope that a $2 trillion rescue package…
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Sen. Amy Klobuchar said Friday that her husband has “finally turned the corner” and is recovering back home after being diagnosed and…
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The Nigerian government has approved a 10 billion Naira grant (about $27 million) to fight the spread of coronavirus, or COVID-19, in the country.…
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Fred Rogers and the Village People may come from different neighborhoods, but the Library of Congress has brought them together in one place. The…
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Fred Rogers and the Village People may come from different neighborhoods, but the Library of Congress has brought them together in one place. The…
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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…
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Most Europeans are currently living under severe restrictions, stuck at home, desperately hoping for the coronavirus pandemic to pass soon. On the…
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Golf legend Davis Love III lost his family home to a massive fire early Friday morning. The house in St. Simons Island, Georgia, was…
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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…
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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…
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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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While the coronavirus pandemic and climate change are inherently different issues, they share two important characteristics: both are global crises…
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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…
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“Be prepared to give birth alone,” the midwife said placing two round plates on my bump. As I let her words sink in, my eyes welled up…
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We arrived, as usual, just in time for the opening notes of the first hymn. But on this Sunday, we didn’t have to hunt for a seat. We had the…
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Catholic Bishops in at least two states are revising abstinence obligations for Lent as the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread globally.…
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